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Welcome to Thinking Poker!
July 2nd, 2009 | Author: foucault
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Dinner break
June 29th, 2009 | Author: Foucault2
3875 coming into the break. Were playing 200 400 when we resume.
Level 3 I got into some good spots vs the fish (there are 2 now). Once had three to a low flush that turned into a 7 low and lost to a better low from fish who limped 9(62). Also mde 3456 on 4th in a multiway pot and busted everything.
Didn’t play a single hand for first 55 minutes of level 4, which wasn’t the end of the world since the ante was tiny and I didn’t get many bringins. Then last 2 hands I chopped a small pot with a flush out of my bringin and scooped a smallish pot with 34567.
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5400 at first break
June 29th, 2009 | Author: Foucault2
Up from 4500 at the start. Table isn’t particularly soft. There’s one very loose player on my right but otherwise everyone seems solid. I’ve had some strong hands, including rolled up 7s that only got half of a small pot and a buried pair that made trips to chop a large 4way pot.
It’s a lot of fun playing live s8 but also tough keeping track of everything, way harder than online.
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Book Review Directory- Basic HTML
June 29th, 2009 | Author: foucault
Harrington on Cash Games Volume 1
Harrington on Cash Games Volume 2
Transitioning from No Limit Hold Em to Pot Limit Omaha
Sklansky - No Limit Hold Em Theory and Practice
Pot Limit Omaha:The Big Play Strategy
Tournament Poker for Advanced Players - Expanded Edition
How to Beat No Limit Hold Em Cash Games
The Professor, The Banker, and The Suicide Kind
High-Low Split for Advanced Players
The Poker World According to Cinch
Flopping a Monster from Out of Position
June 26th, 2009 | Author: foucault
by Andrew Brokos
Previously published on CardPlayer.com
I play mid-stakes no-limit hold’em cash games and tournaments online. I provide exclusive coaching videos for Card Player Pro, powered by PokerSavvy Plus. My columns will explore important concepts illustrated by hands that I analyze in my instructional videos. As a Card Player reader, you’ll have access to clips of these hands and many others.
I recently finished 35th in the main event of the World Series of Poker, winning $193,000. This column will examine a big pot that I won in the first few hours of the tournament and illustrate the benefits of playing a big hand fast from out of position.
We were less than an hour into the tournament, but I was already a little unhappy with the way things were going. My starting table didn’t include a lot of superstars, but the player on my left was a phenomenal young pro named Tony Rivera who had already won a bracelet in the inaugural $10,000 Mixed Games.
Against Pot Control
June 26th, 2009 | Author: foucault
by Andrew Brokos
Previously published on CardPlayer.com
“Pot control” is an increasingly popular concept in the contemporary no-limit hold ‘em scene. The idea is that you want to tailor the size of the pot to the strength of your hand, betting and raising when you have a monster and checking and calling when you have a medium-strength hand.
Pot control is important, but it must be balanced against competing considerations. Making the most profitable decision should be your highest goal, yet I often medium-strength hands played in a way that guarantees they get to showdown rather than in a way that will make the most money.
This article explores a common turn decision to illustrate how keeping the pot small and trying to get to showdown can interfere with maximally profitable play.
Creative Bet Sizing
June 24th, 2009 | Author: foucault
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Conclusion
There is a lot more that could be said about underbetting and overbetting. Hopefully this article will encourage to explore some of those options yourself. But it should also encourage you to experiment with other unconventional plays. When was the last time you limp-re-raised or floated a continuation bet from out of position? There are good reasons why these aren’t often-used plays, but if you never use them, you are missing out on opportunities to confound your opponents and find value in places where no one else is looking.