Poker Articles

November 2005 - Posts

• Representing a big hand

  
  

  The next time you run a bluff in a no-limit game, think about it from your opponent's perspective. Are you really representing a big hand, or are you simply representing a bluff? I think that most players lose enough money attempting to bluff the... Read More... Posted Nov 15 2005, 02:39 AM by Fox with No Comments

• Signs Of A Bad Player

  
  

  The following is a list of things that "bad" poker players generally will either say or do. 1. They will play their flush draws exactly how you would expect a donkey to play them. What this means is, they will call pretty much any reasonable sized bet... Read More... Posted Nov 15 2005, 12:56 AM by gidders with No Comments

• Find Out What Your Opponents Are Capable Of

  
  

  This is something I think I have adapted as second nature, and I'm not sure if many people think about it, or even think it's useful - but I wanted to write about it anyways. I recommend playing an aggressive game, which generally that means raising and... Read More... Posted Nov 10 2005, 10:55 AM by gidders with No Comments

• It was all I could do....or was it?

  
  

  It's been a while since I've written a poker article, but the thoughts have been a-brewin', especially these last few weeks. Leading up to around the end of September, I went through two months of play that really made me take a step back and reevaluate... Read More... Posted Nov 10 2005, 12:52 AM by Adam with No Comments

• My Bad Beat

  
  

  When I was playing hockey when I was 8 years old, I played because my friends did, and it seemed like it could be a little bit of fun. I started off at the lowest level possible and I really enjoyed the game. In my first year, I was actually runner up... Read More... Posted Nov 08 2005, 06:49 PM by gidders with No Comments

• You Deserve To Win

  
  

  This is something I wrote for a player who was struggling. Here is my advice to anyone who feels like they cannot win, and that it is hopeless to even try. Take 7 full days off starting tomorrow. Do whatever you love best. If you are good at bowling,... Read More... Posted Nov 08 2005, 05:42 AM by gidders with 4 Comments

• The 100k Project is live

  
  

  I can finally stop answering questions about when this is going to go live because as of today we have started the race to $100,000. There were multiple delays in getting started because we wanted to be really ready and have everything set up for our... Read More... Posted Nov 08 2005, 03:34 AM by Fox with No Comments

• Time to take my shot!

  
  

  I hope everyone learned something from my Limit Hold Em posts over the past 6 months or so because I won't be doing much more of it for awhile. While I will be coaching our labrat in the 100kproject in LHE I will be switching my focus to tournaments.... Read More... Posted Nov 07 2005, 11:36 AM by Fox with No Comments

• Implied odds and how they affect buy in strategy

  
  

  This is an article written by Andrew Wiggins, one of the teachers at www.cardrunners.com , a site dedicated to teaching high level poker skills to aspiring players. I often hear the argument over whether it is best to buy in for the max buyin or less... Read More... Posted Nov 05 2005, 06:20 PM by CardRunners.com with No Comments

• Paradise is picking up the pace

  
  

  There could be a number of reasons why many people were, at some point, turned off by Paradise . I know I was....the prize pools just weren't really anything exciting compared to what some of the other sites were offering on a daily basis. The $35k... Read More... Posted Nov 03 2005, 03:32 AM by Adam with No Comments