Andy Bloch
Player Biography- Tem a alcunha de "The Rock"
- 2 vitórias em 2005
- Terminou em segundo lugar o torneio de HORSE do WSOP para $50.000 dólares.
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Entendendo as Condições da Mesa
December 29th, 2010Quando tiver poucas fichas, preste atenção nas tendências de seus adversários e na textura da mesa para saber quando pode roubar o pote.
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Visualizando as Variações de Mãos de um Adversário
October 18th, 2010Um jogador que tenta imaginar apenas mãos específicas para seus adversários pode perder oportunidades de fazer apostas de valor.
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Anotações no Rush Poker*
September 6th, 2010Ao jogar no Rush Poker*, contra um grande número de adversários, você pode pensar que não vale a pena fazer anotações sobre os outros jogadores.
* Patente Pendente
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Chances Implícitas
June 28th, 2010Se você deseja ganhar potes maiores, precisa levar em consideração as rodadas de apostas futuras...
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Jogo com Pilha Pequena
June 7th, 2010O que é uma pilha pequena? Bom, a maioria dos jogadores consideraria uma pilha de dez big blinds ou menos como uma pilha pequena em um torneio.
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Equidade de Desistência
1st June 2010Durante a mesa final do Evento 1 da WSOP de 2008, o Campeonato de Hold’em com Limite de Pote de $10 mil, encontrei uma mão na qual eu tinha uma decisão muito difícil a tomar. Estávamos mais ou menos na metade da mesa final, com os blinds em $20 mil/$40 mil.
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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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