When you get rakeback in poker then it alters the playing dynamic dramatically. You may ask the question why that is? Well imagine for a minute that you were playing so many tables and so many hours that you were getting $3k a month in rakeback and this is a common figure by the way. [...]
Read MoreMy Poker Year to Date
You see me cover in writing a lot about the online poker exploits of others and my opinions on them so here is my candid review of how my year has gone so far in terms of poker. It has been full of ups and downs, mostly of my own making but more of that [...]
Read MoreBetting with Stack Size in Mind
I read a poker article with Howard Lederer where he said that he realised he fully understood the game of No Limit Texas Hold’em poker when the bet sizing was semi-automatic and the only consideration he needed to make was whether or not to bet. Deciding how much to bet or how much you need [...]
Read MoreHow Many Hours Should You Play?
Playing poker for a living sounds great, we have discussed that in many articles. Playing poker recreationally sounds great too, but what constitutes the right amount of hands to play for a casual player? Whilst we can learn professional strategy we should also consider what amount of play is optimal for us if we are [...]
Read MoreMy Poker Challenge Update
Obviously I must drag myself away from the bwin.com poker tables for long enough to get an update to my readers or else be drowned by the deluge of emails asking for updates. Ok, so perhaps that is in my mind but if I am going to do a poker challenge I must keep it [...]
Read MoreAdjusting to your new poker environment
An often little understood factor in playing poker online or anywhere for that matter is that unless you have done it before then it can feel very strange. Even if you are in fact an experienced online or live card room player then if you are playing in a different game or playing against different [...]
Read MoreSatellites Continue to be a Success
Chris Moneymaker turned $40 into $2.5 million in 2003 and kick started the poker boom. This trend of big wins coming from satellite winners continued right into 2010 with recent Aussie Millions champion Tyron Krost turning a $600 AUD satellite into the $10,000 AUD buy-in going on to win a first prize of $2 million [...]
Read MoreSupersystem examined part six
Carrying on from part five then and we can see that it highlights the need to balance your poker game so that you are not predictable to your opponents and it also highlights the difference in what constitutes a good hand in no limit poker from a dangerous hand. An A-Q in limit play is [...]
Read MoreSupersystem examined part four
It must be pointed out that Brunson readily admits in that book that his style of play would struggle to be successful in poker games where there was not an awful lot of money on the table. An overall lack of money on the table would mean that his aggressive style of pushing players out [...]
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