tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:11:19 +0000http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/noreply@blogger.com (Foucault)Blogger559125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-1792456517572047381Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:14:00 +00002008-07-22T16:41:46.853-05:00pokerpoker strategyStud/8HORSEI was playing a little HORSE yesterday and made a read/laydown that might be standard/uninteresting for serious Stud/8 players but that made me happy. The villain, Berry Johnston, won the 1986 WSOP main event, and actually he and I played together live at Day 1 of the 2006 WSOP, though I'm sure he doesn't know that. Frankly, he's pretty loose in Razz and Stud/8, so I didn't make too much of the http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/stud8-hand-reading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-1878879142613825691Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:35:00 +00002008-07-22T08:42:39.652-05:00pokerwsoppersonaltrip reportThanks to everyone who's asked about these, and especially to Nick from London who prompted me to make this post I've been meaning to make. I'm really flattered that you all are so eager to read a trip report from the WSOP. I'm going to be publishing the trip report, probably in three parts, in lieu of my usual strategy articles for 2+2 Internet Magazine. Of course there will still be strategy http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/wsop-2008-trip-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-894034485611780748Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:57:00 +00002008-07-20T18:46:02.234-05:00personalhumorI was looking through my Stat Counter log today for a glimpse of how people were finding my blog, what links and search terms they were using, etc. I came across two funny ones. Well, the first is really more disturbing than funny. One person googled "How to kill everyone with your mind" and found my review of Kill Everyone. I tried it, and I am in fact on the first page of search results for http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/funny-search-terms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-3859125485736295936Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:08:00 +00002008-07-19T15:15:39.004-05:00pokerNLHEpoker strategy6-maxsession reviewdeep stacksFull Tilt Poker, $5/$10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter Hero (BTN): $2,517 SB: $1,000 BB: $1,888.75 UTG: $5,702.90 CO: $1,017 Pre-Flop: A T dealt to Hero (BTN) 3 folds, Hero raises to $30, SB raises to $90, Hero calls $60 Flop: ($180) K A K (2 Players) SB bets $180, Hero calls $180 Turn: ($540) K (2 Players) SB bets $540, Hero folds Results: $540 Pot (http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/big-laydown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-1866558215553691262Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:14:00 +00002008-07-19T08:29:41.701-05:00pokerBellagioWPTtournamentThe $15K World Poker Tour Bellagio event always attracts a star-studded field of pros fresh off competing in the World Series of Poker. The six-handed final table this year was no exception: Seat 1: Ralph Perry - 1,635,000 Seat 2: Luke "IWearGoggles" Staudenmaier - 3,495,000 Seat 3: John "The Razor" Phan - 3,495,000 Seat 4: David Benyamine - 4,860,000 Seat 5: Gabe Thaler - 1,550,000 Seat 6: Mikehttp://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/mike-sir-watts-watson-wins-bellagio-15k.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-3070380858777751715Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:23:00 +00002008-07-18T20:39:30.260-05:00pokerNLHEriver check-raisepoker strategy6-maxI played my first online session in weeks tonight, and it went great. Mostly just running well, though I do think I chose my spots well. I also may not have gotten paid off on the river here if I hadn't gotten tricksy: Poker Stars, $10/$20 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter MP: $2,187.50 Hero (CO): $2,327 BTN: $2,909 SB: $2,22 BB: $2,000 UTG: $380 Pre-Flop:http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/back-in-saddle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-1368314744329335685Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:07:00 +00002008-07-17T11:59:43.107-05:00pokerwsoppersonalboston debate leagueI'll lead off with the big one. My girlfriend pointed out to me that although a few people posted it as a comment, I hadn't actually made a post that included my finish at the World Series of Poker. Out of 6,844 players, I finished 35th and won $193,000. How sexy is this? The check is for $191,000 because I left a $2000 tip for the dealers. That might seem like a lot, but 1% is pretty standard,http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/brags.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-9119142949623929452Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:25:00 +00002008-07-15T19:37:21.558-05:00pokerwsoppersonalnewsCard PlayertournamentPoker SavvyFrankly, I didn't do a very good job of courting/attracting media attention despite my deep run in the WSOP. But here are a few links to coverage of my play: Interview with Poker Stars O By the Way Blog 1 O By the Way Blog 2 PokerNews Photos Poker Savvy/Cardplayer Round Table And honorable mention goes to the Hendon Mob, who reported that: "Only five players -- Andrew Brokos, Pat Dattilo, http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/shameless-self-promotion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-8544642067012941464Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:59:00 +00002008-07-13T12:03:05.043-05:00pokerwsoptournamentSeat 1: Craig Stein – 440,000 Seat 2: Niklas Flisberg – 1,264,000 Seat 3: Mark Wilds – 485,000 Seat 4: Andrew Brokos – 4,444,000 Seat 6: Lisa Parsons – 581,000 Seat 7: Peter Neff – 1,275,000 Seat 8: Darus Suharto – 1,057,000 Seat 9: Owen Crowe – 1,050,000 Owen Crowe is Ocrowe online, he actually busted me out the final table of a $1000 WSOP satellite on Stars a few months ago. Definitely a http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/day-6-table.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-6121534688405793059Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:27:00 +00002008-07-13T03:01:29.991-05:00pokerNLHEwsoppoker strategytrip report3-bettournamentnarrative4-betThanks for all the support guys. Today was ridiculous, such a tough table for most of the day, fought tooth and nail to get up to 2 mil then got moved to softer table and picked up quick 2 mil. Alex is an amazing player, had some awful luck today and kept coming back. Even on my right he was ridiculously tough to play against. He deserved to finish higher, but for selfish reasons, not sorry to http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/day-5-recap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-8586827207150573382Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:38:00 +00002008-07-12T12:39:08.111-05:00pokerNLHEwsoptournamentSeat 1: Garrett Beckman – 515,000 Seat 2: Allen Carter – 413,000 Seat 3: Brad Johnson – 237,000 Seat 4: Reagan Silber – 671,000 Seat 5: Brent Sheirbon – 919,000 Seat 6: Pontus Khosravi – 629,000 Seat 7: Alexander Kostritsyn – 1,137,000 Seat 8: Andrew Brokos – 678,000 Seat 9: Anthony Clark – 397,000http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/day-5-table.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-740884172817169340Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:26:00 +00002008-07-11T11:35:41.591-05:00pokerNLHEwsop3-bettournamentsession review4-betI'm listed as Andrew Brooks on Poker News, finished the day with 566,500. That's down a fair bit from my peak of 750K but a hell of a lot better than the 65K I started with. I finished level 1 still at 65K, then won a flip for my life against Brandon Adams AK >JJ. After that I won two more big pots against Brandon when he bluffed into my top pair and another with top pair against another really http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/day-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-265222068217364060Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:56:00 +00002008-07-10T13:10:25.972-05:00pokerNLHEwsoptournamentHere's my Day 3 lineup. I've never played with Brandon Adams, but from what I've heard, he's very good. I played with Liv last night, she tells me she's a professional, but I didn't think she was especially tough. Very nice, though, and achingly beautiful. I can't say I mind having her at the table one bit. Benvenuti is apparently a pretty successful internet tournament player, though with his http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/day-3-preview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-8308662136359488595Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:37:00 +00002008-07-10T03:39:52.781-05:00pokerNLHEwsoptournamentWow crazy today. Climbed steadily to 145K by dinner, got 100K in drawing dead, pulled out AK > JJ for a 90K coin flip, sucked out 6c 3c > AQ on a Qc 4c 4x flop (running straight, baby!), won 12K 22 > AK to get up to 180K, then got rivered for 20K, made some bluffs and a bad call, didn't adapt well to my image and kept getting re-raised, finally ended day with 65K. Average is probably like 100K, http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/going-to-day-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-4958989547504787324Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:21:00 +00002008-07-09T12:23:42.847-05:00pokerNLHEwsoppersonaltournamentThe numbers are in, and 6,844 players entered the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. Fewer than half survived Day 1, and only about 1/3 of those will survive Day 2. Hopefully I will be among them. I've done some research to learn my Day 2 seating assignment along with the players and chip stacks against whom I'll be competing. Here's the table: George Price 35,700 James Viglizzo 10,900 http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/day-2b.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-4233732403837655102Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:33:00 +00002008-07-08T22:41:41.833-05:00wsoppersonalImperial PalaceLas VegasRioEven though I eventually won a WSOP seat through Stars, they were out of hotel rooms at the Palms, so my only option was to take $1000 in exchange for their sponsorship. Cheapskate that I am, I spent my first few nights at the Imperial Palace. The room was nothing special, but it was better than I expected. It even had a little balcony with a decent view of Caesar's and Bellagio: Having http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/quite-upgrade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-5735014672659577956Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:02:00 +00002008-07-07T09:06:21.483-05:00pokerwsoppersonaltrip reportgamblingnewsMike MatusowLas VegasPoker SavvyI came out to Vegas a few days early to get into the swing of things, to see some friends with whom I play and talk poker regularly online but rarely see in real life, and to take care of some business. This will be my third time playing in the main event, and it amazes me how much has changed since I first came to Las Vegas two years ago. In 2006, I was a nervous kid who knew no one, was known http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/my-first-day-in-vegas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-2313607604451508929Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:53:00 +00002008-07-06T03:58:59.119-05:00pokerNLHEwsoppoker strategytrip reporttournamentsession reviewI finished my first day at the WSOP with 67,125. I think the average is like 40-50K, so I can't complain. But I was up over 100K with 30 minutes to go and got myself in a really bad spot. I raised K4s to 1100 UTG (tight table, end of the day, especially tight BB) and got called by the CO, who called me fairly often and had nearly 50K in chips. Flop was Kc 4c 5s, I bet 2000, he called. Turn 2s, Ihttp://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/still-alive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-7927526409941852728Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:19:00 +00002008-07-04T02:00:44.929-05:00pokerNLHEwsoppoker strategytrip reportsatellitesingle table tournamentsqueeze play3-betfull ringdeep stacksAfter working most of the morning, I got to the Rio about 4:30 and wandered through the Gaming Life Expo. It was pretty disappointing, way fewer scantily clad women than in past years. There were long lines to meet Chris Moneymaker and Doyle Brunson, but there was no wait for Dario Minieri or David Sklansky. I elected to meet no one. I planned to get dinner in about an hour, and rather than http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/all-i-said-was-wow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-5858203287737877233Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:32:00 +00002008-07-03T13:32:00.495-05:00pokerNLHEpoker strategycontinuation betCard Player6-maxPoker SavvyThere's a free sample from one of my Poker Savvy videos up on Cardplayer this week: Some of the scenarios that Brokos goes over include how to play a strong hand like A-Q after missing the flop or hitting a flop that leaves your A-Q weak. He discusses what kinds of flops are perfect for continuation-bets (C-bets) and when it is better to check and see what develops.http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/sample-video-on-cardplayer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-6133842290973932856Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:16:00 +00002008-07-03T01:30:05.536-05:00pokerNLHEwsoppoker strategyLas VegasCard Playerfull ringsession reviewPoker SavvyMy first day in Vegas was a blast. I'll get into more detail tomorrow, but basically I got to pretend I was a big shot for a day. I had an interview with a reporter doing a story on poker and philanthropy, then a taping for Cardplayer with the Poker Savvy folks, then out for drinks with them (just one beer for me because I'm getting over a cold and wanted to play later), then 10/25 NL at the Rio http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/first-day-in-vegas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-8730180848594889895Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:02:00 +00002008-07-02T09:46:19.716-05:00pokerpoker strategyMike MatusowCard PlayerPoker SavvySome of the other Poker Savvy Pros and I are doing a round table discussion with Card Player magazine today. They're accepting questions and awarding one-year Poker Savvy Plus memberships if yours is chosen. Simply e-mail a question or two that you would like asked during the video tomorrow. We'll put the names of every person who submits a legitimate question into a random raffle, and if your http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/submit-question-for-poker-savvy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-7362058836311547376Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:05:00 +00002008-07-01T16:09:46.360-05:00pokercheatingUltimate BetNot that it's really any of my business, but I knew Eric a bit a few years ago and was very surprised/worried, in light of the recent cheating at Ultimate Bet, when I heard that he was joining up with them. So it was with considerable relief that I read on his blog that After a lot of reflection and thought, I have decided to separate myself from the Ultimate Bet brand. I hope that everyone will http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/rizen-leaving-ub.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-6304548865519233779Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:20:00 +00002008-07-01T14:25:37.356-05:00pokerNLHEpoker strategybluffMy latest poker strategy article, Defending Against Bluffs, has just been published in the July 2008 issue of 2+2 Internet Magazine. Here's a teaser: To discover the true cost of a fold, you have to consider your opponent’s entire range. The next step in building up a defense against is to think about your entire range. Your opponent doesn’t know that you have a weak top pair. He has to make hishttp://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/07/defending-against-bluffs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374791875645163142.post-138808269369410274Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:12:00 +00002008-06-27T08:25:52.901-05:00pokerpersonalurban debate leagueboston debate leagueHey, a winning month! Maybe I am not so bad at this game after all. There are still a few days to go, but I probably won't be playing much if at all. As you may have noticed, I haven't been playing the last few days either. I leave for Las Vegas on July 1st, and once out there I'll obviously be devoting quite a lot of time to poker, so I'm buckling down now on some of my other projects. Granted http://www.thinkingpoker.net/Blog/2008/06/june.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Foucault)