Poker Articles

July 2006 - Posts

• Getting Paid - Part I

  
  

  There are different ways of going about getting paid off on your good hands at different parts of tournaments, in different types of tournaments, and versus different types of opponents. Becoming adept at recognizing these situations and the timing of... Read More... Posted Jul 19 2006, 01:24 AM by phatcat with No Comments

• Approaching the Majors

  
  

  It's Sunday morning....or noon if you want to be more accurate. You wake up with a small (big is also an option) hangover, and your first thought is about the Sunday majors. Obviously, today is your day of taking them down, and for that reason, you have... Read More... Posted Jul 16 2006, 03:02 AM by Crazy Cypriot with No Comments

• Balancing Poker With Other Aspects of Life – A Young Player’s View

  
  

  For those of you who don’t know me, here’s a brief introduction. I am an 18-year old poker player and instructor for cardrunners.com . I have been playing poker online for about 16 months. I started with an initial deposit of $50, deposited twice more... Read More... Posted Jul 15 2006, 11:14 AM by Stinger885 with No Comments

• For The Love of the Game

  
  

  Perhaps one of the most overused sports cliches, second only to, "I just want to be a team player" is "for the love of the game", but since we are a team of one in poker the first doesn't apply and the second could perhaps be given... Read More... Posted Jul 13 2006, 05:37 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• When a Tournament is Won

  
  

  I believe a tournament is won before the final table has been seated. It is important to develop strategies that are going to put you in position to win, and isn’t that what we are all trying to do? As the tournament progresses, let me state the obvious... Read More... Posted Jul 13 2006, 01:03 AM by P0KERPR033 with No Comments

• Caesar's Chop

  
  

  The following story is true. I have witnesses, as hattrick8810, truesyalose, iLLNuGWichee and rusostreet were all there. However, those guys had been playing $1/$2 NL and drinking at Harrah’s all afternoon, so their version of the story will likely include... Read More... Posted Jul 11 2006, 12:22 AM by grapsfan with No Comments

• The Demon on Your Shoulder

  
  

  Most poker players see their opponents as their only enemies. I'm here to tell you that isn't even close to the truth. Your greatest enemy is that little devil on your left shoulder. You know who I'm talking about, the guy who tells you to gamble it up... Read More... Posted Jul 10 2006, 06:32 PM by Fox with No Comments

• Finding Your Killer Instinct

  
  

  Some people are just born with a killer instinct, whether is was the smallest guy on the football field smashing all of the bigger meat heads or the ugly friend that will hit on any hot chick and not give a *$#&%. A lot of the same qualities carry... Read More... Posted Jul 06 2006, 07:32 PM by jfiiue4 with No Comments

• Keep Your Emotions Under Control

  
  

  Hey everyone, I am back again writing another article for Pocketfives. After getting some really exciting feedback from my first article, I wanted to write another one, and hopefully this will give you a little more guidance to this ulcer-giving game... Read More... Posted Jul 06 2006, 02:43 AM by _johnnydrama_ with No Comments

• The Mental Game

  
  

  Not too long ago, AaawNutz made a post that really got me thinking. At the time, the manner in which he expressed the idea became controversial, and so I think the real point - a very valuable point - was lost. As poker players, our minds are our weapons... Read More... Posted Jul 06 2006, 12:13 AM by epicatc with No Comments