Post Archives Tag: no-limit hold ’em

Episode 90: Tony “Bond18” Dunst

Tony “Bond18” Dunst, host of the World Poker Tour’s Raw Deal, joins the Thinking Poker Podcast to talk about wearing suits, interacting with fans, and treating poker like a job.

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August 11, 2014 20 Comments

What’s Your Plan? Good Draw, Lots of Interest

What's Your Play?

Edit: Sorry, typo in the original post. The SB completed pre-flop, he did not fold, which is how he was able to bet the flop.

This is from a $5/$10 NLHE live game. Opponents are some combination of intimidated by and annoyed with Hero, who has won a lot of … Read full post

August 6, 2014 22 Comments

Kings Pre-Flop

I played two big pre-flop pots with KK in Las Vegas cash games, one where I ended up folding and one where I got all in against QQ. A lot of people expressed curiosity about these hands when I first tweeted them, so I figured I’d post the details here.… Read full post

August 1, 2014 3 Comments

Episode 88: Andrew vs Nate

On Episode #88 of the Thinking Poker Podcast Andrew Brokos andNate Meyvis break down two hands that were submitted from the audience. One is a cash game hand from an underground joint in New York with a favorable preflop rake, and the other comes from a tournament.

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July 28, 2014 8 Comments

Episode 86: WSOP Hands with Leo Wolpert

Nate’s no longer in Vegas, but Andrew and Leo Wolpert sit down during Day 6 of the Main Event to talk about their own deep runs in the WSOP as well as some key hands from their 2014 tournament.

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July 14, 2014 4 Comments

Main Event Bustout Hand

I’ve obviously been running this over in my head a lot, so I might as well post it here. It’s the last hand before break, blinds are 250/500/25. I have a little shy of 20K, Villain has 30 or 35K. He seems to be the only other pro at the … Read full post

July 9, 2014 31 Comments

Episode 85: Finally in Las Vegas!

After a cross-country drive, Andrew has finally reunited with Nate in Las Vegas for the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event! The two are joined by Carlos to talk about a few hands Nate played in a preliminary 10-game event, low-stakes tournaments in Vegas, and much, much more.

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July 9, 2014 16 Comments

My 2014 WSOP Main Event Begins Today

Needless to say, I’m looking forward to it. Nate ended up switching from Day 1C to 1B, and I was tempted to do the same, but last-minute changes tend to throw me off, as I’d already mentally planned some things I wanted to do yesterday. The only downside to this … Read full post

July 7, 2014 7 Comments

Episode 82: Ari Engel

On this episode of the Thinking Poker Podcast, Nate and Andrew set the location for the meet up in Las Vegas, break down a cash game hand that listener Jason played at Maryland Live! Casino, and talk withAri Engel about how to travel the circuit profitably, the … Read full post

June 16, 2014 15 Comments

Big Pots, Same Villain

Act One: They Meet

One of the first hands I saw when I sat down at the 5/10 game was this guy (“Villain”, hereafter) 4-bet-jamming 54 (no draw) on a 9h 7h 4s flop. He actually won a “flip” against 8h 5h, and his opponent was pissed. Other than that … Read full post

June 12, 2014 3 Comments

What’s Your Bluff Target?

What's Your Play?In this instance I think that bluffing is clearly correct, and the most interesting question is what to target and thus how much to bet.

First a little history. Villain is a nitty regular, so much so that it’s at least a running joke that he isn’t allowed to participate … Read full post

June 2, 2014 22 Comments

Mailbag: The Need for Balance

This week’s mailbag is special because the question was submitted to the podcast, and both Nate and I answered it.

Q: I started out as one of those players you often refer to who says “I don’t really need to balance my ranges in the games I play – … Read full post

May 29, 2014 3 Comments

What’s Your Play? Ace on the River

What's Your Play?This is from a $5/$10 game at Maryland Live. Villain is an older guy, nitty mostly with regard to his pre-flop hand selection. Post-flop he isn’t just absurdly tight-passive, he’s capable of bluffing, value betting, etc. at least reasonably well. Probably he views me as a bit “wild”, as in … Read full post

May 18, 2014 26 Comments

LOL Liveaments

The WSOP is right around the corner, so bone up on your live tournament skills with my new Tournament Poker Edge series, LOL Liveaments. It’s a review of key hands from a $1000 tournament that I final tabled at my local casino. Although I’m not the world’s biggest expert … Read full post

May 16, 2014 1 Comment

SCOOP Week 2 Update

Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve just been playing all day every day, but I’ve decided to take today off so here’s the rundown:

Monday

I played all three of the Action Hour tournaments. For those who don’t know, these are tournaments where the blinds go up very quickly … Read full post

May 12, 2014 7 Comments

Made Day 2 of the $1K Super Tuesday WCOOP

I’ve got about 23K coming back to a 1200 BB, and it’s going to be my turn to pay the blind, so it’s going to be touch-and-go from the beginning. It’s nice just to make a Day 2 though!

It restarts at 5, though I’ve already begun playing because the … Read full post

May 7, 2014 1 Comment

SCOOP $2K 6-Max

There were a lot of interesting hands from this, more than I have time to post here (keep an eye out, though, TPE members!). This was probably the most critical. Thanks to more than a bit of good luck, I’d run up quite a stack, good at my high point … Read full post

May 4, 2014 25 Comments

Bad Beat Post

To supplement yesterday’s So Tilting moment, another sort of “bad beat” that irks me is when you make a good play that’s going to work against your primary target and then it turns out someone who will generally be a non-factor in the hand caught some unlikely hand and jacks … Read full post

April 27, 2014 21 Comments

What’s Your Play? Jacks in Multiway Pot

What's Your Play?This hand is from a $5/$10 game at Maryland Live, currently playing 7-handed. Both Villains seem pretty competent with regard to sizing, bluffing, value betting, etc and have no blatantly exploitable tendencies. My best guess is that they have a similar view of Hero.

UTG opens for $35. I call … Read full post

April 13, 2014 20 Comments

What’s Your Play? Over-Limp-Back-Raised

What's Your Play?Sitting in a nitty, ten-handed $2/$5 game that isn’t even really worth playing but I’m out of the tournament and waiting for the $5/$10 to start so what else is there to do but collect hands to discuss with the good people of Thinking Poker Nation?

Villain ($725) is a … Read full post

March 31, 2014 71 Comments

Mailbag: Kings on an Ace-High Flop

Thinking Poker MailbagQ: We are in a .25/.50 NLholdem home game, 5 players are left. Hero and villain are the two big stacks at the table.

Preflop 5 handed:
Hero ($77.75 from a $50 buy in) (KK) Raise $1.75 
Villain ($58.25 from a $25 buy in) Call
Dealer Fold
SB call (after … Read full post

March 27, 2014 4 Comments

Barreling in a Live MTT

If you’ve seen my Bluffing series on Tournament Poker Edge, then you know that I’ve got a bit of a chip on my shoulder about people who claim they can’t bluff because their opponents “never fold”. It’s just not true, and yesterday I had the chance to demonstrate this … Read full post

March 23, 2014 6 Comments

Mailbag: Big Pair, Everyone Calls

Thinking Poker MailbagQ: I am an active live player who plays in local games in NYC. This hand was from a $1/$3 NLHE game 9 player table with mostly fairly loose players but they are quite competent for this level. Most hands are played with 3+ players although hands are rarely limped … Read full post

March 21, 2014 3 Comments

What’s Your Play? Ran Out a Straight

What's Your Play?Game is $5/$10 no-limit hold ’em. Villain begins the hand with $1570, Hero covers as does the rest of the table. He’s a very good player, reads hands well, and is capable of pretty much anything. He’s maybe at times a little overly loose and aggressive but all in all … Read full post

March 2, 2014 47 Comments

Mailbag: Looking at the Clock

Thinking Poker MailbagQ: I was BB ($600) and held KhKc. UTG+1 LAG ($500) limps CO limps Button (<$100) limps SB limps and I raise to $10. Perhaps on the small side since the table was loosening up with the end near but I can typically play post flop well.

UTG+1 calls
CO … Read full post

February 27, 2014 18 Comments

Three Rivers Poker Challenge Day Two

Thanks for all the well wishes yesterday and especially to those who were following along on Twitter. That always makes a live run more fun. Despite starting the day with a below average stack, I made the final table and finished 7th for $6417. It was a bit of a … Read full post

February 24, 2014 2 Comments

Three Rivers Poker Challenge

Made Day 2 of a local $900 + $100 (with another $27 of that $900 withheld for staff – I’m not winning nitcast awards for this one) event. Couple of funny stories from Day 1:

1. I was better than I usually am about looking left but still not nearly … Read full post

February 23, 2014 5 Comments

Mailbag: Getting Away From Hands

Thinking Poker MailbagQ: I have a recurring situation that is driving me crazy. You speak to it around the edges quite a bit in the blog, I’d be interested in hearing your direct take. I win many small pots in a session then lose a big pot that I should have been … Read full post

February 20, 2014 8 Comments

Mailbag: Finding the Top of Your Range (Bump)

I posted this a few weeks ago but accidentally backdated it to appear as though it were posted on January 1. I think that as a result a lot of people never saw it. Apologies to those for whom it is old hat, and thanks to Matt Glassman for bringing … Read full post

February 12, 2014 5 Comments

Mailbag: Trying New Things

Thinking Poker MailbagI received this question in response to my latest strategy article, Trying New Things, which is now appearing in 2+2 Magazine.

Q: I read your article on 2p2’s magazine and I wanted to try something new. I determined what is the skill I want to improve in my game … Read full post

February 9, 2014 4 Comments

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