Poker Strategy
Let go of my Eggo…. wait Ego.
The past week or so I’ve been thinking of how a persons ego can affect their game. The thought crossed my mind as I played a Limit 2/4 Hold Em table. I watched two players who are normally fairly timid and selectively aggressive players suddenly become hyper-aggressive monkeys. However, they […]
The Pre-Flop Push: A Defense, Part 2
See Part 1
So, in my prior post on this subject I promised a discussion about using this strategy when you’re an underdog to your opponents. What I mean here is that there are situations where you recognize right away that you are playing against people whose skills are superior to your own.
What? You’ve never been […]
The Pre-Flop Push: A Defense
Part 1: The Short-Stack
One of the more controversial strategies in texas hold ‘em tournament poker these days is going all in pre-flop, otherwise known as the “Push”. Those who consider themselves better players want more decisions to make, believing that if they make more decisions correctly than their opponent, they will win most of the […]
SNG Strategy - the Endgame
If you’re looking for some type of sophisticated endgame strategy, you haven’t paid any attention to who’s writing this, have you?
So here’s the endgame strategy I employ, which is a little silly unless you think along my same lines - that my job is essentially done the second I’ve cleared a profit. Third is great! […]
Low Limit SNG Strategy - Mid-Game
Picking up where we left off last time (sorry for the delay, I was gambling). Here’s my take on the middle stages of low-limit SNG play, how to get near and through the bubble time.
Level 4-6 (3-6 Players) - Life on the bubble. Continue to stay out of the way. Dodge the big stacks. Don’t […]
Cryptologic My Poker Points (MPP’s)
An important consideration before takling any bonus is the amount of time it’ll take to complete. The Cryptologic sites (Interpoker, Sunpoker, Playboy Poker, PokerPlex, etc.) all deal with a points system name MPP’s. The usual conversion rate depending on which bonus is being completed is 5 MPP’s per $1. […]
Low Limit Sit N Go Strategy - The Early Stages
I usually don’t do strategy posts, because I suck too much. But I’ve taken one portion of my game over the last couple of weeks and focused just on that. So here are my observations on the low buy-in sit n go tourneys.
I play these all the time. Right now my schedule is: work, rehearse, […]
BadBlood on Poker
BadBlood is an old pro of the poker blogger circuit, but still keeps bringing good, thoughtful post after good, thoughtful post (along with a healthy dose of metal for the metalheads).
BadBlood primarily specializes in $100 NL and $200 NL and regularly posts instructive hands from both online and live cash games, largely to illustrate broad, […]
Focus on the Source of Mistakes
NLHE is a tricky beast, as you’ll often make the correct decision on the flop or turn, get all of your chips in when you should, yet ultimately lose. You analyze the hand later, determine that shoving was the right play, and go on your merry way. The problem, however, is that you can’t just […]
