Poker Strategy
No matter what your poker experience or skill level it is important to be reminded from time to time that every single action you make at the table, whether online or in person has a purpose. In this case, I am not talking about possible tells like how long you take to make a decision, how you put your chips in the pot or things like body language. Today I am focusing on the simpler things, betting, checking, raising, re-raising or check-raising.
My girlfriend played an interesting hand last week
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According to the following chart on EV (estimated value), no matter where you are sitting at the table does pocket 2s have a positive EV. This means you will lose more money playing them, than you will ever win. So why do people play them?
For those how don't know, EV (estimated value) is the average of what you expect to make on any particular hand. It's important to note that EV and actual results will vary massively over any short term period. Once you have played enough hands (an infinite
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If poker is war, then chips are your ammunition and one must always use their ammunition thoughtfully - after all, once the ammo is gone, so are you.
It is with that idea that I have always been keenly aware of ensuring purpose to every chip I commit to a pot. That being said, you can't play scared poker and win, in fact - I think it is essential to have an utter disconnect from money completely when at the felt (as strange as that may sound). Worrying about losing money has no place at the felt
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Ever hear about the guy who plays 8, 12, 16, or 24 tables at once and wonder how they do that? How do they keep track of so many opponents in order to put them on a hand? How can they steal if they don't know how their opponents play? What are the benefits of doing this? What are the pitfalls of doing this? These are interesting points when thinking about multi-tabling.
Now, by no means am I a skilled multi-tabling player. I've only been working on this for a few months now, but I can say, I'm
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That’s the expression right? Or is it stupid people? Either way, I can certainly relate. During the past 2 weeks I have been getting my money in good a lot and getting called by donkeys and losing a fair bit. If you're like me when you hear people say stuff like that you wonder how accurate and honest they are being so I'll give you 2 examples that happened in the same night online.
During the first example I was playing a 10 cent 20 cent cash game at a table that was mostly playing tight with
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As you might know, I won the first PokerBRB freeroll yesterday at Poker Nordica. "Alas, I did not enter" might be your immediate response. Don't worry, we have 3 more freerolls planned for the following 3 weekends so there are still plenty of chances to beat the PokerBRB champ.
What you might not already know is that I threw away my 35$ winnings in less than half an hour on a Short Stack Limit Rush. For those of you who don't know what a limit rush is, here's an explanation:
A limit rush is
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Have you ever made a tough decision pre flop that you were sure was right until everyone's cards were shown? Did that mistake pay off for you? Did it make you feel good about your call, or did you realize that you just sucked out on somebody? These are interesting questions that you have likely thought about at some point. If not, then you will after reading this post.
The other day I was playing in a 12 people, 2 table Sit 'N' Go (small buy-in). When we were down to 3 (top 4 paid) an interesting
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Hey there, I'm the new guy.
I'm not much for introductions and the truth is that your here for the best game on earth, so let's not waste any time; let's talk some poker...more specifically, table image.
I find that it's a funny thing about these labels we attach to ourselves with such impermeable closeness that they become a permanent part of our identity. I’ve found in my travels that it is very important to know the distinct differences between them, (as well as their hybrids i.e. tight/aggressive,
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Before I go on with this post, let me introduce myself as I am new to the Poker Bankroll Blog team of bloggers. My online name is McTap03 and I'm a Poker-holic. There, I said it, and now that I have that off my chest I feel much better. Admitting that you have a problem is the first step to recovery. But then again, why would I want to recover? So nevermind, I'm not addicted.
Anyway, if you really want to know more about me, check out my blog.
Now onto this blog.
Have you ever called a bet
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This is the final post in a series of 3 posts covering the top 11 bad poker habits belonging to your PokerBRB team.
9. Unintentionally signing up to fixed limit or Omaha tournaments
This just really sucks; fortunately it happens less frequently to me now compared to when I first started playing poker. In the beginning it is easy to get confused in the poker lobby so you will probably also repeat my mistakes. Don’t worry after a few mistaken signups you will learn to pay more attention.
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