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1. 2011 WSOP November Niner Sam Holden's Advice on Playing Day 3 of the Main Event2011 World Series of Poker November Niner Sam Holden's advice on getting through Day 3 of the WSOP Main Event.
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3. 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Ben Lamb Gives Poker Tournament AdviceBen Lamb gives advice on playing in the World Series of Poker Main Event.
4. Strategy with Kristy: Jared Tendler Discusses WSOP Mental GameJared Tendler, author of The Mental Game of Poker, returns to the Strategy with Kristy podcast to discuss how the mental game applies specifically at the WSOP.
5. Strategy with Kristy: Melanie Weisner Analyzes Hands from WSOPMelanie Weisner comes on as guest on the latest edition of the Strategy with Kristy podcast to discuss a few interesting hands and also strategy for the $1,500 Ante Only event.
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*note to moderator, points for this post are not due as this is already been posted for points in the forum 10 Forum threads that I have found to be useful pertaining to FAQ on poker.org:

1. Posting in the forum
2. Switching teams
3. Getting banned from forum
4. Earning points
5. Posting hands from Merge
6. League: Final game
7. Points Refund
8. Team Scoring
9. League Scoring
10. Locked Threads

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"Our greatest fear is that

we are inadequate not,

but powerful beyond
reason,
that we are..."

Yoda on poker: Using the force of deception
Strong hands are only as good as the pot win they. Strength alone will not big pots win, so the force to deceive one must use. Two ways of playing a strong hand, check raising and slow playing are. To trap opponents good players use these moves, and win more money from them. However, identical they are not. Check raising, with the intention of raising on the same round after an opponent bets is checking your hand. Slow playing, of its strength is playing your hand in a way that gives your opponents no idea. It may be checking, and then just calling an opponent bet they, yet calling a bet from earlier position opponents , be it may. Slow play a hand make you, using deception players keep in hand, while in order to make your move in a later round, you are. Clearly, to be much stronger than a hand you check raise with, a hand you slow play must be. Drive opponents out and may even win the pot right there, check raising can. While slow playing gives opponents either a free card or a relatively cheap card. Yes, hmmm.

Poker Math Fact: In Hold'em, when the flop puts one ace on the board, the chance that someone has an ace in their hand when 5 handed is 58%(1 in 1.7), 4 handed is 47%(1 in 2.1), 3 handed is 35%(1 in 2.9), 2 handed is 23%(1 in 4.3).

Poker Math Fact: When playing a pocket pair of nines, the chance of having no over cards on the flop is only 1 in 5 (20.71%)and it is more likely that the flop will have at least two over cards instead, occurring more than 1 in 3 (34.90%) times.
Happy New Year 2012 !

I witnessed pocket kings being cracked by 3h 9s and after the hand the winner called himself a "tight aggressive" player in response to being called an"idiot donkey that plays any two". At first I chuckled , but then I realized he was right , he had won out of the BB , with only having to check to the limping aces. The flop was 6s 8s 7s gave him a straight flush draw with one over card and 17 possible outs. With a 57% chance of improving his hand to top pair or better he led out with a pot sized bet and snap called when the kings shoved, and won the hand with a Ks on the turn. He capitalized on his opponent's mistake of limping with KK, a passive play in an attempt to trap. What type of player are you ? Do you fold small pocket pairs in early position ? Do you raise 3 or more BB pre flop with AA ? Do you limp in from early position ? Do you play any two suited in hopes of making a flush? Do you call with 3 overs to your pocket pair hoping to spike a set on the turn or river? Ask yourself, do you raise more than you call and fold more than you raise ?

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Outs - - - Example Situation
1 ----Gut shot straight flush draw
1---- Improving three-of-a-kind to quads
2----- Improving a pocket pair to a set
2 -----Outside straight flush draw
3 -----One over card to an over pair
4------ Improving two pair to a full house
4------ Inside straight draw (gut shot)
5------ Pair with an over card to a set or two pair with over card
6 ------Two over cards
7 ------Improving a set to a full house or quads
8 ------Outside straight draw
9------ Flush draw
10----- Pair with an outside straight draw
21------Outside straight flush draw with two over cards

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.Π. When you are playing heads up, in 94% of hands dealt, your opponent has two unpaired cards, and if so, they will flop nothing in over 70 percent of those hands.

This is a good reason to raise on the button every time,when playing heads up, and put pressure on your opponent to improve their hand when the flop is dealt.

Called off their whole stack on the turn against my set of Kings w/out even a pair, and only 4 outs for a gutshot straight draw, and hits a ten on the river to win the hand, that is a sick donk there. It takes a lot more than skill and good hands to wade through the horrible pool of donks you'll encounter playing in WWS II. Luck must be on your side because good solid poker is just not enough. Good luck to all !