Poker Articles

December 2005 - Posts

• Playing for tires: How I became a winning online player

  
  

  I’m playing for tires; what are you playing for? I just turned 38, and I’ve almost always played poker. I played for the first time at about 8 or 10 years old with my older brother and some plastic play chips we had. I played for money for the first time... Read More... Posted Dec 30 2005, 12:48 PM by MileHighKid with No Comments

• Looking Back on 2005

  
  

  If I had to put one word onto the year 2005 it would have to be perception. There have been many things that have actually changed for better or worse, but I think the biggest changes have come in the way people think. For 26 years now I have been a poker... Read More... Posted Dec 29 2005, 08:06 AM by seal with No Comments

• Player Rankings: 2005 in Review

  
  

  Here are some fun and interesting facts (I hope) about the evolution of the PocketFives.com player rankings from their inception all the way up to today. The first rankings were formulated on January 17th, 2005, and the last of the year came out on December... Read More... Posted Dec 29 2005, 03:08 AM by Adam with No Comments

• Bob was a tight player

  
  

  I started playing poker seriously about 13 years ago, and when I decided to get better, I did 2 things: I read everything written by Sklansky, and I talked to Bob Starks on a regular basis. Bob was a formula player, but he taught me some valuable lessons... Read More... Posted Dec 23 2005, 05:07 PM by beanie with No Comments

• Beating Low Stakes Limit Hold'em

  
  

  I realize that there are many books out there on beating low limit hold’em, but as you may notice, in the intro to most of them, it mentions that although following the directions in the book will most likely allow you to win at the game, there are ways... Read More... Posted Dec 23 2005, 01:51 AM by bfactor with 3 Comments

• My Christmas Gift to Some!

  
  

  Merry Christmas! I'm not scared to say it. Happy Holidays to those of you on a different schedule. I wanted to give a Christmas gift to the Pocket Fives community. Like all gifts, this one may be something you already have or something you don't really... Read More... Posted Dec 22 2005, 02:30 AM by AawwNutz with No Comments

• Avoid playing online cash games without the correct mentality

  
  

  Two weeks ago, I was unstoppable at the poker tables. Every time I sat down to play, I had the utmost confidence in myself to walk away from the table a winner. The bad beats were few and far between. I was making some pretty good calls and some timely... Read More... Posted Dec 20 2005, 02:49 AM by LatestLines2 with No Comments

• Who's the best on Dise? The pros give their picks

  
  

  For a long time now, we at PocketFives.com have wanted to give the top players a way to voice their opinions on who the best players are among their peers. The idea we came up with was to conduct a periodic poll in which several top players from a specific... Read More... Posted Dec 14 2005, 08:07 PM by Adam with No Comments

• Higher doesn't mean better

  
  

  What I’m about to write about, I hope, applies to any game, for any stakes. If you play Hold’em or Stud instead of Omaha 8/b, or play SNGs or MTTs instead of cash games, please read on anyway. If it turns out that you wasted your time, feel free to start... Read More... Posted Dec 14 2005, 03:47 AM by grapsfan with No Comments

• Basic Bankroll Management

  
  

  This article is provided by pokerfox.net. If you like what you read we have a lot more just like it inside! With the number of questions on the forums here at pocketfives about bankroll management, I thought some basic information about bankroll management... Read More... Posted Dec 07 2005, 02:53 PM by Fox with 6 Comments