While there are a few similarities between cash games and tournament play such as having a 52-card deck to play with and similar rules your style of play and over time profitability will more than likely change. For many players they prefer one or the other when it comes to spend real cash. While some [...]
Getting a large draw and short stacking somebody is a very exhilarating angle of poker. However the difficulty alot of players have playing draws properly is over valuing your implied odds. In No Limit Hold`em, you’re regularly playing draws and you should be knowledgeable of both kinds of odds, implied and immediate if you want [...]
Whether you are a beginner or pro at playing poker you will quickly learn the better you are at math and by learning new tricks along the way the better your chances are of winning more often. Having the ability to quickly calculate pot odds and the pot equity can be imperative to how you [...]
When playing poker your main goal should always be to win the most money as possible regardless of whether you are playing cash games or a tournament. Basically regardless of the strategy that you use you want the same ending result which leads you to money. One of the biggest down falls for many poker [...]
With poker being a game of patience it’s always exciting when you look at the two whole cards dealt to you to find that you have a high pocket pair such as Queens, Kings, or Aces. These are known as the best starting hands and top cards in the game of poker. They hold huge [...]
For any poker player, if you have been playing the game for awhile you have a specific strategy that you often play by. You may also play with either an aggressive or tight style which is common amongst many intermediate players. This particular styles normally only stay in hands that are strong from the start [...]
Another reason to double-barrel the turn is the implied threat of the river bet. The threat of losing a stack causes players to err on the side of caution, causing them to fold their marginal holdings on the turn. This puts their turn range face-up and makes it easier for you to play against them [...]
Playing top pair, good kicker against the pre-flop raiser can be tricky. Against the majority of players, the flop is a check-call. And with enough history, you can call off your stack with top pair, good kicker. There are a few factors that you should consider. 1. There’s a huge difference between having a top [...]
As players keep improving, it gets tougher to “trap” players into stacking off with marginal holdings. The best way to get value out of your strong hands is to bet, especially when players like to call. A common mistake I see is to slow-play monster holdings. That’s not to say slow-playing is bad. There is [...]
In most competitive games including sports, position is critical to success. In baseball for example, the home team gets to bat last and this is seen as a big advantage. By batting last, the home team knows exactly how many runs that they need in order to win the game when they are in the [...]
Down to two tables at the @toddbrunson Montana poker challenge. @texdolly at my table.
Congrats& thx4 not doing it at WSOP or woulda cost me $$$! @BoostedJ: Feels sooooo good to have finally won a tournament...especially a WPT
RT @MattCWaldron: Just watched "Darius Goes West" again (thnx @olegsmith) and wanted to put a call out there to donate to Charely's Fund www.charleysfund.com
Just watched "Darius Goes West" again (thnx @olegsmith) and wanted to put a call out there to donate to Charely's Fund www.charleysfund.com
@RealKidPoker nothing u can do there but there's something u can do about having lunch with ex and new bf
Im keeping TWITTER until @phil_hellmuth criticizes me for my poor Absolute Poker play lately!!!!
@RealKidPoker Daniel, I think you will find it interesting. missed th first episode. as a poker plyr u will enjoy the strategies.
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