March 14, 2008
- The Hamsters Wheel
Sometimes I think that poker is like one big gigantic hamsters wheel in so much as once you are on it then it can be very difficult to get off. Many people have asked me over the years if I still work on my game……do foxes eat chickens?
Of course I still work on my game [...]
March 7, 2008
- How do you play Tournaments?
I am making todays blog essentially a tutorial. I know that I have not been posting as frequently recently but I have undertaken to write another poker book so this is taking up more of my time. But I want to talk today about tournament poker and specifically my new free e-book DESTINATION FINAL TABLE!!
I [...]
February 9, 2008
- Knowing me knowing you
I thought that I would make todays blog one big tutorial as there has not been much poker to write about. I have always thought that a game like NLH makes demands on a persons character that other forms of poker simply don’t.
This was highighted once again this week when one of my students [...]
January 26, 2008
- Its good to be free
You know the old line from the classic song by Queen….I WANT TO BREAK FREE!
Well I am glad to be free from the ball and chain that was around my ankles of the 100K challenge. I played a great session of PLO last night and that was my first poker for a couple of days [...]
January 15, 2008
- Do as I say not as I do
The 100K Challenge went ever so briefly over the 10k mark yesterday but dropped back after a couple of beats. The bankroll now stands at $9112!! and is $303 up on my last post.
This post today is designed to tell you that although PokerTracker is a top class and vital piece of software, that you [...]
December 15, 2007
- Its all in the texture
I think that its about time that I provided you with an update on my progress in the 100K challenge. Well it has hit the skids a little bit but I have bounced back in great style. My bankroll dipped to around $4400 and I dropped back to 1-2 for a session and won that [...]
December 9, 2007
- Keep it simple
Won a very good $1098 over this weekend in the 100K Challenge. Bankroll now stands at $6119! Started playing $2-$4 three tables although had to play a 1-2 when my game broke up. I feel that I am starting to gain some momentum now with this thing.
Anyone who knows me also knows that I am [...]
November 8, 2007
- Show me the way
Regular readers of my blog or people who know me in general will tell you or will already know that keeping mental equilibrium has never been high on my list of gifts.
But over the past few weeks or so, I have made remarkable strides in this area thanks to reading about things like Zen, Confucianism [...]
October 5, 2007
- The Merits of Software
Some people have asked me recently about the value of software like Poker Tracker and Poker Office and even HUD’s (Head Up Displays). Regular readers of my columns will be aware of some of my views on these in the past.
I have never been a big fan but the games online are getting tougher there [...]
September 10, 2007
- The Books did the business….for once!
Don’t get me wrong here because you can get an awful lot of knowledge from any book and poker is no different. But in order to reach the top in any field then simply reading from books is not going to cut it.
But…..those two books that are mentioned in a previous blog have really got [...]
September 7, 2007
- The Art of Bluffing
Getting ready for some serious poker this weekend, dont care if it is limit or NL but my head is right (I think) and it is time to put the peddle to the metal by way of number of playing hours…..watch this space.
Onto bluffing then, so what makes a good bluff? Well I see too [...]
August 30, 2007
- Just to clear things up
After reading through my last blog to you, I became aware of something that could potentially be misleading to many people and that was how I played the hand in the 25-50 game.
It may seem strange how I overbet the pot and moved in when I badly wanted a call. This is difficult to explain in [...]
August 28, 2007
- Defending the blind in NL
Well my blogs from here on in will also include tutorial material as well as this is what many readers have asked for. They dont mind reading my diary but they also want to learn how to get a piece of the action as well.
6 max NL games are all the rage now online and [...]
August 21, 2007
- Going By The Book
I have lost count of the number of people who have been asking me what poker books they should be reading and feel that this would make for an interesting blog today. Bad session in the 25-50 last night but I will leave that as I am still looking to ease the pain.
I have some strong [...]
