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	<title>Learn Poker Strategy &#187; How to Play Poker</title>
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	<description>Learn how to play poker by reading my exploits as I go from a novice to winning my way into $250,000 tournaments</description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m back. Looser than ever and lucky sometimes.</title>
		<link>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2009/07/09/im-back-looser-than-ever-and-lucky-sometimes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Play Poker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey guys,
I thought it might be time to start writing about my game again.
It&#8217;s been a rollercoaster these days. Deposited $200 on pokerstars and been up to $400 and down at $100 again.
I am playing $0.25/$0.50 deepstack ($50). Four tables.
Here are four hand examples, playing as loose as i do really makes getting good hands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Big Poker Mistakes Will Equal a Tournament Elimination</title>
		<link>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/11/19/two-big-poker-mistakes-will-equal-a-tournament-elimination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/11/19/two-big-poker-mistakes-will-equal-a-tournament-elimination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2005 20:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Play Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learn Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Hold Em]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Distractions will lead to mistakes, and mistakes will lead to being a poker loser.  Example provided.]]></description>
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		<title>Implied Odds.  What are they?</title>
		<link>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/10/20/implied-odds-what-are-they-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/10/20/implied-odds-what-are-they-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2005 02:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Play Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learn Poker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pots odds are often discussed, but implied odds remain a mystery to many.  Easy to learn, and you should know what they are.]]></description>
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		<title>SNG Holdem &#8211; short stack &#8211; big stack &#8211; same strategy to win.</title>
		<link>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/10/16/sng-holdem-short-stack-big-stack-same-strategy-to-win/</link>
		<comments>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/10/16/sng-holdem-short-stack-big-stack-same-strategy-to-win/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2005 11:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Play Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learn Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Hold Em]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chill out, and reap the rewards...]]></description>
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		<title>Online Poker Macintosh Versions</title>
		<link>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/10/04/online-poker-macintosh-versions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/10/04/online-poker-macintosh-versions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 22:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cool Poker Sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to Play Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learn Poker]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I hear this complaint a lot!
I can&#8217;t play poker stars on a Macintosh!
While it certainly is true, pokerstars does not have a version for the Macintosh; pokerstars is not the only choice in online poker!  There are several online poker rooms that allow you to play on your Mac!
Looking for Macintosh Poker?  Try [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Todays Bad beat</title>
		<link>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/10/01/todays-bad-beat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2005 21:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Play Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learn Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Hold Em]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was in 3rd place in a 27 player NL Hold&#8217;em SNG on pokerstars today.
Here is how the hand played out.
I was dealt
Q Q  in the big blind.
I had been playing these aggressively in the past. This was actually my 4th wire pair of Hilton Sisters in this SNG.  So this time I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TV Poker</title>
		<link>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/09/19/tv-poker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/09/19/tv-poker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2005 03:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Play Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learn Poker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned this a few days ago in a post.
Mike Caro wrote an excellent article on how players are learning to play Hold&#8217;em by watching TV.
Tonight I had a perfect example.
I didn&#8217;t get the hand history but here is a rough breakdown.
Early in a SNG I am dealt pocket aces.  I raise 5x the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Caro says, Did you learn poker by watching TV?</title>
		<link>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/09/17/mike-caro-says-did-you-learn-poker-by-watching-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/09/17/mike-caro-says-did-you-learn-poker-by-watching-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2005 10:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Play Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learn Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips from Poker Pros]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you learn to play Poker watching poker tournaments on TV?
Mike Caro the esteemed poker pro and one of the best known poker authors wrote an awesome article about people who learn poker watching tv.
He points out that the television shows take an hour or even a few hours of a tournament that lasted several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knocked out in 9th place</title>
		<link>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/09/16/knocked-out-in-9th-place/</link>
		<comments>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/09/16/knocked-out-in-9th-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Play Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learn Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Hold Em]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this hand from a poker stars 27 person Sit N Go.
Only 5 players left at the table as we&#8217;re waiting for one more person to be knocked out so we can sort out the final table.
Seat 2: Lassiter (4510 in chips)
Seat 4: richie6 (2740 in chips)
Seat 5: Big Weck (1400 in chips)
Seat 6: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Plays &#8211; Bad Plays &#8211; a night of poker, and learning from mistakes</title>
		<link>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/09/15/good-plays-bad-plays-a-night-of-poker-and-learning-from-mistakes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.learnpokerstrategy.com/2005/09/15/good-plays-bad-plays-a-night-of-poker-and-learning-from-mistakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Play Poker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learn Poker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I had some good plays and some bad plays. 
I played in several Holdem SNGs at poker stars.
Bad Play
Early in a 27 person SNG during the first orbit I had the following hand:
8 8 
I was in middle position.
Amyot raised to T40 and I called.  There were two more callers.
Flop:
J 2 T 
Amyot [...]]]></description>
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