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This Month
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Wednesday, February 28
Tuesday, January 16
No surprise in Gutshot ruling
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bettersportsblog
on Tue 16 Jan 2007 08:14 PM GMT
The Gutshot Case was ruled on by the jury on Tuesday 16 January. They took less than two hours to ... more » Friday, January 12
Poker and British Law
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bettersportsblog
on Fri 12 Jan 2007 08:26 AM GMT
Currently a trial is taking place about whether the Gut Shot Club in Clerkenwell is breaking the law by spreading ... more » Wednesday, December 6
Coaching poker players
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bettersportsblog
on Wed 06 Dec 2006 11:03 PM GMT
Coaching is extremely important in many sports, but what about poker? One learns very little about whether much sustained coaching ... more » Tuesday, November 28
Bluffing with outs
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bettersportsblog
on Tue 28 Nov 2006 08:42 AM GMT
Sometimes situations arise which lend themselves to a bluff. Such a bluff is more likely to be successful if the ... more » Wednesday, November 15
More skill than luck in poker
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bettersportsblog
on Wed 15 Nov 2006 10:43 AM GMT
People often conjecture about what percentage of luck there is in poker and what percentage skill. Probably you won’t find ... more » Thursday, November 2
No cards needed for poker on TV
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bettersportsblog
on Thu 02 Nov 2006 03:48 PM GMT
The TV programme Deal or No Deal has been a huge success. This must be because it is so simple. ... more » Wednesday, October 18
Bet with positive expectancy
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bettersportsblog
on Wed 18 Oct 2006 11:27 PM BST
Is there anyway you can beat a casino game which is one of pure chance? Systems, such as the Martingale ... more » Sunday, September 3
Play confident through the bubble
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bettersportsblog
on Sun 03 Sep 2006 11:13 PM BST
The term bubble refers to that stage of poker tournament where all the players still standing are certain to win ... more » Sunday, August 13
Cold calling not a good idea
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bettersportsblog
on Sun 13 Aug 2006 12:19 PM BST
You are playing in a no limit hold’em game. Before it ever gets to you, here has been a raise ... more » Monday, July 31
Two bites of the cherry
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bettersportsblog
on Mon 31 Jul 2006 08:34 AM BST
How do you calculate the odds of something occurring if you have two bites at the cherry? For example you ... more » Thursday, July 6
Cannot control Lady Luck
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bettersportsblog
on Thu 06 Jul 2006 03:49 PM BST
All gambling involves luck. While luck tends to even itself out over the long run, people naturally focus on the ... more » Saturday, July 1
Turning $30 into $5 million
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bettersportsblog
on Sat 01 Jul 2006 09:16 AM BST
In what other activity other than poker can you take $30 and parlay it up into a $5 million jackpot ... more » Friday, June 30
Counting down to success
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bettersportsblog
on Fri 30 Jun 2006 05:23 PM BST
We know that blackjack is a game of skill where the casinos try to thwart the players trying to earn ... more » Monday, June 5
Will the poker bubble burst ?
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bettersportsblog
on Mon 05 Jun 2006 09:03 AM BST
Will the poker bubble burst? We are used to seeing passing fads come and go, examples include The South Sea ... more » Monday, April 24
The raise and re-raise
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bettersportsblog
on Mon 24 Apr 2006 08:03 AM BST
The action is proceeding along the table in your direction. Somebody has raised and you have every intention of calling ... more » Monday, April 3
Lashing out when behind
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bettersportsblog
on Mon 03 Apr 2006 08:01 AM BST
Poker tournament play has something in common with sports such as American football, Basketball or One day cricket. They are ... more » Wednesday, March 29
Getting the job done
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bettersportsblog
on Wed 29 Mar 2006 08:16 AM BST
Sometimes in poker you make a play which, at first thought seems unsound. Examples might be not raising with Aces ... more » Monday, March 27
Embracing the weak players
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bettersportsblog
on Mon 27 Mar 2006 08:13 AM BST
In most sports you cannot avoid meeting the strongest opposition. After all, if you or your team are playing in ... more » Tuesday, March 21
Maths of calling
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bettersportsblog
on Tue 21 Mar 2006 08:21 AM GMT
You are considering whether to call with a hand like 7§6§ or 5¨5§. ... more » Sunday, March 19
Put up or shut up
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bettersportsblog
on Sun 19 Mar 2006 07:46 AM GMT
One important slogan when gambling is that we are instructed to cut our losses and run our profits. In poker ... more » Saturday, March 18
The costs of playing
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bettersportsblog
on Sat 18 Mar 2006 09:49 AM GMT
You must be very careful about factoring in how much it costs you to play poker. 40 years ago in ... more » Wednesday, March 15
The Poker bots
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bettersportsblog
on Wed 15 Mar 2006 08:05 AM GMT
Poker bots. These are poker robots where a computer has been programmed to play and is used online. Presumably they ... more » Tuesday, March 14
Better to be the aggressor
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bettersportsblog
on Tue 14 Mar 2006 08:23 AM GMT
You don’t know where you stand in a particular poker hand and you are first to speak. In limit that ... more » Thursday, March 9
Deception a key to poker success
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bettersportsblog
on Thu 09 Mar 2006 07:29 AM GMT
Deception is probably even more important in poker than a straightforward bluff. Thus you come out betting with a drawing ... more » Tuesday, February 28
Poor percentage play
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bettersportsblog
on Tue 28 Feb 2006 07:52 AM GMT
Poker tournaments can be extremely artificial. Take the following scenario: You hold A¨Aª and have only 1.000 ... more » Sunday, February 26
Raising on a Morton's Fork
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bettersportsblog
on Sun 26 Feb 2006 10:26 PM GMT
You have 9¨8¨. There has been a bet before the flop which you called. The flop ... more » Wednesday, February 22
Playing loose and aggresive
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bettersportsblog
on Wed 22 Feb 2006 08:01 AM GMT
In all wagering activities you should try to buck the market. If the stock market is high, that is the ... more » Wednesday, February 15
It takes all sorts
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bettersportsblog
on Wed 15 Feb 2006 07:51 AM GMT
I was recently in Richmond Market. The stall-holder told me she had won £20,000 on a scratch card. She spent ... more » Wednesday, February 8
The extended gap concept
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bettersportsblog
on Wed 08 Feb 2006 11:24 PM GMT
If the betting comes to you in poker, then you should bet or raise provided your hand is in the ... more » |
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