Category Archives: My Diary

Learn the rules of the game

Posted on February 3, 2012 by pokersharkpool

There are many so called “rules” of poker and we are not always talking about the basic rules either because there are golden rules as well. For example many money management rules shouldn’t really be broken at any price. In … Continue reading →

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Pokerroom on the march

Posted on January 31, 2012 by pokersharkpool

I haven’t posted in ages and have to say sorry about that but time has been rather pressing in many areas. I haven’t even found the time to play much poker online these days and trading on the exchanges has … Continue reading →

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Time to get back to the wheel

Posted on November 20, 2011 by pokersharkpool

I realise that I haven’t been posting much lately but I haven’t been playing much poker either. I really think that the days are gone when I play poker full time and I simply do not want to do that … Continue reading →

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Why short stacking works

Posted on November 9, 2011 by pokersharkpool

Despite the fact that many online poker sites are/have increasing their buy-in levels from 20bb to 30-35bb then you may be forcing players to play more post flop poker but don’t think for one minute that you are deterring the … Continue reading →

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How do you make money playing online poker?

Posted on October 18, 2011 by pokersharkpool

This question isn’t always answered easily but there are ways to do this above and beyond the conventional coaching methods that are currently in existence. As a sports bettor and ex-blackjack player then I obviously have a keen interest in … Continue reading →

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Finally after two years

Posted on September 24, 2011 by pokersharkpool

I decided a few days ago to start being active on poker forums again or should I say poker forum. For me there is only one and that is The Hendon Mob site which I was active on for about … Continue reading →

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Getting the balance right in coaching

Posted on September 12, 2011 by pokersharkpool

Now before I continue, I am not going to say that the majority of the top players who coach are wrong….far from it. But these days then deep stacked play simply isn’t as profitable as it used to be and … Continue reading →

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The Key Online Poker Metrics

Posted on September 9, 2011 by pokersharkpool

I had my best session at NL100 for ages yesterday in online poker and I think it may just be the best ever but I will have to go back through my records to check. I played for three hours and … Continue reading →

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Taking your finger off the pulse in online poker

Posted on September 8, 2011 by pokersharkpool

Whenever you play online poker then you are in fact entering into a highly complex moving dynamic. You can find someone with a great earn rate over say 1 million hands but if those million hands have been compiled over … Continue reading →

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The Dean is not dead

Posted on June 7, 2011 by pokersharkpool

For those of you who have wondered where the hell I have been for the past two months seeing as there haven’t been any blogs then I can assure you that I am not dead. I have been firmly engrossed … Continue reading →

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