Poker Articles

October 2005 - Posts

• PokerTracker Part 3 - PAHUD and Skins

  
  

  Now that you can import hands you'll need to learn how to display them on your table. I use a "skin" for Party Poker which removes the charis, avatars, dealer and pretty much everything else, leaving me with a flat green area that has each... Read More... Posted Oct 18 2005, 06:03 PM by Fox with No Comments

• I Have The Worst Luck In The World

  
  

  I Have The Worst Luck In The World Have you ever found yourself saying something like this? Like you feel that if it wasn't for bad luck you'd have no luck at all?! Like you are the only person who is experiencing these AWFUL beats, time and time again... Read More... Posted Oct 18 2005, 02:35 PM by gidders with No Comments

• Math in Omaha 8/b

  
  

  Now that we understand a little more about Omaha 8/b, assuming you read the last article, let’s look a little more about the math behind a split pot and the odds you need to play specific types of hands. To start, in Hold’em, there are monster starting... Read More... Posted Oct 18 2005, 03:25 AM by grapsfan with 1 Comments

• PokerTracker Part 2 - The Basics

  
  

  The best way to learn about pokertracker is to screw aorund with the program while learning from the various guides around the net and the PT forums. I'll try to give you a little quick guide here as well to get you started in exploring the program... Read More... Posted Oct 14 2005, 12:04 AM by Fox with No Comments

• A genuine article from the poker heart

  
  

  I’m sure many of you know me by now from P5’s or have played with me at the tables on one of three sites (UB, Party, Stars). I am the first one to admit many times my antics and words are out of control, unwarranted, and many times funny (as I’ve been... Read More... Posted Oct 13 2005, 02:51 AM by BCSmut33 with No Comments

• PokerTracker Part 1

  
  

  For those of you who don't know much about it PokerTracker is a program for tracking statistics in online poker. It tracks not only your own statistics to help you plug holes in your game, but also tracks your opponents statistics so that you can understand... Read More... Posted Oct 12 2005, 08:17 PM by Fox with No Comments

• Dealing with Poker Guilt and Depression

  
  

  ‘Twas a humid summer morning back in August 2004. After watching Rounders and a re-run of Moneymaker’s 2003 WSOP victory on ESPN, I became hooked on the idea of playing poker. As many of you know, I live in Mexico City, where casinos and B&M card... Read More... Posted Oct 12 2005, 02:04 AM by dhubermex with 1 Comments

• Guest Article: Beating a big field

  
  

  Recently I wrote a response to a friend of mine on here who was asking me on some general advice on how to deal with tournaments that have REALLY big fields. Like around 900 entrants, or even thousands of entrants. Personally I have had the second most... Read More... Posted Oct 11 2005, 04:47 AM by bfactor with No Comments

• See ya around!!

  
  

  What’s up all? This will be my last article for pocketfives.com so if anyone who opens this up would take a minute to read it, I would greatly appreciate it. As a lot of my friends have noticed, I haven’t been playing all that much lately. Ever since... Read More... Posted Oct 10 2005, 12:35 AM by Hogan24 with No Comments

• Taking Some Time Off - Back To Square One

  
  

  Taking Some Time Off - Back To Square One I'm taking a vacation from Stars, and SNG's. I need the mental break, and want to come back to SNG's with the same zest I had when I first started the SNG Challenge. I play now "professionally"... Read More... Posted Oct 09 2005, 04:14 AM by gidders with No Comments