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PIT Strategy— Bart Hansen Correctly Lays Down KK in LAPC Event

Bart Hanson (pictured right) is an accomplished cash-game player and poker commentator who has lent his voice to such projects as Cash Plays,Live at the Bike, and Deuce Plays.

Recently, Hanson took a break from the side-games to focus on the L.A. Poker Classic main event wherein he went deep and finished in the money. Early on day 4, Hanson lost the minimum with pocket kings and correctly determined that he was beat in a big pot with Jamie Brown andEugene Katchalov.

Ironically, if Hanson … Learn More

PIT Strategy: Theoretical Value of Playing Satellites

Are satellites a profitable way of entering online poker tournaments? For some players yes, for others no. Let’s look into this a bit closer.

Satelliting into big tournaments is incredibly popular among online poker players. Ever since Chris Moneymaker won the WSOP Main Event after qualifying in a $30 satellite, online satellites constitute a big part of the poker economy.

Of course it’s appealing to enter an expensive tournament by paying a smaller amount of money and … Learn More

PIT Strategy: Polarized Range Explained

Polarizing your range, is it good or bad? In fact, what does it even mean? We checked the facts about polarizing your range in poker.

The poker community seems confused on the topic of “polarized range”. We set out to clear things up for good.

Meaning of polarization

The definition of “polarization” is clear:

Polarizing is when a player acts in such a way that his probable hand range splits up between two options – either really strong or … Learn More

Pros and Cons of Rebuy Tournaments

The rebuy tournament: It’s part cash game and part poker tournament. You are playing for a prize pool earned by eliminating opponents, but an opponent is not necessarily out of action if you take all his chips. If you’re not sure where you fall on the subject of rebuy poker tournaments, consider the pros and cons.

Pro: No Bad Beats

Well, you can still take a bad beat, but unlike a traditional poker tournament, it may not … Learn More

Playing Draws on the Flop!!

How do you proceed when you have flopped a straight or flush draw? We’ll go through the basic ideas.

When the flop comes in no limit Texas holdem, players usually have one of three different kinds of hand:

An empty hand
They missed the flop completely.
A made hand
They hit something on the flop – top pair, two pair, trips or better.
A drawing hand
They didn’t make a hand, but their hand might improve to a strong hand on the … Learn More