Poker Articles

September 2005 - Posts

• Fox on Pineapple - The definitive treatise

  
  

  For reasons I cannot explain I wrote an article on Crazy Pineapple for my site at www.pokerfox.net. Maybe I thought the game would take off some day or that the members of the site would be entertained by it, who knows. Someone actually asked about the... Read More... Posted Sep 23 2005, 03:50 PM by Fox with 1 Comments

• Playing Small Pairs

  
  

  I want to talk to you guys about something that I have put a lot of thought into over the past year. It's about playing small and medium pairs, 2's through 8's. I have read in a ton of books and read everywhere that the generally theory behind... Read More... Posted Sep 22 2005, 03:33 PM by gidders with No Comments

• Why I Win vs. Why I Lose

  
  

  Why I Win vs. Why I Lose When I am winning I feel like every play I make is the most correct one. Like every continuation bet I make is going to work so I can take it down. I am going to win every race. I push all in at times when I am sure they will... Read More... Posted Sep 22 2005, 03:25 PM by gidders with No Comments

• Tournament Report #1

  
  

  Tournament Report I decided to play the $30+3 at 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 13th because I felt good about my poker game. I felt ready to play, and more importantly I felt ready to win. Here are some key hands and my thoughts about what happened... Read More... Posted Sep 22 2005, 03:20 PM by gidders with No Comments

• Balance - Chapter 10 of ESPoker

  
  

  I woke the next morning headache free and loving the world. Everything felt right, from my usual breakfast at the Bellagio to my getting picked up by the girls in Susie’s old Ford Focus. I even had a nice laugh when Susie suggested I let them pay for... Read More... Posted Sep 22 2005, 05:28 AM by seal with No Comments

• Day 3 Borgata Report

  
  

  So I went in today with 260k in chips, knew everyone at the table, and the following occured... 1. I was in the big blind, and there was someone on the button whom I had played with for 10 hours, who was an all in pusher and was short enough to be doing... Read More... Posted Sep 21 2005, 09:45 PM by sheets with No Comments

• Confessions of a Bankroll Wuss

  
  

  "Hi my name is Fox and I'm a bankroll wuss" Crowd - "Hi Fox" It all started because I quit my job too early in my poker career and have often had to play on a short bankroll because my living expenses prevent my bankroll from growing. That and the $50... Read More... Posted Sep 20 2005, 08:58 PM by Fox with No Comments

• Living in Low Country

  
  

  So we’ve talked Low, Middle and High poker players, the fear that keeps some knowledgable Middle players in that position, and the confidence that allows the High players to excel at the game we all love. But we should take a step back and acknowledge... Read More... Posted Sep 20 2005, 02:23 AM by grapsfan with No Comments

• wcoop

  
  

  well the wcoop did not go as plan as i did somehat bad due to losing almost every important coinflip. IN the wcoop main event i started off well building up all the way to 21k rather quickly but soon fell down and ended up losing yet another flip with... Read More... Posted Sep 20 2005, 12:00 AM by elfleader with No Comments

• Pathways Series -- Part II

  
  

  Welcome to the second installment of the pathways series. For an explanation of what this series of articles is about please refer to my blog, Fox's Diary of an Online Pro, here on pocketfives and look for the entries with "Pathways" in... Read More... Posted Sep 16 2005, 04:26 AM by Fox with No Comments