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Pro Tip #224: Heads Ups PLO

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:50:11 +0000

Because Pot-Limit Omaha is a game where the nuts can – and often do – change on every street, many players can’t go too wrong by playing a super tight strategy at a full table. This means being highly selective before the flop and limiting your range to something like the top 15% of starting hands, and then only continuing after the flop if you have a very strong draw or a made hand.

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Pro Tip #223: Small Buy-Ins, Big Scores

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:50:05 +0000

With MiniFTOPS XVI in full swing and the Mini Series of Poker set to begin, Full Tilt Poker offers a variety of ways for you to turn a small tournament buy-in into a huge payday.
To help you succeed, we’ve gathered some of the best advice about playing tournament poker from our collection of more than 200 Pro Tips.

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Pro Tip 222: Aiming High in Omaha Hi/Lo

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:50:00 +0000

Everyone knows that in Omaha Hi/Lo, starting with low cards is your best bet. You want to play hands with two-way potential, hands that can scoop the pot. In any hi/lo game, scooping is the dream.

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Pro Tip #221: Tight-Aggressive Is Always Chic

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:49:05 +0000

If a poker player wants an edge, he must move with the times. Today, a style which was successful only a year ago can already be outdated; tomorrow, he could be the sucker.

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Pro Tip #220: Bluffing In Big Pots

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:49:11 +0000

The ability to bluff big pots effectively is one of the key skills that separate good players from great players. It is no accident that the games played at the highest stakes feature some of the most daring bluffs: big bluffs are a central part of the game.

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Pro Tip #219: Running Bad

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:49:08 +0000

Wherever you go in poker, you hear plenty of poker stories, usually of the bad beat variety and various claims of individuals running bad. But what is running bad?

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Pro Tip #218: Audit Your Game

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:51:04 +0000

For some, playing poker is an acceptable expense because they simply enjoy playing the game for fun. It’s fine to have that approach if you have it reconciled in your own mind that you are prepared to spend money in exchange for entertainment as you might do watching your favorite sports team, visiting the theater, etc.

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Pro Tip #217: Brandon Adams Pro Tips

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:50:15 +0000

Rush Poker is an innovative new form of poker offered by Full Tilt Poker that allows players to see up to four times as many hands as they would see in a normal game.
There is not much of a learning curve with Rush Poker; it plays pretty much like a regular poker game, but faster. There are, however, certain idiosyncrasies to Rush Poker that suggest a slightly different style of play.

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Pro Tip #216: Keeping the Pot Small

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:50:10 +0000

Poker is a game of decisions. Some decisions are very easy to make, while others will keep you awake all night if you choose poorly. In my experience, the larger the pot size, the harder the decision you’ll be faced with.

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Celebrities Flock to Weekend Charity Poker Events

jared — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:41:08 +0000

One night after names like Christian Slater, Jason Alexander, Slash and T-Pain rocked the Pokerstars.Net NAPT Venetian Charity Tournament in Las Vegas, raising more than $42,000 for Southern Nevada’s Three Square food bank, the WPT’s Celebrity Invitational drew a list of stars a half mile long, bringing railbirds and paparazzi alike to the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles.

This time around the charity was Chrysalis, a non-profit organization helping homeless and economically disadvantaged people get jobs, and while the final numbers aren’t in yet, every $200 rebuy and add-on from a record 567 player field will head in its direction.

Emmy nominated actress Terri Hatcher, Entourage star Jerry Ferrara, and Sam Levine from Quentin Tarantino’s Academy Award nominated film Inglourious Basterds were just a few of the famous faces seen in L.A. Saturday.

Donnie Wahlberg and Marlon Wayans both dropped by, two of a few who played in both events back-to-back.

Fresh of Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro said doesn’t play much poker, but figured he’d give it a shot at Commerce for a good cause.

“A couple of buddies of mine were like, let’s go play and have a good time and I said, ‘let’s do it, why not?’” he said. “They helped me sort of brush up to get ready. I’m a quick study, so we’ll see what happens.”

Emmy Award winning actress Camryn Manheim is a veteran of these events and the game.

She also plays in a few Hollywood home games, including one all-female game with Hatcher, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Ricki Lake among others.

“People go home with four or five thousand bucks,” she said. “It’s not too serious, but it’s not bad and some of the tournaments we’ve had, people have gone home with twenty grand.”

Manheim even played host to her own charity tournament at Commerce this past October raising thousands for traumatized children in the Los Angeles area.

“I love poker,” she said. “I love to play poker and I play in a couple of home games and as many as the events as I can. I’m a mom first though, and I have a full time job, so I’m not like a freak.”

Wayne’s World babe Tia Carrere is a bit of a regular at the Celebrity Invitational as well, but she’s no expert rounder.

“It’s the only time I play,” she admitted. “I used to do these small home games in between with other actors, but not really anymore.”

In truth, it was the charity that drew Carrere.

“Chrysalis is a great organization because they teach people how to take care of themselves,” she said. “People who were previously homeless or drug addicted. They teach them a skill so that they can be employable.”

“This is what we need to do. Help people get back on their feet again instead of doling out welfare. That doesn’t help anybody. You know? Teach a man to fish.”

The WPT Celebrity Invitation will continue Sunday until just six players remain, then return Mar. 3 for the televised final table with a $100,000 first-place prize on the line.

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