Archive for the 'Pocket pairs' Category

4 Pocket Pairs all-in Pre-flop…

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

… none flops into a set.
Pocket 3’s, Pocket 6’s, Pocket eights and pocket tens. The tens take the main pot, the eights take the side pot.

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Hellmuth talks about losing half a million to Ivey

Monday, December 24th, 2007

The Poker Brat Phil Ivey talks about losing over half a million dollars to the ever so lucky Phil Ivey in a chinese poker game playing for one (and later on two) thousand dollars per point. Now, anyone who knows the game of Chinese poker a tiny bit knows that’s a huge amount of cash […]


Pocket Pairs Preflop in No Limit Hold’em

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Being dealt a pocket pair can feel like a strong hand but they can lead you down a troubled road if not played correctly. The best advice is to play the top ones strongly but be prepared to let any pair go if things do not flop your way. Whilst pocket pairs have strong […]