Why ‘No Man is an Island’ in Poker

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  That might seem like a strange title for an article, and to some extent it is. But what I’d like to talk about is something that’s very relevant to a lot of people out there who are doing their best to improve their poker skills. It relates to the process of improvement and growth,… Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 5/11/2014

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This week, Chris Moon wraps up his iPoker series and Daryl Jace and Cory Waaland both return with new series of their own. One of our favorite forum posts makes it to article status and we also get an article on poker blowups. Not to mention, there were a ton of member score in the… Read more »

You Know You’re a Poker Player When…

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  Sometime last year a thread was started in the Tournament Poker Edge forums called “You Know You’re a Poker Player When…”. Hilarity ensued. We’ve decided to capture these all in one place for your enjoyment. If you are a poker player (or even just married to one) we’re sure you can relate to some… Read more »

Avoiding a Poker Blowup

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  Mike Matusow may have made them famous but he is certainly not the first poker player to succumb to a meltdown at the poker tables, nor does he have the market cornered when it comes to poor decision making in the heat of battle. Even the most even-tempered and tilt-proof among us are prone… Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 5/4/2014

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This week, Andrew Brokos and Chris moon continue their latest series and we get a new article from Mathew Hunt on preparing for a major tournament series. Also, we have new blog entries from Reasons and Killingbird, plus a few members on the Nation decided to go on a shipping spree. Check it out. Videos… Read more »

Preparing for Major Online Tournament Series

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It’s that time of year again, and the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is just around the corner. Two weeks filled with huge tournaments, huge prize pools, and fancy gold watches for the winners. Anyone who plays MTTs for a living is probably going to be grinding very hard over the next two… Read more »

Reflection on April and Preparing for WSOP

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I currently have a pot of coffee brewing to wake me up. Little forethought has been put into what I would like to include in this post. However with that being said, I assume too much thinking is what keeps me writing in the first place. Knowing I have a prompt (my goals) to go… Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 4/27/2014

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This week, Andrew Brokos and Ben Reasons continue their latest series and we get a new article from Mathew Hunt on game selection in MTTs. Chris Moon debuts a new hand history review series as well. Videos Sunday Savers Series: iPoker Hand History Review with Chris Moon https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/sunday-saver-series-ipoker-hand-history-review-with-chris-moon-part-1/ Chris Moon brings us a series from… Read more »

Lurk

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While it isn’t the most interesting subject matter I could choose to write about, the fact that I so dearly wish I would write more and fail to do so doesn’t bode well with me. If I had to guess, I would say that it crosses my mind one to three times a day (at… Read more »

Game Selection in MTTs

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As a coach, I’m involved in frequent discussions with my students about game selection in MTTs, since it’s such a tricky concept. Many players start out their poker career unsure of exactly which direction to take, what to focus on, and how to keep their game progressing. People are torn between building a bankroll, developing… Read more »