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VIDEO: Extracting value with weak hands

Avoid tough spots and learn to extract max value by knowing when to c-bet and when to check back

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Six education – playing six-max ring games

Six-max ring games provide more action and bigger profits as long as you can adjust your game from the full-ring tables


Contains 11 Articles:
  1. 1. Exploiting opponents in ring games
  2. 2. Fixing your six-max leaks

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By Vladimir 'Beyne' Geshkenbein on Saturday 28 January 2012 11:15

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Play like Beyne

Become aggressive, unpredictable and hard to read with the help of the Mad Russian

Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Team PKR

By Rick Dacey on Sunday 22 January 2012 07:00

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Handling swings

Like death and taxes, swings are unavoidable when you’re a poker player – learn to handle them properly and you’ll come out on top

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Filed in Meta game

By Alex Martin on Wednesday 18 January 2012 16:45

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Bluff raising on the river

Knowing when to pull a big move on the river requires more than just bravery

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Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Hold' em

By Michael Piper on Sunday 15 January 2012 08:00

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Turning your hand into a bluff

Knowing when to check behind and when to fire the river is the sign of a real pro

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Filed in Meta game
Tags: Hold' em, No Limit

By Dave Bland on Saturday 31 December 2011 11:00

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The basics of reading a poker hand

Use these three easy steps to get up to speed with hand-reading

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Filed in Meta game
Tags: Psychology, Hold' em, No Limit

By James 'james666' Sudworth on Wednesday 28 December 2011 08:00

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VIDEO: Extracting value with weak hands

Avoid tough spots and learn to extract max value by knowing when to c-bet and when to check back

Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Team PKR

By James 'james666' Sudworth on Saturday 24 December 2011 10:00

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Two streets of value

The Team PKR Pro looks at extracting max value from medium strength hands

Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Team PKR

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By Rick Dacey on Saturday 10 December 2011 10:00

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Aces rock

Shoving Aces when you’re extremely unlikely to get called is one of the fishiest moves around

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Filed in MTT strategy
Tags: Multi-table tournaments, Hold' em, No Limit

By Vladimir 'Beyne' Geshkenbein on Thursday 01 December 2011 14:00

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How to misplay aces... twice!

Team PKR Pro wildman takes his TV opponents to task for criminal displays with the pre flop nuts

Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Team PKR

By Team PKR Pro on Friday 25 November 2011 13:00

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Action stations!

Arm yourself with Team PKR Pro top tips for short stack success at our Action Tables

Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Team PKR

By Sofia 'welllbet' Lovgren on Thursday 24 November 2011 14:45

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Think like a winner

The First Lady of Team PKR Pro extols the virtues of a winning mentality and the power of positive thought

Filed in Meta game
Tags: Team PKR

By Vladimir 'Beyne' Geshkenbein on Sunday 30 October 2011 08:45

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Taking Dragan Galic to value town

EPT champ and cash game destroyer Vladimir Geshkenbein talks us through a key hand from his appearance on the German High Roller televised cash game in 2010

Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Team PKR

By James 'james666' Sudworth on Thursday 27 October 2011 16:45

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VIDEO: The unknown opponent

In the third training video from his 6-max ring game series, the Team PKR Pro addresses the problem of joining a table with five unknown opponents

Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Team PKR

By Marc 'Waswini' Bariller on Tuesday 25 October 2011 16:45

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The magic of live poker!

Team PKR Pro Waswini recounts an unusual hand from his visit to the WSOP Europe, where the action of another player - and his own subsequent mistake - cost him dearly

Filed in MTT strategy
Tags: Multi-table tournaments, Team PKR

By Scott 'PKR_Scott' Shelley on Saturday 22 October 2011 10:00

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More than one way to fire a bullet

Team PKR Pro and WSOPE champ PKR_Scott looks at two Aces v Kings clashes from this year's Main Event

Filed in MTT strategy
Tags: Team PKR, Events/live poker, WSOP

By ForFoxSake on Thursday 20 October 2011 16:15

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Turning the corner

One of our top MTT performers reveals the key adjustments that helped him turn that frown upside down

Filed in MTT strategy

By Sascha 'locodice' Walter on Thursday 13 October 2011 17:30

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Playing from the blinds

Sage words on overcoming difficulties from the toughest seats at the table

Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Team PKR

By Vladimir 'Beyne' Geshkenbein on Thursday 06 October 2011 14:30

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Poker in its purest form

Team PKR Pro, EPT champ and heads-up beast Beyne on the most entertaining poker format around

Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Psychology, Team PKR

By Sofia 'welllbet' Lovgren on Tuesday 27 September 2011 14:00

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Becoming the ringmaster

The Team PKR Pro and full ring game expert reveals her blueprint for cash game success

Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Team PKR

By James 'james666' Sudworth on Thursday 22 September 2011 13:30

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VIDEO: An introduction to 6-max (part 2)

Transform yourself into a winning 6-max ring gamer with the next installment in a new series of training videos from James666

Filed in Ring game strategy
Tags: Ring games, Team PKR

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From pokerblot 2 day ago
about Turning the corner

oh oh ... well there's enough fish on pkr already , hope they dont start tryin to be a L>A>G player too they will get even looser / lmao ... shhh stop giving away all my secrets beyne ...lol

From mrbooyeah 4 day ago
about Play like Beyne

I think there are quite a few different lessons to be learned here, or at least introductory statements which can then be worked on. And it should be stated that when trying out new approaches (and many players I've met over the years have at one point or another wanted 'to be a different type of player' and were tired with their own natural style, and perhaps envious of another player's) you are allowed to step down, rather than do your money at your usual level!

Also, this article is not just about trying something new, something that may end up being more enjoyable, but also in combatting players you will encounter more and more as poker evolves. Five years ago, the proportion of successful LAGs online was miniscule. Now they are everywhere and knowing how to best combat them is critical, especially if you choose to view them as a way of increasing your stack, rather than as someone to avoid.

Also, i think, Nebbi and mikky2 are on different tacks. Nebbi is concerned with the

From PKR_Danski 4 day ago
about Play like Beyne