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The World Series of Poker has always attracted a competitive international field.
Daniel Negreanu
World
Field
Poker
Attracted
Always
International
Series
World Series
Competitive
Chess is a great training ground for poker players because it's a math-based game, much like backgammon is.
Daniel Negreanu
Great
Game
Training
Poker
Like
Because
Chess
Training Ground
Much
Ground
Players
Playing chess can make you a better poker player because it forces you to think several moves ahead. That kind of intense mental exercise develops a deeper level of thinking than is typically encountered when playing poker.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Better
Think
Thinking
Several
Kind
Mental
Poker
Develops
Make
Forces
Because
Exercise
Chess
Encountered
Than
Intense
Moves
Deeper
Deeper Level
Level
Player
Playing
Experienced no-limit Texas Hold'em players understand the importance of reading flop texture.
Daniel Negreanu
Reading
Importance
Understand
Texas
Texture
Experienced
Flop
Players
The most obvious difference between a cash game and a tournament is that in tournament play, once your chips are gone, so are you. In a cash game, you can always dig into your pocket for more money.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Game
Money
Gone
Dig
Once
Pocket
Cash
More
Tournament
Between
Most
Obvious
Always
Difference
Chips
Your
Play
Tournament play demands patience to survive and win. Winning at cash games demands a whole other level of thought and deception. You need to reach into your bag of tricks and run the occasional big bluff to be a consistent cash game winner.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Patience
Game
Win
Thought
Winner
Big
Other
Consistent
Run
Tricks
Cash
Winning
Tournament
Bag
Demands
Reach
Occasional
Survive
Bluff
Deception
To Survive
Your
Games
Whole
Play
Level
Need
Playing deep-stack, no-limit hold'em is a very complex game where the most critical and difficult decisions come after the flop.
Daniel Negreanu
Game
Difficult
Complex
Critical
Come
Most
Very
Where
After
Decisions
Flop
Difficult Decisions
Playing
Deep-stack games like High Stakes Poker are the favorites among both poker pros and avid fans of televised poker. In these games, the most talented players shine and the most exciting action takes place.
Daniel Negreanu
Fans
Shine
Action
Televised
High
Favorites
Both
Pros
Exciting
Takes
Poker
Talented
Like
Most
Place
Stakes
Avid
Games
Among
Players
The value of small pocket pairs comes from the possibility of flopping three of kind and winning a sizable pot. To that extent, playing this type of hand is a low risk/high reward proposition.
Daniel Negreanu
Reward
Value
Three
Type
Possibility
Kind
Pocket
Pot
Small
Winning
Proposition
Hand
Low
Pairs
Extent
Playing
It's never a good thing when an opponent has a solid read on you pre-flop.
Daniel Negreanu
Good
You
Solid
Good Thing
Never
Read
Opponent
Thing
The most important reason why it's dangerous to risk all your chips pre-flop is that you simply can't be certain that you are even in a coin flip situation at that time.
Daniel Negreanu
Time
You
Dangerous
Important
Situation
Risk
Simply
Most
The Most Important
Chips
Certain
Your
Reason
Flip
Even
Why
Coin
In No Limit hold'em tournaments, size your bets based on your opponent's skill level. You can cut corners by betting wisely - save a little here and make a little extra there.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Extra
Corners
No Limit
Bets
Tournaments
Wisely
Betting
Make
Limit
Opponent
Size
Little
Cut
Skill
Your
Based
Level
Here
Save
It's one of my basic premises for tournament play: Choose to bet the lesser amount when a smaller-sized bet will accomplish the same objective as a bigger one.
Daniel Negreanu
Will
Bet
Objective
Tournament
Accomplish
Same
Bigger
Choose
Premises
Lesser
Play
Amount
Basic
Obsessing about statistics won't make you a better poker player. In fact, you'll end up wasting too much valuable time on that stuff when you should be concentrating on crucial issues, like getting a read on your opponents and studying the psychological aspects of the game.
Daniel Negreanu
Time
You
Game
Better
Too Much
Valuable
Too
Valuable Time
Statistics
About
Fact
Crucial
Poker
Studying
Stuff
Like
Concentrating
Make
Read
Opponents
Issues
End
Up
Getting
In Fact
Psychological
Much
Should
Aspects
Your
Wasting
Player
Protect your hand when you're confident you're in the lead. Don't be greedy and try to milk your opponent for a few more chips when the pot is already large.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Try
Greedy
Few
Pot
More
Lead
Protect
Opponent
Hand
Confident
Chips
Your
Large
Milk
It's imperative to save a few chips whenever possible when playing small-ball poker. You never want to risk a high percentage of your chips unless you're dealt a monster hand.
Daniel Negreanu
You
Few
Monster
Unless
Possible
High
High Percentage
Percentage
Risk
Imperative
Never
Poker
Dealt
Hand
Whenever
Want
Chips
Your
Playing
Save
The ability to perform basic math calculations is certainly an integral part of playing fundamental poker. But in tournament poker, it's equally important to understand that survival often trumps mathematics in coin flip situations.
Daniel Negreanu
Mathematics
Survival
Important
Ability
Part
Tournament
Poker
Perform
Calculations
Equally
Understand
Integral
Integral Part
Math
Often
Situations
Certainly
Flip
Fundamental
Basic
Playing
Coin
Many players in the big blind get in trouble by calling pre-flop raises; they try to do too much. They don't want to get bullied, so they attempt a tricky check-raise bluff or overplay their hands in an ill-advised effort to push back.
Daniel Negreanu
Try
Too Much
Trouble
Big
Too
Back
Tricky
Push
Attempt
Blind
Calling
Bullied
Effort
Get
Hands
Want
Bluff
Much
Many
Players
Raises
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
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