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Hand of the Week: 666 (Flop Results)

Thanks to everyone who participated in the first part of our Hand of the Week.

Assessing Range Advantage

The only information I gave about the SB was that he’s “capable and experienced” and probably has “a similar opinion of me”. This really isn’t enough to make aggressively exploitive assumptions … Read full post

Hand of the Week: 666 (Flop)

Seems like a fitting thread to start on Easter!

This is from a 10/25 NLHE game with effective stacks of about $8K. The main Villain, in the SB, is a capable and experienced player, not 100% sure whether he’s a pro but he’s good enough that I think he could … Read full post

Hand of the Week: Rockets! (Turn)

This is a continuation of the Hand of the Week. Discussion of the flop action, which I imagine will surprise some of you, can be found here.

Blinds are 50/100, Villain has about 20K (starting stack), and I have about 25K. Only six players (including both blinds) have … Read full post

Hand of the Week: Ace-King Whiffs the Flop

Thanks to everyone who’s participated in the Hand of the Week so far. Today’s post deals with the flop play.

This is from the $700 NLHE 1R1A WCOOP event. Blinds are 350/700/85. It’s well after the rebuy period but not particularly close to the bubble. Table is on the tough … Read full post

Hand of the Week: Big Slick, Pre-Flop

You all did a great job with the comments on the Hand of the Week so far. People have covered the major arguments for 3-betting and for calling, and in fact I think it’s likely that Hero should be indifferent between the two and probably employ a mixed strategy. The … Read full post

Hand of the Week: Big Slick

This is from the $700 NLHE 1R1A WCOOP event. Blinds are 350/700/85. It’s well after the rebuy period but not particularly close to the bubble. Table is on the tough side, featuring many regs/pros, most notably Eugene Katchalov on my immediate left.

UTG is a regular tournament player. I have … Read full post

Hand of the Week: Top Pair with a Low Kicker (Preflop Action)

We’re taking this week off from podcasting, but here’s something new I want to try out as an occasional feature on the blog. I’m going to post a hand today and then comment on various aspects of it throughout the week. Here’s the hand, from a recent $5/$10 no-limit game: … Read full post

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