Archive for January, 2009

The best way to deal with bad beats is to experience a lot of them

Saturday, January 31st, 2009 | Poker and Life, Poker Articles | 4 Comments

Submitted by Rakewell, this article belongs to the Poker and Life series. I recently read another long post on Rakewell’s PokerGrump blog and liked the way it touched on the subject of why we tend to remember our bad beats better when we are on the receiving end and how it becomes easier to deal with bad beats the more of them you have experienced. In addition Rakewell again draws parallels to situations that on the surface have nothing to do with poker, which I really enjoy and therefore Read more [...]

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Embracing the risk in the game

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Tournament | 2 Comments

Submitted by Mitchell this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series. Mitchell Cogert is the author of “Tournament Poker: 101 Winning Moves.” It is the only reference book to reveal the plays the Pros use to win a poker tournament. These plays are based on reviewing 20 years worth of tournament poker strategies and by actual play against Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, David Pham and other top pros. The book is available on amazon and rated 5 out of 5 stars by customers. Find out more Read more [...]

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Why the cards matter least – Poker Strategy Part 5

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Strategy, Poker Tournament | 2 Comments

This article belongs to the Poker Tournament series In this article I will discuss the stage of the tournament. If you have not read the previous articles in this series, please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4, at your convenience. Now you might be wondering why I consider the stage at which the tournament is at to be more important than the cards you may be holding. The reason for this is because your opponents, and possibly yourself, will be playing differently depending on which Read more [...]

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Loco Poker

Monday, January 26th, 2009 | Poker and Life, Poker Articles | No Comments

This article belongs to the Poker and Life series This is the story of a Texas Hold'em variant known among my friends and I as Loco Poker. Loco Poker was developed in Newcastle a few years ago when Artur and I took two weeks off to visit my brother and a friend of his who had set op base in Newcastle to live the gambler's dream. Now I'm not sure who actually invented it. If you ask Artur and my brother they will claim to their death that it's their child, but I  like to think that the Read more [...]

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Finding a way out of a poker tournament slump

Sunday, January 25th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Tournament | 3 Comments

Submitted by Dungbeetle, this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series.  Dungbeetle has had a rocky start to 2009 mostly due to losses in live cash games. Unfortunately good tournament results have yet to come in  2009 so the struggle continues. Perhaps our readers will be able to give some advice..... I played the online Sunday majors yesterday with fairly dire results, resulting in another heavy loss. Something isn't working at the moment for me in all forms of the game, and I Read more [...]

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Free Poker Bankroll at PokerRoomSchool

Saturday, January 24th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building | No Comments

This article belongs to the Poker Bankroll Building series. There are a lot of free poker bankroll offers available online these days, so I thought I would sign up to a few of them and write some reviews. Hopefully this will make it easier for you to decide whether you want to spend time signing up or not. My first review will deal with PokerRoomSchool.com. The PokerRoomSchool concept The aim of PokerRoomSchool is  to teach online poker beginners how to build and maintain a poker bankroll. Read more [...]

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Have A Plan Before You Enter A Poker Tournament

Monday, January 19th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Strategy, Poker Tournament | 3 Comments

Submitted by Mitchell this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series. Mitchell Cogert is the author of “Tournament Poker: 101 Winning Moves.” It is the only reference book to reveal the plays the Pros use to win a poker tournament. These plays are based on reviewing 20 years worth of tournament poker strategies and by actual play against Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, David Pham and other top pros. The book is available on amazon and rated 5 out of 5 stars by customers. Find out more Read more [...]

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Learning poker from things that don’t necessesarily have anything to do with poker

Sunday, January 18th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Strategy | 3 Comments

Submitted by Rakewell, this article belongs to the Poker Strategy series. I recently read this post on Rakewell's PokerGrump blog and although it is very long I think it touches on some important issues regarding poker. If you are patient and read it through you might come to realize some things about poker you haven't given any thought before. Being as deeply immersed in poker culture as I am, perhaps it's impossible not to see the game everywhere. I have frequently noticed potential poker Read more [...]

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Live poker cash games mixed with drinking is a cocktail doomed for disaster:-)

Saturday, January 17th, 2009 | Poker and Life, Poker Articles | 1 Comment

Submitted by Dungbeetle, this article belongs to the Poker and Life series.  Dungbeetle has had a rocky start to 2009 mostly due to losses in live cash games. Hopefully he will turn things around now that he's focusing only on tournaments for the time being.    In 5 of my last 6 cash sessions the format has been the same - make steady profit for the first few hours when sober, before drinking compulsively and ending up a few hundred down. For some reason my brain has inextricably linked Read more [...]

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Putting the concept of poker levels into practise

Friday, January 16th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Strategy, Poker Tournament | 4 Comments

Submitted by McTap, this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series. McTap is a poker player who is working hard to continously improve every aspect of his game. I found this article about poker levels on his blog Blind vs. Blind and really enjoyed the way he used a specific tournament situation to reflect over his own game and discover new aspects of poker. There is something about playing live that helps you analyze your game a little more. Maybe it has to do with the amount of time Read more [...]

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