When playing money poker, the most you can expect to win in a given evening in a given game is probably
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Great players make money in poker primarily because
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An aggressive player at your table has been losing steadily and is obviously on tilt. He is overbetting the pot both before and after the flop, trying to get unstuck. You both have lots of chips on the table. He is the first one in the pot and fires in a raise of about 10 times the size of the big blind. Everyone has folded and you are in the big blind with pocket sevens. You think you have the best hand. What is your best play?
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It`s in the first level of a big tournament. The blinds are 25-50 and all players start with 10.000 in chips. You are dealt the 4H 4C in first position. You don`t really know much about the other players at the table, what should you do?
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It is late in an online single table tournament. You have an average stack of about $2000 and the blinds are $30/$60. 3 players call and in the SB you look down at 9 3 suited. What should you do?
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Is in the middle stages of a Multi Table Tournament. You have 4300 chips, the blinds are 100-200. A crazy player in first position is the chip leader and holds 11.000 chips . He makes a raise to 500. The next player then moves all in for 1890 chips. You look down at K K. What do you do?
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You are in the cutoff seat with the KH QH. There are three limpers in the pot and you decide to join them by also limping. The button folds and both blinds call, giving you the advantage of having last action after the flop. The flop comes JS 10D 5C. Everyone checks to you. You have two overcards to the flop and an open-end straight draw. What is the best play?
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Deals that split up most or all of the prize money in a manner other than the structure proposed by tournament officials are not that uncommon because:
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The correct mathematical formula to ascertain a fair deal settlement, with the exception of situations when one player has very few chips or almost all the chips, is
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Again you are dealt the 4H 4C, this time you sit in second position and the blinds have increased to 150-300. There are several aggressive players at the table sitting behind you, what’s your best play?
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If you decide not to go play poker on a day when something upsetting happened to you, you are
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You are in middle position with pocket tens. One player has limped into the pot and you decide to raise about four times the size of the big blind. Two players call behind you, the blinds fold, and the original limper also calls your raise. The flop comes JS 10S 4H. You have flopped a set, but there are possible straight and flush draws out against you. The first player makes a pot-sized bet. He’s loose as a goose and calls a lot. The two players who haven’t acted yet are both solid players. What is your best play?
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When reviewing the hands you played in a given evening, it's important to
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The "classic" advice to keep on playing even if you are losing a lot, so long as the game conditions appear favorable, is flawed or at least incomplete because
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It is in the middle stages of a Multi Table Tournament. You have 8500 chips, about 2000 above average. The blinds are 150-300. Everybody folds to you in the cutoff seat and you look down at A A. What should you do?
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Two players have called from early position. You are in middle position with the 9C 8C. You decide to also just call. Two other players sitting behind you also call, as do both blinds, making a total of seven players in the pot. The flop is the 9D 8S 2D. You have flopped the top two pair. The blinds check, the first limper makes a pot-sized bet, and the second limper calls the bet. Now, the action is up to you, and you still have two players yet to act after you. What is your best play?
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The most correct statement of the most important strategic differences between tournament play and money play is
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You are on the button with the AD 5D. Two players have limped into the pot in front of you. You also limp in, and so do both of the blinds. The flop comes with the AC 9H 2C. The small blind checks, and the big blind, known as a tight and conservative player bets the size of the pot. The other two players fold to you. What’s your play?
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You are playing in a one-table satellite. It is the first level, all players started with $1000 in chips and the blinds are very low, 5/10. No players have busted out yet so there are still 10 players at your table. The first 4 players all fold and it`s up to you. You look down at 9 7. Should you try to steal this pot?
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The "classic" advice to keep playing when you are winning a lot, so long as the game stays good, but to leave if the bad players leave, is flawed or at least incomplete