Penny auctions are very much like poker in some respects. They both involve wagering money and having nerves of steel, but they are most alike in the psychological sense. Both games require you to out think your opponents in order to win, whether it be the pot or an auction item. When you can correctly [...]
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Live Straddle
In poker, the term “live straddle” refers to the act of not looking at your two hole cards and still raising the bet. This person is generally the first person to act after the big blind and will simply put twice the amount of the big blind down as his or her bet without even [...]
Doyle Brunson Poker Player
Doyle Brunson is a ten-time World Series of Poker Champion, an author of one of the most influential books on the subject of poker ever written, and an entrepreneur. A living legend amongst poker players, Brunson even has a hand named after him: the Texas Dolly (a 2 and 10). Amongst Brunson’s ten WSOP victories [...]
Heads Up in Poker
Heads up play is a common poker term that means one on one. When playing an opponent heads up, psychology and luck become much more important skills than they would typically be at PokerStars.net. Psychology is important because of the fact that every move you make is being more closely scrutinized thanks to the fact [...]
When to Play Against the Odds
At times in tournament play, you will find that it is not always correct to play in the most mathematically optimal way. This will happen late in tournaments when an otherwise correct play should be avoided in order for you to avoid busting out. Once the end of the tournament is near, there is more [...]