Tips from the Pros
Welcome to Full Tilt Poker's Pro Tips Archive. Here, you'll find a collection of past tips conducted by your favorite Full Tilt Poker pros, including Team Full Tilt members, Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, John Juanda, Phil Ivey and more. Simply click on a pro's avatar or picture to open the full list of their tips, sorted by date.
Enjoy the Pro Tips Archive and remember to check back regularly for new tips from all of your favorite Full Tilt Poker pros.
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Pro Tip No. 165 - Los beneficios de una imagen agresiva
Scott Montgomery - November 5th, 2008
Uno de los aspectos más importantes del poker es establecer una imagen específica y utilizarla para tu ventaja propia. Jugando un juego extremadamente agresivo, es muy probable que te paguen bien cuando ligues…
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Pro Tip No. 164 - Apostando Para Controlar el Tamaño del Bote
Kelly Kim - 30 de Octubre, 2008
Instintivamente, pasar y pagar apuestas parece ser la mejor manera de mantener pequeño el bote cuando no estás seguro de tener la mejor mano. Y a menudo este es el caso...
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Pro Tip No. 163 - Juega a un nivel Apropiado para tu Bankroll
Craig Marquis - 24 de Octubre, 2008
Cuando comencé a jugar al poker, no tenía idea de lo que era el manejo del bankroll. Simplemente me sentaba en cualquier juego que estuviera abierta y con los limites que deseaba jugar.
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Pro Tip No. 162 - Ritmo de Juego Delatador Online
Taylor Caby - 16 de Octubre, 2008
Cuando se juega poker online, una de las pieza de información más importantes que puedes reconocer es mediante el "ritmo de juego" de tu oponente.
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Pro Tip No. 161 - La Apuesta de Continuación y Su Posición en la Mesa
Jon Turner - 1ro de Octubre, 2008
Cuando debes decidir si hacer o no una apuesta de continuación en el flop, un factor crítico es tu posición en la mesa.
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Pro Tip No. 160 - El Momento Correcto para la Apuesta de Continuación
Jon Turner - 19 de Septiembre, 2008
La apuesta de continuación se ha vuelto tan común en los torneos de No-Limit Hold ’em que muchos jugadores le han perdido completamente el respeto. Muy a menudo pagan tu apuesta en el flop, sin importar si tienen juego, sólo para ver lo que vas a hacer en el turn.
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Pro Tip No. 159 - A Cara o Cruz
Ben Roberts - 10 de Septiembre, 2008
En lo que en realidad depende si te juegas en una situación a cara o cruz, es en el tipo de juego que te encuentres jugando. En mi caso, es mucho más probable que entre en una de estas situaciones en un juego de mesa abierta que en un torneo, y también es mucho más probable que...
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Pro Tip No. 158 - Ahorrando Fichas en HORSE
Chip Jett - 4 de Septiembre, 2008
El torneo de HORSE de $50,000 de las Series Mundiales de Poker WSOP es uno de los eventos más prestigiosos en el mundo del poker, y su estructura no da lugar a errores.
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Pro Tip No. 157 - Estrategia de Principio de Torneo
Allen Cunningham - 30 de Julio 2008
La primera vez que muchos jugadores tienen contacto con poker por primera vez, es a través de eventos como WSOP y WPT en televisión, yo pienso que es fantástico. Es entretenido y vas a ver varias jugadas muy interesantes, pero lo que los televidentes deberían entender desde el principio...
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Pro Tip No. 156 - El re-envide en Omaha Hi/Lo
John Cernuto - 23 de Julio, 2008
Aunque Limit Omaha Hi/Lo es muy a menudo considerado como un juego que ocurre esencialmente luego del flop. Buenos jugadores de poker reconocen que es importante subir las apuestas regularmente y re-envidar a sus oponentes antes del flop, especialmente a medida que...
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Pro Tip No. 155 - Las Dos Caras de la Moneda
Team Full Tilt - 16 de Julio, 2008
Poker es un juego de opciones. Algunas de estas opciones son muy claras y simples de elegir, mientras que otras requieren mucho más consideración. Aunque debemos tener en cuenta que una vez todo dicho y hecho, puede ser que haya más de una madera de hacer las cosas, está en tus manos decidir qué camino tomar.
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Pro Tip No. 154 - Sellar la Victoria
Nenad Medic - 9 Julio 2008
Si piensas que el poker no es un deporte competitivo, es muy probable que nunca hayas llegado a las últimas etapas de un torneo grande...
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Pro Tip No. 153 - Pasar de Online a Jugar en Vivo
Jordan Morgan - 3 Julio 2008
Luego de practicar su juego online por un tiempo, muchos jugadores deciden dar el siguiente paso y probar sus habilidades para el poker en una sala en vivo. Para algunos, la transición es fácil pero para otros...
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Pro Tip No. 152 - Cartas Mayores en Primeras Posiciones
Kenny Tran - 25 de Junio, 2008
Recientemente, Andy Bloch escribió sobre los peligros y las trampas que enfrentas al jugar cartas mayores como: A-K, A-Q, etc. cuando no conectan con el flop. Al igual que Andy, yo creo que aprender a jugar bien este tipo de manos...
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Pro Tip No. 151 - Controla Tu Entorno
Scott Fischman - 19 de Junio, 2008
Todos hemos tenido momentos en los viejos casinos tradicionales, donde nuestros sentidos acaban saturados en un entorno del cual no tenemos control alguno. Desde asientos incómodos al aire acondicionado demasiado fuerte, al jugador sentado a tu lado quien claramente no ha visitado la ducha por mucho tiempo. Jugar poker en vivo puede ser...
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Pro Tip No. 150 - Cómo Jugar Cartas Mayores
Andy Bloch - 11 de Junio, 2008
Para muchos jugadores, nada es más fabuloso que echar in vistazo a las cartas de mano y ver figuras. A-K. K-Q. Q-J. Son todas manos grandes, y a menudo muy jugables, especialmente en posición. Sin embargo, en algunas ocasiones, una mano que parece una obra de arte al comienzo, más adelante en el juego, puede llevar a resultados desastrosos.
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Pro Tip No. 149 - El temido Min-Check-Raise
Aaron Bartley - 5 de Junio, 2008
Hay dos movidas potencialmente horrorosas que se pueden hacer en No-Limit Hold ‘em: jugar fuera de posición con una mano marginal, correteando proyectos sin las correctas probabilidades, o jugar demasiado fuerte (o demasiado débil) las nuts.
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Pro Tip No. 148 - El Valor Real de las Fichas de Torneos
Bill Edler - 29 de Mayo, 2008
Cuando se habla de estrategias de poker, vas a encontrar gente que no hace distinción alguna entre el juego en torneos y el juego en mesas abiertas. De hecho, conozco a algunos grandes jugadores que creen que ambos juegos deben ser jugados igual.
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Pro Tip No. 147 - El Robo De Las Ciegas
Allen Cunningham - 21 de Mayo, 2008
Las etapas MEDIAS de torneo de poker pueden ser tortuosas y tediosas hasta para el pro más experimentado. El largo trecho hasta el dinero, combinado con una variedad de escenarios, potencialmente riesgosos que puedes encontrarte en el camino, hace muy difícil poder crear una estrategia a prueba de fuego.....
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Pro Tip No. 146 - Juego de la Estaca Grande
Jordan Morgan - 15 de Mayo, 2008
En poker, hay muy pocas situaciones mejores que entrar en la mesa final con la estaca más grande. De todos modos, hay una gran diferencia entre llegar a la mesa final siendo el líder por fichas y llegar a la mesa sabiendo cómo utilizar las fichas para tomar control de las últimas etapas de un torneo.
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Pro Tip No. 145 - Un Monstruo en el Aussie Millions
Gus Hansen - 7th May 2008
Ciegas: 4000/8000/1000, Mi Posición: CP, Mi Mano: Ac Qs, Mis Fichas: 389,000. Lee Nelson, campeón defensor ha sido transferido a la mesa. Apuesta 24,000 desde posición media y yo decido solamente pagar con mi Ac Qs en la CP. La CG se va al mazo. El flop muestra:...
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Pro Tip No. 144 - Relajarse Antes del Flop – 2da Parte
Andy Bloch - 27 de Marzo, 2008
En mi consejo anterior, hablé de la necesidad de relajar tu juego antes del flop, especialmente en las últimas etapas de un torneo. Esta semana, voy a proporcionar algunos ejemplos más específicos de los tipos de manos que probablemente deberías jugar cuando estás a la izquierda de las ciegas o en el botón, y las formas en las que deberías jugarlas a medida que te acercas al dinero....
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Pro Tip No. 143 - Relajarse Antes del Flop – 1ra Parte
Andy Bloch - 21 de Marzo, 2008
Saber lo que se debe hacer y cuando hacerlo es lo que separa a quienes simplemente juegan torneos de quienes llegan a las mesas finales. Esto es válido especialmente para juegos de No-Limit Hold ‘em, donde las primeras decisiones a las que te enfrentas son acerca de cuales son las manos que deberías jugar y cuando...
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Pro Tip No. 142 - Consejos de CardRunners en Video
CardRunners - 14 de Marzo, 2008
En los últimos años, los miembros del Equipo CardRunners han adquirido la reputación de ser unos de los mejores jugadores jóvenes de juegos de círculo de altas apuestas. También han ganado el respeto de muchísimos jugadores, tanto nuevos como establecidos, al compartir sus estrategias ganadoras a través de sus populares y muy fáciles de entender lecciones en video.
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Pro Tip No. 141 - Juego de la Quinta Carta - 7 Card Stud
Keith Sexton - 6 de Marzo, 2008
Mientras que la mayoría de los jugadores hoy en día se especializan en No-Limit Hold’em, sé que hay muchas personas ahí fuera que crecieron aprendiendo Seven-Card stud. Con el resurgimiento del HORSE, y otros juegos mixtos, ahora es el mejor...
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Pro Tip No. 140 - Running Bad Part II - It’s Bad to Always Get Your Money in Good
Chris Ferguson - February 27th, 2008
In my last tip I wrote about running bad and the effect it can have on your mental state. Now I'm living it. If you've been following my $0 to $10K Challenge you know that it took me about nine months to turn $0 into $100 and another nine months to turn that $100 into $10,000.
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Pro Tip No. 139 - Bursting the SNG Bubble
Peter Feldman - February 21st, 2008
One of the keys to becoming a successful Sit & Go player is learning to master bubble play. The last thing anybody wants is to be the Bubble Boy, which means you need to get the most out of every hand you play during this critical stage. If you make solid moves from good positions and manage...
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Pro Tip No. 138 - Ego en el Juego
Eddy Scharf - 14 de Febrero, 2008
Recientemente competí en un torneo televisado donde observé a muchos jugadores perder totalmente el enfoque en el juego. Intentaban deshacerse de un jugador en particular en la mesa o hacían movidas imprudentes y desatinadas fanfarroneando en frente a...
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Pro Tip No. 137 - Controlando el Bote
Paul Wasicka - 5 de Febrero, 2008
Uno de los aspectos más críticos de la supervivencia y el triunfo en torneos de deep stack es aprender a controlar el tamaño de los botes que juegas. En pocas palabras, tu objetivo debería ser jugar botes grandes cuando tienes manos grandes y botes pequeños cuando...
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Pro Tip No. 136 - Estrategias de Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (alto/bajo)
Perry Friedman - February 1st, 2008
La gran diferencia entre Omaha Hi/Lo de apuestas altas (Pot-Limit o No-Limit) y Limit Omaha Hi/Lo es que el primero se juega más como Omaha High. Las manos bajas se tornan mucho menos valiosas por la cantidad de veces que sólo ganan un cuarto del bote...
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Pro Tip No. 135 - Tilt Control
Ben Roberts - January 24th, 2008
About two years ago, I wrote "On Cavemen and Poker Players", which talked about the importance of learning to control your emotions at the poker table. Since then, I’ve had time to further refine my views on this topic, especially when it comes to the concept...
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Pro Tip No. 134 - Playing Six-Handed SNGs
Scott Fischman - January 16th, 2008
Most people are familiar with the differences between one-table Sit & Go tournaments (SNGs) and other forms of poker. Because these tournaments only pay the top three finishers at a nine-handed table, the standard...
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Pro Tip No. 133 - Bluffing in Pot-Limit Omaha
Brandon Adams - January 9th, 2008
Bluffing can be one of the most profitable plays in poker. However, its success is often blunted by the fact that it's also one of the most misunderstood and over-used...
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Pro Tip No. 132 - Running Bad
Chris Ferguson - January 3rd, 2008
In 1964, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart tried to define what may or may not be considered obscene under US law. In the end, he determined that no definition existed, but that when it comes to obscenity, "I know it when I see it." The same holds true when you're talking about running badly...
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Pro Tip No. 131 - Mix It Up!
Eddy Scharf - December 19th 2007
A group of my fellow Full Tilt Poker pros and I recently completed a tour of Germany where we got to spend a lot of time interacting with a whole new generation of players from around the country. What I noticed along the way - aside from the incredible enthusiasm for the game - is that many of these players are very...
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Pro Tip No. 130 - Suited Connectors and Small Pocket Pairs
Phil Gordon - December 12, 2007
We've all seen situations unfold on TV where a hand like 7-8 suited or pocket 5s manages to crack some big pocket pair like Aces or Kings. We sit back in the comfort of our living rooms and say, "Well, if they can do it, so can I!" While it is true that these hands can sometimes take down monster pots, the fact is...
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Pro Tip No. 129 - Implied Odds - Part 2
Andy Bloch - December 5th, 2007
In my last tip, I discussed the basic principles of implied odds. As you'll recall, your implied odds are the total amount you can win in a given pot, divided by the number of chips you're putting into the pot. Put another way, implied odds calculate future action and betting that may occur in a hand, while pot odds focus on the here and now of the...
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Pro Tip No. 128 - Implied Odds - Part 1
Andy Bloch - November 28th, 2007
Most people have a pretty good understanding of pot odds - whether the amount of chips in the pot justifies making a call - but they fail to realize that making this calculation only solves part of the poker equation. Often, these players forget to think about how the rest of the hand is going to...
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Pro Tip No. 127 - Taking Your Hands Off the Wheel
Barny Boatman - November 23rd, 2007
There's no question that poker includes an element of gamble. Any time you risk something of value on an event with an uncertain outcome, you're gambling. But there is a way in which poker is the exact opposite of gambling, because poker...
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Pro Tip No. 126 - Knockout Punch
Erik Seidel - November 16, 2007
Knockout Bounty tournaments - recently added to Full Tilt Poker - can add a fun and exciting new wrinkle to tournament poker. While it's important to go after the bounties at the right times, you have to keep an eye on your overall goal: winning. A lot of players will forget this and risk way too much as they try to go after bounties. You have to be wary...
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Pro Tip No. 125 - Don't Read This Tip
Phil Ivey - November 7th 2007
When it comes to advice about poker, my attitude is very simple: seek it out, absorb it, but while you're at the table, forget it.
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Pro Tip No. 124 - Establishing a Tight Table Image
Allen Cunningham - November 1st 2007
Throughout a tournament, your table image will help determine how much action you'll get and, ultimately, how you can manipulate your opponents into making big calls or big laydowns at the wrong times. While establishing a loose, aggressive image early on can...
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Pro Tip No. 123 - Getting Paid on a Monster
John D'Agostino - October 26th 2007
One of the most profitable situations in poker is one in which you've flopped a monster and someone else is betting into you. It's an incredible feeling but, alas, one of the rarest occurrences...
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Pro Tip No. 122 - Being a Bully
Gus Hansen - October 18, 2007
Many players understand the concepts involved in building a large chip stack during a tournament. What they don't understand, however, is how to use their chips effectively once they've gotten them. Once they've accumulated a lot of chips, many players want to control the action, but they haven't thought through how to take command of the table. When I am the big stack in a tournament, being the bully...
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Pro Tip No. 121 - Getting Started in Pot-Limit Omaha
Brandon Adams - October 5, 2007
To the uninitiated, the only discernible difference between a game of Omaha and a game of Hold 'em is that players start each hand with four cards instead of two. But what a difference those two extra cards can make throughout the course of a hand...
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Pro Tip No. 120 - Pre-flop Raising Strategies
Phil Gordon - September 28, 2007
To limp or not to limp-that is the question. I'm not going to name any names here, but there are some big-game pros who will argue that it's okay to limp into a pot before the flop. They reason that the more flops they see...
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Pro Tip No. 119 - Playing from the Blinds in Tournaments Part 2
John Cernuto - September 21, 2007
Throughout a tournament, everyone develops a table image that impacts how people play against them. Depending on your opponent's style of play - and how your opponent perceives you - you might be able to...
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Pro Tip No. 118 - Playing from the Blinds in Tournaments Part 1
John Cernuto - September 13, 2007
If tournament poker is a game of situations, then it's important to know how to play from the blinds. Poker comes down to three basic decisions: fold, call, or raise. Usually, folding the blinds will be your best option...
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Pro Tip No. 117 - Recalculating the Average Stack
Phil Gordon - September 6, 2007
In a recent World Series of Poker* Circuit event that I played in, the nine-handed final table started with blinds of 10K - 20K, and there were roughly 3.5 million chips in play. Some quick division would tell you that the average stack was 350K, or about 18 big blinds. This simple calculation could lead you to some bad conclusions...
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Pro Tip No. 116 - Building and Maintaining a Bankroll
Paul Wasicka - August 29th 2007
For most players, the lure of playing in high-stakes ring games or tournaments is a sirens' song that's hard to resist. While there's no doubt that these games can provide huge rewards, the sad truth is that many beginners often leap into the deep end before...
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Pro Tip No. 115 - Bubble Play In Tournaments
Paul Sexton - August 17th, 2007
I had just bubbled in the $2,000 Seven-Card Stud Tournament at the World Series of Poker*. I had a drawing hand and I ended up losing all my chips, which was a big mistake.
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Pro Tip No. 114 - Playing Large Fields
Howard Lederer - August 17th, 2007
During the World Series of Poker, players are confronted with massive fields. For example, in the 2007 WSOP, nearly 3,000 players bought into the first $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event. Throughout the Series, it was common to see starting fields of 1,500 to 2,000. Many players who are accustomed to playing in...
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Pro Tip No. 113 - How to Win a HORSE Tournament Part II
Andy Bloch - August 7th, 2007
To win a HORSE tournament, you have to understand the value of the blinds and antes in each of the games. From my experience I find that you don't win HORSE tournaments as much as you steal them...
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Pro Tip No. 112 - How to Win a HORSE Tournament Part I
Andy Bloch - July 31st, 2007
If you want to win a HORSE tournament, you have to be good at all five games. You don't have to be the best player at any one game, but you also can't be the worst. If you're really bad at one of the games...
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Pro Tip No. 111 - How to Bluff Against a Solid Player
Ross Boatman - July 23rd, 2007
When trying to steal pots in No-Limit Hold 'em, you have to ask yourself questions like: "How likely is it that my opponent has a hand?" and "Does my bet (bluff) make sense in the context of the way the hand played out?" Asking these questions is important. Answering them…
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Pro Tip No. 110 - Playing a Short Stack in Multi-Table Tournaments
Erica Schoenberg - July 13th, 2007
The key to succeeding in tournament play is being able to handle the ups and downs, because it's not always going to go perfectly. Your chip stack is not always going to shoot upwards, which means you'll often need to make good decisions when...
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Pro Tip No. 109 - Playing Heads Up
Paul Wasicka - July 6th, 2007
Heads-up play is one of the most important aspects of poker, and many players could benefit from strengthening this part of their game.
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Pro Tip No. 108 - Playing Small and Medium Pocket Pairs in No-Limit Hold'em
Greg Mueller - June 29th, 2007
In No-Limit Hold'em, small and medium pocket pairs can be bankroll killers for some players. But if you play these hands correctly, they're going to be big winners for you in the long run.
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Pro Tip No. 107 - When to Continuation Bet
Andy Bloch - June 20th, 2007
When you raise pre-flop in a game of No-Limit Hold 'em and are called, you're faced with a decision when the flop hits the board. Should you put out a continuation bet on the flop or should you check and let...
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Pro Tip No. 105 - Small Pockets and Big Stacks
Michael Craig - June 8th, 2007
"It's the first hand and you're in the big blind. Five players move all-in. You look down at pocket Aces. What do you do?"
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Pro Tip No. 104 - Goin' Pro
Chris Ferguson - June 1st, 2007
"Should I quit my job and play professionally?" "Should I drop out of school and play poker full time?" I get these questions all the time and I always give the same answer:
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Pro Tip No. 103 - A Calling Hand in Stud Hi-Lo
Howard Lederer - May 18th, 2007
But in Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo, a situation sometimes arises where drawing with a modest chance at the whole pot and an even smaller chance at half the pot is clearly the correct play.
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Pro Tip No. 102 - Understanding Implied Odds
Rafe Furst - May 10th, 2007
Too often, implied odds are invoked as a reason for a play when "wishful thinking" would be the more accurate description of the situation.
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Pro Tip No. 101 - Table Talk
Gavin Smith - May 4th, 2007
Every piece of information you gain at the table is something you can use to your advantage.
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Pro Tip No. 100 - Comenzando de Cero
Chris Ferguson - 30 de Abril, 2007
Ya hace casi un año que comencé un experimento en Full Tilt Poker. Estoy intentando convertir un bankroll de $0 en $10,000.
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Pro Tip No. 99 - Playing Low
Karina Jett - April 16th, 2007
There's no shame playing for lower stakes than you think you can afford.
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Pro Tip No. 98 - How Much Luck? How Much Skill?
Ben Roberts - March 30th, 2007
The fact is, these kinds of events should have less of an impact on your overall results the more you play.
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Pro Tip No. 96 - Satellite Savviness
Team Full Tilt - March 1st, 2007
The fact is, satellites provide much more than the chance to save some money on a $10K buy-in.
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Pro Tip No. 95 - The Pain Barrier - Manipulating Your Opponent
Joe Beevers - Feb 9, 2007
If you're hungry, tired or even a little drunk, you're not likely to play your best.
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Pro Tip No. 94 - Finding the Low Cards in Omaha Hi/Lo
Mike Matusow - Jan 15, 2007
You really can't do these sorts of things in Hold 'em.
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Pro Tip No. 93 - Looking at the Long-Term
Erik Seidel - Jan 6, 2007
Many refuse to admit mistakes and insist that a bad run is due to bad luck alone.
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Pro Tip No. 92 - Playing Small and Medium Pairs in Seven-Card Stud
Perry Friedman - December 29, 2006
Small and medium pairs are among the trickiest hands you'll encounter in Seven-Card Stud.
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Pro Tip No. 91 - Jugando Ases en PLO
Andy Black - Dec 21, 2006
Los jugadores nuevos en Pot-Limit Omaha tienden a cometer más errores con Ases que con cualquier otra mano.
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Pro Tip No. 90 - Playing in Australia
Mark Vos - Dec 15, 2006
For a serious poker player, the Aussie Millions offers one of best structures of any tournament anywhere.
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Pro Tip No. 89 - Playing Mixed Games
Jennifer Harman - Dec 7, 2006
It's tough to go back to any one game once you start playing mixed games.
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Pro Tip No. 88 - Pot-Size Manipulation
Gavin Smith - Nov 30, 2006
keeping the pot small will get you pretty good value when you're ahead and help you avoid disaster when you're behind.
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Pro Tip No. 87 - Betting out of Position
Gus Hansen - Nov 20, 2006
...by checking, you give control to the late-position player.
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Pro Tip No. 86 - How a Pro Thinks Through a Hand
Team Full Tilt - November 13, 2006
I was half hoping for a King on the river and half not, because it could bust me.
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Pro Tip No. 85 - Cash Equity at the Final Table
Rafe Furst - Nov 6, 2006
I needed to win the pot only about 27 percent of the time to justify a call.
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Pro Tip No. 84 - Getting Beyond Your Cards
Perry Friedman - Oct 30, 2006
Moving beyond your own cards is a key step in coming to think like a winning player.
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Pro Tip No. 83 - The Mindset of a Winner
Kirsty Gazes - Oct 23, 2006
It's impossible to overstate the importance of money management to your poker career.
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Pro Tip No. 82 - Balancing Poker and Life
Clonie Gowen - Oct 16, 2006
Don't even consider going pro until you can cover all of your bills for at least six months in advance.
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Pro Tip No. 81 - Juega Más Botes
Erick Lindgren - Oct 9, 2006
En torneos, yo juego muchísimas manos. Empujo mi dinero con cualquier tipo de cartas conectadas, especialmente cuando estoy en posición. Podré cojear, podré subir el mínimo o apenas un poco más del mínimo, dependiendo de...
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Pro Tip No. 80 - Heads-Up vs Multi-Way Hands in Omaha Hi/Lo
Andy Bloch - Oct 3, 2006
If you're playing a multi-way pot, you need a very strong hand going one way or the other.
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Pro Tip No. 79 - Playing Big Slick in Deep Stack Tournaments
Paul Wolfe - Sept 25, 2006
Top-pair/top-kicker is probably no good if another player is willing to risk all of his chips.
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Pro Tip No. 78 - Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone
Ben Roberts - Sept 18, 2006
If you take a shot and lose, you shouldn't have to worry about rebuilding your bankroll from scratch.
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Pro Tip No. 77 - Playing Cap Games
Howard Lederer - Sept 11, 2006
You'll be able to take some shots at pots that you probably wouldn't take in deep-stack games.
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Pro Tip No. 76 - From No-Limit to Limit
Richard Brodie - September 4, 2006
By the river in Limit Hold 'em, you're often getting odds of 9, 10, or 11 to 1 to make a call.
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Pro Tip No. 75 - Check-Raising on Draws
Steve Brecher - August 28, 2006
Rather than check-call, I often like to check-raise when I flop a draw out of position.
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Pro Tip No. 74 - Betting the River with Marginal Hands
Andy Bloch - August 21, 2006
In spots where your opponent might hold a busted draw and bluff, it's often more profitable to check and then pick off the bluff with a call.
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Pro Tip No. 73 - Learning from Allen Cunningham
Michael Craig - August 14, 2006
The pros often say they're not going to play big pots without big hands.
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Pro Tip No. 72 - Acknowledging Mistakes
Team Full Tilt - August 7, 2006
The best players have the ability to acknowledge and learn from their mistakes.
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Pro Tip No. 71 - Playing the Main Event
Gus Hansen - July 31, 2006
When playing against weak opponents while holding lots chips, you should try to see more flops as cheaply as you can.
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Pro Tip No. 70 - Managing the Short Stack
Mark Vos - July 24, 2006
In No-Limit tournaments, it's very important to do your stealing when you have at least eight to 10 big blinds.
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Pro Tip No. 69 - Playing Pot-Limit Tournaments
Rafe Furst - July 17, 2006
In Pot-Limit tournaments, I prefer to be the player re-raising the open-raise.
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Pro Tip No. 68 - Red for a Day
Michael Craig - July 10, 2006
I felt like every raise, weak call or foolish bluff I made was magnified.
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Pro Tip No. 67 - A Big Stack Mistake at the 2006 WSOP*
Phil Gordon - July 3, 2006
Given the table dynamics, there was no need for me to risk one-third of my chips on this hand.
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Pro Tip No. 66 - Winning Poker - It's About More Than Money
Ben Roberts - June 26, 2006
There are a couple of common mistakes new players make that lead them to draw faulty conclusions about the strength of their play.
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Pro Tip No. 65 - Seventh Street Decisions in Seven-Stud
Keith Sexton - June 19, 2006
Some of the tougher decisions on seventh street arise when you're holding one pair.
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Pro Tip No. 64 - Big Blind Play in Limit Hold'em
Jennifer Harman - June 12, 2006
Even if the check-raise doesn't win the pot, this move helps keep a tough, aggressive player off balance.
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Pro Tip No. 63 - Firing the Second Bullet
Greg Mueller - June 5, 2006
If you're up against an opponent who is unwilling to play without a very big hand, firing the second bullet can force them to make some bad lay downs.
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Pro Tip No. 62 - Fourth Street Decisions in Seven Stud
Keith Sexton - May 29, 2006
If fourth street builds straight or flush possibilities for my opponent, I'm likely to muck a lot of hands; if it appears to be a complete blank, I'll usually continue.
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Pro Tip No. 61 - Finding Your Inner Maniac
Greg Mueller - May 22, 2006
I had convinced him that there was no difference between a $25 raise and a $4,000 raise.
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Pro Tip No. 60 - Beware the Min Raise
Phil Gordon - May 15, 2006
Every time I've been faced with a minimum re-raise, I've been up against a monster - pocket Kings or Aces.
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Pro Tip No. 59 - Playing Bottom Two Pair
Rafe Furst - May 8, 2006
Many players overplay top pair and over-pairs, and will either call or re-raise all-in.
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Pro Tip No. 58 - The Other Danger in Slow Playing
Howard Lederer - May 1, 2006
If he bets on the turn and you raise, you're signaling that the turn card helped you.
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Pro Tip No. 57 - Why I Prefer Cash Games to Tournaments
Huckleberry Seed - April 24, 2006
If you're attuned to your opponent's moods, you'll find opportunities to profit from their weakened states.
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Pro Tip No. 56 - Early Tournament Play
David Grey - April 17, 2006
I'd rather gamble early and bust than cling to a short stack for hours on end.
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Pro Tip No. 55 - Bad Position, Decent Cards
Howard Lederer - April 3, 2006
In spots like this, your best move is to press an edge while you have it - before the flop.
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Pro Tip No. 53 - Back to Basics
David Grey - March 20, 2006
As players improve, they inevitably see more opportunities for profit, and thus, see potential in a greater number of hands.
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Pro Tip No. 52 - Representing a Bluff
Huckleberry Seed - March 13, 2006
If you had the nuts, he'd reason, you'd bet smaller, trying to get some value.
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Pro Tip No. 51 - Viewer Beware
Howard Lederer - March 6, 2006
In the last couple of years, I've noticed that some of the less experienced players who have entered $10,000 buy-in tournaments don't fully appreciate what they've seen on TV.
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Pro Tip No. 50 - When Passive Plays
Chris Ferguson - February 27, 2006
Ideally I want to get one decent sized bet in over the course of this hand and by checking, I prevent my opponent from giving me more action than my hand can handle.
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Pro Tip No. 49 - Book Smarts vs. Table Smarts
Erik Seidel - February 20, 2006
Just as there is no right way to write a song or paint a picture, there is no right way to play poker.
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Pro Tip No. 48 - Playing with John D'Agostino
Michael Craig - February 13, 2006
After such a difficult opening, it's not uncommon to see even very good players overwhelmed with resignation.
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Pro Tip No. 47 - On Cavemen and Poker Players
Ben Roberts - February 6, 2006
Endeavor to leave each session in the same emotional state.
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Pro Tip No. 46 - Small-Pot Poker
Gavin Smith - January 30, 2006
I'm looking to pick up a lot of small pots by applying a constant level of pressure to my opponents.
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Pro Tip No. 45 - Tips From Tunica
Andy Bloch - January 23, 2006
When he check-raised, he failed to ask himself a critical question: What hand can I call with that he could beat?
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Pro Tip No. 44 - ¿Qué Tamaño de Bankroll?
Team Full Tilt - 16 de Junio, 2006
"Poker es un negocio duro," dice Erik Seidel. "Puedes pasar por largos períodos sin ganar." Cuando las cosas van mal...
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Pro Tip No. 43 - Thoughts on Omaha-8
Jennifer Harman - January 09, 2006
Whenever possible, you need to position yourself to take every chip from a big pot.
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Pro Tip No. 42 - In Defense of the Call
Gavin Smith - January 02, 2006
A strategic call might keep me from going broke in a hand where I hold a good, but second-best hand.
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Pro Tip No. 41 - Stepping Up, Stepping Down
Kirsty Gazes - December 26, 2005
Early in my poker career I set a simple rule for myself: I would never move to a higher limit until I won three consecutive sessions. If I lost three consecutive sessions at a given limit, I would move down to a lower limit.
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Pro Tip No. 40 - Playing a Big Draw in Limit Hold 'em
Chris Ferguson - December 19, 2005
Playing big draws aggressively against multiple opponents can create very profitable situations.
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Pro Tip No. 39 - Know Your (Table) Limits
Paul Wolfe - December 12, 2005
As I play, I take note of the loose players and tight players, and then use that information to decide which seat will be most profitable.
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Pro Tip No. 38 - Getting Started in Stud-8
Jennifer Harman - December 05, 2005
The major mistake that new Stud-8 players make is that they play aggressively with hands that might serve them well in a regular game of 7-Card Stud.
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Pro Tip No. 37 - What's Your Starting Hand Really Worth?
Steve Brecher - November 28, 2005
There is no universal definition of what "better" means when comparing hold 'em starting hands.
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Pro Tip No. 36 - Big Slick: A Slippery Hand
Rafe Furst - November 21, 2005
Many people fall in love with A-K pre-flop in No-Limit Hold 'em because they know that they can rarely be much worse than 50-50 to win the hand if they get all of their money in heads up.
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Pro Tip No. 35 - Bad Cards or Bad Plays?
Team Full Tilt - November 14, 2005
I know that some days, even if I play perfectly, I'm going to lose.
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Pro Tip No. 34 - Strategies for Short-Handed Limit Hold'em
John D'Agostino - November 7, 2005
The position raise puts me in control of the hand and, even if I'm holding total trash, the pressure puts the blinds in a spot where they need to catch a piece of the flop.
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Pro Tip No. 33 - Taking on a Short-Handed No-Limit Game
John D'Agostino - October 31, 2005
Three- or four-handed games are usually very aggressive, and I will never limp in.
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Pro Tip No. 32 - What I learned at the WSOP*
Michael Craig - October 24, 2005
When playing, keep your mouth shut and don't do your opposition any favors.
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Pro Tip No. 31 - Back to the Drawing Board
Perry Friedman - October 17, 2005
If you're against a player who likes to slow play or a player who will bluff you out with a big bet, a small bet gives you the best chance of seeing the turn.
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Pro Tip No. 30 - It's Not Easy Being Green. Or Is It?
Team Full Tilt - October 10, 2005
Everyone agreed that one of the best ways to improve your game is to play against better players.
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Pro Tip No. 29 - Texture Isn't Just For Fabric
Phil Gordon - October 3, 2005
If my hand is unlikely to improve, I tend to bet more than 2/3 of the pot. I want to take this pot now.
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Pro Tip No. 28 - Know Your Opponent; Own Your Opponent
Paul Wolfe - September 26, 2005
Poker is often not so much about the cards you have, but knowing the way your opponent plays.
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Pro Tip No. 27 - How Bad are the Beats?
Steve Brecher - September 19, 2005
After my bet and the opponent's all in-raise, I was getting pot odds of 3.7 to 1 to call, so the call is clearly correct.
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Pro Tip No. 26 - Third Street in Seven Stud
Perry Friedman - September 12, 2005
You should almost never bring in for a completion in Stud Hi, except in very rare tournament situations.
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