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How to Boost Your Poker Mindset?

Mathematics is a vital part of poker. Still, on it own, mathematics won't bring you much success. For a long and profitable poker journey, players need to build a strong…

April 25, 2024 | Vasilisa Zyryanova
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Action Time! GGPoker Reveals World Festival 2024 Schedule

We've all been waiting for the moment when GGPoker would reveal the tournament schedule of their next GGPoker World Festival 2024, the world's biggest online poker series. What we already…

April 25, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
MPP|EAPT Grand Final Cyprus – Brandon Sheils Grabs Two $10K Packages!

In the competitive world of poker, the Mediterranean Poker Party (MPP) and the EAPT series are set to converge in the first week of May, drawing countless players to the…

April 24, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
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PokerListings Pulse #16: From Hollywood Glitz to Online Triumphs

The sixteenth week of 2024 has been packed with poker action all over the world. From Hollywood to Bratislava, and from online streaming to the social media channels. PokerListings has…

April 23, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
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Crandell Addington: A WSOP Pioneer’s Story

Crandell Addington, born on June 2, 1938 in Graham, Texas, remains a seminal figure in the world of poker. This detailed exploration covers his journey from the early days at…

April 23, 2024 | Max Streltcoff
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Sykora Wins 38th Banco Masters, Tana Delle Tigri off to a Good Start

The Banco Masters Edition #38 crowned its winner, Cristian Sykora. The Austrian player defeated a field of 1,388 entries to add a significant amount of €36,370 to his bankroll. A…

April 22, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
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Spot the Poker Pro: Cameos in Film, TV, and Music Videos

Poker pros are more than used to the spotlight. With that said, that light is usually cast by overhead lamps on the green felt, meaning that outside of shuffling chips,…

April 24, 2024 | Iva Dozet
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Isaac Haxton: From Chess Prodigy to Poker Legend

A guy in Harry Potter glasses will rarely give the impression of an word-renowned poker player. Still contrary to what meets the eye, many believe that Isaac Haxton is one…

April 21, 2024 | PokerListings Team
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2006 WSOP Champ Jamie Gold: “Poker’s Back and So Am I”

There’s no template for Main Event champions. Some take their millions and vanish while others linger for as long as they can. Some keep winning, others don’t. A few champions…

June 22, 2016 | PokerListings Team
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Davidi Kitai: “I’m a Perfectionist in Poker but Not at All in Life”

The first European to win three WSOP bracelets. Poker Triple Crown winner. #1 on his country’s all-time money list. Universally considered one of the most creative and talented poker pros…

June 17, 2016 | PokerListings Team
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Niall Farrell: From Carphone Warehouse to EPT Champion (to Mars)

Britain has a lot of great poker players. But if you were to stick your head out of the dungeon and choose 10 people most likely to bring home a…

June 7, 2016 | PokerListings Team
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Ben Heath: “Having a Genuine Love for Poker is Pretty Underrated”

It’s only a matter of time before Ben “1Don’tStop1” Heath is taking down huge poker tournaments just for fun. With a European Poker Tour (EPT) side event victory, a World…

May 17, 2016 | PokerListings Team
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Aggressive $10/$20 six-max game online, Folded to you in cut-off. You make it $70 to go. Big blind calls. Flop is

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7
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. BB bets $100; you raise to $350 as semi-bluff and sort of extended c-bet. BB calls. Turn
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. BB checks; you check behind. River
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. BB bets $500.

What should you do?
Pot: $1,350
Fold
Button
$8,000
Fold
Small Blind
$2,000
Raise: $500
Big Blind
$4,540
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2nd
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How to Beat Poker Sit & Go’s: A Complete Strategy Guide

One of the most popular tournament formats in online poker play is the single-table tournament or “sit-and-go.” Online poker sites have SnGs running continuously. They can run with just one table…

September 5, 2011 | PokerListings Team
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Top 5 “Thin Value” Spots You May Be Missing

Missing “thin value” bets on the river won’t make you a losing Texas Hold’em player. But correctly recognizing opportunities and betting when it’s correct can add valuable points to your…

August 8, 2011 | PokerListings Team
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How to Beat Live $1/$2 No-Limit Hold’em Poker Cash Games

$1/$2 No-Limit Texas Hold’em is by far the most popular poker game being played in live poker rooms around the country. For the average poker player $1/$2 cash games are…

July 11, 2011 | PokerListings Team
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How to Survive & Thrive in Big-Field Poker Tournaments

Big poker tournaments with lots of players will result in very large payouts – often over 1,000 times the size of the original buy-in. This is more than enough reason…

June 11, 2011 | PokerListings Team
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ICM Calculators and Super Short-Stack Tournament Strategy

This week CardRunners coach Samer “Braminc” Khuri explains ICM calculators and how fully understanding them can help us with super short-stack poker tournament strategy. Samer “Braminc” Khuri has been playing…

April 4, 2011 | PokerListings Team
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6 Mind-Boggling, Head-Scratching Poker Folds

We all like to tell stories about our heroic, Negreanu-esque home-game folds, don’t we? Kings before the flop. A straight on the turn. A full house on the river. Hands…

February 10, 2011 | PokerListings Team
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F U: Why Swearing in Poker is Good For You

Just about the most popular shirt you see around these days has FCUK emblazoned across the front. There isn’t a soul this side of a two-year-old minister’s daughter who doesn’t…

February 2, 2011 | PokerListings Team
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5 Essential Tips for Dealing with a Poker Downswing

If you’ve played poker seriously for any amount of time, you’ve probably hit a downswing. And downswings can be downright demoralizing. If you play the game long enough, though, they…

January 20, 2011 | PokerListings Team
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