Downshifting from Tournament Play

Because tournament poker is so radically different from cash game poker then sometimes it can be difficult to shift your mental state across to the other form of poker properly if you have played them both in a relatively short time frame. Tournament players that drop into my games while waiting for a tournament to [...]

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Tournament Poker Styles

At this time, there are many styles of play that can get the job done in poker tournaments ,from the sit and wait style to the get busy early style, it is hard to distinguish which style is the most successful. It has often been argued that poker tournaments are similar to SNG’s and are [...]

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Keeping Records and Statistics

I’m curious if you know the easy and effective way to keep records of any play. By the way, what statistics should I keep or consider recording? Thank you. Robert Robert, How you track your stats is determined by what you are most comfortable with. If you play a lot live, you are pretty much [...]

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Sites to Recommend

I’m wondering if you have any idea about the best online Texas Holdem sites nowadays. How about the safest? Honest? Or just fair sites? What site would you recommend for beginners or amateurs? Thanks, Jon Jon, Depending on where you are at in the world, the three sites I would recommend are Partypoker.com, FullTiltPoker.com, and [...]

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Real Cash Games

Hello, Just like everybody else here I guess, I drop by because I wanted to ask a question. By the way, I’m 21 years old and for about a year now, have been playing poker. I love playing with my friends; usually about 9 of my friends at a time. Normally, we play tournaments by [...]

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Selling a Part of Themselves

I’ve been into poker for some time now and so far I have already played in some tournaments. Generally speaking, I’ve paid my own way and never anything certainly whacking. Just these days, I received an offer, somewhat a help in paying a WSOP entry. But this comes with an exchange that has something to [...]

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Opponent’s Style of Play

Hi, For about a month now, I’ve been playing No Limit Holdem in tournaments online. To get some tips and added strategies, I tried to looked for some books and websites that could help me out. Well, they can potentially help me, but I noticed that most of the sources I found talk about evaluating [...]

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Trip to Vegas

I just started playing poker about a year ago, so I am not actually considering myself an expert yet. Typically, I play online poker 15-20 hours a week. Right now, I’m busy working with some things for my trip to Vegas. Well, it’s a known fact that Vegas is the place to visit when you [...]

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