Pot Limit Omaha is an aggressive game that has become very popular with the high stakes Poker players like Tom “Durrrr” Dwan and Illari “Ziigmund” Sahamies. These players like action and action is what they get with PLO! More than any other form of online poker you must be somewhat reckless in your play to [...]
25. February 2010
What Makes You Better Than Your Opponent
Millions of players play online poker everyday and large amounts of money swirls around the poker rooms making some players millions and others suffer losses, only to rebound later on. Some players lose all of the time and eventually leave the game. How would you rank these players and exactly what skills dictate whether one [...]
21. February 2010
Playing for sizeable amounts of money
I have a naturally cautious outlook towards money and I hate putting it at risk. I think that this stems from my earlier life when I was seriously struggling financially. It is something that I have never been able to properly shrug off. It has gradually worn down over the years as I have become [...]
21. February 2010
Reflex Calling in Poker part two
It is also very important that you adhere to this piece of advice when looked at from the other side as well. Be aware that each and every one of us has an inbuilt calling poker reflex, an inner monster just waiting to get out and lose us our money. It is precisely why a [...]
21. February 2010
Reflex Calling in Poker part one
Reflex calling is precisely what the name entails, calling on reflex. In previous articles I have discussed the sheer speed of online poker play and what this can mean to you personally. But I mentioned how certain players bet on reflex but even more of them call on reflex.
This makes bluffing in certain situations quite [...]
16. February 2010
The Poker Brand of Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth is one of the most recognisable players in the world and ever since winning the World Series of Poker Main Event in 1989, at the time its youngest ever winner, he has been at the forefront of poker. Ever present at the World Series of Poker since 1989, Phil has a total of [...]
11. February 2010
Check Raising in No Limit Texas Hold ‘em
When you check in poker you put no chips into the pot. This is often perceived as a sign of weakness as you are indicating that, at the point of action, you are not willing to risk anymore money into the pot currently being contested. Often this will lead to your opponent betting into you [...]
7. February 2010
Looking at your overlay part two
Following on from part one then with this example, if his handicapping system showed that a horse in a certain race was an 11-1 chance (I have selected this price because it represents a gut-shot draw), he would not bet if he could only obtain 12-1 or 13-1 with a bookmaker or on the betting [...]
7. February 2010
Looking at your overlay part one
Any professional poker player will tell you how difficult it is to estimate your implied odds when deciding whether to continue in a hand or not. This process is made all the more tricky by playing on the internet where the speed of online poker is substantially quicker than live play. I have observed countless [...]
4. February 2010
Become a Pleasure to Play Poker With
Think of Tony G, Luke Schwartz or Phil Hellmuth and what does your mind immediately think about? Firstly, they are all excellent and highly profitable poker players. Secondly, their behaviour at the table is less than exemplary. More specific to live poker play then online, there are certain things you should never do at the [...]
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28. February 2010
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