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Guide to Multi-Tabling (Internet Poker - June 6th, 2006)

PPadala sends us this nice article that talks about one of the more advanced topics of multi-tabling, or playing more than one table at a time. While many novice players might think this isn't for the faint of heart, it's actually easier than it looks and just takes some time, experience and hardware to get it done. Read on more to find out about multi-tabling.

Why Play Poker? (Psychology - May 25th, 2006)

AJ submits this interesting article titled "Why Do I Play Poker?". A short piece that delves into the psyche of why people play poker and what does it mean to you. Understanding your reasons for playing may help you gain a better insight to your goals and objectives while you play.

Preflop Confrontation | MS Word Doc (Poker Strategy - March 29th, 2006)

This article and poker paper was submitted by a reader, Ron Ushijima, who amazed me with this heavy math piece on calculating preflop confrontations for poker tournaments. This is not for the faint of heart unfortunately, but for serious math people and poker tournament players, there is quite a bit to be probed and examined in this paper. There is a mathematical proof and sample calculations to determine proper end game strategy, but needs additional programming work to come to numeric conclusions.

Heads up Poker Strategy (Poker Strategy - May 5th, 2005)
If you have ever wondered about the heads up games that you see on various poker sites and if you could cut it in those games, you should give this article a read. Heads up play is one of the most fascinating games in poker and one that also developes and requires significant skills in order to win. By learning heads up play, you can fine hone many aspects of your game that are important across poker.

Blackjack (Poker Strategy - May 1st, 2005)
Party Poker along with a number of other poker sites have introduced blackjack to their site. While many poker players understand the strategies to playing texas hold'em, they may not understand the optimal behavior of playing blackjack. This article discusses an exact system for how to play blackjack like a poker pro.

Folding Pocket Aces (Poker Strategy - September 9th, 2004)
Ever hear the rumor that sometimes it's correct to fold pocket Aces? Do you know if you're ahead of the pack if you're all in with Aces and you get multiple callers behind you? If you don't know, then read this forum post archive, which shows why your Aces are always good before the flop.

Kelly made Simple (Math - September 1st, 2004)
I found this much simplified explanation of the Kelly Criterion, which is still math based of course, but reads much easier than the original. These topics are still a bit out there, but it's a useful topic for the advanced player to think of.

Stay off Tilt with Zen (Psychology - August 18th, 2004)
Are you one of those players that want to reach through your monitor and strangle someone when you get a bad beat? Have you tried to stop yourself from going on tilt but just can't? This article examines the reasons for tilt and offers some insight into why we tilt and some far eastern philosophical methods for stopping it.

Revenge of the Poker Nerds (Opinion - August 16th, 2004)
A few weeks ago, there was a poll on the site to see if poker was more popular among the nerd types or the jock types. Not surprisingly, the nerd group came out on top. But nerds playing poker? That doesn't sound right does it? Maybe not on the surface, but if you read more into it, it might worry you.

The Kelly Criterion (Math - August 15th, 2004)
If you're mathematically inclined and enjoy reading about odds and calculations in poker, this is a very interesting read about the kelly criterion. The concept is applicable to no limit and pot limit games in determining how much to bet into the pot given your edge. Warning: This is math heavy and not for the faint of heart.

Pot odds when calling an All-in bet late game (No Limit - June 16th, 2004)
So you're in a tournament and have made to the later levels. Someone in front of you has raised all-in and is going to cost your stack to call. You're holding a reasonable hand in your position. Do you want to call here?