Utilizing Blockers Effectively in Poker

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  In the past year or two, there’s been an evolution in poker theory. Where previous logic would have dictated that the highest-EV hands for us to have in a given situation are simply the ones that are the strongest in terms of raw equity or have the highest degree of showdown value, there’s a… Read more »

PCA and the End of Our Downswing!

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  2016 is off to a great start! We started the year by heading off to the Bahamas with my good friends Carlos Welch and Danny Noseworthy for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. I really did not go down intending to play very much poker while there, and I really didn’t.  I played one SNG, which… Read more »

Linear or Polarized 3-Betting? A Strategic Blueprint

Posted by | at 12:27 pm

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  Amid all of today’s complex poker terminology, it’s easy to get caught up in misapplication or misinterpretation of terms. People have been misusing the word ‘polarized’ for a long time, but its antithesis, the word ‘linear’, is strangely under-used. In this article I hope to explain the differences between the two as they relate… Read more »

The Moose is Loose

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  Well its been a long journey absolutely – no doubt about that. As things finally begin to settle down, I want to send my appreciation to those people that have been so patient with me. On the 15th of January at 8:08 am I was blessed by the birth of the most beautiful little… Read more »

Mental Health Management as a Poker Player

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  It’s very easy these days to find information that will help you if you aspire to be a professional poker player. Strategy advice is everywhere on the Internet, and if you’re on TPE you’ve probably already spent a good deal of time on your at-the-table strategy. Even when it comes to off-the-table behaviours, it’s… Read more »

Improving in Multiple Directions

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  The title of this article might seem confusing at first. But I want to outline why most people think about learning in an unhelpful way, and this seemed like the best way to do that. The reason ‘multiple directions’ is applicable here is because most people think about learning in a linear fashion –… Read more »

Choosing your Bluffing Ranges

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  One thing a lot of people struggle with when they first start developing their poker game is picking the right opportunities to bluff. They tend to make somewhat haphazard decisions when it comes to bluffing – they either make the decision on a particular street that they think their opponent doesn’t have a strong… Read more »

Who is ‘Nash’, and why does he play so aggressively?

Posted by | at 11:55 am

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  Every poker player, throughout the course of their poker career, will experience a variety of what are commonly referred to as ‘A-ha moments’. Those times when you were studying a particular concept, trying to improve, struggling to get to grips with it…when all of a sudden, ding! The lightbulb appears above your head, and… Read more »

Juggling Poker and Family!

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  Hey guys and gals 🙂 I just wanted to touch base with the people of the poker world as I have been missing in action for a while. So as many of you know in the TPE family it’s been a whirlwind of a couple years for me. This past 24 months or so… Read more »

Book Review: Excelling at No Limit Hold’Em by Jonathan Little

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  INTRODUCTION Like it’s inspiration Super System by Doyle Brunson, Jonathan Little’s Excelling at No Limit Hold’Em is a cornucopia of a poker book. It has chapters by a mixed bag of known poker professionals from the old school elites to the new kids on the block. This book has a little something for everyone,… Read more »