Daniel Negreanu coined the term “small ball” as a style of poker strategy which involves playing a wider variety of starting hands aggressively while only betting small and raising minimally to save chips when the play does not work out. This strategy will allow you to increase your winnings while keeping the risks low. Here [...]

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In any other state, playing passively when you already have a strong hand is extremely risky. In a Way Ahead/Way Behind State, though, there’s no other way to play your cards. When does a WA/WB happen? You can only encounter this when you’re playing Pot Limit Texas Hold’em. In a nutshell, the happens when you’re [...]

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What a great hand to show as the start of this blog. Jennifer Harman taking her Pocket Aces into Phil Ivey’s Pocket Jacks and Howard Lederer‘s somewhat ridiculous Ace Eight off suit. Excellent fold by Phil on the end, he got 3-to-1 on that call… I promise more great poker hands on this blog!

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