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Is NL5 really harder than NL2?

Posted on February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 by pokerdolphin

So, I’ve recently been playing both NL2 and NL5. I started with NL2 because it is the lowest stakes, and you only need a small bankroll to get started. Really, you can get started playing NL2 with only $60, assuming you follow the 30 buy-in rule. I generally prefer to have 40-50 buy-ins at a…

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Hand Analysis: Folding a boat!?!?!?!

Posted on January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 by pokerdolphin

So, today’s article is not going to be about any hands I personally played. Over the weekend, I was watching the PCA 2023 main event. It’s a great tournament. The commentators are awesome and it’s always suspenseful and exciting to watch pros make big moves, given how much money they are playing for. Many of…

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My thoughts on coolers (plus a few crazy hands I played)

Posted on January 27, 2023January 28, 2023 by pokerdolphin

Ah, coolers. One of the most dreaded things in poker. The event that just pisses everybody off when they experience it. For those of you who don’t know what a cooler is, it’s basically a situation where a strong hand gets beat by an even stronger hand. It’s a practically unavoidable situation, because folding would…

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Hand Analysis: Good read or got lucky?

Posted on January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 by pokerdolphin

So I wanted to spend some time going over this hand. This was a hand I played last night. Getting put in a tough spot is always tricky, so I like to go over these hands and try to determine if my decision was good. So, let’s start from the beginning. For context, the SB…

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Starting my micro stakes poker journey – Road to becoming a professional

Posted on January 22, 2023January 22, 2023 by pokerdolphin

So, I am an aspiring professional poker player. Or semi-professional rather. My goal is to ultimately make enough money from poker that I can use it as side income. I’d always like to have other income sources as I don’t want to have to rely on poker for money. It would be too stressful given…

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  • My thoughts on coolers (plus a few crazy hands I played)
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