Poker analysis
Earnings rates in $6/$12 and the perpetual question of when to leave
One of the questions I struggle with as a poker player is when to leave. Sometimes it’s obvious when to leave… and sometimes it’s not. One of the grandfathers of poker theory, David Sklansky, says that you shouldn’t "quit winners", or at least I believe he said that. For years I have been obsessed with…
Read MoreThe completion of my difficult hand: Red Queens in early position
[This is the final stage of my analysis hand. I’ll restate the action.] I wake up with red queens in early position and I raise it immediately to $7. For this table that’s a notable raise. $11 is the high end. Seats 4 and 5 fold. Seat 6 makes it $15 to go with about…
Read MoreA little every day
I’m slightly embarassed to admit this, but I’m going to take some advice from Jerry Seinfeld though I was never a big fan of the show. Apparently he told a young comic the secret of his success of how to get really, really good at one’s dream, in his case, writing comedy. He told me…
Read MoreDealing with a losing streak
My poker buddy Chris sent this advice for how to deal with a poker losing streak. I thought it was thoughtful of him to write it up and so I’ve reproduced it here with his permission. Thought I continue to have overall net losses uncharacteristic of me, I’m playing a low enough stakes that I’m…
Read MoreOverlooking a bet size in No Limit
So here in california they have baby no limit: $100 maximum buyin, with $1-$1-$2 blinds. (The ‘dealer’ pays the extra dollar). I decided to play it today and did pretty well. Sadly one mistake can lose your stack in no limit, and I made one doozie. I’m glossing over the hand or two I played…
Read MoreIf you see me coming to a poker table…
…stop what you’re doing, take some money out of the ATM, and sit down at the poker table with me. I’m on a losing slide that will erase all my profits for the year if it continues another 4 or 5 sessions. Hey, the least I can do is make sure some of my friends…
Read MoreMy big mistake, and how I lucked my way out of it.
An afternoon session of $6/$12 at Garden City Casino yielded this hand in which I executed a strategy that would have been otherwise smart at this table, and it backfired on me. I caught a lucky card and ended up with a big pot. Sitting in middle position, I was dealt black Aces. A strong…
Read MoreBack from Pakistan! Poker results for 2006!
So I’m back from Pakistan. Can you believe that I traveled for two weeks through a region at risk for tuberculosis, hepatitis, and food poisoning, but that I was done in by a cold I caught in California upon my return? The trip was amazing, and I have both video and photos to share with…
Read MoreResults from my trip to AC
So Sarah’s high school reunion was this last weekend up in NJ. I decided to skip it so we sent the dogs to camp and headed off our seperate ways, Sarah to her hometown with the baby to see Grandma and all her high school chums that don’t talk right, and me to Atlantic City.…
Read MoreFull Tilt Poker’s No Limit Cap games
Full Tilt Poker recently introduced CAP games. These games are interesting and require a different sort of aggression style. Let me set the scene: in a $.50/$1 no limit texas hold’em cap game, nobody may bet more than $30 into the pot. Once that happens you are considered all in and you can’t win or…
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