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The following is a excerpt from WSOP Champion Blair Rodman's:

  ALL IN MOVE

When all-in confrontations do occur, they are often between hands that are fairly evenly matched. While rarely exactly a 50-50 proposition, they are often referred to as “coin flips”. A common example of a coin flip is AK versus QQ. Does it make sense to risk everything in a tournament on the flip of a coin? If you’re Phil Hellmuth, or one of the other top players, it wouldn’t seem to be the best opportunity to utilize a skill advantage over lesser talented opponents. And, in fact, players like Phil, or especially Phil, detest putting their chips in the middle without an advantage. Phil would much rather use his skills to extract chips from his opponents without having to risk it all in one pot. This is where the best players gain a big edge.   "This is the power of the ALL IN move" So what of the inexperienced player? Is it wise for him to battle better players on their turf? Not if there’s a good alternative. In no-limit hold’em, just such an option exists in the form of the all-in move. If you’re at a pronounced disadvantage in the small-ball arena against better players, but can get your chips in a race in a coin flip situation, it behooves you to do so. And what if your opponent backs down and surrenders the pot to you, as many of the better players are likely to do? Even better. This is the power of the all-in move.

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Blair Rodman is an accomplished no-limit hold'em player and author. He is also the 2007 World Series of Poker $2000 No-Limit Hold'em Champion.