Poker Articles

May 2007 - Posts

• The Five and Twenty-Five Rule for Playing Small Pairs Out of Position (Low Limit SNG/MTT)

  
  

  The general consensus about small pairs amongst the experts that have written about them is that they are not profitable to play out of position. John Vorhaus refers to little cards as "poison" in his books and coined the term "LPOP" (little pairs out... Read More... Posted May 31 2007, 11:30 PM by Jennifear with No Comments

• The Biggest Online Tournament Win by a P5er

  
  

  I’ve seen a lot of posts recently where people hold their wins, their cash, their “bling,” etc. over the heads of others to make them feel inferior or unworthy of having an opinion. I read these posts with a grudging level of acceptance, as there are... Read More... Posted May 30 2007, 01:21 AM by grapsfan with No Comments

• Changing the Rules

  
  

  Taylor "Green Plastic" Caby is an owner and instructor for CardRunners.com . Loose aggressive play over the past two years has given some smart players the chance to make extraordinary profits by playing a style that exploits more conservative players... Read More... Posted May 29 2007, 07:38 AM by Green Plastic with No Comments

• There's No Place Like Home

  
  

  I think it is pretty safe to say that anyone who visits Pocketfives.com has at some point played cards around a kitchen table. I wonder how many of us still break out the cards, chips, beer and pretzels, and play the game the way we used to. No matter... Read More... Posted May 27 2007, 08:00 AM by Lenny with No Comments

• Adapting Your Stealing Strategy to LAG Opponents

  
  

  We may not like to admit it, but all winning poker players are thieves. If everyone played poker with "basic poker strategy" (like "basic blackjack strategy"), then we’d all play our cards according to our hand strength and we’d all end up pretty even... Read More... Posted May 23 2007, 03:19 AM by Zpaceman with No Comments

• Revenge of the TAGs?

  
  

  About a year ago, I was playing in a tourney on UB, somewhere near the final table bubble. I was the small blind and had pocket sevens. It folded to the button and he raised 3x. I reraised big and he folded, showing JJ. I remember he typed something like... Read More... Posted May 22 2007, 03:48 AM by steely with No Comments

• Engagement and Dates With Destiny

  
  

  A long time ago, before global warming kicked in, it was still cool enough in the summer that a gentleman could comfortably go out in the evening in Las Vegas in his dinner jacket. It was on such an evening that I set out, twelve thousand dollars of my... Read More... Posted May 20 2007, 04:15 AM by seal with No Comments

• Heartbreaking Indeed

  
  

  When I left for my vacation with Mickey Mouse, I was playing and running as badly as I can ever remember. Head muddled, my perspective on the game was crushed. I am proud to report that in the couple of sessions I’ve played since returning from vacation... Read More... Posted May 18 2007, 02:41 AM by grapsfan with No Comments

• Making a Bad Situation Worse

  
  

  One thing that we all as a community have in common is that at one point in time, we have have let one bad thing lead to another at the poker table. Compounding mistakes is something that is not only easy to do but is probably a habit that some players... Read More... Posted May 11 2007, 02:09 AM by CP_MagiciaN with No Comments

• The MTT Prize: A Mathematical Approach..

  
  

  I have read several threads lately about people who want to hit the big prize in a MTT. I too find myself to be one of those players who has found success at the lower limits and dreams of hitting the big prize. Many of us good players will take the occasional... Read More... Posted May 10 2007, 08:32 AM by lilprog79 with No Comments