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Articles
| The Best Player |
February 22, 2006 |
| Learning something about basketball from Michael Jordan is easy, but what about poker? |
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| Winning players |
December 22, 2005 |
| What does it take to be a great player? Phil Gordon asks some of the game's best. |
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| Steaks and stakes |
December 15, 2005 |
| Discussing poker at dinner is nothing new for Phil Gordon. |
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| Early sit-and-go strategy |
December 01, 2005 |
| Getting final table experience is crucial. Phil Gordon is ready to help you by explaining how single table sit-and-go strategy can help you prepare for the final table. |
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| Heads-up and Short-stacked |
November 25, 2005 |
| Knowing how to play shorthanded and heads-up is key to winning tournaments. Make sure you know when to push all your chips into the middle of the pot. |
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| The doctor is in |
November 16, 2005 |
| I recently attended a fantastic charity poker event in Portland, Ore., for Chris Dudley's Children's Diabetes Foundation. Some great NBA players attended (including Charles Barkley, Terry Porter and Maurice Lucas) and all came and played poker with well-heeled Portland patrons for a great cause. |
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| Texture Isn't Just For Fabric |
October 03, 2005 |
| When I'm thinking about my actions after the flop or turn, I look to the "texture" of the board - i.e., what cards are in play, and how might they interact with my opponent's likely starting hands - to help determine if and how much I will bet. |
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| Limit vs. No-Limit |
September 27, 2005 |
| What's the difference between playing No Limit Hold'em and playing Limit Hold'em? There are many great limit players that are dead money in the No Limit games. Likewise, there are great No Limit players that would get chopped up like confetti in Limit poker games. |
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| Winnings Franklins with Franklin |
September 20, 2005 |
| Around 1730, while in was in his late 20s, Benjamin Franklin listed thirteen virtues that he felt were an important guide for living. These virtues consisted of temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility. Winning "Franklins" at the poker table is important. Mastering these virtues will invariably mean more Franklins in the wallet. I thought it would be wise (and fun) to consider how Ben's virtues applied to the poker table. |
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| Mastering the Fundamentals: Part II |
September 13, 2005 |
| In my last column I discussed the importance of mastering the fundamentals and focused on both position and domination. This week I’m going focus on two more building blocks for successful No Limit Hold’em play: Selective Aggression and the Gap Concept. |
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