Hand Discussion #13: Out Of Position With Top Pair
Date: Thu, May 1, 2008
This hand is a slightly modified version of one I played recently. It’s a routine situation that I think deserves some discussion. As with many hands, I definitely don’t think there’s one “right” way to play it, but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about it. I’m in the big blind in a $1-$2 [...]
Playing Big Slick Against A Reraise
Date: Mon, Apr 28, 2008
Recently I was playing in a fairly loose $2-$5 live no-limit game. An early position player with about $300 limped. I was two off the button, and I made it $20 to go with A K . The button, with about $325 total, made it $75 to go. He was an unremarkable, if [...]
Archive Review: The Review Is Overdue Edition
Date: Fri, Apr 25, 2008
It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed the archive, so this review is way overdue. So let’s not waste any further time and get right to it. Bluffing in Small Stakes No Limit Games offers some helpful tips for players who feel totally lost in those loose, live $1-$2 games. With this year’s WSOP coming up, I [...]
Exciting New Stuff From Stoxpoker
Date: Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Stoxpoker has rolled out a couple of new features that I wanted to tell you guys about. First, they have unveiled this amazing whiz-bang new widget that lets you watch Stoxpoker videos directly from Noted Poker Authority. If you’re already a Stoxpoker member and NPA reader, you can just cruise over to the Stoxpoker at NPA [...]
Exciting New Stuff From Stoxpoker
Date: Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Stoxpoker has rolled out a couple of new features that I wanted to tell you guys about. First, they have unveiled this amazing whiz-bang new widget that lets you watch Stoxpoker videos directly from Noted Poker Authority. If you’re already a Stoxpoker member and NPA reader, you can just cruise over to the Stoxpoker at NPA [...]
Multitabling Confessions
Date: Sun, Apr 20, 2008
So it appears I can’t handle playing six tables. I’ve always made quite a significant number of mistakes while multitabling due to time pressure, but I figured that if I practiced six-tabling I’d eventually get the hang of it. It’s probably true that I would/will eventually get the hang of six tables, but I’m going [...]
Brandi Hawbaker
Date: Sat, Apr 19, 2008
I’ve felt a few different emotions since hearing yesterday of Brandi Hawbaker’s suicide. I’ve felt some anger and disgust. But primarily I’m sad. I believe strongly in the power and value of community. Humans are social creatures and each of us depends on a network of relationships to help us through every day. We all have [...]
Q&A #105: More Suited Connectors In No-Limit Hold’em
Date: Wed, Apr 16, 2008
My last post was an article I wrote for Card Player about how to play suited connectors out of position in no-limit hold’em. The basic one word conclusion of that article was “don’t.” Today janeg of the forums at InternetTexasHoldem.com alerted me to a discussion they were having about a no-limit hand played with a suited [...]
How Suited Connectors Are Costing You Money
Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2008
You’re playing $1-$2 no-limit at your local casino. Everyone folds to you in middle position, and you limp in with 9 7 . Another player folds, and then someone with about a $150 stack raises to $10. Everyone folds to you. You call, eager to see what prize the flop will bring. Does that [...]
How Suited Connectors Are Costing You Money
Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2008
You’re playing $1-$2 no-limit at your local casino. Everyone folds to you in middle position, and you limp in with 9 7 . Another player folds, and then someone with about a $150 stack raises to $10. Everyone folds to you. You call, eager to see what prize the flop will bring. Does that [...]
Q&A #104: What Is A Thin Value Bet?
Date: Thu, Apr 10, 2008
Value betting well on the end is a critical skill in nearly every form of poker. It’s also one of the skills that players tend to pick up later on in their learning process. I know many players who otherwise play a decent game, but who check down too many good hands on the river. [...]
Q&A #103: Is My Winrate High Enough?
Date: Mon, Apr 7, 2008
I get this question in various forms all the time: “Is my winrate high enough?” or “What is the best winrate possible for my $X buyin no-limit game?” I’ve written on the topic before, but I have something more to say about it today. Poker is obviously a social game. We play against one to nine [...]
Poker Combination Calculation Exercise — My Answer
Date: Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Two days ago I posed a poker-related math question. Here’s the question again and then my answer. What percentage of all possible five card boards put the nuts on board? By “put the nuts on board” I mean that every possible two card hand will split the pot with every other possible hand. There are two board [...]
Poker Combination Calculation Exercise
Date: Thu, Apr 3, 2008
This is just a little math problem, but I think it’s good exercise for your poker math muscles. What percentage of all possible five card boards put the nuts on board? By “put the nuts on board” I mean that every possible two card hand will split the pot with every other possible hand. Answer to [...]
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