Poker Psychology Strategy
Do you enjoy the mental game of poker just as much as the mathematical side? Learn more about manipulating your table image, reading other players’ behaviours for tells, how to stay strong when you suffer a bad beat and more.
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How to Avoid the Gambler's Fallacy in Poker
You’ve probably never heard of the gambler’s fallacy. If not, read on because if you’re not familiar with it, you’ve likely fallen into its trap and it’s costing you money. The gambler’s fallacy is a…
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How to Make Simple Prop Bets at the Poker Table
As mentioned in this article, one of the ways a player can juice some action out of a table is to start some prop bets. Prop bets, short for proposition bets, are more than an…
9 minutes to read
The Truth About 'Run Good' and 'Heaters' in Poker
We’ve all been there. We win a few hands in a row and, predictably, start telling jokes, high-fiving and gleefully stacking chips while broadcasting our genius to all within earshot. It’s almost irresistible. We’re on…
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How to "Juice" a Poker Table
My favorite part of playing poker live is getting to juice a table. You’ll see lots of the pros do this as well. Not only does it make you more money, it’s just fun. I…
6 minutes to read
Poker Bots: The Beginning of the End? Um, No
Most serious poker players, especially those who play online, are aware of the existence of “bots.” Bot is short for robot, and the subspecies of interest here are those designed to play poker. A bot…
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The Poker Lifestyle: Will It Wreck You?
The most important, and possibly hardest, part of playing poker professionally is controlling excesses and living a healthy lifestyle. “The cardinal sin in poker, worse than playing bad cards, worse even than figuring your odds…
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Can Intuition Lead You to Good Poker Decisions?
I've spent over 40 years living two parallel lives. In one I'm a degenerate gambler, a horse player and a poker junkie; in the other, a respected scientist. I've kept them separate mainly because my colleagues in each have little appreciation for the wonder, the complexities and just the full-bore…
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