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Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Why Position Matters in 2-7 Triple Draw David Behr	Last week I described a few of my experiences playing in an eight-game mix tournament on PokerStars. To refresh your recollection, eight games are played in rotation in an eight-game mix tournament... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- The Future of Mixed Games? David Behr	There were several new events added to the 2008 World Series of Poker. Some of them, like Event #4 "Mixed Hold'em", don't really qualify as mixed games in my book. While it's true that two different variations... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Figuring Out Stud Hi/Lo David Behr	Seven-card stud hi/lo, like razz, is a game that tends to bewilder mixed-games players. At first glance, it seems simple enough -- it's a hybrid of seven-card stud and razz, with the wrinkle that a low hand must be made with five... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- The Importance of Fourth Street in Razz David Behr	Razz is one of the most poorly understood of all of the games that typically find their way into a mixed-game rotation. As opposed to other lowball games like deuce-to-seven triple draw and badugi, razz (like most stud variants)... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy -- In the Mix: Playing the River in Limit Hold'em David Behr	Four weeks ago I wrote about some of the difference between playing no-limit hold'em and limit hold'em, a game which is the cornerstone of many a mixed-game rotation and one of the primary games in most mixed-games tournaments... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Getting the Most Out of Omaha Hi/Lo David Behr	Most beginning mixed-games players tend to play conservatively in the stud games, play somewhat decently in limit hold'em (due to its overlap with the game of choice for the past four years, no-limit hold'em), but become... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- A Closer Look at Deuce-to-Seven David Behr	Survey the poker landscape in the hole-card-camera era, and you'll be convinced that only two types of poker are played anymore: flop poker games such as hold'em and Omaha, and stud poker games such as razz and seven-card stud... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Starting Hands and Dead Cards in Razz David Behr	A few weeks ago I discussed the importance of looking for the proper conditions to defend the bring-in bet in razz and how absent incredibly ideal conditions, the bring-in is usually better off folding most of the time... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Limit Hold'em for No-Limit Players David Behr	The lament of the no-limit hold'em player forced to play limit hold'em is often that "opponents can't be forced to fold." There is some merit to this sentiment; with betting limits structured into fixed amounts, the best weapon... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Fifth Street in the Stud Games David Behr	Those pesky stud games. In addition to requiring more from players in terms of attention, memory and reading ability, they also have one more round of betting than flop games. Hold'em and Omaha have four rounds of betting... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- The Danger of Danglers David Behr	Take typical hold'em players and sit them down in a limit Omaha hi/lo game for the first time, and their initial reaction will most likely be to marvel that they are dealt four cards, instead of two. With so many starting cards... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Card Memory in the Stud Games David Behr	Stud games are often referred to as "old man" games, since it seems that the average age of any random player at a stud cash game table is about 60. The younger generation of poker players all prefer to play action games such... more
PokerNews Strategy with Lex 'Raszi' Veldhuis: The Small Top Pair Lex 'Raszi' Veldhuis	Previous to this clip, I've been in some hands with "villain" and developed some quick, specific reads. He likes to call us very light, he knows we're recording, and he knows I can play like a monkey. I took advantage of that by... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Starting Out in Badugi and Triple Draw David Behr	Last week we took a quick look at one of the earliest decisions a player has to make in a game that everyone loves to hate -- razz. This week we're continuing the lowball theme by looking at two other lowball games that have... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Defending the Bring-in Bet in Razz David Behr	Razz -- the game that poker players love to hate. Razz is a game so universally reviled that once upon a time in some areas, H.O.R.S.E. mixed games were transformed into S.H.O.E. solely for the purpose of eliminating razz from... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Outdrawn and Quartered in Omaha Hi/Lo David Behr	Last week we took a look at a situation that happens all too frequently in seven-card stud hi/lo -- a player with no qualifying low hand who gets freerolled for the high half of the pot by a player with a made low. The long and short... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Freerolling the High (Stud Hi/Lo) David Behr	Stud games are typically the games that beginning mixed-games players struggle with the most. They require much more attention to detail than flop games due to all of the cards that are exposed during the course of a hand. For example... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Squeezing an Opponent on Hold'em's Big Streets David Behr	For the last few weeks we have considered why now is the time to start playing mixed games, what some basic considerations are when playing a mixed-game tournament, and what basic adjustments should be made when playing in a mixed-game... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Basic Cash Game Considerations David Behr	Last week I set forth a few basic concepts and strategies to consider before signing up to play in a mixed game tournament. This week I want to turn to cash games, as mixed games are quickly becoming a mainstay at poker rooms around... more
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Basic Tournament Considerations David Behr	As mentioned last week, non-hold'em events and mixed game events saw large field increases at this year's World Series of Poker. The knowledge base in many of those games remains woefully underdeveloped, due to the focus on hold'em... more

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