Journey to became a Poker Pro

Pro Tip from Praz Bansi on Playing to the Level of Your Competition

2010-04-05T15:35:00.000-07:00

"I kind of struggle against amateur players. Sometimes they don't know what they're doing themselves, so it is kind of hard to figure out their plan of action in a hand.

Playing ABC [poker] is something you need to focus on when you're in a field where there are a ton of satellite qualifiers. You can't play too tricky against them, because you will out-level yourself, and that is not good. When you are playing against good players, you both know exactly what each other is thinking, and then you can try and take it to the next level. Against a lot of these guys, you just have to play straightforwardly, which is something I struggle with at times. "
— Praz Bansi

Complete Video Tutorial list

2010-03-07T12:57:00.001-08:00

please find a complete list of poker video tutorials, ideal for beginners an advanced players. Find the list below and enjoy.

Lesson 1: The All - in

Lesson 2: The Bluff

Lesson 3 : Slow Play

Lesson 4 : Aggression

Lesson 5 : Heads-Up

Lesson 6 : Position

Lesson 7 : Small Pairs

Lesson 8 : Reading Players

Lesson 9 : Playing the Big Stack

Lesson 10 : Domination

Lesson 11 : Starging Hands

Lesson 12 : Art of the Bet

Lesson 13 : Odds and Outs

Lesson 14 : Behind the Poker Face

Lesson 15 : Final Table Play

Lesson 16 : Trapping an Opponent

Lesson 17 : Bluffing

Lesson 18 : Best of Poker Pros

Lesson 19 : Short Stack Play

Lesson 20 : Limit Holdem

Lesson 21 :Common Mistakes

Lesson 22 : Defending Blinds

Lesson 23 : Leverage

Lesson 24 :Art of the Check

Lesson 25 : Table Image

Lesson 26 : Bad Beat Special

Please note all these videos are brought by and property of FullTiltPoker.net

Daniel Alaei On Learning How to Play

2010-03-01T12:29:00.001-08:00

"I think that reading is good to teach you the basic rules, but the rest you need to learn by playing. Playing will teach you everything, because it is one thing knowing what to do, but it's another to apply it. Everyone knows that you need to play good cards, but it is not always easy to apply that knowledge. That's why there are a lot of people who know great poker theory but they're not necessarily great poker players. It takes a different skill set to sit at the table and fire off a big bluff when your gut tells you to, or to make a big call when your gut tells you to, or to keep your composure when you lose a big pot. None of that is taught in theory. Those are things that can't be quantified on paper."
— Daniel Alaei

Poker Tips : when you have already invested.

2010-02-20T06:07:00.000-08:00

But I’ve Invested So Much Already…So?

There is a very common mistake people make at the poker table and it’s thinking the money they’ve already invested in a pot matters in their decision making on later streets. You’ll hear something like, “Well I’ve already put in so much. I have to call now.” This couldn’t be further from the truth and flawed thinking like this will only cost you even more money.

The reason this is wrong is because once the money goes into the pot, it no longer belongs to you. It belongs to the pot. The decisions you make from this point on should only have to do with the odds concerning the amount it will cost you to call your opponent’s bet in relation to the pot and the odds to make your hand (assuming you didn’t make it already).

Here’s an example. Let’s say you and your opponent are the only two in the pot and you’ve each put in $200 by the time the betting is completed on the flop. There’s $400 and you have an open ended straight draw, no flush possibilities out there. The turn is a blank and your opponent bets $200 making the pot $600 total. You’re looking at your hand and think you still have a pretty good draw. You’ve already put $200 in so far and how can you just let it go like that with a decent draw? So you call. The river is another blank, your opponent bets, and you have to fold. You have now unnecessarily lost an extra $200. “How so?” you might ask. Well, let’s go back and look at your decision on the turn. If you have an open ended straight draw that means you have 8 outs and, as we learned in Pot Odds the Rule of 4 and Betting, with one card to come you are about 16% or just over 5-1 to make your hand. It was going to cost you $200 to win $600 which is only 3-1. You were not getting the right odds to call and mathematically you will lose money making this call in the long run.

The same goes if you make a bet and you get raised. Don’t factor in the money you’ve just bet in your decision. As soon as you push that bet into the middle, whether there’s action or not, it’s not yours anymore. You can’t pull it back unless everyone folds. Once there’s a call or a raise it’s gone too. If you started a hand with $500, bet $40 and got raised, you now only have $460 to use when considering your next move.

So remember, when it comes time to decide on whether to continue in the hand or not, base it on your reads and use the math involved at that moment and not how much you’ve already invested. You’ll save a lot more money in the end

Freeroll Tournament Strategy

2010-01-15T16:41:00.000-08:00

Freeroll poker tournaments offer poker players the chance to win hundreds, even thousands of dollars, while not risking a dime of their own bankroll. Not only are they usually exciting Texas Hold'em tournament style events, they represent one of the best ways to build a beginner's poker bankroll.

Possibly the most interesting advantage of freerolls is the fact that you can practice different tournament theories and strategies without the overwhelming pressure of finishing in the money to recoup your buy in. Fred Parker (fparker1) has set about testing many different theories in freeroll tournaments and has been gracious enough to chronicle his experiences in our poker forums. We have organized these articles so that any poker player who desires to place in the money in these wild online freeroll tournaments on a more consistent basis, can benefit from Fred's strategies. If you put Fred's theories to use, please share your successes, failures and suggestions in our poker strategy forums .

While practically every online poker room offers some type of freeroll tournament, some of the best freeroll opportunities can be found at Royal Vegas Poker. There are four $1000 freerolls every day between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST., and a $200 freeroll at 7 a.m. for those early bird poker players.

Freeroll Strategy - 'The First 90 Minutes'

Study Fred's clear presentation of starting hands and how to play them pre and post flop to start building your tournament chip stack in the early stages of the tournament.

Freeroll Strategy - 'The Last Hour'

Change gears and begin to play a “raise or fold” strategy that will help you survive to the final few tables where “in the money” means a significant portion of the prize pool. Again, the reader will find a very clear and concise explanation of how to change styles, proper hand selection and how to play those hands on the flop and beyond.

Freeroll Strategy - 'The Final Table'

Chip stack size and aggressive play are major keys to final table strategy. Fred's revealing articles on how to win freeroll and low buyin multi table online poker tournaments conclude by breaking down a strategy based on the size of your stack and the number of players, and includes a working method of beating an opponent heads up.

Sit n Go pro

2009-11-28T06:41:00.000-08:00

I had been struggling for over a year in the online poker world. I have never been a poker loser but I was also not being much of a winner for the amount of time and effort I was putting in to becoming a great poker player. I was simply plugging along, playing every evening and swallowing up poker theory books like they were candy. I kept blaming the problems on the fact that the other players were not following the rules of poker. Then, I took a break, left poker behind me for a couple of weeks thinking that there must be a better way to make money online…

…then I came back to poker. I kept telling myself; poker can work for you, you’re a smart player, you understand the basic theories, so why aren’t you winning? I started to look at what style of poker was working for me...where was I making money? Certainly not in limit poker, it was too boring, and certainly not in ring games, I got too bored, played things that I shouldn’t, and leaked money. That left tournament poker, and it really was where I had made the most money. That led me to the sit n go style of poker. Now I play sit n goes exclusively and this is why:

-There’s a low risk with a high return. Most sit n goes have a payout structure that includes the top three players. The first place player receives half the pot, the second place player gets thirty percent and the third place player gets twenty percent. In any sit n go there are usually six or seven fish, so making it to the money isn’t that difficult.

-It is possible to play many at once. In the early stages of a sit n go you are simply folding your hands, waiting for a monster, or for the other players to knock each other out, so as long as you stagger the starts of your sit n goes by about ten minutes, you can play numerous tournaments at once, thus increasing your per hour winnings.

-A very smart sit n go player once said that playing sit n goes is like watching the same movie over and over again. What does that mean to the shrewd sit n go player? It means that once you have developed a winning system, it will work over and over and over again. The players’ names may change, but the play seems to stay the same. Now that I have a system developed that works, I am able to make the money more than fifty percent of the time.

-Sit n goes are the easiest place to make money playing online poker. You don’t have to eliminate thousands of players and take hours of work just to make a few dollars in a freeroll, each sit n go takes about an hour and has a return of approximately forty dollars or more. ($40 is the net amount you would add to your bankroll if you win a $10 sit n go)

Now, I am a semi-pro poker player. I play sit n goes and it pays for my kids’ daycare and our extra holidays and luxury items. I play sit n goes and I will have my house paid off by the end of the year. I play sit n goes and I am on my way to financial freedom. I have become a sit and go pro, and you can be one too.

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Poker: How to Play Texas Holdem

2009-11-24T10:18:00.000-08:00

It is surprising that some players confuse the most simple rules of texas holdem or confuse with older poker rules. here is video for basic texas holdem

An hour with Phil Hellmuth - Part 1

2009-11-19T13:38:00.001-08:00

An hour with Phil Hellmuth - Part 2

2009-11-19T13:37:00.001-08:00

An hour with Phil Hellmuth

2009-11-19T13:30:00.000-08:00

ECPT Malta: Day 1 Is Over, Sorel Mizzi Chip Leader

2009-11-14T04:53:00.000-08:00

Last hands are always bloody hands… and the ECPT doesn’t break the rule: we saw a lot of bad beats during the last twenty minutes of this day. 58 players will come back tomorrow, so we lost more than half of the field today.

David O'Neil, tournament director, and dealers

It’s the end of the day: all the survivors have to count their chips, and the dealer at their table check if the count is good. After that, players must write their names on a plastic bag, and put their stack inside.
A redraw of the seats has been made.

While all the players are counting their chips, I talk to Fabrice Soulier. “I should have more than 60,000 chips, he say. I made a wonderful call: flop is J-J-10, and my opponent check-raise all-in. I have 10-7, and I know he could make this move with any two high cards. I make the call, and I’m right: he has Ace-Queen. He hit the ace on the river. Bing-bang, I’m down to 17,000.”

Chip count at the end of the day 1:

Chip leader: Sorel Mizzi – 56,800 chips
2: Bo Sehstedt – 50,900
3: Michael Landmann – 47,700
4: Laszlo Kapitzke – 41,200
5: Juuso Leppänen – 39,700
6: Manuel Thiede – 39,600
7: Joao Paulo Aquino – 37,100
8: Casper Toft – 37,100
9: Andreas Schmidt (Titan Team) – 36,100
10: Adam York (Titan Team) – 33,000
11: Sebastian Winkler – 32,200
12: Jerome Jacquemin – 31,800
13: Ralf De Wert – 31,700
14: Richard Sheridan – 30,100
15: Zsolt Cserhati – 29,600
16: Steffen Rachut – 29,200
17: Sebastian Percy-Smith – 29,100
18: Michael Schuchardt – 26,800
19: Kenneth Greaney – 26,200
20: Sean Perry – 25,100
21: Bernt-Philipp Hoff – 24,700
22: Kari Somer – 24,700
23: Jose Manuel Gomez Rebenaque (Titan Team): 24,300
24: Frank Romanello – 24,100
25: Mitja Potocin – 23,900
26: John van de Bruggen – 23,900
27: Wesley Pantling – 23,100
28: Samuel Brown – 21,700
29: Michael Maitre Avalika – 21,600
30: Scott Diver – 20,500
31: Claus Brandt – 20,100
32: David Martinez – 20,100
33: Lasell King – 19,100
34: Olga Pochepskaya – 18,000
35: Alexandre Boukobza – 17,800
36: Ghassan El-Hoss – 17,300
37: Fabrice Soulier – 17,000
38: Andreas Braun – 15,100
39: Eric Cloutier – 15,100
40: Evertjan Dondergoor – 14,100
41: Karl Röntgen – 13,100
42: Ingo Nassall – 12,500
43: Victor Suengas – 12,400
44: William Delfy – 11,900
45: Anthony Manzi – 11,500
46: Anthony Green – 10,900
47: Julio Diaz – 10,900
48: Paul Hersleth – 10,800
49: Richard Gater – 10,500
50: Piotr Rodi – 10,400
51: Artur Okon – 10,400
52: Andrew Pantling – 10,000
53: Gerasimos Deres – 9,900
54: Pavel Kouzmitch – 8,900
55: Sean Entwistle – 8,100
56: Dennis Labbe – 7,900
57: Antonios Papadopoulos – 6,800
58: Christer Jansson – 5,700

Day 2 will start tomorrow at 16:00.

article from www.titancasinoblog.com

POKER'S NEW CROWN PRINCE

2009-11-10T15:45:00.000-08:00

POKER

Joe Cada, 21 has defeated Darvin Moon to become the youngest World Series of Poker Main Event champion in the tournament’s 40-year history. He takes home $8,547,042 and the World Series of Poker Main Event world championship bracelet.

Joe Cada came into the final table with a decisive advantage over his opponent, however about an hour into the heads-up match, Moon’s aggressive play remedied his chip deficiency, even putting him in a commanding lead at one point with 149 million in chips to Cada’s 49 million.

“Well you got to take the man’s game away from him,” said Moon of his aggressive strategy. “Use the man’s game and see where he goes.”

However all was not lost for the young poker pro from Shelby Township, MI. A bit of light shone for Cada after a river playing card: 7s gave him a straight and a hefty 20 million in chips.

The hand of the match developed a little more than two and a half hours after play began. With the board showing [10c] playing card: 5d playing card: 9h [10d], Joe Cada fired out 3 million in chips.

Moon responded with an all-in re-raise. After some consideration, Cada made the call, tabling playing card: Jh playing card: 9d while Moon turned over playing card: 7s playing card: 8s. For the championship bracelet, Moon needed a 6 or Jack on the river, but was denied both when a 3 was turned over.

“That’s the hand I messed up,” reflected Moon. “I should have raised on the flop where he had middle pair.”

Cada, back in the driver’s seat, never looked back. The final hand saw the two remaining players all-in pre-flop with Cada’s pocket nines versus Moon’s Q-J suited. The flop came 8c-2c-7s improving neither players' hand, while a king on the turn and another 7 on the river ended Moon’s spectacular run and catapulted Joe Cada into poker superstardom.

While a lot has been said about Moon’s humility and indifference to the fame and fortune that comes with poker celebrity, he was adamant about his intentions on winning it all.

“Oh hell yeah, $3 million dollars, what do you mean what’s the difference?” replied Moon when asked if there was a big difference to him between first and second. “Am I sad about it? Am I depressed? Hell no.” For his second place finish, Moon earned $5,182,928.

A tearful Cada gave a nod to his opponent and addressed the crowd after WSOP commissioner, Jeffrey Pollack presented him with poker’s most coveted prize.

“I want to thank my friends and family for taking time away from work and school to be here,” he said as his cheering section erupted in mayhem.

Just over a week before his 22nd birthday, the young poker pro acknowledged the fantastic achievement he had just accomplished.

“I’ve dreamed of winning this tournament, and to do it the first year out of the gate is unbelievable,” said Cada. “This is just amazing.”

article from pokernews.com

Poker Highlights

2009-11-01T06:26:00.000-08:00

Poker History

2009-10-26T14:12:00.000-07:00

Poker History

Poker History: The debate is often about poker's origins, ranging from theories that are based on translations from German, French and Hindu about a game with 20 cards, which included soldiers and higher, the river boats along the Mississippi during the 1800s. The fact remains that it is an extremely popular game among both amateurs and professionals.

Only in the last ten years, poker has grown in popularity through the media such as television, newspapers and of course over the Internet. This ever-present has led to an enormous growth in the number of people who play poker around the world and have made poker a popular spectatorsport. People from different cultures, regions and age groups are playing poker and one of the advantages is that it is very easy to learn. Poker only takes a minute to learn but a lifetime to master.

Poker was invented around 1820 in New Orleans but is developed from the old card game. The fact is that even in Shakespeare's England in the early 1600s thought they primero, where you could bet money on flushes and quads - and indeed bluffing! From New Orleans to cyberspace - so here's what happened when it went:

1820. Poker spread northward from New Orleans with the hundreds of paddle steamer which served the Mississippi River, and then westward through the saloons. Until the Civil War was played poker with only five cards were on hand.

1829th Poker was first mentioned in the literature, the actor Joe Cowell memoirs.

1860: Stud launched with face-up card visible to everyone.

1870s: Poker coming to Europe in earnest. The American ambassador Robert C. Schenk taught the British Queen Victoria how to play poker and caused a minor diplomatic scandal!

1876th Wild Bill Hickok shot from behind at Nuttal and Mann's Number 10 Saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota, the bandit Jack "Crooked Nose" McCall. Hickok sat with the poker history's most famous short, "dead man's hand, consisting of two pair, black aces and black eights. If the fifth card is still in dispute: it must have been either the ninth grade diamonds, diamonds, or diamonds tenth lady.

1890th Poker is coming to Sweden.

1897th The first written mention of poker (29 April in the newspaper Aftonbladet).

1903rd First Swedish poker book comes out. The game uses the examples the writer Hugo "Joker" Vallentin bets at 2 and 4 cents.

1910s. Texas hold 'em, according to legend was invented in Texas, in a farm where they wanted all sixteen men who fought together could be in the same game.

1940th Poker gets its dissemination in Canada. During 1940 - and 1950swas the poker playing such a large problem in the Swedish workplace that LO periodically ran campaigns against the game's dangers.

1947th President Richard Nixon financed his first political campaign (against Democrat Jerry Voorhis) with money he won at poker during his time in the Navy.

1963rd The modern poker's era begins at the Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas. First poker rooms open to the public.

1964th First permanent dealers at the tables

1965th Poker movie "The Cincinnati Kid" has premiered with Steve McQueen in the lead role.

1970th First Poker Championship, "World Series of Poker", was organized in 1970 at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas. Six people participated, and the winner after a week of games in Hold'em, Stud, lowball and another was Johnny Moss

1971st LA Times journalist Ted Thackrey invents the modern racing format of poker with escalating blinds and antes, and the winner finally took care of all the chips.

1975th Findings of these races of poker (five card draw poker) is held, for legal reasons, in Monte Carlo. Winners were Gote Åhrman.

1988th First Swede takes the World Cup. Stefan Dios ends 36th.

1990s. TV channel ESPN begins broadcasting final day of the World Series of Poker.

1998th First pure poker program on TV, Late Night Poker in Great Britain, has been premiered. First season's winner is Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott.

1998th Poker movie "Rounders" with Matt Damon and John Malkovich have been premiered.

1995th Barbara Enright is the first woman to reach the final table of the poker season. She finished fifth and receive $ 114,180.

1998th First website for poker games for real money (Planet Poker).

2,001th Casino Cosmopol in Malmö inaugurated. First legal poker party at a Swedish casino takes place.

2004th Martin "Knife" de Knijff cams home the biggest Swedish tournament win,21 million at the World Poker Tour 2004th

2005th Largest poker profits in history - nearly 60 million - goes to Australian Joseph Hachem of victory in the poker world championships. First televised tournament Swedish (Swedish Poker Challenge). The best-selling nonfiction book in Sweden, all categories, is "Tutorial", according to Library Service lists. The entire 230,000 Swedes say the SIFO that they have ever played poker on the Internet. Poker designated as the "Year Christmas".

2006th Over 8,000 people set up in the WSOP. Boteros plate with a strip poker scene sold for 1.7 million U.S. dollars.

2007th The psychologist Jerry Yang World Champions 2007 - Lao-born Californians Jerry Yang can call itself the world's best poker players. The reward: 56 million.

1949 Nick The Greek Dandalos comes to Las Vegas in search of, the highest pokergame in the world. Benny Binion knew only one who dared to stand on it. He offered to arrange both the game and a worthy opponent, a condition that the entire skuleske audience. Nick said OK, and Binion called his childhood friend Johnny Moss in Dallas. Moss had fed himself for over 20 years as a professional poker player. Moss drove to Las Vegas, shook hands with The Greek and sat down at the table. Their lot was to be in five months, with games three, four and sometimes five days in a row before they cut the tempo right to sleep. Finally Dandalos got enough, getting up from the table with a pronounced reply retained among the poker legends.

"Mr. Moss, I have to let you go."

No one knows exactly how much Nick lost.

Rumors speak of more than two million U.S. dollars.

Thr Greek died Christmas Day in 1966, penniless. Shortly before his death, he estimated in an interview that he was a total lost, and lost, between two and three billion U.S. dollars during his life.

Always expect the unexpected in poker.

James Akenhead

2009-10-23T11:02:00.001-07:00

November Nine : Steven Begleiter

2009-10-23T11:01:00.001-07:00

November Nine : Joe Cada

2009-10-23T10:59:00.000-07:00

Proper Poker Room Software

2009-10-17T04:20:00.001-07:00

Proper Poker Room Software Development – The Key to Fair Online Poker Gaming

Online poker rooms are like the actual casino poker rooms – there are tables, deck of cards, poker chips, etc. Basically, everything you see in an online poker’s total design depends solely on the poker room software it is developed with. Everything and anything that the room looks like and all the action happening depends on the software it was designed and developed for. This would include the shuffling and dealing of the cards.

The shuffling and dealing of the cards in online poker has been a question in most online gaming forums. People would ask if the game is programmed and developed for fair and honest shuffling. Some doubt this though. They would think that it’s a scam and they have been cheated. Although this happened randomly in some poker rooms, these rooms have badly developed poker room software. Some poker sites have their shuffling algorithm or Random Number Generator (RNG) programmed in a way that cards would be dealt in a predictable manner.

You might have heard of RNG in various sources of online poker gaming. RNG is a device to generate sequence of numbers or symbols that lack any pattern. Basically, RNG is used in poker room software responsible for the shuffling a deck of cards in an online poker room. With this, the software is programmed in such a way that any possible order of cards in a deck could be used at the start of your next hand.

Bottom line is, all activities of the poker room are due to the poker room software, and all poker room software are programmed and developed by online poker software developers. The fairness of the shuffling, therefore, relies on the developers of the poker room software – and not just by merely developing it, but developing it fairly and properly.

2009 WSOP November 9

2009-10-05T10:35:00.000-07:00

The World Series of Poker Main Event is finally down to just 1 table at the 2009 WSOP. There are the players that will be playing for the bulk portion of the over $61 MILLION PRIZEPOOL. First place will be walking away with $8,546,435 and a ton of sponsorship offers I am sure (unless they are already signed). Without further adieu, I present you with your November 9:

Seat 1: Darvin Moon – 58,930,000
Seat 2: James Akenhead – 6,800,000
Seat 3: Phil Ivey – 9,765,000
Seat 4: Kevin Schaffel – 12,390,000
Seat 5: Steven Begleiter – 29,885,000
Seat 6: Eric Buchman – 34,800,000
Seat 7: Joe Cada – 13,215,000
Seat 8: Antoine Saout – 9,500,000
Seat 9: Jeff Shulman – 19,580,000

As you can see from above, Darvin Moon has a commanding chip lead and is probably a big favourite. Though, 1 double up by a couple of his opponents and the field will be quite evened out once again. Moon qualified for the WSOP on a $130 Satellite at his local casino. He was a part-time poker player before playing in the WSOP this year, but I expect regardless of how he finishes he will be playing a lot more of this game in the future.

Jeff Shulman is the editor of CardPlayer. He said earlier this week that if he won the main event he would throw the bracelet in the garbage because the WSOP “treats his magazine unfairly”. Can somebody get this baby a diaper change.

Also, if you didn’t notice, PHIL IVEY is in that list!!! Ivey is regarded of one of the best poker players in the world and has already won 2 bracelets at this year’s WSOP. Don’t expect him to go down easy!

Other than that, most of the names on the list don’t have too much info to report. More info to follow I am sure.

Here is a list of how the payouts will go depending on how they finish:

1st – $8,546,435
2nd – $5,182,601
3rd – $3,479,485
4th – $2,502,787
5th – $1,953,395
6th – $1,587,133
7th – $1,404,002
8th – $1,300,228
9th – $1,263,602

article from http://www.fuzionpoker.com/

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2009-10-05T10:29:00.000-07:00

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Poker Lesson 26: Bad Beat Special

2009-09-20T04:54:00.000-07:00

Poker Lesson 25 :Table Image

2009-09-20T04:49:00.000-07:00

Poker Lesson 24 : Art of the Check

2009-09-20T04:48:00.000-07:00

Poker Lesson 23 : Leverage

2009-09-19T00:35:00.000-07:00

Poker Certified

2009-09-16T13:22:00.001-07:00

This new training program has been exclusively developed by Phillip D and his team of Las Vegas professionals. This new program utilizes a new breakthrough in poker training technology called, "SFT".

Phillip has proven that with SFT you can master specific, winning poker skills, strategies and techniques faster and retain the information longer than ever before.

SFT is a unique and proven method in training technology that is guaranteed to work for every person that uses it. SFT will give you a major advantage because you'll have a laser focus on winning strategies and systems instead of all the other 'stuff' that clutters most player's minds. You will be able to turn this knowledge into poker winnings immediately.

I believe in his info 100%. I am confident it will help you achieve pok-er success fast.

I won't go into all the details here, because everything is covered at his website with a quick video. All the information can be found here:

Lesson 22 : Defending Blinds

2009-09-16T07:33:00.000-07:00

Lesson 21 : Common Mistakes

2009-09-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

Lesson 20 : Limti Holdem

2009-09-11T16:49:00.000-07:00

Lesson 19 : Short Stack Play

2009-09-11T13:35:00.001-07:00

Lesson 18 :Best of Poker Pros

2009-09-06T12:06:00.000-07:00

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WSOP Final Table

2009-08-05T16:01:00.001-07:00

WSOP 2009 - November 9 Announced

NOVEMBER 9 ANNOUNCED

Day 8 began with 27 people looking for a spot at the final table where the winner will take home a staggering $ 8,546,435 and the most prized possession in poker, the WSOP Main Event Bracelet.

In the final day before the remaining 9 competitors return in November it was not long before the first person hit the rail. Leo Margets (the only remaining woman in the tournament) lasted only 20 minutes before her A 7 ran into the A 10 of Warren Zackey. When the board saw a 10 hit Leo needed a massive amount of help from the remaining cards and it never came. She left the tournament in 27th place with $352,832.

Warren Zackey then ran into Jesse Haabak who went all in with Q 9. Zackey called with the superior A K and when the flop delivered 10 K A Haabak was left needing cards that never came. He was out in 26th place and Warren Zackey seemed to have gained some much needed momentum at this late stage of the tournament. However it didn’t last as after losing a couple of hands he went all in with the remainder of his stack with a pair of deuces. After the flop he was behind and he never regained the lead as the turn and river left him hitting the rail in 22nd place.

Players were falling at an astonishing rate for a final day as everyone had predicted day 8 would last at least 14 hours. Something that had been the case in previous years as nobody wanted to miss the final table and the chance at the bracelet and the big money.

With everybody at the final table this year being made a millionaire the stakes were high as Jordan Smith pushed with his pocket aces after a flop had hit the board that read 8 4 2. After chip leader Darvin Moon announced a raise Smith went all in and as Moon turned over trip eights Smith knew he was in trouble. No help came on the turn or river and Jordan Smith finished in 10th place. He took home prize money of $896,730. After almost 11 hours of play we had our November 9. The Finalists will have a break of 115 days before play resumes on November 7th. Also September will see The WSOPE return to London with 4 more Bracelets up for grabs ahead of the final of the biggest event in the tournament calendar.

WSOP Final Table 2009 - Darvin Moon (Oakland, MD) – 58,930,000, Eric Buchman (Valley Stream, NY) – 343,800,000, Steve Begleiter (Chappaqua, NY) – 29,885,000, Jeff Shulman (Las Vegas, NV) – 19,580,000, Joe Cada (Shelby Township, MI) – 13,215,000, Kevin Schaffel (Coral Springs, FL) – 12,390,000, Phil Ivey (Las Vegas, NV) – 9,765,000, Antione Saout (Paris, France) – 9,500,000, James Ankenhead (London, England) – 6,800,000.

Lesson 17:Bluffing

2009-07-01T16:15:00.000-07:00

Bluffing in poker is one of the weapons for a sucessfull player. This video teaches when to induce a bluff and when to avoid a bluff.

3 main rules of bluffing
1) make sure you and your opponent have enough chips
2)Make sure your story adds up
3)Make sure your opponent story adds up

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Lesson 16 :Trapping an Opponent

2009-06-06T04:21:00.000-07:00

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Introduction to Bankroll Management for SNGs

2009-06-06T04:07:00.000-07:00

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Good Bankroll Management is Critical for SNG Success, this article looks at what size bankroll Sit N Go Players should work with for the most poker profits.

Good Bankroll Management is a critical success factor in any form of poker. In fact poker history is full of examples of great players ending up broke due to not managing their poker bankroll correctly.

Here is the key to good bankroll management in SNGs:

You need to have enough buy-ins to ensure that you do not go broke due to the natural swings (variance) of the game. The question is then - what are the swings that a SNG player can expect?

This will depend on the buy-in level at which you play and your profitability. Large sample-size surveys have found that - statistically speaking - even a winning SNG player will experience a downswing of 20 buy-ins once every 500 games. That is not to say everyone will experience this - the nature of an average means that some people will see less variance while others will see more.

So how can you protect against these swings of fortune? The answer is to ensure you have a big enough bankroll to withstand them. Most Pro SNG players recommend that the minimum requirement is 50 buy-ins for the level at which you play. Others suggest that a 100 buy-in bankroll will effectively shield you from any thoughts / concerns about variance.

Here is what your 50 buy-in Bankroll should look like for the various levels.

$5+50 SNGS - $275

$10+1 SNGs - $550

$16+1 SNGs - $850

$20+2 SNGs - $1100

$25+2 SNGs - $1350

$30+3 SNGs - $1650

$55+5 SNGs - $3000

Another key to bankroll management is your ability to replenish your bankroll should you go broke. For some people, particularly those who play the occasional game for leisure purposes, this is not an issue - they can simply set aside a portion of their disposable income to cover this eventuality. For those people who rely on poker income (for example to see themselves through college) then it is important to maintain good discipline with your bankroll.

A final thought for this introduction is that good bankroll discipline can provide you with an indicator of when to move up SNG levels. The '50 buy-in' rule means that the bankroll required for the next level is easy to assess. If you experience a negative run at the higher level then it becomes easy to drop back down and rebuild before taking another shot.

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Money Management

2009-06-05T18:47:00.000-07:00

To be a successful poker player you have to be able to exercise good bankroll management skills. If you are unable to manage your poker money correctly, you will never be able to become a long term winning poker player. Even if you were the best player in the world, it would be impossible to be able to make money from poker if you did not use good money management skills.

Bankroll management basically involves playing at a certain levels and buy-ins to help prevent yourself from going broke at the poker table. You have to set yourself limits to where you can play poker due to the variance found in every poker game. There are always going to be times where you have runs of bad luck that you cannot control, and you will lose money due to the bad runs of cards, and not necessarily due to any bad play. Therefore there is no use in putting all of your poker money on one table, because there is a good chance that you will lose it all and not be able to continue playing poker.

As a result, it is important that we have a large enough bankroll to absorb the effects of this variance so that we can continue to play poker even when we have very bad runs of cards. In addition, we don’t want to go over the top and play at micro levels with a huge bankroll because it is unlikely that we will go broke, and we want to give ourselves the opportunity to win a decent amount of money from our poker sessions. Therefore there are useful rules that you can follow to make sure that you give yourself the best opportunity to make money from poker without going broke.

In cash games, you should never put more than 5% of your bankroll onto the table at any time. So if you want to play in $1/$2 cash games and intend to buy in for the full amount, you should have a bankroll of at least $4000. This will then give you enough room to take a few bad beats and losing sessions, but still be able to continue playing poker without the fear of going broke. Another way of looking at the 5% rule is to remember that you should have 20 times the maximum buy in of the level you wish to play at in your bankroll. Most online poker rooms offer a wide range of limits, so it is perfectly possible to keep your bankroll under control, no matter how large or small it might be. Alternatively, if you are a tournament player, you should have around 40 buy-ins minimum for the level of tournaments you wish to play in.

It is important to remember however that bankroll management is only useful if you intend to play poker regularly, and that you are a winning player. If you only play poker casually then it is not as important to have a set bankroll, but to just be careful with your money instead. In addition, bankroll management will have no effect on your moneymaking endeavours if you are a losing poker player. However, bankroll management will slow down the time it takes for you to lose the money if you are used to playing at higher stakes.

Lesson 15: Final Table Play

2009-06-02T16:10:00.000-07:00

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2009-05-27T16:43:00.000-07:00

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Lesson 14 : Behind the Poker Face

2009-05-27T16:41:00.000-07:00

Lesson 13 : Odds and Outs

2009-05-21T13:41:00.001-07:00

Poker Facts

2009-05-19T16:46:00.000-07:00

Fun Poker Facts - Little known facts about the game of poker

So, you play poker... whether you are good or bad, win or lose, I am sure you do not know all of the following fun facts. These facts are pretty interesting to know for any type of player.
Playing cards were invented in China.

At least 65,000,000 Americans regularly online texas holdem

A fifth suit was added in 1937 but never caught on because people had to buy all new decks
At least 65,000,000 Americans regularly play poker

Dead mans hand is Aces and Eights

Getting dealt 10,2 is referred to as Doyle Brunson because he won back to back World Series with the hand.

In the 1800s, 2,000 to 2,500 riverboat gamblers played poker on American Waterways. By contemporary accounts, no more than four of these poker players were honest all the time. A straight beat a flush at this time.

Las Vegas Casinos are not legally obligated to pay off their gambling debts

Due to French influence, Spades represent Royalty, Diamonds represent Merchants, Clubs represent the peasants, and hearts represent the clergy.

Edmond Hoyle lived to be 97, but died 150 years before Poker was invented.

Playing cards were introduced in Europe in the 1300s

When Columbus landed in 1492 in North America, his men plucked wide leaves from trees, drew pictures on them and played cards.

Historians generally agree that Bill Hickock was a lousy poker player.

Groucho Marx got his name from carrying his poker money in a "grouch bag"

Former President Richard Nixon won $6,000 playing poker in his first two months in the U.S. Navy during WWll. That is roughly equal to $42,640 in 2004 dollars. He used that money as well as more poker winnings to finance his run for the U.S. Congress in 1946, which he won.

The earliest known game of texas holdem was played in Robstown, Texas, in the early 1900s. The game was brought to Las Vegas by a group of Texan gamblers and card players, including Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, Crandell Addington, and Amarillo Slim

Don’t Bluff Pot Committed Opponents

2009-05-18T15:32:00.000-07:00

If you want to bluff someone in a no limit texas holdem game, who already has most of their chips invested in a pot, you will likely not be able to scare them away with a big raise. For example, in a pot where my opponent has invested 500 chips and he only has 100 chips left, putting them all in will not likely make them fold unless they have absolutely nothing and they just tried to pull a bluff on you. I would say that 90% of poker players call if they are pot committed, even when they don’t have the greatest hand. Don’t bother bluffing under those circumstances. This kind of situation happens more frequently in online texas holdem games where just a click of a button makes the players go all-in.

A classic example in poker tournaments is when going all-In Against a Pot-Committed Short Stack

This classic poker mistake can simply be avoided by paying attention to the opponents’s stack. If you are up against a stack that is significantly smaller than yours, and after three rounds of betting that finds you both substantially invested in the pot, you go all-in on the river with next to nothing. You figure that he's not going to risk going broke to call you, but what you failed to notice is that he only has a few chips in front of him in comparison to the chips in the pot. If he's got anything, he's going to call you. He might not be happy about it, but he will call, and your attempt to scare him will result in him stacking even more of your chips.
In this situation, you will need to make your bluff before your opponent has committed himself to the pot. How do you know when such is the case? Well, generally, if a player has more of his chips in the pot than in his stack, then he is more or less pot committed, and it will be very hard for him to fold his hand. In a texas holdem tournament, your opponent is also pot-committed when he believes that folding will leave him with so few chips that he won't have much of a chance in the tournament anyway. He probably should have pushed them in already, but even if he hasn't done so, you will have a hard time getting him to fold here. Don't get greedy. Check it down, and if he bets, then make a decision based on the value of your hand. Don't try to bluff someone who is mathematically obligated to call you. Good luck on your live or online texas holdem games and check this section again for more one minute poker tips.

One minute poker tips

2009-05-18T15:15:00.000-07:00

In this poker section, I will include quick tips that I found useful in playing online texas holdem. I will try to keep the posts of this section short and to the point. The reason for this is to have a look at these tips every now and then, and refresh my memory quickly either before playing a poker game with friends or maybe after a bad beat playing online texas holdem. The following quick tips are either things to avoid in playing poker or tips to do in a poker game. They will be either my personal experience or some tip I heard from a friend/article or other source. Enjoy and if anyone has any quick poker tips please submit in the posts comments and I can include.

1 ) Don’t Bluff Pot Committed Opponents

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2009-05-17T13:35:00.001-07:00

Lesson 12 : the art of the bet

2009-05-13T11:14:00.000-07:00

Worse bad beat ever

2009-05-06T13:29:00.000-07:00

Bad beats are common in poker but this one is special. Imagine if you get out from the WSOP main event with quad Aces.

A Sneaky Way To Improve Your Positioning

2009-04-28T12:59:00.000-07:00

he dealer position (known as the "button") is the best
position at the poker table.

The reason is because when you're on the button, you get to
act LAST after the flop... giving you the chance to see what
your opponents do first.

This lets you get a "read" on your opponents at the table...
and decide who has a strong hand, who has a weak hand, who's
bluffing, and so on.

OK, so that's common knowledge.

What's also common knowledge is the fact that LATE
POSITIONING is preferred over EARLY POSITIONING... because
once again, you get to see what your opponents do first
before it's your turn to bet, raise, call, or fold.

Of course, being on the button is BETTER than just plain
late positioning... because the button GUARANTEES that you
will be LAST TO ACT post-flop.

OK, now here's what is NOT common knowledge...

Once you understand positioning and its enormous
implications, you can begin "improving" your positioning and
setting yourself up for more pots each game.

The technique is called STEALING THE BUTTON.

It's simple... it's practical... and right when you're done
reading this newsletter you can immediately start using it.

Stealing the button is LEVERAGING your late positioning when
you're NOT on the button... but getting all the same
benefits as if you WERE on the button.

Remember, the dealer position is SO POWERFUL because it
means you're LAST to act post-flop.

Being SECOND TO LAST to act isn't nearly as good, especially
considering there's usually only three or four players to a
flop at an 8-man table.

So what you do is make a reasonable pre-flop RAISE when
you're in late positioning... and therefore force the player
on the button to fold.

Having done this, you'll be last to act after the flop...
the same as if you actually were on the button. (Hence the
name, "stealing the button").

OK, let's look at an example so you can see what I'm talking
about:

Let's say you're sitting two seats to the RIGHT of the
button at a 10-man table. The game is $1-2 no limit Holdem.

Two players limp-in... and you look down at your cards:

J-9 of clubs.

I call hands like these "semi-connectors"-- they're not
quite connected... but almost.

The great thing about semi-connectors is that they're a
"hidden hand". When they HIT (straight, flush, two pair...)
your opponents NEVER see it coming.

You decide to play your Jack-9 suited. Now remember, there
are two players BEHIND you that will act post-flop if they
both call the blinds.

So it's YOUR JOB to make sure they DON'T limp-in.

The solution is to crank up the pressure...

You make it $15 to play. Nothing crazy (after all, you don't
exactly have a monster). You simply want to force the two
players to your left to FOLD... which will happen most of
the time.

Of course, they won't always fold... because sometimes
they'll pick up a big hand. But odds arethey'll fold.

The RESULT, of course, is now YOU have the button.

Well, not the button exactly... but all the advantages that
it brings.

Sure enough, the two players to your left fold, and Josh--
who's in the big blind-- is the only caller.

The flop comes out:

10h-8d-Ks

No flush possibilities for you here, but BINGO, you've just
flopped an open-ended straight draw.

This is the type of flop you hoped for.

Now it's on Josh to act first. And this is where your
positioning is so important. Not only do you get to see what
Josh does first... but you also have the CONTROL in this
situation.

Since you made the pre-flop raise, Josh will likely check
the flop to you... giving you the opportunity to play
aggressively and take down this pot.

No matter what happens after this, you've set yourself up to
win this pot. Sometimes Josh will pick up a real hand and
come out firing... but usually not.

Sure enough in our example, Josh checks.

You throw out a $30 semi-bluff. This is a bet you should
make even WITHOUT the open-ender... because you made the
pre-flop raise.

Josh mucks it, and you rake the chips... leaving the table
wondering what you had.

That's how you "steal" the button. It's a simple, surefire
way to gain control at the table by improving your
positioning.

There are five main steps you need to know...

1. You need a playable hand.

If you're going to bluff, make it a "semi-bluff" by raising
with a hand that can hit... something like semi-connectors.

I personally don't like raising with 7-2 offsuit or crap
like that. It seems to me like an "ego raise" more than a
logical play.

Remember, the key is to gain that extra bit of control and
power by acting LAST after the flop.

2. Force out the player on the button (and possibly the
player to his right).

The whole point to stealing the button is to ACTUALLY STEAL
THE BUTTON. If you make a wussy raise that doesn't scare
anyone, you've failed.

If you're one seat to the right of the button, you want to
raise enough to force the player on the button out. If
you're TWO seats to the right, then you've got to force out
both players to your left.

One of the "secrets" to this process is to ALWAYS pay
attention to the pre-flop betting patterns of your opponents
on the left.

If you're sitting on the right of "Tight Tim" who only sees
flops when he's got pocket pairs, then you can steal the
button quite often.

On the other hand, if you're on the right of a LOOSE player,
you won't be able to steal the button nearly as much.

So pay attention.

3. After the flop, your opponents will usually check to you.

Notice if someone bets into you, beware. That's a red flag.
Usually players will check into you since you raised
pre-flop.

When players check into you that gives you the power to
either BET and try to steal the pot right there... OR... get
a free turn card by also checking.

While I normally recommend a bet, you can check to mix it up
once in awhile or in the case that you're getting
short-stacked.

4. Don't get pot-committed.

Remember, stealing the button is a simple technique that
improves your position and sets you up to have a BETTER
CHANCE at winning the hand.

Don't get stupid. Don't get stubborn and bet any amount in
hopes of bluffing out someone with a real hand.

Like I said, you need a playable hand to steal the button in
the first place.

Don't become pot-committed... Never bet so much that it's
PAINFUL to fold your cards after the flop.

5. Sometimes you don't need to raise to steal the button.

Often the blinds will be high enough where you figure simply
CALLING the big blind will get you the button (this is
especially true when you're to the right of a tight player).

Also, someone in front of you might raise the pot enough
that all you have to do is CALL THE RAISE and you'll get the
button.

OK, so that's the process...

Here are the two types of situations where you DO want to
steal the button...

DO STEAL THE BUTTON WHEN:

1. You sense weakness and want to steal the pot on a bluff
or hidden hand.

2. You have a good hand that you want to play post-flop.

On the other hand...

DO NOT STEAL THE BUTTON WHEN:

1. You have a poor hand and you sense someone else has a
strong hand.

2. You think someone to your left will call a raise no
matter what (that defeats the purpose).

The MOST IMPORTANT lesson you can get from all this is to
realize that winning poker depends on ALL THE LITTLE THINGS.

Stealing the button is just a little technique for setting
yourself up for better positioning... it's not a "game
changing" strategy that will double your poker profits or
anything.

But when you combine it with ALL THE OTHER LITTLE THINGS--
like establishing the right table image, throwing out feeler
bets, representing the flop at the right times, buying free
cards, picking up betting patterns, spotting tells, and
more-- then you will become a DYNAMIC and POWERFUL poker
player...

AND THEN your poker profits will double.

A lot of amateurs base their games on the "big hands" and
might get lucky once in awhile. But over time, the REAL
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to CONSISTENTLY take down pots.

It takes a lot of discipline, don't get me wrong.

But you can do it.

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Lesson 11 : Starting hands

2009-04-27T13:29:00.000-07:00

And here comes another tutorial by FullTiltPoker.net. This is a very important tutorial and is the first step to became a better player. This tutorial is about the starting hands. What to play and what to fold. Also an important factor as it is discussed in the video is the position. The cards change value depending on position. Howard Lederer and other poker pros will give you more details in the following video tutorial.

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Lesson 10 : Domination

2009-04-26T02:00:00.000-07:00

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Lesson 8 : Playing the Big Stack

2009-04-24T13:21:00.000-07:00

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Tips for Playing in a Holdem Tournament

2009-04-22T13:57:00.000-07:00

Tournaments can be tough when you’re up against seasoned players. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t do well at first. It takes a lot of practice to become a holdem tournament master.

Here are some strategy tips to help you win your next holdem tournament:

· You’ve got to stay in the game in order to win. Play tight but aggressive.

· Don’t play every hand, just the ones you have a chance of winning.

· Avoid bluffing unless you know how to read the other players well.

· Make the most of your good hands and take advantage of situations when they fall in your favor.

· Fold before the flop if you have a bad hand unless everyone checks.

· Fold after the flop if your hand has not improved.

· In an early position, pre-flop, play only AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AK suited; TT, AQ suited, AK, AJ suited, KQ or suited.

· In a late position, pre-flop, stay if you’re holding 99, AQ, AT suited, KJ suited, QJ suited, JT suited, or small pairs. But only if the betting is low and no one seems particularly proud of their hand.

· Don’t be afraid to bet and raise. The bigger the pot, the more likely you’ll scare out weak hands and improve your chances of raking in all the chips.

· Never think of folding as a sign of weakness. It is a sign of a smart and aggressive player who knows when to hold’em and when to fold’em.

· If other holdem tournament players before you are calling, raise whenever you have a large pocket pair. Call with anything else.

· If there are a lot of early callers, and the pot is big enough, raise if you have a premium pair. There is a good chance you can take the pot right there if everyone else has a weak hand. In any event, you’ll scare away some of the players and help reduce the competition.

· Respond to raises cautiously. If it looks like chips are cheap, and everyone is raising, examine your hand carefully. This is a good time to know what pot odds are and how to use them properly.

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2009-04-20T15:01:00.000-07:00

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Poker Lesson 9 : Reading Players

2009-04-19T03:38:00.000-07:00

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Peaceful Warrior

2009-04-18T11:28:00.000-07:00

I have just watched the movie Peaceful Warrior. It was note poker related but the concept can be applied to poker and it really makes sense. The basic concept is to concentrate on the moment.

The film is about a guy who wants to make it to the olympics. His mentor told him, if you want to do good he has to concentrate every moment on the current action. The concept i got for poker is when in a crucial hand concentrate on the moment on the best move that time...

good movie.

WSOP 2008 Main Event part 18

2009-04-18T11:17:00.000-07:00

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How To Represent The Flop

2009-04-16T15:20:00.000-07:00

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You're probably familiar with the term "represent the flop".
But do you know what it REALLY means?

And do you know how to PROPERLY represent the flop in order
to win more chips?

Most players think that REPRESENTING THE FLOP just means
betting and acting in a way as if the cards on the board
HELPED your hand...

Although this definition is ACCURATE, it's much too
simplistic to add any benefit to your game.

Representing the flop is in fact a very in-depth strategy
that is CRUCIAL to pro-level Texas Holdem poker...

First, let's look at WHY you should represent the flop:

The primary reason is to find out WHERE YOU'RE AT IN A HAND.

In other words, you want to learn how strong and how weak
the OTHER players at the table are. And the only way to do
this is through BETTING.

If you only check, check, call, call... then you will NEVER
become a good poker player. Never.

You've got to bet... and PRETEND that the community cards
helped you. If someone has a weak hand, they will be forced
to fold.

If someone has a mediocre hand, they will probably fold
too... because you're "representing" that you have something
good.

And if a player has a STRONG or VERY STRONG hand, they will
either call you or raise your bet.

So based on what everyone does, you can find out if you have
a chance at winning the pot, if you can bet other players
out, or if you should just fold. All information you
WOULDN'T have known otherwise.

Frequently representing the flop is an AGGRESSIVE style of
play. If you do it, you'll get a lot of action at the
table... especially after the flop.

For example, if you come out firing after the flop three out
of four hands, your opponents will begin calling your bets
and giving you action... because they KNOW you don't have a
great hand EVERY SINGLE TIME.

This comes in handy when you hit a MONSTER... like when you
flop a set or a flush or something. You don't have to worry
about everyone folding to you.

But even more important than getting lots of action,
representing the flop will help you STEAL a lot of pots over
the course of every card game.

And when YOU control the action and the betting, you'll find
it much easier to steal blinds and pots after the flop.

And trust me, THESE SMALL POTS ADD UP... FAST. If you only
go for the "big pots" in a poker game or tournament, you
won't last long. You've got to stick your neck out there and
go for the SMALLER POTS too...

OK, so representing the flop is a USEFUL and IMPORTANT TOOL
in no-limit Texas Holdem poker.

Now you've got to learn how to represent the flop the RIGHT
WAY...

I have FIVE BASIC RULES when it comes to representing the
flop... each rule gets progressively more complicated as
they go on.

But trust me, if you master these rules, you'll DEFINITELY
be on your way to higher "poker profits" and winnings.

OK, so here they are. These are my FIVE RULES:

RULE #1: When you represent the flop, don't act weak by only
betting the MINIMUM amount... BUT, don't bet so much that it
can burn you.

This is kind of like the "not too hot, not too cold"
principle.

You see... when you represent the flop, you've got to accept
the fact that you will likely NOT get the chips back that
you're betting.

I mean, obviously you want to WIN, don't get me wrong. BUT,
if someone has a great hand and you're representing the flop
WITHOUT a great hand, then there's a good chance you'll have
to fold soon.

So when you make a representation bet, do NOT bet so much
that you'll feel "pot committed".

On the other hand, don't bet too LITTLE. When you bet too
little, your opponents will see right through it. And it
won't be enough to scare the mediocre hands away.

For example... let's say you've got 9-8 suited and the flop
hits K-8-2 and you're first to act. You don't want to CHECK
because you know the guy after you will bet if you do.

So you REPRESENT THE FLOP by throwing out a bet...

If no one has the King, everyone will probably fold to your
bet. Even if someone DOES have the King, they may fold if
they don't have a decent kicker.

The key is you must make sure you BET ENOUGH. If you only
bet the minimum amount here... someone with A-4 might call
the bet, simply because the pot odds are in their favor. And
if the Ace hits on the turn, you're in trouble.

So always be sure to bet BIG ENOUGH to scare out the bad and
mediocre hands, but SMALL ENOUGH to not get in trouble if
you lose the chips.

RULE #2: Whenever possible, represent the flop when you have
OUTS.

This is a strategy most players don't quite "get" until
you've been playing poker for a LONG time.

Here's the thing:

If you represent the flop frequently every single time you
play Texas Holdem, you want the odds to be as much in your
favor as possible.

In the scenario above, for instance, representing the flop
with middle pair is a good move. Because you have some OUTS.
If another 8 hits on the turn or river, you're going to have
three-of-a-kind.

Obviously, hitting the eight is NOT likely (about 8.42%).
But there's STILL A CHANCE, and that's what is important.

Think about it:

Let's say you have just a 5% chance of hitting one of your
OUTS that would cause you to have the best hand at the
table.

Well, if you represent the flop fifty times and get a caller
TWENTY times, that means you'll MAKE your hand (on average)
one time out of these twenty. And when you DO make your
hand, you'll BUST your opponent and win a ton of chips.

Make sense?

This is kind of a MENTAL DISTINCTION that separates the pros
from the wannabes. Pros think about the LONG TERM ODDS of
playing. They don't base their decisions on situational
circumstances alone. They base them on WHAT WORKS OVER THE
LONG TERM.

That's how you develop a CONSISTENT winning career.

Because as you'll see in the next rule, you don't want to
CONTINUE to represent the flop if people stay in the hand
with you... unless you're confident that you can get them to
fold.

But usually, if someone calls or raises, you want to "let
up". Don't risk more chips when someone's got you beat.

So by representing the flop when you have OUTS you'll open
yourself up to the chance of MAKING YOUR HAND on the turn
(or sometimes river).

RULE #3: If you get raised, muck it.

All of these rules are general in nature... especially this
one. Obviously you don't want to ALWAYS FOLD every time
someone makes a raise.

BUT USUALLY, if you represent the flop with a bet and
someone comes back over the top of you, that opponent will
MOST LIKELY have a strong hand (maybe even a monster).

It's not logical to continue to bluff at the pot if you're
up against a surefire winning hand. You'll lose too many
chips that way.

That's the downside of being an aggressive player: You've
got to give up and cut your losses quite often. Discipline
yourself to do it.

RULE #4: Change gears with your betting amounts.

As we discussed earlier, one of the benefits to representing
the flop is that opponents will give you more ACTION during
the game because they'll "catch on" to your aggressive
style.

That does NOT mean, however, that you should become
PREDICTABLE. Being predictable is a recipe for disaster.

And that's why you've got to "change gears" and "mix it up"
with your betting.

For example... in our scenario where you made a bet with
your 9-8 suited (middle pair), let's say your bet was for 50
and then someone RAISED YOU to 200.

Your opponent probably has the King and a good kicker...
maybe even two pair. So you fold your middle pair with a
loss of only 50 chips.

NOW... when you fold, everyone at the table will SEE that
you just made a bet and then folded to a raise. This will
tell them that you were betting WITHOUT a good hand after
the flop.

Now... let's say a few hands later the flop comes out 5-A-Q
and you're second to act and you've got pocket deuces.

Your first opponent checks.

Now, although you know someone at the table probably has you
beat right now, you're not sure if someone has the Ace...
because there weren't any pre-flop raises.

So you REPRESENT THE FLOP (and the Ace) by betting.
(Remember, you also have outs here... if a two comes you'll
make trips.)

The key is to NOT BET 50 again, as you did with your eights
just a few hands ago. If you bet 50 again... or always bet
50 when you represent the flop... your opponents will know
exactly what you're doing and read right through you.

If Blake... who's sitting to your left... is only holding
the Queen, he's going to fold if he thinks you've got the
Ace.

But if he thinks you're just REPRESENTING the flop, he will
call your bet. And you DO NOT want that to happen (because
his Queens are better than your two's).

So instead of betting 50 again, you bet 150 this time. This
way you stay out of any PATTERNS that will give away your
hand... and increase the odds that everyone will put you on
the Ace and fold.

RULE #5: After you get better at representing the flop,
INTENTIONALLY STOP mixing up your bets in order to trap your
opponents.

This is a "tricky" play that works very well against
intermediate poker players.

Here's how it goes:

When you represent the flop and get "caught" in your
semi-bluff, use the event to YOUR ADVANTAGE to bust your
opponents.

Let's use the example from before with the 9-8 suited:

You got middle pair. You bet 50. Your opponent raised. And
then you folded.

Well, let's say you represented the flop AGAIN a few hands
later with a bet of 50. And then you got caught AGAIN when
your opponent raised you... and you were forced to fold.

After watching this happen two or three times, your
opponents will suddenly think they're geniuses and that
they've got you "figured out".

They'll think, "Woa, when he bets 50 on the flop he doesn't
have anything... and all I have to do is raise in order to
scare him away."

And of course, you're doing this ON PURPOSE in order to trap
your opponents.

Let's say a few hands later you get dealt pocket fours. The
flop comes: 4-7-J.

You've flopped trips. Now what?

Well, since you've built a reputation for betting on the
flop no matter what happens, you can feel safe betting and
you'll probably get action.

But what KIND of action are you looking for?

You want to get as many chips into this pot as possible. So
you take advantage of the "trap play" that you've created
and you bet 50... again.

This time, your opponents think they've got you figured out.
They think to themselves, "That flop didn't help him one
bit, he's just up to his old ways."

So your opponent RAISES you.

And that's where you GET REWARDED for the trap you set up.

Now you can either re-raise, or maybe call and hope that
your opponent tries buying the pot again after the turn
card...

It doesn't really matter. Because as long as there aren't
any draws out there, you can feel safe in knowing that
you'll win the hand and a nice pot either way.

It's amazing to me how easily players will fall into this
trap. (Especially with online poker.)

But remember... only use this trap play AFTER you have
mastered the first four rules for representing the flop. And
be sure that you aim the play at intermediate players, as
they'll fall for it the quickest.

There's one last component I want to mention here that
relates to our discussion of representing the flop... and
that's what you should do when you make a PRE-flop raise.

My technique is simple:

If I raised before the flop, I will come out betting AFTER
the flop... no matter what hits.

The reasoning is simple...

For starters, NOT betting after the flop is like waving a
red flag and TELLING your opponents that the flop didn't
help you.

If you represent the flop after your pre-flop raise, your
opponents won't know what to put you on. They'll be more
likely to fold.

And using this strategy over and over and over again pays
off in the long run. Because after awhile your opponents
will catch on...

And this benefits you in three ways:

1. You'll get more action when you catch a BIG hand.

2. Your opponents will fold more frequently to your pre-flop
raises because they know you're going to bet after the flop
as well. This gives you the opportunity to steal more
blinds.

3. Your opponents will be easier to read. When they have a
good hand they won't be afraid of you and they'll come back
over the top with a raise...

This lets you know that they've got you beat and that you
should just minimize your losses and fold.

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Five Easy Ways to Improve Your Poker Game

2009-04-15T12:37:00.000-07:00

Article extracted from pokerjunkie.com

Five Easy Ways to Improve Your Texas Holdem Game

Most people who play Texas hold'em want to get better at it. Even those who play Texas holdem online purely for recreation usually have more fun if they are winning. While becoming a Texas hold’em master will take some hard work and innate talent, there are a few things you can do right away to start getting better.

1. Stop Playing So Many Hands

The number one mistake most new players make at Texas hold em is playing too many hands, not least in Texas holdem online. If you start out with the best hand, you are more likely to end up with the best hand. If you play any two cards with the hopes of flopping something good, you will often make the second best hand. This will result in you paying off opponents too much. Even if you don't make any hands, your chips will bleed away, since you will pay for a lot of missed flops and not win enough when you finally hit.

2. Try Second Level Thinking

Don’t consider your hand in a vacuum. Sure you have a flush, but there’s a high pair on the board and an opponent is betting strongly. You have to consider that he may have a full house. Alternatively, if a player raised before the flop and the flop comes three low cards, you have to consider the possibility that he was betting high cards and missed, even if your hand is not that strong.

3. Try Third Level Thinking

In online texas holdem, once you’re thinking about what your opponent has, try thinking about what your opponent may think you have. This seems a little tricky, but just try to put yourself in your opponent’s shoes and try to imagine what you might conclude about the hand if you were in his seat.

4. Find Your Comfort Level

To play your best Texas holdem online, you should be playing at stakes that are not so high that you are afraid to make the moves you need to make, but not so low that you play carelessly. If you’re not sure, err on the side of playing lower stakes. You can always move up if you’re convinced that you are not being challenged at your current level.

5. Analyze Your Play

This is easier to do online with downloaded hand histories, but you can do it in live play too. Go over key hands and think about what you did right and what you did wrong, and how that affected your results. If you pinpoint a real error, try to correct it mentally before your next session.

When to decide you are a poker pro?

2009-04-14T02:27:00.000-07:00

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At no point should you ever make a conscious decision to become a poker pro. As soon as you've done that, you've set yourself up for a fall. Instead it is important to focus on being profitable in poker. When you find yourself at a point that you look at your finances and say, "it doesn't make sense that I should be working any more - I should really be putting that time into cards," then you may be getting ready to ramp up into the pro life. Nonetheless, building the skills to succeed in high stakes poker takes a huge amount of time and effort. If you're smart enough to be a successful poker pro, you could become a lawyer with the same expenditure of work.

I cannot stress enough that you play within your means, but it's ok to devote income to your bankroll if you don't have the capital to start out. When I started to get serious about poker, my math degree at Waterloo had left me in a heap of debt. Nonetheless, I was writing compilers for a living at the time and my income was sufficient to cover my lifestyle and start fleshing out a bankroll. At the time, the smallest game around was a 5-10 at the local charity casino and online poker was in its infancy and seen as something insecure and unreliable. It took two thousand hours of play at 5/10 in my spare time for me to have enough data to support that I was a strong winning player. I'd wake up at 2:00 am and head to the cardroom to play against anybody who was stuck and steaming from the night before and a lot of the old retired players with nothing to do started rolling in by 6. At 8:00 I'd jump into my car, throw on a clean shirt on the highway, and drive to my day job.

After moving up to 10/20, I spent another 2000 hours before 20/40 and beyond. During that time I also started playing microlimits online. I felt completely comfortable putting small amounts of money into an online roll and playing for 15 minutes before bed just. Soon that roll started to grow and I started moving up my limits online. Over the course of several years I started going to the casino less and less and playing online more and more until I was virtually exclusively an online player. Then around the time that Moneymaker won the world series, poker was at an amazing boom and I quit my job to become an online poker pro. I decided to spend a month driving across America with poker stops in Tunica, Vegas, LA, and the Bay Area. I fell in love with the Commerce Casino. I found myself a road pro living in Bellagio and Commerce.

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When you get a MONSTER hand, you should NOT slow play it

2009-04-10T09:54:00.000-07:00

The article below is by Roy Rounder

When you get a MONSTER hand, you should NOT slow play it.

Here's why:

"Slow playing" means that you don't bet very much, or bet
nothing at all, in hopes that your opponent makes a big bet
or tries to bluff.

For instance, if you got two Aces before the flop and only
called the big blind, you would be "slow playing" your Aces.

Or if you flopped a straight and just "checked", you would
be slow playing your straight.

Make sense?

The problem is, most amateurs will slow play their big
hands... trying to perform the famous check-raise
maneuver... or trying to "trap" their opponents...

But generally speaking, this is NOT a smart strategy... for
two reasons:

1. Because many poker players will see right through you...
and fold the hand as soon as you make your move.

2. Because you won't win as much money when you slow play
big hands versus betting them.

Let's talk about the first reason...

The fact is, slow playing big hands will NOT confuse your
opponents.

On the contrary, it will actually give them a SOLID READ on
you.

Why?

BECAUSE MOST PLAYERS SLOW PLAY MONSTER HANDS.

That's just the way it is.

You may think you're being SLY, but you're really just being
STUPID.

I think it's actually human INSTINCTS to slow play big
hands...

Think about it. When someone gets a big hand, what are they
thinking in their heads?

They SHOULD be thinking... "How can I get the most money
possible out of this pot?"

But what they are REALLY thinking is... "How can I make sure
everyone doesn't fold and this great hand doesn't go to
waste?"

It's the truth.

Especially since it will often take HUNDREDS of hands before
you catch a monster.

And that's the REAL reason why people slow play big hands...

Because they're SCARED TO DEATH that if they make a bet,
everyone will fold.

So the point is, it is NOT unique to slow play a monster...
in fact, it's what MOST card players do. Especially
amateurs.

Now let's look at the second reason why slow playing a big
hand is a bad idea... and that is:

YOU WON'T MAKE AS MUCH MONEY.

The fact is, when you hit a monster, you should bet it. It's
that simple.

Even if you REALLY ARE thinking to yourself, "How can I get
the most money out of this pot?", the answer is to bet it.

Not slow play it.

You'll win more chips and make more money by betting your
big hands... especially when you look at it over a long term
perspective.

Let me show you three reasons why:

1. Usually, one of your opponents will have SOMETHING...
whether it's a bottom pair, wired pair, straight draw...
whatever.

This means that you'll usually get one or more callers for
your monster hand... which is "sure money" going into the
pot that you're about to win...

2. When you slow play big hands, you're opening yourself up
for BAD BEATS. You shouldn't give your opponents the
opportunity to see free cards.

When you let them see free cards, you're just increasing the
odds that someone catches a lucky draw... or the one
"miracle" card that can bust your hand.

Betting your big hand, instead of letting your opponent get
free cards, will narrow down your chances of a bad beat.

3. Your opponents won't see it coming.

Since most players slow play monsters, your opponents will
often put you on a BLUFF when you bet your big hand.

And if they think you're bluffing, they'll try to come back
over the top of you with a raise.

This, of course, gives you yet ANOTHER way to make more
money from your hand...

Now... let me talk about the EXCEPTION to this rule. And
that is when you get a monster that is SO UNBELIEVABLE...
AND you sense complete weakness at the table.

The most common example of this is 4-of-a-kind.

For instance...

Let's say the flop came out 8,8,2 and you've got pocket 8's.
The other two players check to you.

In this case, it will be smart to just check your big hand,
rather than betting.

BUT, you're not really "slow playing" it.

What you're ACTUALLY doing is just letting your opponents
"catch up" to you.

Since you know the 8's couldn't have helped either of your
opponents, you want to make sure a turn card comes out...
and maybe even a river card... in hopes that someone catches
SOMETHING.

If the turn card is a face card, that's good news for you.
Because it means that someone might have made top pair and
will be willing to give you some action in the hand.

But besides that, you should NOT slow play your big hands.

Now let's see a real-life instance where this strategy
helped me make more money at the poker table.

Just the other night I was at the riverboat and got dealt AQ.
My positioning wasn't good, but it was the first decent hand
I'd seen in awhile, so I raised the pot to 1,500 in chips.

Only one player called me... the man on the button. This guy
(we'll call him "Mike") is a very good card player. He goes
to the casinos every single night... 7 days a week...
grinding it out and making his living.

He's one of the only players at this table that I generally
avoid going heads-up with, actually.

So anyway... the flop comes out, and it's:

Q-Q-3

I've flopped a set with an Ace kicker.

I'm first to act. So what do I do?

Most players would slow play... but not me. I come out
firing.

I hesitate for like two seconds and then push in 4,000 in
chips.

Mike is thinking there is no possible way I'd bet trips like
that... so he's probably putting me on a high wired pair
(but not Queens).

Plus, he might think I'm just representing my pre-flop raise
with this bet...

So instead of folding, Mike decides to represent the Queens
out there... and act as if HE has the trip queens.

"Make it 10,000", he says aggressively.

Of course, now I've got Mike EXACTLY where I want him...

I call his bet.

The turn card comes... it's a 10.

I check... because I know Mike is going to make a big move
on me.

"Make it 10,000", he says again.

And I call again.

It turns out Mike is sitting on K-10... which means he's got
a pair. This will give him even MORE confidence to try to
buy this pot.

Now that I've called his bets, however, he's probably
thinking I have Kings or Aces. Which means the only way he
can win this pot is to scare me away.

The river hits... and it's a 3. Which gives me the full
house.

I check again, and Mike goes ALL IN with his huge chip
stack... thinking he can bully me out of the hand.

I call... and I take down a MASSIVE pot from the seasoned
rounder.

And it all started because I DIDN'T slow play my trips. Mike
didn't put me on the three Queens and was willing to push
his entire stack into the middle to try to win that pot.

Of course... that won't happen every time you get a big
hand. And trying to confuse your opponent is definitely NOT
the only reason to not slow play your big hands.

The reality is, when you bet your big hands you'll
CONSISTENTLY win more pots and make MORE MONEY playing
poker...

To discover step-by-step strategies and
concepts like this one that will improve your Texas Holdem
skills click on the link here

Most of the secrets to poker are CONTRARY to what you'd
expect. And it's only after you learn the REASONING and
LOGIC behind these techniques that you'll be able to take
your poker game to the NEXT LEVEL.

Read this book now and be on your way to QUICKLY and
CONSISTENTLY winning the home games or tournaments that YOU
play in...

I'll talk to you again soon.

Your Friend,

Roy Rounder

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2009-04-09T08:37:00.000-07:00

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2009-04-07T15:26:00.000-07:00

Today with other 4 poker friends, we met a friends house for some poker. we had to be around 8 people but at the end we ended u 5, good enough for a small . It was the first time I was playing with these friends, and no one knew what where the other opponents poker skills. We decided for a 10 euro buy-in and add-ons for the first hour. We had 1000 chips each.

Early Stages.

In the early stages I was studing my opponents and was just checking and seeing the flop, blinds where low and we could afford to see same flops as no one was raising. When I had something I was doing standard raise of 3 blinds and I was winning few blinds. All the players where just checking and no one raising so I started to play aggressive.

Table Image.

I was caught in few bluffs so my table image was of a bluffer. I was out of position and was being raising and being called. At the river I was caught with nothing. Then there was a pot where I had A 10. I raised got called, continued betting and lost to A Q. I think this was the turning point of the game as I had the image of a loose player.

And after this I was down to around 500 chips. I went all in with pocket 2s got called by Q 4 and by 2s won so I doubled up. I continued pushing and climbed to around 1500 chips.

Middle game.

Blinds where increasing and 2 players made an add-on. I was getting good cards now and won few pots and climbed to around 3000 chips. I lost a big po t with A5 when I hit 2 and tried to slow play and the other guy made a straight on the river, when I tried to slow play him. after this I won a big pot with pocket kings. 2 players where eliminated and now there where 3 players left.

End game.

I was chip leader, and was raising to win blinds with nothing. I was re-raising and won few more blinds but was folding when i was being re-raised when I had nothing. The 2 other players went both all in and one of them eliminated the short stack. now I was heads up and a slight chip leader.

Heads up.

my opponent was being aggressive and blinds where high. my stack was slowly disapperin. I wanted a good hand to double up. I won a big pot with 7 4 when I hit 7 raised the other guy re-raised me all in with pocket 22 and i won a big blog, now i had around 7000 to 1000,I cmy opponent was going all the time all in. I was waiting for some cards. finally I had JQ suited, he went all in I called and my JQ won against his 75.....

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Day 1 review

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Day 1 review, just a small profit yesterday, I was unlucky when I had the pocket aces and got eliminated. If I won that pot I would have been in a good place to win the tournament, but luck is part of poker. Also I was unlucky in another ocasion when I got eliminated with..............

I mistake i did was when i got eliminated in 8th or 7th place, I should learn to be more patient in the early stages of the tournaments the key is survival and patience... hopefully i will do better next time.

I am in profit of around 7 dollars in 10 games which is not bad (since I am in profit) but not good if I want to became a poker pro.

My Poker 31 March 2009

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today i plan to do 10 sit n go games with the aim to place in 6 and win at least one
This is how it went

Game 1 :
This was a 9 player sit n go on pokerstars buy- in 6.5 dollar buyin.

5 players left all in QJ again A 7 hit the J

4 players left and the game was tight, then suddenly there
was a three way pot all in of the remaining players. One guy
hit a set of 6s and won a huge pot. Now there where 3 players left
The short stack went all in with QQ the big stack called with A7, the
big stack hit the A and now I was heads up. I was short stack with 3000
chips agains the 10500 of the big stack. Big stack was push and raising.
I won few pots with all ins and the big stack was still push one. I had J8
suited in the big blind, I called a minimum raise. The flop gave me an open
ended straight draw. I went all in with all my chips hoping to win the pot
but the big stack called with Q 6, he hit six and won the tournament.

I came Second place and won 16.20 with an overall profit of 9.70

Game 2
This was a 9 player sit n go on pokerstars buy- in 6.5 dollar buyin.

eliminated 8 th place.hit 2 pair 10 and 5 from big blind
was short stack and went all in someone called and hit a
straight. :(

loss of 6.5 dollars for this game

Game 3

lost a log of my stack with AQ agains AJ
then i was pushing but got eliminated.

loss of 6.5 dollars for this game

Game 4

called with 33,a flopped a quad
continued calling, one player went all in with a full house,
another with a straight and won a big pot with quad 3s

won the tournament after a long play when 3 players where left.
Then i was heads up I was big stack, I call with J 9 and won

profit of 27 and an overall profit of 21.

Total profit for the day now 18 dollars in 4 games.

Game 5

Ended up in 6th place was unlucky when i had K 10, hit the K
the other guy had A J and had a J, he raise, I went all in,
I was in front but then he hit an ACE and got eliminated.
I had medium stack and was in postion so I guess my raise was right,
maybe not all in.......... blinds where 100 200, pot was 800 and I had
1100 left.

Game 6

Finished second was short stack when i was heads up.
The other guy went all in with 99 I called with AQ but did not hit anything and finished 2nd.

Profit for this game 16.20 for a net profit of 9.70

so far placed in 3 and won 1

Game 7.

finished 8th place, was doing good. there where 4 limpers, I raised to limit the field with
AQ suited, 2 other called, I hit the ace, raised again, as the guy had rlimped so I put him on
ace with a weaker kicker. pot was 1250 and i had 900 left. so I knew I was good favourite. so
I went all in the other guy called he had A4. on the river cames a 4 and i got eliminated.
i
Game 8

had 88 raised 3 times big blind someone continued calling and there where no higher cards. river
was a Q i be minimum, the other guy called and he had AQ.

I was short stack, then I pushed with A2, someone with 55 called and i hit nothing and got eliminated.

Game 9
got eliminated with aa the other had AQ suited and hit a flush

Game 10

3rd place

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Watch out for Freerolls

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Watch Out for Freerolls

Freerolls are a good way to play poker tournaments without having to pay a joining fee, so to speak. Although most freerolls are actually free, hence the term, there are certain conditions you have to follow before you can play. For instance, some require a certain number of points before you can avail of the freerolls; others require you to download the full version of their software, for online poker sites. There are also sign-up requirements sometimes for links provided by the freeroll giver. While you may consider these conditions as being a bit tricky, you must remember that freerolls are held as promotional events so that more people would get a poker room’s software or so that the poker room can earn your patronage.

Don’t Lose the Freebie

When you play a freeroll game, you have to take advantage of the whole scenario of it being free and using this freebie to earn you some cash. It’s like getting something you didn’t pay for. That’s a good deal right there.

As in any game, you have to learn to play by the rules to make sure that you win. With poker, the rules are quite more intriguing than other card games. Poker actually requires the player to make use of critical thinking and scheming. If you want to survive a poker game and ultimately get your gold bracelet in the World Series of Poker, for instance, you have to learn how to read your opponents’ minds and predict their next move. This will give you an advantage when placing your bet and deciding whether to fold or not.

Freebie Turned Bracelet

There are also freerolls offered that could be your ticket to the World Series of Poker tourney. Of course these are offered by poker game organizers to their exclusive members only. Winners of such freeroll WSOP satellites even get a package that will make their WSOP stint more pleasurable: cash prizes, a free seat and even hotel accommodations and living allowances.

Learn Your Game

Poker sites, poker news online and other channels usually have a list of legitimate freerolls, complete with the site’s links and the conditions if there are any. This decreases the search process and actually gives the player an idea if he wants to avail of a certain site’s freeroll, and also to compare which software providers have the best freeroll promo.

There are also freeroll multi-table tourneys that not only give away cash prizes, they also give points that could earn players a ticket to the next tourney. However, as these are basically free, you may want to keep watch when one is coming and sign up early as these kinds of tournaments have the tendency to fill up quickly.

You may want to be a little skeptical about sites that claim to have absolutely FREE freerolls! There are catches, most of the time. The best way to avail of a freeroll is to get them from legitimate sites with legitimate poker software. You may have to pay a sign-up fee, which you could actually get back – you could learn more about it from your provider – so it’s actually a better deal than getting freerolls from nobodies; you just might regret this later on.

Playing Sit n’ Go Poker

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Playing Sit n’ Go Poker

Sit and go poker is a type of play where there is no set time to start the game. It is usually a one-table game, considered as playing a miniature poker tournament. Recently, though, some sites have added multi-table Sit n Go tournaments to their repertoire of games. Players say that sit and go’s are actually easier to play and that one has a bigger chance of winning here than any other type of game or tournament. The game basically starts when there are about eleven players (can be more or less, depending on the tourney rules) who have signed up for the tournament. In sit and go’s, players are each given the same amount of chips.

Why Sit N Go’s Are Popular

Playing this kind of poker game is good practice for all players, especially beginners since the game requires a small amount of money so losing is not as painful as losing in big-bet games. Here are a couple of other reasons why Sit n Go’s are popular in poker:

1. Minimum cash outlay. As previously mentioned, sit and go’s don’t require players to bet high since the betting stakes are pre-determined most of the time. Plus, even with your small investment, you could go home with the big bucks. It’s almost a win-win situation, except for the small amount you could end up losing.

2. Good practice. Small-time games such as this are a good way to learn your way around. Some of the best players participate in SnG’s because they have either gambled away most of their money; or they want the less-stressful kind of poker.

3. Going big-time. Sit and go games sometimes are organized as the elimination process for the bigger games. It’s a qualifying game for a bigger tournament. Your winnings in the sit and go games are your ticket for big-betting games.

Sit N Go: Short and Sweet

These kinds of games, mostly played in a little over an hour, are a good way to not only learn the tricks of the game but also as a starting point before going national, so to speak. Remember that by starting small and learning your way up, you get an almost always sure-fire way to earning a seat at a big tournament’s table – maybe even the World Series of Poker.

Some Strategy

There are actually books on playing Sit N Go poker that can give players strategies and hone their skills for the game. If books are expensive, there are articles, forum discussions and blogs about everything you need to know about poker. The only thing you have to remember is to read the moves of your opponents. Never mind if you’re holding weak cards. How they play the game is usually what gives players their winning streak.

However, do not lose sight of the fact that you also need strong cards to win although sometimes, even if you have good cards you can still lose the game. This is usually the mistake that beginners make. Although good cards give you the edge to win, they’re usually not enough. Thus, perhaps you should remember that arrogance or simply bad strategy could flush your good cards down the drain.

Playing in the WSOP

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Playing in the World Series of Poker

Qualifying for the World Series of Poker is achievement enough to a majority of the players; getting through to the final table or the main event is really a feat. To make it easier for ordinary Janes and Joes to join, qualifying games (commonly called WSOP Satellites in poker jargon) with negligible buy-ins are usually held online almost daily until the actual date of the World Series games. The series began some time in 1969 but it was in 1971 that the series organizers began giving away cash incentives.

To make it even more exciting, qualifying game organizers online give out bonuses to their players who will reach the daily tournaments in the World Series, and an equivalent bonus for placing in the series. Bonuses are mostly cash prizes that could reach a staggering USD1, 000,000.00 for the top winner.

Some WSOP Particulars

As early as January, organizers have already sent out feelers for the World Series of Poker scheduled in July. This event boasts of giving more variations in the daily tourneys, totaling 55 games as against last year’s 46. WSOP organizers are doing this to give a fair chance to both amateur and professional players who are hoping to have a shot at the top prize.

This event is eagerly anticipated each year as it gives away more than a million dollars in cash to the winner. In fact, 2006’s pool money was considered to be the highest so far, with approximately USD 171, 000 in cash prizes.

Since its inception in 1969, where the World Series was done by invitation only, participants have always been gearing up for this event every year. Members of a family sometimes join as a group to try their luck at getting the pot. In fact, in 2005, a father and son each won in their respective event/s, with the father winning ten times over and the son once. They are the first father-son tandem to ever win an event the series.

Games You Can Play

Texas Hold'em is usually the star of the show. Omaha Hold’em is also part of the WSOP tournament. Aside from these two, other popular online poker games such as 7-Card-Stud Hi/Lo, among others, are also part of the big event. Each event winner receives a gold bracelet and the ultimate winner receives the pot prize and the title World Champion.

The World Series of Poker slated for July of this year not only boasts of more games in the daily tournaments; it will also put up more tables to accommodate more players and to circumvent possible time constraints. In the WSOP tournament, shifting from one game to the next will be done in split seconds.

For marketing purposes and for the benefit of poker aficionados, an exhibit will be displayed; various types of merchandise will also be for sale (e.g. clothes, books, poker chips, and other poker-related products). Former champs, title holders and oldies with winning reputations who participate in the event add to the spice of the series as their moves are always eagerly anticipated by excited spectators.

Needless to say, the popularity of the World Series of Poker started to gain ground when it was televised for the very first time in a popular sports channel. After that, the participants from different countries just kept increasing year after year. From a mere 4, 000 + players in 2000, the number has increased phenomenally to register a record high of more than 40,0000 participants in 2006.

Playing in Multi-Table Tourneys

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Playing in Multi-table Poker Tournaments

Multi-table poker tournaments refer to those tournaments where many players are playing in different tables at the same time. You will get assigned to sit at many tables and play with a lot of players before you can sit at the final table. Such type of tournament is fast gaining popularity because of the promise it holds of making more money for the player (as you go from table to table, you get more and more chips from other players – assuming of course that you’re winning and advancing). One other reason for its popularity is the fact that the World Series of Poker – a much televised event – is a multi-table poker tournament.

Players vary and prizes depend on how many players are in or how much the house has promised – as in the case of guaranteed-type multi-table tournaments. It takes a lot of patience to be able to complete this game as it normally lasts 4 hours and could drag on and on when you reach the final table. Truly big tournaments can last for days.

Patience Is a Virtue

There are tips and tricks that you could try to learn before joining a multi-table tourney. Patience is the name of the game. Experts advise that waiting for others to drop out first is essential to reaching the final table. Not being aggressive early on in the game could give you a winning chance to take home the pot.

Once you’ve stacked up, you could play a little aggressively and throw in your chips when bets are called. This is a great way to earn more chips that will hold you up for the final table. At the final table, you’ll want to be more observant of your opponents’ moves, especially if you’re not dealt a strong hand. Bluffing your way into the pot is one way, checking poker tells is another. Master these two and you’ve got yourself the pot money.

Know When to Be Aggressive or Passive

The thing to remember is to avoid being busted. Don’t be afraid to be aggressive but don’t be afraid to fold, too. If you bet too weakly, your opponents will surmise that you’re not playing a strong hand and will pounce on you. Following this strategy will ensure that even if you don’t bring home the pot, you’ll at least have some left for your next tourney.

Also, before jumping in and playing multi-table poker, you might want to practice your moves first on single tables and get your feel for the game. Building up your strategy means practically mastering your opponent’s moves. Poker, especially the Texas Hold’em variety, is not a game of chance although you would have more chance of winning if luck were on your side; it’s more of a mind- and body-reading game, though.

Being dealt a good hand is just one factor that could help you win but how you play it could put the prize in the bag for you. However, the best poker play of all is when you’re dealt a weak hand and you still end up as the winner. If you do this, you’ve really got poker down pat. What is it they say about playing your cards right? It’s not the cards you’re dealt that matters, it’s how you play the game. Poker is an epitome of this age-old adage.

Winning in poker cash games

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Winning in Poker Cash Games

When playing cash poker games online, you can choose which ones you’d like to join. You have the option of getting in a no-limit game, a pot limit game or fixed limit one. The limits determine how much money will be in the pot by the end of the game, and how much money you need to join the game. Sometimes, two of the players at the table need to put in a blind bet before the start of the game that will somehow set the next betting trend for the remainder of the game.

Learn the Game and These Tips

However, like what other experts have often told beginners, you must first learn to play the game really well before getting into any cash games. Betting on your luck and chances will not get you through the game especially if you’re sitting with seasoned players who know the intricacies of the game like the back of their hands.

Once you get the hang of it, though, you would actually find that betting is exciting and might discover that big betting is even more exhilarating than playing small time. Before you jump in with the sharks, though, here are a few basic tips you might want to consider:

1. Show confidence in your game. Placing your bet is one way to show your opponents you are holding good cards even when you’re actually not. If you bet too small, players will think that you are either holding really bad cards or you’re not confident about your playing skills. Either way, they will eat you up and knock you out of the game soon.

2. Know how to read the signs. Reading your opponents’ every move could save the game for you and give you a seat at the final table. Of course, you yourself must not allow your opponents to read your moves. Try not to set an obvious and predictable pattern.

3. Know when to raise or fold. In the middle of the game, you would have already surmised whether you have a fair chance of winning or not. If you think your chances are dim, fold before you lose all your money. But if you think you still have a fair running for the pot, by all means, confidently raise the bet.

Enjoy the Game

Whatever the odds, playing poker for money is a good way of bringing home more of it if you know how to play your cards well. If, however, you are not sure at this point how your poker skills compare with others, best not to play cash games for awhile – that is, until you’re sure you’ve given yourself the right skills to at least be in the running for the pot.

As in anything, though, you have to make sure that you’re playing for the right reasons. Once you find yourself losing more than you have most of the time and your compulsion is to bet one more in case you get back what you lost, you might want to rethink playing. Gambling is addictive, yes, but played for the right reasons it could be your lottery ticket, too.

Results

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Lesson 2: The Bluff

Lesson 3 : Slow Play

Lesson 4 : Aggression

Lesson 5 : Heads-Up

Lesson 6 : Position

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WSOP 2008 part 17

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About

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This is my new blog where I will be logging my poker experiences, online and live games. My aim is to became a poker pro some day. This blog will be my journey. The aim of this blog is to write my experiences, and from time to time I will review my own mistakes and will learn from them. Also I would like to get the thoughts and advice of my readers. Also my target is to participate in the main event of the WSOP.

Top ten mistakes by roy rounders

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“Here Are The Ten Most Expensive Mistakes Most Poker Players Make— And How You Can Avoid Them...”
MISTAKE #1: Playing Too Many Hands

Most poker players are too loose with their starting hand selection. You’ve got to stick with PREMIUM hands... especially when you’re at a 8-man or 10-man table.

Quit limping in with bad cards in hopes of hitting something on the flop. All those blinds add up... and it’s not worth it.

At an 8-player table, focus on playing hands like pocket pairs, suited connectors, A-X suited, or two face cards.

Leave hands like K-3, J-8, Q-2, and 10-7 alone. Just fold them pre-flop.

The REASON most people play too many hands is because they want ACTION. They don’t want to just sit and there and wait forever until they get good cards.

But if you want to win, you must be patient.

In fact... if you’re playing good poker, you should often be bored. That’s right: BORED.
MISTAKE #2: Playing Your Position Wrong

Positioning is EVERYTHING in Texas Holdem poker.

Good positioning means you get to see what your opponents do FIRST before you have to act. Based on their behavior and betting, you can make an informed decision about what YOU want to do.

Good positioning is LATE positioning. That means you’re one of the last to act after the flop. The most IDEAL position is the dealer (or button).

The mistake most players make is playing the CARDS without considering their positioning. For instance, the way to play pocket Aces in the big
blind is totally different than the way to play it in the dealer position.

And that goes for all starting hands... and all positions.

The basic strategy you need to know is that you want to play MORE starting hands from a later position. And you want to play these hands more
aggressively.

Most of your bluffs should come with good positioning too... because that’s when you’ll have the best read on the players at the table.

In early positioning you want to play FEWER hands.Especially when you’re immediately to the left of the big blind (also known as “under the gun”).
MISTAKE #3: Thinking You’re A “Natural”

It’s amazing how often I hear someone say, “I’m a natural poker player...”

What IS a “natural” poker player anyway?

The truth is, poker is an extremely complex and multi-faceted game. It involves math, psychology, body language skills, self control, performing under pressure, and a ton of other things.

The problem with thinking you’re a “natural”-- just because you’re good at reading people’s faces or something-- is that it LIMITS your ability to improve.

No matter how good you are at poker, there is ALWAYS room for improvement. And in each respective area of the game, there’s ALWAYS more to learn.

Not only that, but poker has been around for a LONG time... way before it started appearing on every TV station.

A lot of poker strategy has been DEVELOPED. There are step-by-step techniques, tricks, and “plays” that you can use to win more money at the tables.

These strategies won’t just “come to you” like a little light bulb over your head.

Not a chance.

Instead, you’ve got to STUDY the game, talk to other players, and be constantly LEARNING more in order to push yourself to the next level.
MISTAKE #4: Getting Too Emotional

Emotional control is a big part of Holdem. You’ve got to be able to “let go” and become unattached from the outcome of the game.

The REASON emotions run strong in poker is because your mixing MONEY, EGO, and CHANCE... all together.

It’s DEFINITELY a recipe for some strong emotions.

The key is to EXPECT IN ADVANCE that things will get stressful and intense. EXPECT that you’re going to get “rivered” and “sucked out”.

The reason it’s important is because if you let go of your logic and start playing based on EMOTION, you’ll never, EVER win.

Avoid TILT at all costs. It causes more poker players to go broke than any other phenomenon.

Stay in control of yourself and be “unattached” to the game. Don’t let anything affect you... just remain focused on winning.

Period.
MISTAKE #5 Playing The Wrong Stakes

The stakes you play is what determines the SKILL you play against.

And if you’re outmatched, nothing else matters... because ultimately you’re going to lose.

But if you’re way better than everyone at your current level, then maybe it’s time to “step it up a notch”.

Playing the RIGHT stakes is a delicate balance.

I’ve found the most effective way to determine the RIGHT stakes is to calculate your profit per hour over time.

The difference in your “profit per hour” at a $5 Sit and Go versus a $10 Sit and Go can be DRAMATIC.

But you may get WHOMPED at the $20 Sit and Go... and lose your bankroll in a snap.

Here’s an important tip...

When you try to move UP in stakes, don’t be afraid to move BACK DOWN if it isn’t working.

The action plan I recommend is to build your bankroll where you KNOW you can win... then move up. If you lose your bankroll, move back down and build it up again. Then move up in stakes and try it again.

Repeat this process over and over and you’ll be continually improving... moving up to bigger games and more money.

This process also LOWERS YOUR RISK. Follow those steps and you won’t be gambling with next month’s rent.
MISTAKE #6: Focusing Too Much On The Cards

Always remember this principle:

PLAY THE PLAYER, NOT THE CARDS.

Ultimately, the cards determine who’s the winner for a hand... but that’s only when a hand plays out until the VERY END and all cards are flipped over.

GOOD poker players hardly ever make it to that level in a hand. Because they either force their opponents to fold or fold because they pick up a
read on their opponents.

The only times you should be flipping your cards up at the end is when you KNOW you have the best hand and you’ve just milked some sucker for a huge pot.

Get it?

The PLAYER you’re up against is what you need to focus on. Not your cards.

Figure out his betting patterns, his habits, his tells, his movements... EVERYTHING. And then play him like a fiddle for all his chips.
MISTAKE #7: Being Too Predictable

Just as you should be studying your opponents, your opponents should be studying YOU.

The biggest mistake you can make is become PREDICTABLE. When you’re predictable, you can’t win at poker.

Because every time you get good cards, everyone will fold. And every time you get bad cards, everyone will bet.

The key is to BE AWARE OF YOUR BETTING PATTERNS.

Bet strong hands a certain way for awhile... then mix it up a bit. Do crazy things... bet odd amounts... make the same pre-flop raise for both 8-7 suited and pocket 10’s. Whatever.

MIX IT UP and kill any consistencies that appear in your game.
Mistake #8: Not Knowing When To Quit

Know when to get up from a table... it will save you a LOT of money over the long term.

This is crucial when you’ve either just WON a ton of money or just LOST a ton of money.

Because in either case, the tendency from that point forward is going to be to LOSE. You’ll either lose your profits or dig yourself in a hole deeper... but either way, it’s not good.

Losing streaks suck... because they take hold of some weird part of your brain that virtually always PREVENTS you from making a comeback.

No matter how determined you are... no matter how SURE you are that your “luck” will change... it’s not going to happen. You’ll lose more. So just
STOP.

With winning streaks, it’s the same way. Having a lot of “new money” makes it less REAL... and there’s a tendency to lose it quickly on stupid
moves.

So if you’re WAY UP or WAY DOWN in a game, just stop playing for the day. Go back at it tomorrow, it’s no big deal.
MISTAKE #9: Not Knowing The Odds

Knowing the ODDS and PROBABILITY in poker is a standard ingredient for success.

You can win some games just by being able to read your opponents and “guess” at what types of betting decisions to make...

But ultimately, knowing the odds is what it takes to be a REAL Texas Holdem poker player.

The good news is, you don’t have to be a “math genius” to know the odds of a hand. There are a lot of shortcuts and tricks you can use to calculate pot odds, hand percentages, outs, and other important numbers.
MISTAKE #10: Not Getting Help

Like I said before, you weren't BORN knowing how to play poker.

You had to LEARN it.

In every aspect of the game, you've got to continually ask yourself the question, "Is this EXACTLY what I should be doing in this situation?"

There are two main ways to improve your Texas Holdem poker skills:

1. Learn from experience.

2. Learn from someone who has mastered the game.

The problem with experience is that it takes YEARS and YEARS-- even DECADES-- of playing Texas Holdem again and again...

It's a great way to learn... but just plain inefficient.

On the other hand, learning from proven strategies and "field-tested" techniques is the absolute FASTEST way to pick up the game.

You can SKYROCKET your skills... OVERNIGHT... if you study the techniques and concepts developed by other players.

If you're serious about the game and want to learn more, then I encourage you to read my eBook"No Limit Holdem Secrets".

It's jam-packed with poker shortcuts, step-by-step tips, and everything you NEED to know in order to win at Texas Holdem.

Cash games, tournaments, heads-up play, online, offline... odds, tells, starting hands, bluffs... EVERYTHING. It's all in my eBook.

Talk to you soon.

Your Friend,

Roy Rounder

Signing in a poker room

2009-01-26T17:29:00.000-08:00

First things first

2009-01-26T16:57:00.000-08:00

I have been playing poker for a while now, about 1 year. Regarding my results so far I can say that in the beginning I was losing more then winning, after a while I was having ups and downs sometimes winning and sometimes loosing, but never made enough money that I could rely on poker for my living. I have placed in various multi table tournmanents and if i am not mistaken my largest win was of around 700 dollars. I have won various sit n go tournaments but have never kept a real log of what i did. hopefully this blog will help me do that.

Journey to become a poker pro

2009-01-26T16:47:00.000-08:00

hi everyone, this is my new blog where I will be logging my poker experiences, online and live games. My aim is to became a poker pro some day. This blog will be my journey. The aim of this blog is to write my experiences, and from time to time I will review my own mistakes and will learn from them. Also I would like to get the thoughts and advice of my readers. Also my target is to participate in the main event of the WSOP.