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Daniel Negreanu
Canadian
Celebrity
Born:
Jul 26
,
1974
Because
Game
Try
Will
You
Your
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You have to play more hands than usual to be successful in tournament poker. While a conservative approach can help you squeak into the money, the only way to win is to mix it up and get involved with a wider range of starting hands.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Money
Conservative
Win
Approach
Way
Range
More
Only
Tournament
Poker
Involved
Mix
Up
Than
Get
Hands
While
Successful
Help
Usual
Play
Wider
Starting
No matter what poker book you read or poker show you watch, the topic of position will invariably be discussed and its importance stressed.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Book
Matter
Will
Topic
Invariably
Poker
Importance
Read
Discussed
Show
Watch
Stressed
Position
There's no doubt that position is a very important aspect of the game. But some players take this concept to the extreme and consequently miss opportunities when they refuse to play hands out of position.
Daniel Negreanu
Game
Opportunities
Important
Doubt
Extreme
Out
No Doubt
Some
Take
Miss
Concept
Very
Hands
Refuse
Aspect
Play
Players
Consequently
Position
Blind stealing is not exclusive to late position play. You can steal blinds from any position, and you should!
Daniel Negreanu
You
Late
Steal
Stealing
Exclusive
Blind
Blinds
Any
Should
Play
Position
If you are in a poker game for money and are taking it easy on one of your buddies, you are cheating yourself, your friend, and every other player in the game.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Game
Yourself
Money
Cheating
Every
Other
Easy
Poker
Taking
Buddies
Friend
Your
Player
Playing middle pairs like 10-10, 9-9, 8-8, and 7-7 can be difficult but only if you overvalue them and mistakenly play them as you would premium hands.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Difficult
Would
Only
Like
Mistakenly
Hands
Middle
Them
Premium
Pairs
Play
Playing
The secret behind playing small ball poker isn't so much in the hands you choose to play. It's more about the amount you choose to bet with the hands you end up playing.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Secret
Bet
About
More
Small
Poker
Ball
End
Up
Hands
Behind
Much
Choose
Play
Amount
Playing
I seldom reraise before the flop no matter what my hand is. By so doing, I'm able to disguise the strength of my hand and can trap unsuspecting opponents who interpret my smooth call as a sign of weakness.
Daniel Negreanu
Strength
Matter
Disguise
Before
Sign
Weakness
Able
Seldom
Call
Smooth
Opponents
Doing
Hand
Trap
Who
Flop
Interpret
Check-raising with a drawing hand on the turn is simply a kamikaze gamble. It might work once in a while, but if you consistently attempt it, too often you'll find yourself watching the rest of the tournament from behind the rail.
Daniel Negreanu
Work
You
Yourself
Rest
Too
Once
Consistently
Drawing
Find
Attempt
Simply
Tournament
Hand
Often
Behind
While
Might
Turn
Gamble
Rail
Watching
As a general rule, the more precious the chips you'd consider betting, the more you should lean toward playing it safe. Check it down; cautious play is usually the recipe for long-term success in poker.
Daniel Negreanu
Success
You
Down
Recipe
Consider
Rule
General
More
General Rule
Poker
Betting
Toward
Check
Long-Term
Lean
Safe
Cautious
Precious
Chips
Should
Play
Playing
Beating a tight game requires focus. You'll need to seek out every opportunity where you can steal a big pot. One way is by representing a hand that your opponents probably can't beat.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Game
Opportunity
Focus
Big
Every
Way
Out
Seek
One-Way
Pot
Steal
Beat
Beating
Tight
Opponents
Hand
Representing
Where
Requires
Your
Every Opportunity
Need
Playing Limit Hold'em will certainly improve your No Limit game. There are subtleties to the Limit game that will enhance your technique at the No Limit tables. Mastering these uniquely aggressive Limit tactics will enable you to steal more pots when you sit down to play No Limit Hold'em.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Game
Will
Sit
Aggressive
Down
Tables
No Limit
More
Steal
Tactics
Pots
Mastering
Limit
Enable
Improve
Subtleties
Your
Certainly
Uniquely
Enhance
Play
Technique
Playing
Limit Hold'em is the game for you if you bore easily and crave fast action. Conversely, in No Limit, the game will often slow to a halt when someone is faced with a big decision. That's uncommon in Limit games because all-in bets are rare.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Game
Decision
Will
Rare
Slow
Big
Action
Easily
Bore
Faced
Someone
No Limit
Bets
Uncommon
Because
Limit
Halt
Often
Crave
Games
Fast
Common wisdom in Texas Hold'em suggests that you should raise before the flop if you're planning to play a hand. The saying goes, 'Raise or fold,' but is that correct? Well, it's not the worst advice, but limiting yourself to one of these two options would be a mistake.
Daniel Negreanu
Wisdom
Saying
You
Mistake
Yourself
Advice
Before
Correct
Worst
Fold
Would
Would-Be
Well
Limiting
Hand
Texas
Options
Goes
Common
Should
Planning
Play
Flop
Raise
Two
Limping in - entering a pot by calling rather than raising - is more complicated than raise-or-fold poker because you'll end up playing more hands. Also, it's difficult to put players on a hand when they're in the pot without making a pre-flop raise.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Complicated
Difficult
Entering
Pot
Rather
More
Put
Poker
Also
Calling
Because
Without
Making
Hand
End
Up
Than
Hands
Players
Raise
Playing
Raising
In No Limit Hold'em, much like video games and karate lessons, you need to master one level before you can move on to the next.
Daniel Negreanu
Video Games
You
Master
Before
Move On
No Limit
Like
Limit
Move
Video
Much
Next
Karate
Games
Lessons
Level
Need
In karate, as your skill level increases, your instructor presents you with the next belt. But in poker, only you can decide when it's time to graduate to the next level. That's a tricky proposition for some players because it's difficult to assess your own progress.
Daniel Negreanu
Time
You
Progress
Own
Difficult
Increases
Tricky
Some
Only
Proposition
Poker
Instructor
Because
Graduate
Decide
Skill
Next
Next Level
Your
Karate
Assess
Level
Players
Belt
Presents
The correct strategy in heads-up poker is based on identifying and acting upon your opponent's strengths and weaknesses.
Daniel Negreanu
Strategy
Correct
Weaknesses
Poker
Identifying
Opponent
Acting
Your
Based
Strengths
In poker, position is power. When you've got position, play more hands and apply more pressure before the flop.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Pressure
Power
Before
More
Poker
Got
Hands
Play
Flop
Apply
Position
In golf, no one learns to hit a draw, a fade, or a cut shot until they've been taught how to hit the ball straight. Similarly, novice poker players need to learn how to 'hit it straight' before taking on more difficult concepts.
Daniel Negreanu
Before
Difficult
Draw
Similarly
More
No-One
Fade
Poker
Taking
Until
Concepts
Learn
Ball
Learns
How
Been
Hit
Taught
Golf
Straight
Cut
Shot
Novice
Players
Need
Playing correctly from the small blind can be frustrating and confusing. On the one hand, you already have half the bet in the pot, which should entice you to play more hands. On the other, you'll have to play out of position on every street, which suggests that you should actually play fewer hands.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Half
Every
Other
Correctly
Out
Entice
Bet
Pot
More
Small
Blind
Hand
Hands
Hands-On
Fewer
Which
Frustrating
Confusing
Should
Play
Street
Actually
Playing
Position
Before you even consider making a value bet, try to determine if the bet will have any value at all. Attempt to put your opponent on a hand that he'd likely call a bet with on the river. To do this, you'll have to mentally play back the details of the hand. Think about your opponent's playing tendencies.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Try
Will
Value
Before
Think
Consider
Back
Details
Bet
About
Determine
Mentally
Tendencies
Attempt
River
He
Put
Likely
Call
Making
Opponent
Hand
Any
Your
Even
Play
Playing
Powerful drawing hands, like a pair with a flush draw or even conventional straight and flush draws, are often good opportunities to try a semi-bluff - making a bet or raise that you hope will not be called, but leaves you some outs if it is.
Daniel Negreanu
Hope
Good
You
Opportunities
Try
Will
Flush
Draw
Drawing
Draws
Some
Bet
Powerful
Like
Making
Leaves
Hands
Often
Conventional
Straight
Even
Pair
Raise
Don't try to make a big bluff on the turn with a drawing hand. With only one card to come, even a big draw is an underdog against a made hand. Keep the betting small.
Daniel Negreanu
Try
Made
Big
Draw
Drawing
Only
Small
Betting
Underdog
Come
Make
Hand
Bluff
Against
Turn
Even
Keep
Card
Table talk is a part of the game, and frankly, it's the part of the game that I enjoy most.
Daniel Negreanu
Game
Enjoy
Frankly
Table
Part
Most
Talk
To be sure, playing it safe isn't a flashy style of poker. Some even claim that it's too weak and passive. That being said, playing safe poker is still a proven recipe for success in the world's biggest poker tournaments.
Daniel Negreanu
Success
World
Style
Too
Recipe
Claim
Weak
Some
Poker
Tournaments
Safe
Sure
Said
Still
Proven
Passive
Being
Flashy
Biggest
Even
Playing
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