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mpethybridge Sorry guys, we have had our first person fail to deliver a scheduled CotW thread, so I am filling in on no notice. To be perfectly candid, check raises...

I vi ii V7 This is probably my favorite topic so I’m happy to be starting the thread this week. I’ll try not to get too tl;dr. Why and What...

Pokey So you’ve got bottom set on a three-flush board and your opponent just check-raised you all-in. What do you do? Well, the first thing you do is you put...

Skates Preface: Hi everyone! Here is a sample article from the manual about 15-30BB play I was intending to write. I would appreciate if you kept any chatter in this...

First of all, understand that you will get caught bluffing. It’s all a part of the game. When you do, don’t freak out or let it rattle you. Instead, it’s...

A semi-bluff is where you bet a hand a little bit stronger than you should or make a bet implying a hand is a bit better than it is. Usually...

Bluffing isn’t something you do in a vacuum; you need to have a target. And the bigger and rounder you can paint that target, the easier it is to hit....

One of the key elements to bluffing is knowing when to do it. If a bluff is well timed, it will mean more to your stack and it’s more likely...

Okay, okay, the title isn’t strictly true, but we’ve put it up there in headline bold to make a point and have you think about it. Bluffing people worse than...

Of course, you can’t just donk lead your draws, otherwise you will become very easy to read very quickly. I recommend leading a number of value hands to blend your...