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Playing small pocket pairs from early position

One of the most common questions that I receive from students is “how do I play small pocket pairs f...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Apr 02, 2013

Opponents who like to lose

Just like most of the money at the higher levels are won and lost through players steaming there is ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 29, 2013

Don't be a rule stickler

One of the most important skills in being a good, professional poker player, especially as the games...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 25, 2013

Opponents' preflop raise sizing

One of the easiest things that you can pick up about the strength of your opponents’ hand comes from...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 21, 2013

Consider your opponents holdings

First level poker players are only thinking about their own hand. If they hold four to a flush they ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 17, 2013

Bet calling against good opponents

If you have read some of my previous articles or have checked 
out my training material at Seatopenp...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 13, 2013

Good nitty players are rare

We’ve all seen these types of players before. They show up to the casino early, grab a newspaper and...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 09, 2013

Value-towning people who donkbet

Often times, at the lower levels, players are not advanced enough to lead with big hands. And, if th...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 05, 2013

Raise sizing in tight games

As you get more comfortable playing post flop in No Limit Holdem cash games you start to realize tha...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 01, 2013

Bluffing frequency in small games

Over the past eight years I’ve played in games as low as $1-$2 all the way up to $50-$100. Even at t...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 25, 2013

Finding the softest game by size

There are a lot of big egos in poker. If you listen in to some of the regulars in the higher no limi...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 21, 2013

Check raising the turn as bluff

If you have read my past Cardplayer articles you know that I am not a big fan of slowplaying. In fac...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 17, 2013

Berating bad players

This was the quote that Alan Kessler shared with me while playing in a 40-80 Omaha 8 or better game ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 13, 2013

Flopping trips and folding

The deeper that you play the more comfortable that you have to be with folding big hands. If you fin...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 09, 2013

Bet sizing when flopping a monster

Most of the money won in live no limit games is through maximizing value with the best hand. If you ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 05, 2013

Turn check-raises

One of the most common patterns that I see in low level, live no limit games, is turn check-raises b...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 01, 2013

Pattern recognition

One of the most important tool you can use to be a successful poker player is pattern recognition. T...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jan 28, 2013

Reverse pot odds

One the most simple yet misunderstood concepts about betting when last to act is that when you are c...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jan 24, 2013

Game selection

I truly believe one of the key elements in becoming a great professional gambler is having balance i...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jan 20, 2013

Stack to pot size ratios in bloated pots

Most of the advice in the training material I produce relates to games with deeper stacks. My favori...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jan 16, 2013

Checking back top pair

As more of the money in poker has switched over to big bet games often times you will see limit play...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jan 12, 2013

Opponents checking after aggresive action



If you are a serious poker player you know how much of an advantage it is to have position especia...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jan 08, 2013

Steaming

One of the most important elements in making successful short-term gambles is the ability to control...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jan 04, 2013

Taking notes

A few months ago I talked about not fooling around with electronics at the table. Using Twitter, Fac...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Dec 31, 2012
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