The Lifetime Poker Grind
Whether you want to be a doctor, professional athlete or poker player you must persevere through all obstacles in your way. The wash-out rates of highly esteemed professions are staggering. The grind and hard work is a high price to pay for the majority of people. An interesting and obvious correlation exists between odds of becoming a given profession and salary - the harder it is to become something the more you get paid. Here are some interesting odds numbers on professional careers and occurrences in life. Odds Of... Winning Olympic Medal: 1 in 662,000 Professional Baseball Player: 1 in 470,000 Struck by Lightning: ...
Multitabling or Single Table Poker
Multi-tabling is the act of playing several online poker tables at the same time versus single table play involving only one table. Almost every online poker site allows multi-tabling, anywhere from a maximum of 6 to as many as 24 tables. While it may seem extreme to play as many as 6 tables or more it is quite common online. Video sites like Youtube.com have several examples of multi-tabling in action. Each style of play has positives and negatives, suitable for different types of players. Multi-tabling Higher Amount of Hands Played Higher Pre-Flop Expected Value Higher Rakeback Prone To Blind Stealing Human ...
Set Mining Using Implied Odds
The power of implied odds makes a variety of pre-flop holdings worth playing. This is especially the case with small pocket pairs. One strategy employed by many poker players involves playing ace-king and pocket pairs only. The art of set mining is profitable over the long term provided the miner has lay-down discipline and opponents play very aggressive. As the name implies, players mine flops with pocket pairs hoping to make a set. Once accomplished miners aim to win a sizable pot against other player's premium holdings. Against loose aggressive opponents, set mining can be highly effective and profitable. A ...
SIT N GO
Final Table Practice With Sit N Go’s
Sit N Go’s (SNG) are great practice for potential tournament players. As you may already know, most of the big money gets awarded to the top three places of a tournament because of the payout structure. This makes final table experience crucial for...
Small Stakes Sit N Go Poker Play
Playing cash games can become very difficult for most players. Having the discipline to sit through thousands of hands for a measly 2-3 big blinds in profit every 100 hands is a true grind. I know because I have tried it myself many times, making small...
Dynamics of Bubble Play in Poker Tournaments
The bubble is one of the most crucial times of a poker tournament. After all, it is the moment of truth where you either get a return on your investment or lose everything. In case you didn’t know, the bubble is the point in time where you near the...
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Multi-Table Tournament (MTT) Rebuy Strategy
Several strategies exist for online rebuy tournaments. When thinking about a strategy to use it is important to consider your own personal risk tolerance and bankroll. Rebuy tournaments can be quite chaotic to say the least. The last rebuy tourney I entered...
Dynamics of Bubble Play in Poker Tournaments
The bubble is one of the most crucial times of a poker tournament. After all, it is the moment of truth where you either get a return on your investment or lose everything. In case you didn’t know, the bubble is the point in time where you near the...
Knockout Bounty Tournaments
Knockout bounty tournaments are a great way for beginning players to start playing Texas Holdem poker online. Unlike regular tournaments, knockout tournaments dedicate a portion of the buyin to a player’s bounty. When you knock a player out of the...
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Spotting Online Poker Tells
If you have seen the movie, “Rounders” starring Matt Damon you may already know all about “tells” during poker games. The movie portrays a boss named Teddy KGB who reveals hand strength based on his interaction with Oreo cookies. If he opens the cookie and then proceeds to eat it he has a monster hand – if he puts it back in his cookie tray he has a weak hand. Tells are... [Read more of this review]
Drawing Out of Position
Drawing hands can be tough to play out of position in no-limit poker. The obvious approach of check-calling is not only easy to spot by opponents, but also a losing play in most cases. The trouble arises if you hit your hand on the turn; your opponent knows it and you are unlikely to get paid off. If you don’t hit your hand, your opponent also knows it and will make you pay... [Read more of this review]
Poker Tips for Future Sharks
As one popular poker saying goes, “Poker is a game that takes minutes to learn, but a lifetime to master.” At the beginning of your poker career a steep learning curve exists. You will absorb a lot of information that will help you get a basic understanding of the game. As the game advances it turns into a funnel, where new information only takes you so far. Soon you... [Read more of this review]
Selecting the Right Poker Table
If you were to ask poker players what the best ways to make money playing poker are you would surely get a wide variety of answers. Some players might say that you need luck, while some would tell you about having skill. Other players might tell you an even better answer like tight aggressive play and patience. If you asked around further players might try to explain positive expected... [Read more of this review]
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