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Becoming a Better Poker Player is All About Deliberate Practice
One of the first questions I’ll ask you if you ever do a lesson with me is, "How many hours a week do you study?" The answer most players had...
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Analyzing Mark Newhouse's WSOP Main Event Bust-Out Hand
One of the most memorable hands of the WSOP Main Event was Mark Newhouse's bust-out hand. It deserved the attention. Newhouse, after finishing ninth the year before, placed his...
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Analyzing Your Hands
Now that a couple of weeks have passed since the end of SCOOP, I have started doing consultations with my students again. Many of them are bringing their SCOOP...
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Losing Control with Top Pair
"Unknown with 170K in chips joins the table two to my right; He seems to be from Western Europe, Dutch or German. He is young and wearing a hoodie....
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Let's Get to Work
I received a letter from a student recently. The student is from Latvia and is one of the nicest kids I've ever had the pleasure of coaching. He has...
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Back to School: Study Methods
You're not good at poker because you've made money at one time or another. You're not the recognition people give or don't give you. You're only as good as...
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Getting More Value
When many players start playing No Limit Hold'em, they feel threatened by how bloated the pots can become. They may underbet in various situations not wanting to invest more,...
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3bet Bluffing a Flop
I was reviewing a number of my WCOOP hand histories when I came across this hand. I thought it did a great job of illustrating when to not believe...
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Be Your Own Leadership
One of the most striking things about tennis professionals is how they talk to themselves. I don't mean the grunting and shrieking they do when they hit the ball....
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Technical Knockout
I was a huge fan of ESPN Classic when I was a kid. Other than watching that weird 50s Home Run Derby TV show, I also loved watching old...