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Dan Harrington
2007-04-20 12:18:00 “…And you know, Dan’s a lot tougher than he looks. He looks like he’s a nice man sitting on his front porch about to give you directions to the mall, but he’s gonna end up taking your money when you’re not looking most of the time.” Commentry on Dan Harrington as he short stacks during the ... More About: Ring , Arri
Best Ever Prize
2007-04-19 11:57:00 Almost every poker room you go to has some kind of incentive for signing up and playing on their site. Be it a sign-up bonus, or a $10,000 free roll, or even Virgin V-points. Other than a cash prize, what has been the best prize you have seen on offer for winning an online tournament? What ... More About: Best , Ever
KK vs AA
2007-04-18 17:16:00 Kings versus Aces. It’s happened to us all at some point in our poker lifetime. Personally it feels like its always happening to me. Whereas most players would do well to contain their excitement when they are dealt this deadly pocket pair, I really do despise playing it. Maybe I play them wrong. I can ...
Who Wins?
2007-04-17 17:32:00 Shane emailed in the following question: “I play in a local tournament every week with around 8 other players, we are all fairly new to the game and i thought i had a good overall understanding of the game, until this issue came up last night! We play a knock out tournament with multiple buy ins until ... More About: Wins
Should you Show your Cards?
2007-04-17 15:35:00 Should you show your cards when you win an uncontested pot? This question is highly debateable as there are many pros and cons for both a “yes” and a “no” answer. Even a “sometimes” can be given as a valid solution to this question. Personaly, the default answer has to be “no” and depending on the situation ... More About: Show , Your , Should , Cards
AJu on SB
2007-04-15 22:07:00 Another Sunday, another Virgin Points FreeRoll. Im writing this after having come out in 151st place. My pocket nines didn’t hold up against AQ. Never mind, theres always next week. However something I did gain from this tourney was an interesting hand. Just wanted to get some thoughts really. Ok, so Its about 2 hours into the tourney. ...
Pro Player Poker Drink
2007-04-15 13:14:00 If RedBull gives you wings, this stuff must give you Rockets. Endorsed by the legendary Phil Hellmuth, Pro Play er energy drink is aimed squarely at the long MTT tournament poker market. Its got all this crazy stuff in it too: Niacinamide Cobalamin Pantothenic Acid Folic Acid Choline Taurine Acetyl-L-Carnitine Pyridoxine Riboflavin Thiamin (Vitamin B1) Trimethylxanthine Green Tea Extract Ginko Biloba Mmmmm tasty! I doubt it is in the UK yet, maybe ... More About: Poker , Drink , Player , Layer
World Series of Poker 2007
2007-04-14 12:32:00 PKR.com have put together an amazing package that could see you winning your way to the World Series of Poker this year from as little as $1.28. Hey, if Chris MoneyMaker can do it, so can you! There are several ways you can win your seat at the grand final tournament to win this amazing prize: Earn ... More About: World Series , World Series of Poker
Las Vegas
2007-04-13 18:06:00 I am insanely jealous. Both Duff and BazzyG from stonecoldbluff are heading out to Las Vega s in just a couple of days time for a monster marathon punting session. This is BazzyG’s first time out in the gambling mecca so if you bump into him, be kind. I think his aggressive style will get him some ...
Loose On The Outside, Tight On The Inside
2007-04-13 10:30:00 When playing in live tournaments, there is an argument for starting tournies off playing tight. Although this is one of the most profitable ways to play, don’t be afraid of limping in for value or playing a couple of marginal hands out of position in early rounds. Your loose unpredictable table image may cost you a ... More About: Inside , Outside , Side , The O
Touching Your Mouse
2007-04-12 12:40:00 When playing online poker you should never be leaning forawrds constantly with finger on mouse ready to click at every second of the game. You should be sat back in your chair, relaxed with your hand well away from the mouse while you are waiting for your turn to act. ONLY when you have seen ... More About: Your , Mouse , Touch , Ouch , Ouse
Flop Play: Made Hands (part 2)
2007-04-12 11:20:00 Flopping a Full House Learn to contain your excitement. There are very few hands that currently beat yours apart from an unlikely/unlucky better full house or quads. Keep calm, cool and still. It is more acceptable to slow play a monster such as a full house when made on the flop, however I would not reccomend giving ... More About: Play , Hands , Made , Part , Hand
Flop Play: Made Hands (part 1)
2007-04-11 10:13:00 Flopping Trips / Set If you flop trips with two same-suit cards on the board, you should be slightly over-betting the pot to put off those players on a flush draw. Its better to win the pot here than find yourself chip-comitted against a flush on a more expensive turn or river. Again, if you flop trips ... More About: Play , Hands , Made , Part , Hand
Double Your Money In Ten Minutes
2007-04-03 18:26:00 Go on Tievoli!!! V More About: Money , Double , Your , Minutes , Minute
Quote Of The Day
2007-04-03 17:15:00 “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can?t lose.” - Bill Gates More About: Quote Of The Day , Quote , The D
Flop Play: Overcards
2007-04-03 10:29:00 We are talking hands such as AK, AQ, AJ, KQ, KJ and QJ that miss the flop. Look to fold in almost every situation if there are a lot of players involved. Avoid betting out into a flop that you have missed. This can prove costly in the long run. You should not be drawing to hit ... More About: Card , Play , Over , Cards
Nut Draws With 8 Outs Or More
2007-04-03 10:26:00 Nut flush draws, two overcards and a nut straight draw, straight flush draws, nut straight draws. You get the idea. Instead of calling, consider raising or check-raising to apply pressure to your opponents. Play aggressively when you face only one or two other players in the pot and entice them to fold. With 12 outs as in ... More About: More , Draw
Flop Play: Middle Pair
2007-04-03 10:20:00 Middle-pair with Top Kicker Easy fold or bet, just like Second-Pair . Avoid playing hand like this. If you are at a tight-aggressive table chances are you will be outdrawn by the river. So what are my outs? Not that good. 5 outs to make a sketchy two-pair or trips. You could possibly call a bet if you have ... More About: Play , Middle
Flop Play: Second-pair
2007-04-02 10:53:00 Remember, players only hit something on the flop one in three times. 2nd best pair is often good enough to take down a decent pot, if you play it correctly. 2nd pair tips here refer to you holding a pocket pair that is weaker than the top card but stronger than the middle card on ... More About: Play , Second , Pair , Econ
Flop Play: Overpair
2007-03-30 11:58:00 An overpair is your pocket pair being higher than the higherst card on the flop. I love overpairs because they are tougher for your opponents to put you on. Bet out or raise with this hand to isolate you opponents and protect your hand. Its better to take the pot now because unless you hold AA, ... More About: Play , Over , Pair
Flop Play: Two-pair
2007-03-29 18:15:00 The tips here refer to when you have paired both your hole cards. They do not relate to playing a pocket pair and the board pairing up. Do not slow play two pair. You should be open betting or raising if you can. If you flop two pair but the board contains two or three same-suited cards ... More About: Play , Pair
StoneColdClothes
2007-03-28 11:55:00 We have just launched our very own range of poker clothing imaginatively titled Stone Cold Cloth es . There’s all kinds of crazy stuff in there for you poker-holics, from poker tshirts, to poker sweatshirts, to poker longsleeve tops, even a little something for the laydeez. Check it out, buy some stuff, and support your favourite poker tips ... More About: Tone
Top-pair with Weak Kicker
2007-03-28 10:42:00 Also known as TPWK (Top Pair Weak Kick er) or TPCK (Top Pair Crap Kicker) You should bet out your hand to find out where you are. Checking tells you nothing and gives no information. In an unraised pot you should bet out and try to win the pot straight away before scare cards hit on the turn ... More About: With
Top Pair Top Kicker (TPTK)
2007-03-27 12:04:00 Most of the time you should value bet on the flop and continue to do so on the turn, as you often have weaker players staying in with weaker kickers or worse hands. Don’t get too attached to your hand. A small pocket pair that hits a set on the flop will love to be against ... More About: Pair , Kick
Duff?s Mum
2007-03-27 11:58:00 A great email from Duff ’s Mum of all people. “Take care, and dont lose all your money this evening. Love mum xxxx” If that’s not a tip of the day, I don’t know what is! Maybe she’s an advocate of tight aggressive play… V
Don?t Be Afraid to Bet Big
2007-03-26 17:34:00 Don’t be afraid to make a big pot-sized bet on the river with a monster just because you’re afraid your opponent won’t call. The bigger the bet, the less often your opponent has to call for the bet to be profitable. More About: Raid
Don?t Say A Damn Word
2007-03-26 17:07:00 So I’m sat on the button in a £40 freezeout at Sovereign poker. Blinds are 50/100, Ive got about 4,000 in chips. There are 3 limpers coming into play. I look down and see JJ. Theres all sorts of characters involved and I really did not fancy myself getting pot comitted with JJ so I ... More About: Word , Damn
Ladies Are Dangerous
2007-03-26 10:57:00 Pocket Queens are a great pre-flop starting hand but definitely not worth slow playing in the least. If you get dealt QQ then you have to raise it up to isolate against one or two players. There is a 41% chance that an overcard will hit the flop. Even if an Ace or King doesn’t appear ... More About: Anger , Danger , Ladies , Dies , Dangerous
Return To Sovereigns
2007-03-24 10:14:00 Duff, Vster and possibly BazzyG are making another welcome trip back to the Sovereign s card room in North Camp tonight for the semi-freezeout tournament. So far as a team we have a record of three visits and three cashes. Hopefully we will continue that record again tonight. If you do come down and see us ... More About: Over , Return , Turn , Reign
Video at Veoh
More articles from this author:2007-03-24 10:06:00 Veoh is a new video sharing site simmilar to YouTube. It allows users to create channels and upload their videos for viewing. However, where Veoh trumps YouTube, users can set up video feeds that have no length limit. You may not be aware that YouTube limit files to 100Mb in size and 10 minutes in ... More About: Video , Veoh 1, 2, 3 |
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