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Poker Andy

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William Hill to buy Sportingbet

In a rather significant move for both parties, William Hill have agreed a deal to buy Sportingbet. This deal is thought to be worth around £350m. For William Hill, it is a major coup as Ladbrokes – one of their massive rivals in the s...
- October 17, 2012
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Basic Tactics of Limit Hold’em

The most popular format of poker is no-limit Hold’em, but there are millions of players who still only play the other formats like limit. Even though the majority of the rules are the same, how you should play the game is almost completely different...
- September 13, 2012
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Has the curse of Torres finally been lifted?

Fernando Torres has had such a rough start to his Chelsea career that the Financial Times ran a piece in February titled ‘The tragedy of Fernando Torres’. Torres’ spectacular failure transcended football and became common knowledge. Simp...
- April 10, 2012
Poker Andy wrote a new blog entry:

Limit Hold’em

There can be no doubting that no limit hold’em is wiping the floor with all other variations of the game at the moment, but there is no good reason to discount the other forms of poker, limit hold’em included. Limit poker is an easier...
- April 8, 2012
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Bodog domain name seized by US government

Having already seized the domains AbsolutePoker.com, FullTiltPoker.com and PokerStars.com last year on Black Friday, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seized Bodog.com this week, further adding to the tension between the US government and the onli...
- March 5, 2012
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The Dangers of Slow-Playing Big Pots

The aim of slow-playing a hand is to entrap your opponent, so when you have a great hand in front of you, the temptation is to lure your opponent into a trap. Sometimes this can backfire. Those over at CasinosOnline.com note how slow-pl...
- February 1, 2012
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Patience; the Ultimate Virtue

Without patience at the poker tables, you will not be successful. It’s as simple as that. Those over at 888.com will agree that playing an impatient game of poker is incredibly likely to get you in trouble. We all know that you get dealt f...
- December 14, 2011
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UK Super Casino Opens

The largest ever UK Casino opened earlier this week in London, leaving many people excited about what the future holds for Casinos in Britain. The new complex, which is being considered as the first ever ‘Supercasino’ in the UK facili...
- December 9, 2011
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Playing the Fish

It is of vital importance that you profit from playing against bad online players because if you don’t make the most of the ‘fish’, you won’ A fish is a player who will see more flops than he should, call more bets than he should...
- November 3, 2011
- Ronin1085 . Pot control is key when dealing with "fish" -- I tend to refer to them as "call-stations." They do want to be in tons of pots, and can run you down. But you can trap them with monsters, and when you get a monster you must get max value. I tend to underbe... more
  
  November 3, 2011
- Ian Ross Your blog post seems to recommend staying away from fish when, I believe, the exact opposite should apply. Play good strong poker and you'll extract more money from a 'fishy' table than from one where all the players are of an average/good skill level.
  
  November 3, 2011
- Ronin1085 . I was speaking from a playing live situation. Much different than people playing online, and most likey playing multi-tables.
  
  November 3, 2011
- Ian Ross Do you think there's much difference with online versus live fishy players/calling stations?
  
  November 3, 2011
- Ronin1085 . I think there is a big difference. Online you have limited info, but live you see their reactions.
  
  November 3, 2011
Poker Andy wrote a new blog entry:

Facing Tough Opposition

Online poker attracts all kinds of player. Sometimes you will be able to chip away at players who are much weaker than you. But what about when you come up against an advanced player with a top game? As Blur put it brilliantly in their hit Parklife, &lsq...
- August 9, 2011
Anthony Martino: Hey Andy, good to see you back, why not upload a pic and update your profile questions?
- June 7, 2011
Poker Andy wrote a new blog entry:

Playing Against the Short Stack

Playing against a short stack in cash poker can be dangerous because they are likely to be a loose canon. In tournament play short stacks represent another sort of opponent, but again one that can be dangerous. A player enters a cash game with a ...
- June 6, 2011

William Hill to buy Sportingbet

Posted October 17, 2012

In a rather significant move for both parties, William Hill have agreed a deal to buy Sportingbet. This deal is thought to be worth around £350m. For William Hill, it is a major coup as Ladbrokes – one of their massive rivals in the sports betting business – were intereste...
Bullard Calls Time on Career

Posted October 3, 2012

Former Premier League midfielder, Jimmy Bullard, has retired from football after a series of injury problems. The 33 year old has endured a turbulent few seasons after suffering several cruciate knee ligament injuries which have kept him out of the game for large periods of time. If you bet with Be...
Basic Tactics of Limit Hold’em

Posted September 13, 2012

The most popular format of poker is no-limit Hold’em, but there are millions of players who still only play the other formats like limit. Even though the majority of the rules are the same, how you should play the game is almost completely different. In fact, just because you are a good no-lim...
Notts to take a gamble?

Posted August 28, 2012

County Championship Division One side Nottinghamshire have confirmed they have made an offer for Glamorgan and England Lions prospect James Harris. The 22-year-old seamer is under contract at Glamorgan until 2013 but has a clause that allows him to leave if the Swalec Stadium if the club ar...
Has the curse of Torres finally been lifted?

Posted April 10, 2012

Fernando Torres has had such a rough start to his Chelsea career that the Financial Times ran a piece in February titled ‘The tragedy of Fernando Torres’. Torres’ spectacular failure transcended football and became common knowledge. Simply put, the man was a laughing stock, with no...

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