Poker Articles

July 2006 - Posts

• A bankroll/cashout strategy for the low limit SNG specialist

  
  

  The top 5% of online players in terms of ability, are not the top 5% players in terms of total cashouts. In fact, the biggest losers playing today are some of the best players, playing one limit too high, or without bankroll discipline. My goal with the... Read More... Posted Jul 31 2006, 08:41 AM by Jennifear with 1 Comments

• Transitioning to the Live Arena

  
  

  Rizen ("Eric Lynch") has advanced to day two! Follow him and all of our registered users at www.pocketfiveslive.com As an online player who has (somewhat) had success in the live arena, I thought that with the WSOP Main Event looming near, it... Read More... Posted Jul 30 2006, 04:05 PM by Rizen with No Comments

• Losing the Battle in the House, and How to Fight Smarter...

  
  

  In thinking about the different reasons why we (the online gambling community) lost the battle in the House of Representatives and in thinking ahead to the upcoming battle in the Senate, I’d like to categorize (without blame) some of the more unstated... Read More... Posted Jul 29 2006, 02:28 PM by Run Screamin with No Comments

• Summer in Las Vegas

  
  

  Taylor "Green Plastic" Caby is an instructor for CardRunners.com . In this article, I am going to write about some events and observations from my summer in Las Vegas. I'll also share some of my plans on preparing for the main event. My... Read More... Posted Jul 26 2006, 01:16 PM by Green Plastic with No Comments

• How Personal Weaknesses are Magnified in Poker

  
  

  A few years ago, a group of buddies and myself became en-fevered with the poker bug, and like many others groups of new players during this timeframe, we started a once a week home game. The buy in for this cash game was relatively low, but the game was... Read More... Posted Jul 24 2006, 01:10 PM by jeffbeesdat with No Comments

• Battle Plan Ideas for WSOP Main Event

  
  

  Before we get started on this rambler, you need to know that I have played in exactly one (1) WSOP Main Event and that my lifetime live poker, big buy-in, gross earnings are $0 (zero dollars, which also equals zero Canadian Dollars and zero Turkish Lire... Read More... Posted Jul 23 2006, 02:22 AM by steely with No Comments

• Horsing Around With Legends

  
  

  I was never so happy to hear about people playing poker at 8 o’clock in the morning as I was when I found out that Day 2 of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event was going through the night, until only 9 players were left. When the 9 PM start time on Friday, July... Read More... Posted Jul 21 2006, 01:53 AM by grapsfan with No Comments

• Pot Limit Omaha 8/b - The Ugly Stepchild

  
  

  Yes this is an article on Pot-Limit Omaha 8/b or as I like to call it “The Ugly Stepchild”. Omaha 8/b rarely gets any coverage at all whether it be in the televised poker scene or on poker message boards. So I figured what better way to get this game... Read More... Posted Jul 19 2006, 01:41 PM by Nova2000 with No Comments

• The Ins and Outs of Partying in Las Vegas

  
  

  This year there will be more P5ers in Vegas than ever before for the WSOP main event. Many of you are 'Vegas Virgins' and couldn't be more excited!! Part of the excitment is for all the fun that will be had OUTSIDE of the poker rooms. Vegas is the BEST... Read More... Posted Jul 19 2006, 12:04 PM by niptuck with No Comments

• Variance: "Taming the Shrew"

  
  

  What exactly is variance? By definition variance is, "A difference between what is expected and what actually occurs." Ok so what does it mean to poker? You obviously aren't going to win everytime you are a favorite, very rarely in poker are you 100%... Read More... Posted Jul 19 2006, 01:26 AM by jurollo with No Comments