Poker Articles

January 2006 - Posts

• Temper Your Expectations

  
  

  “I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something good in men that really yearns for discipline.” -- Vince Lombardi I often wonder why people play poker... Read More... Posted Jan 15 2006, 12:16 PM by AJAMBONE with No Comments

• Untouched State of Mind

  
  

  I was losing to people who had no business even playing in my game. Then I found my Untouched State of Mind. I’m not here to cry over bad beats or any of that ridiculous stuff. If you can’t stomach it, get out now. I can remember depositing a few hundred... Read More... Posted Jan 11 2006, 03:15 PM by JLuce with No Comments

• PCA Trip Report

  
  

  First things first: huge props to Matt Smith and to Paco "Pfabe" Fabian for their cashes. SamE is just a mega-talent and PFabe is the small stack master, even though he soiled himself on the giant "Leap of Faith" waterslide. Also enjoyed meeting and/or... Read More... Posted Jan 11 2006, 04:34 AM by steely with No Comments

• Cold Streaks

  
  

  Phillip Liou is an instructor for CardRunners.com, a site that takes a hands-on approach to teaching success in online poker. His screen name on UltimateBet is plush luxy . Definition of Cold Streak I define a cold streak as losing a lot of money in a... Read More... Posted Jan 10 2006, 02:45 AM by CardRunners.com with No Comments

• My day 1 in the Atlantis WPT

  
  

  I arrived at my table without really recognizing anyone, which is almost always a good thing. After getting a feel for my table, it was obvious that I had about 8 fairly tight players and 1 super aggressive European that was literally raising 8 out of... Read More... Posted Jan 05 2006, 11:30 PM by SamENole with No Comments