Lee Jones

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Lee has been playing casino poker since the mid-1980s, and authored the popular limit hold'em primer, "Winning Low-Limit Hold'em." He joined PokerStars in 2003 as the poker room manager, and held multiple roles there until 2019. He has published hundreds of poker articles in print and online, and loves poker more than anybody. Find him at leejones.com

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Education

Duke University

University of Maryland

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When a good plan goes awry

Strategy 25-03-2022

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Doug Polk finds the right level

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Strategy 14-03-2022

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Even if the chips went the other way

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When you should skip targeting

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One session, one showdown

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Ben Adler – birth of a poker player

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That was unexpected

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Why you need to target

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June Cuervo transgender poker pro

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June Cuervo talks about life as a transgender poker pro

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