Poker Articles

September 2006 - Posts

• How I Became a Pro Poker Player: Part I

  
  

  Junior year of college is when I began my so-called path towards becoming a professional poker player. In college, friends and I always would play home games with buy-ins not much more than five dollars, and if we wanted to gamble, we would play for ten... Read More... Posted Sep 28 2006, 01:20 AM by hattrick8810 with no comments

• TV Poker's Influence on the Online World in Terms of Play and Game Selection

  
  

  As poker players, most of us are fans of televised poker, whether it be WSOP, WPT, PPT, High Stakes, or other shows. In the following article, I am going to show you how awareness to certain detrimental effects of televised poker can help you plug leaks... Read More... Posted Sep 26 2006, 02:28 AM by jeffbeesdat with no comments

• Adaptation

  
  

  When Steely recently used the title of a great movie in his “limit v. no limit” article, he inspired me to do the same. It’s much better than my original: “How I Spent My Summer Vacation.” The movie a few years back was about a man changing his life in... Read More... Posted Sep 21 2006, 11:14 AM by grapsfan with no comments

• Lost in Translation

  
  

  I played a gazillion hands of limit poker before I ever played a no limit tournament or NL cash game. It was great training and highly profitable, and I still play a lot of limit cash, which helps shield me from long dry spells and bankroll decay when... Read More... Posted Sep 20 2006, 09:55 AM by steely with no comments

• WCOOP Event #2---How I Almost Broke Out

  
  

  I've been doing weird things on Sundays this summer....activities in that strange place known as "outside." For a while, it was unusual for me to go out on Sundays, but lately I've been staying out of the weekend tourneys. This past Sunday, though, I... Read More... Posted Sep 18 2006, 09:54 PM by Adam with no comments

• I Don't Hate Rebuys

  
  

  “I hate rebuys” is a common refrain that I seem to hear everywhere from the chat in the $10 rebuy on Pokerstars to the $1,000 rebuy event at the WSOP. “It's just one more decision I have to make,” is the best articulation I've heard on the issue, and... Read More... Posted Sep 15 2006, 12:42 AM by shaniac with no comments

• Make Sure You Have Protection

  
  

  You finally have it! That system you’ve been dreaming of. That new Dell or HP with its large capacity hard drive and lightning fast processor. 2 of those 24 inch monitors and the blazing fast Internet connection. You are all set, right? Well hold on.... Read More... Posted Sep 14 2006, 03:57 PM by tybme with no comments

• Building a Bankroll: Tips From a High Stakes Pro

  
  

  Taylor "Green Plastic" Caby is an instructor for CardRunners.com . Over the past few years, many people have asked me how I built a bankroll when I was first starting out playng poker online. Most people understand that to be successful in poker, you... Read More... Posted Sep 13 2006, 02:30 AM by Green Plastic with no comments

• Michael Jordan doesn't know how to lose

  
  

  I went into this charity event a little excited because, well, its the biggest poker event in MN....probably ever. The confirmed guests were amazing, but let's not kid ourselves; there was only one person that everyone wanted to see, and that was Michael... Read More... Posted Sep 09 2006, 03:55 AM by beanie with no comments

• Spotting and Attacking Weakness in Online Poker

  
  

  One thing that we are taught in poker over and over again, be it from books, coaches, videos, or forums, is to constantly be the aggressor. "Attack weakness," we're always told. Another common phrase is "make sure you win the pots nobody else wants."... Read More... Posted Sep 07 2006, 03:41 PM by Rizen with no comments