Going All-in too often
In the game of No Limit Texas Holdem Poker, to go ‘all-in’, is the first major move a newbie NL player absolutely needs to learn. It’s not complicated at all, but it requires solid nerves on your...
View ArticleWhen counting odds is dumb
Sometimes, it’s just dumb to count odds. When you are out bested by an opponent, fly by the seat of your pants instead of counting odds! Win or lose, it’s the best way to go in that case. Most every...
View ArticleThe M-ratio
Paul Magriel is the inventor of the term ‘M-ratio’. He named it. And Dan Harrington called it ‘The Zone System’. Some others call it ‘the zone’, or ‘being in the zone’. The M-ratio theory is for...
View ArticleWhat is a Bad Beat
There are times when it’s difficult to know if a player just had a ‘Bad Beat’, or not. Sometimes it’s a clear situation, and sometimes it’s just not. It all depends on how you want to look at it. A...
View ArticleTypes of Bad Beat
Basically, there are two types of ‘Bad Beats. The first type is when a player wins on a mathematically unsound play. And the second is when a player has an inferior hand catching running cards. The...
View ArticleAbout Bad Beats
When a player wins on a Bad Beat, it delivers a profound psychological blow. It easily leads a player to go ‘on tilt’. Even professional players go on tilt, no matter if they are the winner of a...
View ArticleOnline Bad Beats
Offline or online No Limit Texas Holdem Poker players have ‘bad beats. But, it is the online bad beats that often create bad blood among players. Online, bad beats lead to accusations; period. The...
View ArticleThe cooler
The term ‘cooler’ or ‘the set up’, simply refers to a situation where two hands run into each other that are both so powerful that neither can fold. i.e. Running kings into aces, getting shown...
View ArticleLegal Online Poker Site for Nevada residents
YES! THERE IS A GOD FOR U.S. POKER PLAYERS!!! Legal online poker site goes live — for Nevada residents The site will allow players to hit the virtual poker tables, as long as they’re 21 years of age or...
View ArticleNatural forces of momentum
There are 4 Stages of Momentum: · Stage 1: HOT STREAK: This is when you catch tons of great cards and “lucky” draws. · Stage 2: CATCHING COLD: This is when you keep getting “scraps” and bad...
View ArticleBankroll Management Chart and Guide
So to better talk about Bankroll Management, the Chart and Guide, I have taken the liberty to post this one. It is not mine of course, I’m not this smart. But it is: Jennifear’s SNG/multitable/MTT...
View ArticleStarting Hand Cheat Sheet
Premium Starting Hands: AA, KK, QQ and AK . Never slow play these. . AK, QQ, fold to 3 bets. If 2 bets before you, fold. Early Position (first 2 players to act – UTG and EP): Pairs 10-10 to A-A; AK...
View ArticlePoker Poems
Stole this poem by Johnny Too Bad… Poker Poems by Johnny Too Bad Tell me one of your tells and I’ll tell you one of mine. When you know you can’t be beaten, do you send out a sign? When you lie do you...
View ArticleBring Your Mojo and Read The Cards Right
It is a very little known secret that the average Poker player is very superstitious lot! Many times down on his luck, he prays to the poker gods to bring him luck… Just for when Lady Luck does not...
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