July 15th, 2008
One of the biggest mistakes I’ve seen in the past few weeks playing .50/$1 no limit hold em online is the tendency for players to have absolutely no idea how to bet their hands. So many players seem to be paying no attention to the size of the pot or the previous bets before them […]
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July 13th, 2008
Sigh, when they come they come together, it’s always fun:
Here’s evidence to why when you play a hand bad and you are feeling dumb or angry about it, you should quit and wait for a more level headed time. I can’t tell you the amount of money I’ve spent after playing for weeks of excellent […]
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July 9th, 2008
Most of the time in poker you hear about how being aggressive wins the money, and in the long run this is true, but in my last few weeks playing no limit online with a wide variety of donks, I’ve thought a lot about the skill of ‘inducing the bluff,’ or getting the player with […]
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July 8th, 2008
from PokerStars:
World’s Largest Online Poker Tournament Set to Begin
PokerStars.com presents the seventh Annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Guaranteed $30 Million Prize Pool
ISLE OF MAN (UK), JULY 3, 2008 – The seventh annual PokerStars.com World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), begins on September 5th with a guaranteed prize pool of $30 million – […]
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July 5th, 2008
News from PokerStars:
PokerStars is leading the online TV revolution with an amazing new site that not only let’s you watch your favorite players, but also let’s you learn from the pros how to play your favorite hands. The site is chock full of incredible footage from 2008’s best tournaments like the EPT, PCA and LAPT. […]
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July 4th, 2008
$350 pot, I flopped a set, raise and reraise before me on the flop, I have about $180, I 5x the last reraise, guy comes over the top for not much more, of course he has a huge draw, of course he hits, of course board doesn’t pair, I lose $400 to a guy who […]
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July 3rd, 2008
Here’s a hand from tonight that demonstrates the value of playing suited connectors in position against a small raise:
I limped with the 9/10 of diamonds, small blind popped it but barely 3x the BB, and being in position against him made it easily worth it.
A quick double up when I drop a big hand and […]
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July 2nd, 2008
This kind of scares me, in some way I can’t define.
Pros must get so much donkey action with people just trying to beat them a pot. Maybe that’s why Chris Ferguson is sitting at a lower stakes table? Knowing he’s going to sweep up most of the time unless people get lucky?
Must be nice to […]
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July 1st, 2008
Some good advice for beginners getting started with online poker by Gus Hansen:
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June 27th, 2008
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