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Archive for the ‘luck’ Category

December 12th, 2007

I’ve been thinking a bit about trying to fix leaks in a bankroll. I’ve been playing excellently lately for the most part and still can’t see to more than break even, mostly due to a series of crappy beats. Though I’ve been paying more attention to hands that make me lose money. Or hands that […]

By Blake -- 1 comment

November 29th, 2007

Bad Beat Contest Winner: Jereme Dean

Here’s the winning bad beat story from Jereme Dean. This is a tournament bad beat, but it’s two in a row, so that makes it just a little grosser:
I am playing a tourney at Full Tilt to advance to a bigger tourney for a spot on Poker After Dark. I am playing well and changing […]

By Blake -- 0 comments

November 16th, 2007

Big Pair vs Big Pair

Tonight at a local 2/5 game, there were 2 or 3 huge pots where 2 different players ended up all in before the flop with AA vs KK or KK vs QQ. This kind of situation is the one big way a lot of great players end up losing their money: one sick huge hand […]

By Blake -- 2 comments

November 13th, 2007

Playing a Fast Tourney Shortstacked

So once a week at a local home game I play in a free roll tournament that usually has two full tables. Each player is given 1,000 chips and the blinds begin at 25/50, then double every ten minutes until they are 1000/2000. With ten minute rounds, and the play going pretty slow, you usually […]

By Blake -- 8 comments

October 15th, 2007

Luck and changing seats

Do people really believe that you make your own luck? I’ve always snorted at this sentiment: as if the cards will change based on whether or not I feel like I’m going to win. You hear people like Daniel Negreanu say “If you don’t feel like you’re going to win, you’re not going to win.” […]

By Blake -- 1 comment