There are undoubtedly many players in this world better at poker than me but that number will diminish very rapidly to the amount of players who have worked harder than me. There is a tremendous amount of delusion within poker even by players who can be considered good and experienced. I have had several players [...]
Read MoreThe Long Slow Poker Grind part two
I can hear many people screaming at me, “well just how are you supposed to learn the game then Carl?” Books are a constant in what is a forever changing environment despite the fact that there are some very good poker books out there.
It is a well known but not often contemplated fact that the [...]
The Long Slow Poker Grind part one
I have made a lot of mistakes during my life and a lot of mistakes during my poker career. I don’t just mean during the actual hands themselves because with poker being a game of incomplete information then mistakes during the play of the hands are inevitable. I am talking about much more serious errors [...]
Read MoreWhere The Money Comes From in Poker part two
Having a couple of strong players to your left could be all it takes to turn what may have been an otherwise profitable game into one that is only break even. You see, there are different types of position in poker but the overwhelming number of amateur players who understand position only understand it by [...]
Read MorePlaying out of Position in Holdem
OOP is the term used for ‘Out of Position’. Poker strategy says that you should play most of your hands in late position because you get to see what action players still in the hand make against you before making your decision how to proceed in the hand. In late position you have more information [...]
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 three
It personally took me countless readings of Doyle’s no limit section and a whole load of further studying to boot to finally comprehend what he was really saying. Up until then, I had merely thought that I understood and it was only when I went back and read my earlier notes that I realised just [...]
Read MoreSupersystem examined part two
But without a shadow of a doubt, the overwhelming weight of support for Supersystem has come because of what Doyle wrote about his favourite form of poker….No Limit Texas Hold em poker. In fact the term “The Cadillac of Poker” has also gone along way towards the book achieving cult status as this is now [...]
Read MoreSupersystem examined part one
The one and only Doyle Brunson is perhaps the most universally known of all poker players. Even amongst non poker players, the name Doyle Brunson is still known and that speaks volumes about a man that is more than just a poker player, he is also an icon. Brunson is a true living poker legend [...]
Read MoreSNG Bubble Play Tips
Playing the bubble in a single table tournament or SNG is when there are four players remaining with only three players cashing out a prize. Because SNG play is quite tight you will usually have blinds that are high relative to your stack size. Some players wrongly assume there is no skill involved at this [...]
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