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Stone Cold Blog Stone Cold Blog Poker Tips Tricks and Strategy For The Intermediate Poker Player. This is the official blog of stonecoldbluff.co.uk Articles
Play With Your Willy
2007-06-26 14:59:00 How would you like to come and play poker with us? We are having a tournament online for our close friends and thought we would invite you along as well. We will be playing a multi table tournament for a dollar. Go to www.scbpoker.com Download the software Deposit some money Look under the “scheduled tournaments” tab Find the STONE COLD ... More About: Play , With You
Dave Colclough Audio Poker Course
2007-06-25 14:04:00 Poker legend Dave Colclough spills the beans and tels us his secret winning poker strategies in this fantastic triple audio CD boxset that we have made available for you. Stop losing at poker and start winning with this fantastic audio poker course by Dave Colclough. More About: Poker , Audio , Poke
Poker Diagram
2007-06-25 11:36:00 Hey, We’re not the only ones out there giving you hot tips, tricks and strategies. For an alternative view on the world of poker, be sure to check out the cheeky chappies over at Poke r Diagram. More About: Agra , Gram
Ups And Downs
2007-06-22 15:40:00 The last few tournaments I’ve played, I have made no particularly silly plays or played any different than I normally do. However, the last few (about 6 now!) simply haven’t gone my way. When I call with suited connectors I hit nothing, when I’m calling good odds with my flush and straight draws .. I ... More About: What Would You Do
Slowplaying Can Come Back To Bite You!
2007-06-21 14:23:00 I was (as usual!) in a $10 ten seater last night and a couple of very interesting hands came about. One was the most lucky suck-out I’ve ever had against me, and the other two were beginners trying to slowplay big hands with short stacks and me taking them both out. Let me start with the ... More About: Back , Slow , Bite
Poker Odds Calculator
2007-06-06 13:20:00 Calculatem Pro is software that helps the online gambler calculate poker odds in real time, thereby increasing the user’s likelihood of wining. This service is completely free! Well worth a look. Click the image on the left to find out more. More About: Poker , Calculator , Odds , Poke
Wait For It? Wait For It?
2007-06-01 13:03:00 One of the key elements to anybody’s poker game strategy is patience. you must be able to bide your time and wait for the premium hands and premium position. It will make you a winner in the long run. I was playing in a $10, 10 seater, sit-n-go last night. I sat down at 10pm expecting ... More About: Wait
Always Let Value Pot Odds Dictate A Call Over A Fold
2007-05-31 17:11:00 Last night I was sitting there with KJu and called in MP - there was a raise in LP and I was getting 10x on my money so i called to see a flop. The flop was 3 8 Q rainbow and I checked, a bet in MP and all other players called - I looked ... More About: Call , Value , Odds , Always , Fold
Second Chance Freezeout
2007-05-24 12:33:00 Just to let you all know we are playing another double chance freezeout at Sovereigns Poker in North Camp this Saturday night. Its a £20 tourney with either one optional re-buy OR one optional add-on during the first period. Chips start at 2000, with 25/50 blinds and a 20 (or 25) minute clock. First person to come ... More About: Chance , Freeze , Econ , Chan
Wearing Hats and Sunglasses
2007-05-23 16:10:00 Wearing sunglasses and hats at the poker table will not only prevent you from giving off tells to your opponents, but it will help to shield the fact you are looking at your opponents for tells. If your opponents don’t know you are looking or staring at them they will feel a little more relaxed ... More About: Sunglasses , Wear , Hats , Glasses
How Long Should I Play Poker Online For?
2007-05-23 10:15:00 When playing online it is best to limit yourself to one or two hour sessions before stopping then going off to do something else. come back again in an hour or so and have another one or two hour session. You will find that playing in shorter bursts will make you a more profitable player. Your contenctration ... More About: Poker , Play , Online , Long , Line
Stealing Pots
2007-05-18 14:22:00 You should be trying to win uncontested pots whenever possible. Even your Ace high could be in front on a crappy-looking flop. If no one has bet at the flop, take the initiative and have a pop. Heres an interesting example: Say you are playing suited connectors 78s and the flop comes down Q Q 2. The ... More About: Teal , Steal , Ealing , Stealing
How Often Should You Bluff?
2007-05-15 15:11:00 Bluffing is not a requirement in no limit texas hold em. It is simply a tool you have in your box that you can use (along with other tools) in order to gain money. If you board flops three diamonds you could put in a bet to represent a nut flush draw even though you hold ... More About: Should , Bluff
Raising and Calling
2007-05-15 14:58:00 Raise hands (where possible) when you are on a draw. You can either win the pot there and then, or collect a monster pot when you hit. This kind of reverse betting works really well. Most players will check / call their draws and only commit chips when they have made their hand. Take advantage ... More About: Sing , Calling , Call
£100 Freeze Out Poker Tournament at Sovereigns last week - Ouch!
2007-05-11 12:42:00 Vster, Duff and BazzyG from the StoneColdBluff crew head on down to Sovereigns Poker club in North Camp last week for the £100 freeze-out. This was to be our biggest buy-in to date and we were rather excited. This is the kind of level that we feel we are up to at the moment - ... More About: Week , Over , Freeze , Ouch
Top Ten Amatuer Mistakes. 10 of 10.
2007-05-10 11:18:00 10. Trying To Imitate The Pros The generation of poker players coming through nowadays are those raised on watching it on TV. People have their favourite poker players they have seen making big bluffs and talking the talk. Amat uer players seem to copy-cat these actions in order to come across more professional. what they fail to ... More About: Mist , Stakes , Mista
Top Ten Amatuer Mistakes. 9 of 10.
2007-05-10 11:10:00 9. Adapting Your Style There is a big difference between playing cash games and playing tournaments. In cash games you have to be prepared to put your entire stack over the line when you know you are going to win more times than you lose, when you have a positive expected value (+EV). If you lose ... More About: Mist , Amat , Stakes , Mista
Top Ten Amatuer Mistakes. 8 of 10.
2007-05-10 10:57:00 8. Bad Stack Management Amat uer players often neglect their stack size when it comes to playing holdem. If you are playing a cash game you should always have around 20 big blinds to capitalise on your monster hands. If you are falling short, then reload your stack. There’s no point hanging on with £50 in a ... More About: Mist , Stakes , Mista
Sovereign Club Worth A Visit?
2007-05-03 14:31:00 We received an email through the other day from a Mr P Wright. He asks: “I play a little online and have just joined 3 seasons live events for the practice. I noticed your blog on the Sovereign club, which is only 3 miles away! Is it worth a Visi t?” Well, in a nutshell, yes. Soverign Poker is ... More About: Club , Worth , Over , Visit
Top 10 Amatuer Mistakes. 7 of 10.
2007-05-03 14:18:00 7. chasing unprofiatable draws. Playing a drawing hand is only ever going to be as good as the value of the pot you are trying to win. You should always fold if someone makes a bet where you are no longer getting correct pot odds to call. Amat uer players make the mistake of ignoring these odds and ... More About: Mist , Stakes , Mista
Top 10 Amatuer Mistakes. 6 of 10.
2007-05-02 15:51:00 6. Failing To Protect Your Hand Many amatuer players are guilty of playing far too passively. They will simply check or call unless they are 100% sure they have the best hand in which case they will raise. By failing to bet, or failing to raise they will make it easier for their opponents to draw ... More About: Mist , Amat , Stakes , Mista
Top 10 Amatuer Mistakes. 5 of 10.
2007-05-01 17:38:00 5. Ignoring Position Knowledge is power in the game of no limit hold em. The more information you hold about the round of betting the better position you are in to act on this information. Playing hands under the gun means if you bet out, you could face a massive re-raise from a later position. You could ... More About: Mist , Amat , Stakes , Mista
Top 10 Amatuer Mistakes. 4 of 10.
2007-04-30 14:36:00 4. Overbetting The Pot It is an easy mistake that amatuers make. They make a half-decent hand and the adrenaline kicks in and they decide to over bet the pot by pumping $300 into a $90 pot, or they move all in pre-flop for 1500 in a sit-n-go while blinds are still 15/30. The trouble with doing ... More About: Mist , Amat , Stakes , Mista
Top 10 Amatuer Mistakes. 3 of 10.
2007-04-27 14:18:00 3. Under-Betting The Pot In no limit texas hold em you can bet out as much of your stack as you like in order to protet your hand. You should be using this to your advantage. Weaker inexperienced players on the other hand tend to bet small amounts such as $30 into a $500 pot. These ... More About: Mist , Amat , Stakes , Mista
Top 10 Amatuer Mistakes. 2 of 10.
2007-04-26 11:48:00 2. Not Folding Mediocre Hands After the flop has hit, amatuer players find it very difficult to let go of marginal hands. Suppose they hit middle pair or top pair with top kicker, the will find it hard to lay down. Its a crazy situation to still be involved in a pot holding top pair when ... More About: Mist , Amat , Stakes , Mista
Top 10 Amatuer Mistakes. 1 of 10.
2007-04-25 17:47:00 Over the next week-and-a-bit I will be highlighting some of the most common mistakes that amatuer players make when playing a poker session. If you can spot your opponents making these mistakes, then make sure you cash in. If you are the one making the mistakes then you had better brush up on your poker ... More About: Mist , Amat , Stakes , Mista
Variety Is The Spice Of Life
2007-04-24 15:14:00 The more poker sites you play on, the more experienced you will become. You may have your current favourite but have you thought about playing on some of the more obscure poker sites out there? It is well known in poker circles that 888.com is a notoriously soft site with plenty of fish to make money ... More About: Life , Vari , Spic , Variety , Spice
Check Your Bets
2007-04-23 16:49:00 Today’s tip of the day comes in the form of a highly useful website that is free to use. Its called Check Your Bets and it will track your poker career sucess/failure. Once you create an account and sign in, you set up all of your favourite games that you play. Be it $1/$2 Limit Hold ...
Sunday Freeroll
2007-04-22 14:36:00 Its that time again! Its Sunday - so it’s another Virgin Poker Sunday V-Points Freeroll. 1st place is pretty much the equivelant of £200 so it’s definitely well worth checking out. Game starts at 7.30GMT but please check this as it has been known to vary. I will be playing as “vster-scb” tonight so if you ... More About: Roll
Fold Pocket Aces Pre-flop?
More articles from this author:2007-04-21 15:06:00 Rummaging around in my archived inbox, I came across this little gem from none other than Simon Davis: Do you have the discipline to fold pocket aces before the flop? Imagine the scenario. You’re playing Texas hold’em poker in a single table sit-and-go tournament. It’s getting towards the latter stages, five players are left and you can ... More About: Pocket , Fold 1, 2, 3 |
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