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Hand Analysis: 7-Nine

The online poker hand consisting of the two cards, 7 and 9, suited or unsuited, is a connecting hand that might not be standard in the range of a lot of players, but certainly can run its weight in surprise with the right flops. While less connective than the no-gap connectors like 7 8 and […]

Short Stack Stop and Go

I suffered a bad beat in a poker online tournament and found myself with only about 3 BB’s. The trickiest part of being short is trying to get all-in against only one poker online opponent. Even if you shove with a good hand, if it’s not already a made […]

Check Your Option

In poker, the principle actions players can take are to bet, call, raise, fold or check. The last option, checking, is often denigrated as weak play by aggressive types. But it is a valid option and sometimes the best action to take. When is a check a good move?
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What Is a Favorable Conversion Rate?

Conversion rates are always contentious, and no where more than in the world of poker. When you play poker online, you are working on the assumption that you will be given the most accurate exchange rate. This tends to be true, but there are a few specific things that you should […]

Poker Wisdom: Bankroll Management

Playing online poker has its ups and downs, which is why the professionals take bankroll management seriously. One day, you’ll earn a big prize in poker; the next day, all your chips get shipped to someone else and you go home busted playing the jeux de casino. […]

Using Leverage, the Force behind Your Bets

In science, leverage is the process by which you negate the amount of force needed to do work on one end because of a pivot somewhere between two objects. Hence, we’ve come up with the term leverage. And we’ve all seen this in action. For example, if you’ve ever used a car jack […]