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Playing heads-up is the nearest you’ll ever get to feeling like you are betting Russian roulette with Christopher Walken in the movie Deer Hunter. There might not be a pistol to your head, except going toe to toe at the poker table is really a great tension situation.

And should you can’t conquer this aspect of the game then there is no possibility that you’ll be able to accomplish your dream success, like American Chris Moneymaker.

Moneymaker busted competitors out through a variety of on line satellite tournaments on his method to winning the WSOP Major Event in Las Vegas in the year 2003, gathering 3.6 million dollars when he defeated his last adversary on the final table. Neither Moneymaker nor this year’s winner, Australian Joe Hachem, had played in main US tournaments just before except both demonstrated that along with betting the cards they were experienced at intimidating an opponent in individual combat.

Heads-up is a lot like a game of chicken – you don’t need the quickest automobile or, in this case, the very best hand. The nerves to stay on target and not switch from the line once the pedal has hit the metal are far much more necessary qualities. This kamikaze attitude could obtain you into trouble in case you crash your Route sixty six racer into a King Kong pick-up truck, but without it you might as well walk away from the table prior to you even put down your very first blind.

The most critical factor to remember is that you don’t require the very best hand to win; it doesn’t make a difference what cards you receive dealt if the other person folds. If they throw in their 10-8 and you are perched there with an 8-6 you still get the chips. In heads-up you can justifiably contest any pot with just one court card and nearly any pair is worth pumping.

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