Poker Articles

August 2005 - Posts

• life can't get much better

  
  

  well my break was somewhat shortlived as i was able to take home a victory on paradise for a little over 30k. With college and the wcoop right around the corner this win could not come at a better time. I probably will not be playing much againuntil atleast... Read More... Posted Aug 31 2005, 03:13 AM by elfleader with No Comments

• Week 2 and 4-handed SNG play

  
  

  This past week has been very interesting, to say the least. I did not play as well as I would have liked to, and it shows in my results. There was a spout of about 40 SNG's where I played absolutely atrocious. I barely won any hands, let alone whole SNG... Read More... Posted Aug 31 2005, 03:02 AM by gidders with No Comments

• Put on your helmet you donkey!

  
  

  I do my very best not to reply at a table when someone starts to attack me. Really, I try very hard, and I very rarely say anything at all. I didn't even say a thing last night when some idiot started berating me about what a bad player I was after three... Read More... Posted Aug 30 2005, 01:02 PM by Fox with No Comments

• The unlucky middle

  
  

  Have you ever felt not just persecuted by the poker gods, but completed obliterated, abused and left for dead? Do you say “Why Me?” so often that your voice is shot and you’re reduced to writing it on chat windows and Post-It Notes? Believe me, you’re... Read More... Posted Aug 30 2005, 02:31 AM by grapsfan with No Comments

• Switching it up.

  
  

  As long as I'm consistently winning I can play the same game forever, but a little rough patch after I've been grinding the same games for a few months can really get to me. A week or so ago I just couldn't stand to play any more limit Hold Em, so I sat... Read More... Posted Aug 29 2005, 03:47 AM by Fox with No Comments

• taking a break

  
  

  well it has been a while since my last post and i am here to explain why. College is around the corner for me and thus my long time friends are leaving and have been for the last few weeks and have spent more time with them and less poker. Nothing big... Read More... Posted Aug 27 2005, 01:36 AM by elfleader with No Comments

• Pocketfives get together in Atlantic City!!!

  
  

  What Happens when you put a bunch of pocketfivers together in Atlantic City? One Breaks a tooth and has to leave....A 1-2 NL game turns into a 20/40 game of blind madness....The words, "I hit" make you lay your cards down out of fear….You find yourself... Read More... Posted Aug 26 2005, 04:29 AM by SusieQue with No Comments

• See Your Opponents Hole Cards - Guaranteed!

  
  

  It seems like I see a thread every day asking if this is real, and how it works. The answers... It's sort of real... I mean it's a real scam... Which kind of makes it real. It works... It works by getting people to give you money for a product that is... Read More... Posted Aug 25 2005, 06:21 PM by Fox with 1 Comments

• Good vs. bad busts in MTT's

  
  

  When analyzing your tournament play, it is important that you identify the mistakes you are making in an attempt to eliminate them from ever happening again. While it may be difficult to recognize some of these mistakes, often times these mistakes rear... Read More... Posted Aug 25 2005, 04:37 AM by jonnym84 with No Comments

• Pathways Series--Part I

  
  

  I meet so many people who are fascinated by what I do, and they always ask me the same thing: "Do you think I could play cards for a living?" My answer has always been yes. All the information you need to learn the game is out there. Given a... Read More... Posted Aug 24 2005, 04:24 AM by Fox with No Comments