Archive for February, 2011
Submitted by Joe from Coolercash this article about Variance in poker - understanding heaters and coolers belongs to the Poker Strategy series.
When I started playing cards 20 years ago, I was only concerned with one thing…winning. This seems like it is always the goal when you sit down and play any form of cards. I have played most forms of poker and consider myself proficient in most all of them, but now good enough to be giving much advice on. The few games I am good at, I will give advice
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High stake poker action during the third week of February
The week of February 14-20 saw a considerable flare-up in nosebleed stakes online poker action. The biggest winner of the week was Gus Hansen (with more than $475k). Many of the “name” players who hadn’t showed up at the tables for weeks were back in action, taking on their more active peers. Gus Hansen saw action and he locked horns with none other than Phil Ivey.
Ilari Sahamies, who hadn’t exactly done well in 2011, decided
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Submitted by Matthew Tonge this article about position in poker belongs to the Poker Strategy Series.
This is the last article in a series describing 5 key steps to become a winning poker player. The topic at hand is position in poker.
Overview of the entire article series
Which starting hands to play in poker
Poker hand strength
Bet sizing in poker
Aggression in poker
Position in poker
Position in poker
Summary: Play less hands when in early position. Having position
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Submitted by Matthew Tonge this article about aggression in poker belongs to the Poker Strategy Series.
This article series contains 5 key steps to go from break-even to a winning player in poker. This fourth step deals with aggression in poker.
Overview of the entire article series
Which starting hands to play in poker
Poker hand strength
Bet sizing in poker
Aggression in poker
Position in poker
Aggression in poker
Summary: Be the aggressor - you have more chance
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High stake poker action during the second week of February 2011
Here’s a summary of the high stake poker action from the 2nd week of February 2011. During the week between February 6 and 13, the online poker action was yet again sizzling at both Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. Jared Bleznick and Daniel Cates took center stage yet again, although not for the reasons they would’ve preferred. They both dropped serious amounts of money to players relatively unknown for the high stakes railbird
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Here's a short recap of how Gus Hansen's 2011 looks so far
According to HighStakesDB he is up by 2.3 million$ in 2011 spread over 155 sessions. This extends Gus Hansen's winning streak from September 2010. In 2011 he has been very successful in the Omaha poker variants, which cost him close to 4 million $ in 2010. Gus Hansen has also started to get some money back from players like Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond and Di "Urindanger" Dang who have both lost considerable pots to the Dane. I don't
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Submitted by Matthew Tonge this article about bet sizing in poker belongs to the Poker Strategy Series.
This series of articles covers 5 key steps to go from novice to a winning player in poker. The third step deals with bet sizing in poker.
Overview of the entire article series
Which starting hands to play in poker
Poker hand strength
Bet sizing in poker
Aggression in poker
Position in poker
Bet Sizing in poker
Summary: Remember what you are trying to achieve by betting
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Blom and Bleznick high stakes online action
Here's a recap of the high stake poker action from the 1st week of February 2011. Viktor Blom, aka Isildur1 may have had his woes during January at PokerStars’ tables, but in the end he managed to lure Lady Luck to his side, finishing the month above the red line. Last week, his heater continued. In fact, his $332,904 profit – accumulated over about 8,200 hands - made him the biggest winner of the week. Another player who did extremely well was
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UIGEA regulations and their influence on the poker industry
The poker industry continues to grow around the world (primarily fueled by poker online operators) but it continues to face headwinds in various areas. Government regulation continues to be a major factor in many markets, as does consolidation among some operators-- including the planned merger of bwin and PartyGaming -- as they try to scale up to challenge dominant players such as PokerStars and Full Tilt.
The effects of the US UIGEA
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Gus Hansen was rumored broke in late 2010 after a reportedly miserable year on the online felt. In this article I will give you a recap of Gus Hansen's poker performance in 2010 (based on highstakesDB records). I thinks it's safe to say that Gus Hansen didn't go broke in 2010. He did however lose so much that his poker bankroll must have suffered.
Gus Hansen's live tournament results in 2010 include a 1st place finish in The WSOP Europe event in London as well as a 1st place finish in the winner-takes-it-all
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