Monthly Archives: February 2008

The Dean vs POLARIS Round 2

Well here I am again in my man vs machine encounter. I played another session of 100 hands yesterday against Polaris. Time is not really on my side these days as I would like to play a much longer series … Continue reading

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The Dean vs Polaris : Round 1

Well forget about Hatton vs Mayweather, I wanted to take on the famous Polaris limit hold’em bot that fared so well against Laak and Eslami last year. Well today was my first proper session although it only lasted 100 hands….well … Continue reading

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SNG Challenge Update – SNGs suck

If you look at my sharkscope for my little SNG challenge you’ll see the words ‘hot’ next to my form. Oh I wish it was as simple as that. SNGs are such a cruel form of poker and at times … Continue reading

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Bot Buster

Well after a series of short sessions playing the various bots on Poker Academy both at NLH and Limit, apart from Sparbot that I played heads up at limit hold’em, I easily defeated all the NLH bots in heads up … Continue reading

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Robo-Carl

This week I have been hard at it playing poker…..not live poker but I have been doing some serious research regarding one of my opponents in limit hold’em……BOTS!! I have downloaded the latest version of Poker Academy this week and … Continue reading

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iPoker SNGs

Been on some form of late, had a very good couple of weeks at the cash tables followed by a $109 MTT win on Pokerstars. After a tournament win I find it hard to concentrate on cash straight away so … Continue reading

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Book me in for that

Just like to explain to readers about my new forthcoming poker book. It will primarily be about cash games and will be my overall approach to the game and also will include many of my methods. I am debating whether … Continue reading

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Whats bankroll management?

I have read this week that Phil Ivey, one of the true poker superstars around today was witnessed discussing how broke he was in an online game. I don’t know why so many people find this so shocking. There was … Continue reading

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Not enough hours in the day

Sorry about the blogs being a little bit spaced out lately, I have been so busy doing lots of other stuff. I am currently promoting Poker Heaven, writing a lengthy article on Backstreet Poker for the WPT magazine, coaching several … Continue reading

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Playing on TV

I was crapping myself as I headed down the A1 to London for my TV heat last week. It was a nervousness I haven’t felt for a very long time as a player. When you play poker for a living … Continue reading

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