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Valuable lesson for Internet playing
By Steve Rosenbloom, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
 Let's talk about super-satellite tournaments and a strategy mistake committed by many new players, particularly online.
Super satellites allow you to play your way into a bigger tournament at a lesser entry fee - say, $100 for a $3,000 buy-in event. The catch is, the lower the fee, the higher the demand on your skill level to play your way in. But super satellites also allow more than just the winner to move on.
In a recent Internet super satellite played by Barry Shulman, a retired real estate developer who bought Card Player magazine several years ago, there were nine players remaining. The top eight finishers would move on. So, being first is the same as being eighth because players start the next tournament with the same chip count as everyone else.
Shulman, who also plays the live tournament circuit, had a big stack and was going to win a spot in the next round when the action folded all the way around to him.
"One guy to my right has $15 when it's $150-$300 blinds," said Shulman, who has a World Series of Poker bracelet. "In order for him to survive, he has to double up when he's a big blind, double up again when he's a small blind, and still he can't get through a whole round. There's also a guy to his right who only has $100 in chips.
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 Let’s talk about stud this week. I want to talk about one particular hand, the three-card flush. I have known players that did not play it unless there was some high card strength also, but they are few. Most stud players will always call the bring-in with three cards to a flush. I tend to play it myself but I do have some restrictions. I never play it heads up to a High card that raises even if I have already called the bring-in. I want four or more callers before I call a cold raise. I also will not call if two of my suit are exposed. That leaves me eight outs for the flush.
The play on Fourth Street is really what I want to discuss here because on most streets, the play is pretty straightforward. I want to talk about the situation when 4th street misses, like Kc,4c,7c, Th. This is one of those hand usually misplayed by novices. Of all the possible situations involved in flush draws. This is the real loser. Even if few of you suit are showing this hand is a loser. As strong as the Kc,4c,7c, Th, 8c is. hand is, the 4th street hand is still a loser. I recommend mucking on Fourth Street to any bet. I do relax this requirement if the 4th street cards pairs up, like Kc,4c,7c, 7h. That does have winning possibilities.
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 David Sklansky is generally considered the number one authority on gambling in the world today. Besides his ten books on the subject, David also has produced two videos and numerous writings for various gaming publications.
Texas Hold 'em is not an easy game to play well. To become an expert you must balance many concepts, some of which occasionally contradict each other. In 1988, the first edition appeared. Many ideas, which were only known to a small, select group of players, were made available to anyone who was striving to become an expert, and the hold 'em explosion had begun. It is now a new century, and the authors of this book (David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth) have again moved the state of the art forward by adding over 100 pages of new material, including extensive sections on "loose games," and "short-handed games." Anyone who studies this text, is well disciplined, and gets the proper experience; should become a significant winner. Some of the other ideas discussed include play on the first two cards, semi-bluffing, the free card, inducing bluffs, staying with a draw, playing when a pair flops, playing trash hands, desperation bets, playing in wild games, reading hands, and psychology.
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