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		<title>Understanding the value of your suited connectors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toulouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poker Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suited connectors are often misunderstood by poker players. They are okay hands when the pot is multiway. The obvious advantage of suited connectors is they can help you make flushes and straights which are hands that can win you a lot of money. Here are some problems though with suited connectors: Small flushes What do [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.so-sick.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/suited-connectors1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-26" title="suited-connectors1" src="http://www.so-sick.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/suited-connectors1-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a>Suited connectors are often misunderstood by poker players. They are okay hands when the pot is multiway. The obvious advantage of suited connectors is they can help you make flushes and straights which are hands that can win you a lot of money.</p>
<p>Here are some problems though with suited connectors:</p>
<h3>Small flushes</h3>
<p>What do you expect with suited connectors but form small flushes. These small flushes can of course be beaten by the higher flushes and you might end up losing a good chunk of your stack if you assess the game poorly.</p>
<h3>Two-pairs</h3>
<p>They can also make two pairs. These are good cards in poker but you have to know if you have a strong two pair like A-10 or just a 7-6. The first one allows you to play for the stacks while the second one is vulnerable to the aggressiveness of the other opponents.</p>
<h3>Draws and not made hands</h3>
<p>When the betting on the flop gets a bit to aggressive, a player with a suited connector might not be able to move on and miss improving his cards by making hands. Compare this if you have a pair which can make sets and better on multiway situations since they can go against pairs, form triples, or even a full house.</p>
<p>Conversely, the suited connectors though has a good chance of hitting flops. You can play them to represent good hands when the board shows low cards. When you go to a showdown, you have a good chance of forming the best hand.</p>
<p>Remember when the opportunity rises with your suited connectors, go ahead and pull that trigger. This way, you maximize the real value of these cards.</p>
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		<title>Say &#8220;Hi&#8221; to Andy Bloch, Poker &amp; Blackjack Genius</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toulouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Andy Bloch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andy Bloch is one of the most educated of poker players around. He has under his belt not one but two degrees in engineering from none other than MIT and another degree in law from the Harvard university. With brains of this caliber he was sure to make a mark in the game of poker [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Andy Bloch is one of the most educated of poker players around. He has under his belt not one but two degrees in engineering from none other than MIT and another degree in law from the Harvard university. With brains of this caliber he was sure to make a mark in the game of poker no doubt. The thing about Andy Bloch was that he could have pursued a career in either engineering or law after the kind of degrees that he had to his name but he chose to play poker professionally.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.so-sick.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Andy-Bloch.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-8" title="Andy Bloch" src="http://www.so-sick.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Andy-Bloch-225x300.jpg" alt="Andy Bloch" width="225" height="300" /></a>Andy Bloch lives in LA, Nevada and has participated in 73 cashes so far. His total earnings up till now have been $4,128,388 and he stands are First Place Finishes at 9. He was always coaxed into pursuing his career in the academic field but he threw convention to the wind and joined the game of poker. This gamble of his has paid off and in the ten years or so that he has dedicated to professional poker he has been able to garner substantial wins for himself. He has been features in several different kinds of television shows and has also featured in many a newspaper. The unique experiences in life that he has had have always ignited the interest in his fans. The brave and courageous way in which he stood by his interest of playing poker even though it went against conventional wisdom has always gone on to make good reading.</p>
<p>Andy Bloch has accomplished several things in the game and has participated in <a href="http://andyfanbloch.com/tournament-results.html" target="_blank">several different final tournament tables</a>. His last win in June 2010 at the 41<sup>st</sup> World Series of Poker 2010 and this is where Andy Bloch secured a place of 118<sup>th</sup> and won $3,845.</p>
<p>He was born in the year 1969 and has achieved plentiful as a professional player. He hales from New Haven in Connecticut.</p>
<p><span id="more-6"></span>The good thing is that Andy Bloch is very much into charities and whatever he earns at Full Tilt Poker he goes on to donate it to charities that he supports. These charities operate around the globe. He has won several tournaments. The nick name that he has earned for himself is the Rock and no one has any idea about how it originated. But one thing is there for sure that he has earned for himself a great fortune in the world of poker. He remains quite a hero and has a great fan following amongst his classmates who support him and follow his moves in the world of poker.</p>
<p>Andy Bloch was always inclined towards cards and the game however, he did not really get seriously into poker until he was in this twenties. He has continued to remain one of the most dedicated and committed of poker players and enjoys every single game that comes his way. This could be the secret of his success and the reason why he has been so very successful in the game.</p>
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		<title>Elky is very scary!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toulouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bertrand Grospellier]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[He sure is. The European chipmonster Elky &#8220;Bertrand Grospellier&#8221; is one of the most amazing new faces in the world of poker since 2007 &#8212; and I can&#8217;t get enough of him. Always on point, always firing, always smiling to the camera&#8217;s. This guy is the real deal &#8212; and we need more of these [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He sure is. The European chipmonster <a href="http://www.bertrandgrospellierpoker.com/" target="_blank">Elky &#8220;Bertrand Grospellier&#8221;</a> is one of the most amazing new faces in the world of poker since 2007 &#8212; and I can&#8217;t get enough of him. Always on point, always firing, always smiling to the camera&#8217;s. This guy is the real deal &#8212; and we need more of these at the WPT &amp; WSOP final tables&#8230;</p>
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<p>We love you, Elky!</p>
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		<title>Jennifer Harman: Poker Superblonde!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toulouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jennifer Harman was born in Reno, Nevada. She can regularly be found at the highest stakes cash game at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. She has featured in several television and print coverage and was part of the team of poker players who found their mention in the The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jennifer Harman was born in Reno, Nevada. She can regularly be found at the highest stakes cash game at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. She has featured in several television and print coverage and was part of the team of poker players who found their mention in the The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King. Other accomplishment is that she wrote the Limit Hold &#8217;em chapter for SuperSystem 2. She is married to Marco Traniello and has no children.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.jennifer-harman.info/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-14" title="Jen Harman" src="http://www.so-sick.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Jen-Harman-198x300.jpg" alt="Jennifer Harman Poker Player" width="198" height="300" /></a>Jennifer Harman continues to be an ace woman player and actually is able to stand in a man’s domain very well. According to Jennifer Harman, it helps to be a woman and one who can play poker well. The way her opponents see her is like a typical stereotypical meek girl and that might prove to be their undoing.</p>
<p>When Jennifer Harman is at the Poker Table she continues to be a force to reckon with. Although Jennifer Harman is not a really big built girl, the tenacity and perseverance to win comes through as soon as she is at the poker table. She seems to be a transformed person once she is at the poker table based on the powerful presence and the passion that she carries for the game. The expertise and the total  years of poker playing experience that she brings to the table makes her an opponent to be watched out for. She has played, participated and perfected all the poker playing games there are and this makes her one of the best all round poker players around.</p>
<p>Jennifer Harman ahs several favorite poker players and they are Chip Reese, Ted Forrest and John Hennigan. These are the three poker players who have been poker players who have gone on to impress her greatly with their strategies and techniques adopted at the table. She has won the 2000 World Series of Poker $5,000 Buy-in Deuce-to-seven No-limit Draw Event and the 2002 World Series of Poker $5,000 Buy-in Limit Hold&#8217;em Event.</p>
<p><span id="more-12"></span>Jennifer Harman started playing poker at her father’s lap when she was just eight. Jennifer Harman’s father was interested in the game of poker and whenever he would be losing he would call on his daughter to play the hand for him. The good thing here was his daughter would always go on to turn the game around for him. Those were the first beginnings of a professional poker player. By the time Jennifer Harman turned twenty-one she knew what profession she wanted to pursue what else but become a professional poker player.</p>
<p>Jennifer Harman when on to win the 2000 WSOP deuce-to-seven event and believe it or that the first time she had ever played the game. That sure was a great achievement in the poker world. She also mastered other difficult <a href="http://omaha8poker.net/" target="_blank">games like Omaha 8</a> and Seven Card Stud When Jennifer Harman is not practicing her game of poker then she is found playing with her dogs.</p>
<p>She once won $1.7 million in a single pot. That was the very first time that a single person had won so much at one go.</p>
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		<title>Kid Poker &gt; Poker Brat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toulouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daniel Negreanu]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phil &#8220;The Poker Brat&#8221; Hellmuth looking really really really bad in this one hand from High Stakes Poker. Daniel Negreanu betting his hand for value from PF to river, and Phil basically being a POW to the maximum. Especially his turn call is horrible, and it sets him up for his costly river payoff. Pretty [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Phil &#8220;The Poker Brat&#8221; Hellmuth looking really really really bad in this one hand <a href="http://www.hspokerfan.com/" target="_blank">from High Stakes Poker</a>. Daniel Negreanu betting his hand for value from PF to river, and Phil basically being a POW to the maximum. Especially his turn call is horrible, and it sets him up for his costly river payoff.</p>
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<p><span id="more-19"></span>Pretty sick if you ask me; because <a href="http://letstaserphil.com/" target="_blank">Philly Willy Hellmuth</a> should know way better&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Mike Matusow Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toulouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pretty solid Mike Matusow interview by Amanda Leatherman for Pokerroad. She starts off a little &#8220;off&#8221; but as the interview continues Mike the Mouth gets into it, Amanda gets more comfortable and we get a nice view in the mind of Mikey.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pretty solid Mike Matusow interview by Amanda Leatherman for Pokerroad. She starts off a little &#8220;off&#8221; but as the interview continues <a href="http://www.mikematusowpokerfan.com/" target="_blank">Mike the Mouth</a> gets into it, Amanda gets more comfortable and we get a nice view in the mind of Mikey.</p>
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