Poker Articles

April 2005 - Posts

• Guest Article: The "Dark Side" of poker

  
  

  Before I tell you all you never wanted to know, let me first introduce myself a little. Many of you know me or have seen me either because of my BIG MOUTH or the fantasy of being a "HOT" chick. Anyway, I started playing poker at age "4... Read More... Posted Apr 16 2005, 04:45 AM by leggggggggggy with No Comments

• Why did I do that?

  
  

  In my last article, I wrote about my plan to take a short break from poker. I’d been taking some hits and losing confidence, and the last thing I need to be doing is playing without confidence. The bad streak I was on was one of the worst I’d ever experienced... Read More... Posted Apr 14 2005, 05:31 AM by Adam with No Comments

• Put on your tin foil hat this is gonna be a doozy...

  
  

  Recently the forums here on PocketFives.com have been infested with a terrible disease. For some reason people still believe the old conspiracy theory crap about non-random card distribution. Will all of the conspiracy theory nuts please raise your hands... Read More... Posted Apr 12 2005, 11:49 PM by Fox with 1 Comments

• I ain't playin for no second Romeo

  
  

  Ok what's crackin everyone? Been an eventful week pokerwise for me so I thought I'd throw something up here. So after my last blog I was playin the 200 on UB last Sunday. It was the kind of tourney where not everything went that well to start, I didn... Read More... Posted Apr 11 2005, 03:03 AM by Denny Lemieux with No Comments

• The dumbest thing in online poker: The Bet Pot Button

  
  

  Let jump into this one head first. The bet pot button is a weak player’s crutch, plain and simple. I may possibly be way off base here, but I don’t believe I am and I’ll explain why. There are so many people playing poker now, that if you are at a table... Read More... Posted Apr 10 2005, 04:50 AM by Hogan24 with No Comments

• Foxwoods Report

  
  

  Played 1k......QQ vs ak... gg Played 2k....AK VS QQ ...gg Played 5k.....AJ CALLED OFF ALL MY CHIPS PREFLOP VS AQ...well played by me hidbwabbdima oh well...will post more retails later... sheets Read More... Posted Apr 09 2005, 09:33 AM by sheets with No Comments

• Guest Article: Oh so close

  
  

  Thursday night turned into a very successful and, at the same time, very disappointing poker evening. I initially didn't think I'd be in any shape to play at all, as I got home from work around 11PM. I very much prefer, and highly recommend, playing only... Read More... Posted Apr 09 2005, 04:47 AM by Mr_D_ with No Comments

• Whipping the Entire Field

  
  

  Ever win a big multi table tournament? Even if it’s a freeroll or a five dollar buy in there’s nothing like whipping the entire field. The colors in my eyes are brighter and every song on the radio is exactly what I wanted to hear. There hasn’t been a... Read More... Posted Apr 08 2005, 04:31 AM by Fox with No Comments

• What is the reason you play?

  
  

  The obvious answer to the question of why we play is money. Most of the people who play poker have the hopes of making millions. Making money is fun. However, there are many reasons that people play poker. The reason it’s important to know what the over... Read More... Posted Apr 07 2005, 02:23 PM by Wachovia with No Comments

• Taking a much needed break

  
  

  We spend a lot of time on this site talking about what games to play and what sites to play on, how to best play certain hands and which hands shouldn’t be played at all, how to handle our opponents and how to handle ourselves in a poker game. But are... Read More... Posted Apr 07 2005, 04:04 AM by Adam with No Comments