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Playing big pocket pairs on the flop
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 Only aces, kings and queens are big pairs in no-limit hold'em. If you have raised before the flop with a big pair, and no overcard comes on the flop, it is correct to make a bet. But keep in mind that all you have is an overpair to the board. If somebody comes back over the top of you, are you going to call or fold? |
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S.O.S - Pairs are not always playable
By Nic Szeremeta |
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07 May |
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 In a strong game against players who know what they are doing the best play with a low pair in early or middle position is to pass. But there are exceptions (as always in poker). |
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Only seek to improve your natural game
By Victoria Coren |
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05 May |
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 Although you get better at poker by reading books, watching TV matches and debating hands with friends, you should seek only to improve your natural game - not play as if you were someone else. |
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Broadcasting breakthrough for ACF
By Press Release |
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02 May |
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 For the first time ever television audiences will be able to watch the whole of a major poker tournament live from a bricks and mortar card room. |
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Poker in Ireland
By Mick McCloskey |
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30 Apr |
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 The new younger players have brought a fresh attitude to the game of No Limit Hold’em which, to my mind, has changed the whole approach to modern tournament poker. |
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Victoria Coren on Poker
By Victoria Coren |
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28 Apr |
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An apparently irrelevant play can sometimes radically affect a pot - or a tournament. I watched a hand in which Surinder Sunar, an old Late Night Poker favourite, limped in early position with A9 offsuit. |
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RANK |
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POINTS |
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1st |
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Neil Channing (England) |
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3,900 |
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2nd |
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Nik Persaud (England) |
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3,880 |
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3rd |
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Anthony Lellouche (France) |
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3,600 |
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4th |
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Michael Schulze (Germany) |
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3,300 |
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4th |
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Tim Vance (USA) |
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3,300 |
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4th |
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Glen 'Dr C' Chorny (Canada) |
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3,300 |
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4th |
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Mike McDonald (Canada) |
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3,300 |
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8th |
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Jason Mercier (USA) |
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3,000 |
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9th |
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Donal Norton (Ireland) |
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2,962 |
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10th |
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Marc Goodwin (England) |
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2,940 |
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11th |
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Andreas Krause (Germany) |
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2,829 |
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12th |
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Nikolas Lialeos (Sweden) |
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2,700 |
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13th |
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Soren Jensen (Denmark) |
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2,640 |
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13th |
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Denes Kalo (Hungary) |
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2,640 |
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13th |
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Andreas Gulunay (Switzerland) |
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2,640 |
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13th |
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Ricardo Sousa (Portugal) |
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2,640 |
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01 May - 18 May
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Olympic Open Championship 2008
12 May - 18 May
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13 May - 18 May
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14 May - 18 May
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Olympic Open Championship 2008
19 May - 25 May
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World Poker Tour
21 May - 27 May
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26 May - 28 May
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26 May - 30 May
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Olympic Open Championship 2008
26 May - 01 Jun
Olympic Casino Sunrise, Warsaw, Poland |
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The Sporting Emporium Summer Festival
26 May - 01 Jun
Sporting Emporium, Dublin, Ireland |
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