A Foolproof Strategy For Wild Games
Date: Sat, Dec 8, 2007
Yesterday I was in a crazy $2-$5 no-limit game. I could tell it was a crazy game even before I watched one hand. The maximum buy-in was $500, but at least $8,000 was on the table. Four players each had over $1,500. Either the game had been going with the same lineup for a [...]
Matt Maroon On Playing Poker For A Living
Date: Wed, Dec 5, 2007
For those who don’t know, a few years ago I played poker for the majority (and for some time 100%) of my income. Today most of my income comes from writing and other projects, and playing is a part-time thing for me. I’m happier now. Being that I’m a guy who teaches other people to [...]
Q&A #95: The Limits Of The Short Stack Advantage
Date: Tue, Dec 4, 2007
Over the past few weeks I’ve been talking a lot about short stacks and how you can gain an inherent advantage simply by buying in for less than your opponents. Something I said, however, struck Joe, today’s questioner, as wrong, and he submitted the following: First off, I must say that I highly respect your writing. [...]
Q&A #94: Putting Someone On A Range Of Hands
Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2007
STU350 started what became an excellent thread about playing big no-limit pots. I’ll quote the original question, but you should also go read the thread, because I think the whole thing is well worth it. Let me show you a hand when I was ‘way ahead of his range’ … No-Limit Hold’em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) BB ($51.90) UTG [...]
Short Stacks In Tournaments, ICM, and Playing With the Antes
Date: Tue, Nov 27, 2007
If you haven’t been following the recent discussion about short stacks versus deep stacks in tournaments, please first read How Short Should You Go and How Short I Think You Should Go. In the comments portion of the second article, a discussion of ICM was brought up. JJS said: Ed are you considering that by the time [...]
Sizing Up A Game
Date: Sun, Nov 25, 2007
Many students want to know how I size up a game. Once the brush assigns me a table and a seat, what do I do then? How much do I buy in for? What’s my strategy on the first few hands? What am I looking for? How do I use those initial moments to gain [...]
Archive Review: Thanksgiving Edition
Date: Thu, Nov 22, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! To get you through the holiday, I figured I’d link you to a few classic articles from last November: Here are some suggestions to help Develop Your Poker Thinking. Posting Behind The Button in limit hold’em requires a special preflop strategy. Read Part 2 also. Many players have questions when Switching From Online To Live [...]
How Short I Think You Should Go
Date: Mon, Nov 19, 2007
A couple of days ago I posed a question about playing various stack sizes in a series of winner-take-all 6-max tournaments. Basically, you had $10,000 in tournament chips, and you could choose to use them to buy in once for $10,000, five times for $2,000 each, twenty times for $500 each, or one hundred times [...]
How Short Should You Go?
Date: Sat, Nov 17, 2007
I’ve been thinking about the various short stack versus deep stack no-limit arguments lately, and I came up with a question that I wanted to ask you guys. You’re playing a series of 6-handed winner-takes-all no-limit tournaments. The blinds start at $50-$100, and all your opponents start with $10,000 in chips each time. They all play [...]
First Installment of Poker Made Simple Available at Stoxpoker
Date: Wed, Nov 14, 2007
Two weeks ago I joined the Stoxpoker team, and today my first video is available. I’m creating a video series called “Poker Made Simple” which will turn dedicated amateurs into professional-level players. If you are playing small- or medium-stakes online or live, and you are still working toward becoming a solid, consistent winner, the Poker [...]
Q&A #93: A River Scare Card Kicks Up A Perfect Storm
Date: Tue, Nov 13, 2007
While you can use SPR and plan for the Commitment Threshold to minimize the number of tough no-limit decisions you’ll face, you can’t get rid of them entirely. Sometimes you have to play for the most likely outcome and simply suffer the consequences if a bad card comes. For instance, if your goal were to always [...]
The Virtue of Playing The Short Stack
Date: Sun, Nov 11, 2007
Last issue I tackled the biggest no-limit myth: Big stacks can bully little stacks to gain an advantage. Not only is it not true, little stacks can actually gain an edge over big stacks! Before I tell you how, let’s revisit the biggest myth. It’s very common to hear people talking about big stacks “bullying” small [...]
Lead Found In Popular Poker Chips
Date: Thu, Nov 8, 2007
Lead – it’s not just for childrens’ toys anymore. The Phoenix, AZ-based ABC affiliate ABC15 has discovered that the casino chips most popularly used in Las Vegas (and many other places) contain seemingly eye-popping amounts of lead. They tested the “clay” casino chips used in major Strip casinos like Caesars Palace, The Mirage, Mandalay Bay, and [...]
Q&A #92: Tournament No-Limit Versus Cash Game No-Limit
Date: Wed, Nov 7, 2007
Natcheztoo asked a simple, but important question on the message board. Okay, I’m lazy. I didn’t go back and look to see if this question had been answered at the beginning of the articles: Will there be a difference in NL Starting Hand Charts for cash games and tournaments? If there will be, will it be addressed [...]
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