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Should You Straddle in Hold'em?
When playing a cash game of Texas Hold'em, should you ever straddle?
Should You Agree to Chop the Blinds in Hold'em?
When playing a cash game of Texas Hold'em, should you ever agree to chop the blinds?
Top Tips for No-Limit Hold'em Poker Cash Games
In January, 2009 I attended the World Series of Poker Cash Academy in Atlantic City, a great 2-day workshop/seminar focused on improving poker players’ results are no-limit Hold’em cash games. The course was led by three super poker pros: Paul Wasicka, Mark Seif, and Alex Outhred. I got a ton of great advice from…
Understanding Position in Poker
An illustrated guide to understanding what people are talking about when they talk about "position" in poker, and how poker position affects the game.
Starting Hand Selection in Texas Hold'em Poker
One of the first and most important things to learn when playing Texas Hold'em is which starting hands are worth staying in with -- and which you should fold.
Poker Odds Calculators - Best Online Poker Odds Calculators
Want to find out what the odds are for winning a particular poker hand against another or the odds of a certain hand winning at all? Try one of these excellent free online poker odds calculators.
Top 10 Poker Tips to Improve Your Poker Game & Profits
Want to become a better player, fast? Follow these 10 tips to boost your poker performance & profits. While geared to beginner players, there's poker tips that even seasoned pros should remind themselves of once in a while.
Best Books for Learning Poker Tournament Strategy
If you want to make it to the final table of a poker tournament, these books offer advice from the best of the best to help you succeed.
Best Deuce-to-Seven Poker Hands
The top ten best hands in poker games played "deuce to seven"
Poker and Zen
I love this piece by poker pro Howard Lederer, which starts with the question of how he handles the pressure of playing in big-money games, and leads to the Poker Professor discussing what he deems the four basic stages that a player must pass through to achieve poker mastery.
Value Betting by Nick Eisel
If you're wondering what people are talking about when they say they made a "value bet" on the river, this article will explain what they mean. More importantly, it offers excellent advice on how to add this skill to your poker arsenal.
Poker Odds 101
an easier-to-understand article explaining odds.

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