Andy Bloch
Player Biography- Bijnaam "The Rock"
- 2 overwinningen in 2005
- Tweede in het WSOP $50.000 HORSE toernooi
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Omstandigheden aan tafel begrijpen
December 29th, 2010Als je de korte stapel bent, let dan op hoe je tegenstander speelt en de textuur van de tafel om te bepalen of je moet passen.
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Visualiseer welke handen je tegenstander kan hebben
October 18th, 2010Een tegenstander die alleen bezig is te bedenken welke handen zijn tegenstander precies heeft, laat kansen schieten om voor waarde te kunnen inzetten.
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Aantekeningen maken in Rush Poker*
September 6th, 2010Als je Rush Poker* speelt tegen een grote spelerspool, denk je misschien dat het niet de moeite waard is om aantekeningen te maken over bepaalde spelers.
* Octrooi aangevraagd
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Potkansen
June 28th, 2010Als je grotere potten wilt winnen, moet je rekening houden met de volgende inzetronden...
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Spelen met een kleine stapel
June 7th, 2010Wat is een kleine stapel? Voor de meeste spelers in een toernooi is een geldstapel met tien grote blinds of minder een kleine stapel.
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Fold Equity
1st June 2010Aan de laatste tafel van Event #1 van het WSOP in 2008, het $10K Pot-Limit Hold‘em Championship, liep ik tegen een hand aan waarin ik een moeilijke beslissing moest nemen. We waren ongeveer halverwege de laatste tafel met blinds van $20,000/$40,000.
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Semi-Bluffing
22nd January 2009The semi-bluff is one of the most powerful weapons in any poker player’s arsenal. If there’s a decent chance you can steal a pot by semi-bluffing, you should usually take it. But, as with any play you make at the table, the semi-bluff is always most effective when...
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Playing Over-Cards
June 11th, 2008For many players, there's nothing prettier than peeking at their hole cards and seeing paint. A-K. K-Q. Q-J. They're all big hands and, often times, very playable ones, especially in position. Sometimes though...
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Loosening Up Before the Flop – Part 2
March 27th, 2008In my last tip, I talked about the necessity of loosening up your pre-flop game, especially in the late stages of a tournament. This week, I’m going to provide you with some more specific examples of the kinds of hands you may want to play when...
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Loosening Up Before the Flop – Part 1
March 20th, 2008Knowing what to do and when to do it is what separates those who just play in tournaments from those who make final tables. This is especially true in No-Limit Hold 'em, where the first decisions you’re faced with are what hands you should play and when you should play…
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Implied Odds - Part 2
December 5th, 2007In my last tip, I discussed the basic principles of implied odds. As you'll recall, your implied odds are the total amount you can win in a given pot, divided by the number of chips you're putting into the pot. Put another way, implied odds calculate future action and betting that may occur in a hand, while pot odds focus on the here and now of the...
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Implied Odds - Part 1
November 28th, 2007Most people have a pretty good understanding of pot odds - whether the amount of chips in the pot justifies making a call - but they fail to realize that making this calculation only solves part of the poker equation. Often, these players forget to think about how the rest of the hand is going to...
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How to Win a HORSE Tournament Part II
August 7th, 2007To win a HORSE tournament, you have to understand the value of the blinds and antes in each of the games. From my experience I find that you don't win HORSE tournaments as much as you steal them...
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How to Win a HORSE Tournament Part I
July 31st, 2007If you want to win a HORSE tournament, you have to be good at all five games. You don't have to be the best player at any one game, but you also can't be the worst. If you're really bad at one of the games...
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When to Continuation Bet
June 20th, 2007When you raise pre-flop in a game of No-Limit Hold 'em and are called, you're faced with a decision when the flop hits the board. Should you put out a continuation bet on the flop or should you check and let...
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Heads-Up vs Multi-Way Hands in Omaha Hi/Lo
Oct 3, 2006If you're playing a multi-way pot, you need a very strong hand going one way or the other.
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Betting the River with Marginal Hands
August 21, 2006In spots where your opponent might hold a busted draw and bluff, it's often more profitable to check and then pick off the bluff with a call.
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Tips From Tunica
January 23, 2006When he check-raised, he failed to ask himself a critical question: What hand can I call with that he could beat?
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No-limit by the Numbers
August 15, 2005In poker, it's the long run that matters, so he should only call if his probability of winning is greater than 40%.
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