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Four Doug Polk MTT Hands Reviewed by Two of The Best Tournament Players Ever

By Duncan Smith

Doug Polk built Upswing Poker, but he’s still best known as a heads-up cash game specialist. That’s what makes his…

Push Fold Charts for Poker Tournaments, Plus More Advanced Strategies

By Leo Song-Carrillo

Note: Updated February 2026. For the original article and charts scroll to the bottom. In the mid-2010s, the emergence of…

7 Poker Tournament Tips for Running Deep More Often

By Miikka Anttonen

Poker tournament tips is, apparently, a pretty common search term on Google. I assume the searchers are looking for a…

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How To Think About Poker Ranges Like a Pro

By Matt Colletta | August 21, 2015

Do you know how to think about poker ranges? In this article, I will take you step-by-step through the very…

4 Rules for Betting the Flop

By Matt Colletta | May 20, 2015

Continuation betting has been one of the most popular and misunderstood concepts in Texas Hold’em over the past few years.…

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