Poker Articles

October 2006 - Posts

• How I Won $50k Without Playing a Hand of Poker

  
  

  Back in early June of 2005 my poker buddy Midport called me and asked me if I had seen an advertisement in Cardplayer Magazine about a website offering a fantasy poker game. As a big fan of poker in all forms, I was interested. I went to the website ... Read More... Posted Oct 28 2006, 03:53 AM by mainemonster with No Comments

• Tmay420 Headlines the Transition Into Automated Rankings

  
  

  The new rankings have arrived, and with them we now have some new players to herald, new issues to discuss, new sources of controversy, and plenty of excitement all around. Much of that excitement is focused on the new number 1 ranked player, Tmay420... Read More... Posted Oct 27 2006, 09:47 PM by Adam with No Comments

• The Four Ways to Lose a Tournament and How to Avoid Them

  
  

  It has long been said that to win a tournament, playing to survive is secondary. The greatest players of our time seem to know exactly when to take the risks necessary to get the job done at just the right time. Playing to win is key to maximizing tournament... Read More... Posted Oct 27 2006, 07:57 PM by Jennifear with No Comments

• Slump Busting

  
  

  I’ve seen a number of threads recently asking some variation of the generic question, "How do I stop this terrible run I'm on?" It’s not a new concept. The question is as old as PocketFives.com, online poker, RGP, underground card rooms in NYC, Texas... Read More... Posted Oct 26 2006, 03:12 AM by grapsfan with No Comments

• How I Became a Pro Poker Player: Part II

  
  

  I left off Part I right when I decided to turn pro. That would make it exactly January 1st, 2006. Well, make that January 3rd, 2006, because of the raging hangover I had (happens when you throw college parties). I had my entire bankroll on Bodog at that... Read More... Posted Oct 24 2006, 02:15 PM by hattrick8810 with No Comments

• My Experience in Austria - Part II

  
  

  At the end of my last article, we were nearing the end of day 1, and I had just doubled up Kill-Bill for the second time, leaving me with approximately 40k in chips. The average stack had about 35k. I finished the day with a 50k stack, without ever being... Read More... Posted Oct 24 2006, 02:42 AM by Crazy Cypriot with No Comments

• Macroscopic Look at the Micro Player

  
  

  While perhaps not as respected as much as low, middle, and high limit players, micro grinders face the same trials and tribulations of the others. It is my contention, in fact, that they face the as the most challenges of the group. Of great importance... Read More... Posted Oct 23 2006, 12:13 AM by rakinem with No Comments

• The Importance of Goal Setting

  
  

  Recently, I was tracking my play across several poker sites, and there was one problem that I was consistently noticing. The problem was simply that I would look at all of my statistics, my winnings, ROI, etc., but I had no basis for determining whether... Read More... Posted Oct 21 2006, 02:04 PM by Dizzy34 with No Comments

• Countdown to Automated Rankings

  
  

  For the 21 months that we've been running this site, our Online Tournament Player Rankings have been a focal point of the community. The first year of the rankings were documented in this article . It's been the most popular ranking system of its kind... Read More... Posted Oct 20 2006, 02:50 AM by Adam with No Comments

• Just Like a Mosquito Bite

  
  

  I recently took my 7 year-old daughter to get a cavity filled. The dentist told her that the novocaine injection would not hurt – he said it would feel like a “mosquito bite.” Later that day, I asked my daughter if the injections really felt like mosquito... Read More... Posted Oct 19 2006, 02:29 AM by steely with No Comments