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<title>Aces cracked for $180,000!!</title>
<link>http://www.mypokeracademy.com/blog/Vella/2009/04/09/Aces-cracked-for-180000/</link>
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The famous last hand for barry greenstein!!
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<title>Poker in the eyes of the monster!</title>
<link>http://www.mypokeracademy.com/blog/Vella/2009/03/30/Poker-in-the-eyes-of-the-monster/</link>
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&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Poker...What is poker? Well, some might argue that poker is a game based on luck, if you've got it you're a sure winner. Well I say otherwise, poker is a game based on numerous skills; simple math, knowlege of your opponents, knowlege of the game. One important factor in poker is the Psychology of poker. Eventhough I said that poker isn't about luck, it still plays apart of the game. What cards you're dealt and what communi...
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<title>Chili Poker's Sit & Go Challenge: 2</title>
<link>http://www.mypokeracademy.com/blog/Vella/2008/09/20/Chili-Pokers-Sit-Go-Challenge-2/</link>
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Hey everybody, as you probably know i am trying o complete Chili Poker's Sit &amp;amp; Go challenge. My aim is to complete 40+ $1 Sit &amp;amp; Go's in the month of September and cash in most of them to have a good ROI.
ROI:Return on Investment. This quick calculation gives you the exact data on your return for $1 in play. For example, with a ROI of 17% it means that when you stake $1 you win $1.17.
So far i have cashed in about 10/14 Sit &amp;amp; Go's. I have also improved my Sit &amp;amp; Go game. I have l...
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<title>Chili Poker's Sit & Go Challenge.</title>
<link>http://www.mypokeracademy.com/blog/Vella/2008/09/19/Chili-Pokers-Sit-Go-Challenge/</link>
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I will be starting a new challenge. I will be playing $1 Sit &amp;amp; Go's. My aim is to do more than 40 sit &amp;amp; Go's In the month of September. I Will be posting each of my results for you to view.
During this challenge i am hoping to improve my Sit &amp;amp; Go Level and become a better poker player! So wish me luck Cause i'm off to start!
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#1 Sit &amp;amp; Go: 10 players: Finished 2nd: $3
#2 Sit &amp;amp; Go: 10 players: Finished 1st: $5
#3 Sit &amp;amp; Go: 10 players: Finished 3rd:$2
#4 Sit &amp;amp...
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<title>The other danger in slow playing.</title>
<link>http://www.mypokeracademy.com/blog/Vella/2008/09/19/The-other-danger-in-slow-playing/</link>
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You've probably heard the standard reason to avoid slow playing: It's dangerous, because when you slow play, you give an opponent a chance to make a bigger hand at a minimal cost. This is absolutely true. But there's another reason to play your big hands fast, and this one isn't talked about as frequently. A slow play can give an opponent a chance to get away from a hand more cheaply than he would have had you played it fast from the start. Consider the following example.
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