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Amanda Botfeld
The poker writer Amanda Botfeld

Amanda Botfeld has written articles for the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, and Los Angeles Times. She is the author of the book A Girl's Guide to Poker, dedicated to making poker friendly and accessible to everyone. Amanda is especially passionate about introducing beginners to the game and seeks to simplify strategies in a way that everyone can understand. In 2021, she was a World Series of Poker final-tablist where she and her father took third place in the WSOP tag team event. Now she splits her time between Los Angeles and her husband's native Ireland. They met at a poker table. 

You can follow her on Twitter here: twitter.com/amandabotfeld

Amanda Botfeld 's Articles
What Is the Bring-In in Poker? Take Your Seven Card Stud Strategy to the Next Level!

What Is the Bring-In in Poker? Take Your Seven Card Stud Strategy to the Next Level!

The bring-in is the first player to act in a Stud game. In regular seven card Stud, the bring-in is the player that has the lowest ranked up-card on third street. The term bring-in is also refers to the amount of chips that a player occupying this position must place into the pot before acting on third street (a little bit like the blinds in Hold’em). He can either “check” and just pay the bring-in or he can “complete” (raise) to the small bet amount.
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What Is Barrel Poker? Dive into the Definition and Strategy for Beginners!

What Is Barrel Poker? Dive into the Definition and Strategy for Beginners!

A barrel in poker is a bet made after also taking the last aggressive action on the previous betting round. For example, if we make a continuation bet on the flop in Hold’em, a second bet on the turn can be referred to as a “barrel” or a“turnbarrel”. The terms double-barrel and triple-barrel are also commonly used to describe a spot where we bet two or three times consecutively.
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