Building back confidence at the tourneys

By steve | Apr 30, 2009

Image by Wm Jas via Flickr A while back I wrote a post about losing confidence at the tables during a large tourney and how that had affected my playing.  In order to overcome that feeling, I have played in three Sit N Go’s with at least 27 people. I was able to win fourth [...]

Poker is a game of skill – Omaha Pot Limit High / Low is a flop game

By steve | Apr 29, 2009

Image by freeparking via Flickr Last night I played in a Pot Limit Omaha High/Low Poker tourney being hosted by the Cowboy’s Poker League played on FullTiltPoker.  Scott (twitter name is ffcowboy76) and Jeremy (twitter name is IBGPN) are the hosts and contact persons. Tweet or follow them on their exploits as well as follow [...]

Confidence is a necessary part of a poker player’s tool kit

By steve | Apr 28, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Confidence is a necessary part of a poker player’s tool kit and the lack of confidence can be devastating.  I have been wanting to play in a large payout tourney for some time now. I have had some success at smaller MTT’s, multi-table tourneys, and wanted to take a crack at a [...]

Twitter brings tweeple together – for and ad hoc #tpt poker game

By steve | Apr 27, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Last Friday afternoon, the following twitter message was sent by @mcmac51:  “anyone up for an off-cycle #tpt tonight? #tp t4:55 PM Apr 24th” and an unscheduled Twitter Poker Tour event got started. @mcmac51 contacted @tracyjsnell @cprpoker and then got over 21 people together at 9 pm on a Friday night for what [...]

Twitter Poker Tour Europe (#TPTE) – Event 2 Summary

By steve | Apr 24, 2009

Image via Wikipedia This year the Twitter Poker Tour has added a European Event tagged in Twitter as the #TPTE. It has its own time zone and prizes different than the original #TPT tourney. I played in “Event 2 of the #TPTE” on FullTiltPoker yesterday. Because the event was created to favor the Europeans, the [...]

Changing up my game – time.

By steve | Apr 23, 2009

I have enjoyed playing in the Twitter Poker Tour tourneys the last few months and I have had some success playing in them. I enjoy playing Texas Hold ‘Em in its many forms including Limit and No Limit. The only drawback about the tourney for me has been the time of day that the tourney [...]

Defending and stealing blinds

By steve | Apr 22, 2009

Image via Wikipedia As I mentioned in previous  posts, I have won a one month training subscription to DeucesCracked.com which includes the unlimited use of their videos and reading materials. I have been watching training videos about how to improve my game of Texas Limit Hold “Em poker. Episode three was about the importance of [...]

Training Videos – helped to open up my game.

By steve | Apr 21, 2009

Image via Wikipedia One of my favorite poker games is Limit Hold ‘Em. I currently play on various online sites at the low limits while I continue my education on how to play winning poker. As I mentioned in my last post, I have won a one month training subscription to DeucesCracked.Com which includes the [...]

Taking advantage of training and other lessons

By steve | Apr 20, 2009

Image by santheo via Flickr Last Thursday night at the Twitter Poker Tour’s Season Three debut, I managed to outlast all of my opponents and win first place. Besides the first place cash prize, I was awarded a tee shirt and a month’s subscription to DeucesCracked.com, a poker training website. To summarize the prize I [...]

Good decisions plus good cards plus good reads makes for a winning session.

By steve | Apr 17, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Last night at the No Limit Hold ‘Em Tourney run by the Twitter Poker Tour and sponsored by DeucesCracked (free month subscription) and PrintMojo (#tpt t-shirt, I was able to stay in my comfort zone and play winning poker. As a result of making the right decisions, I was able to keep [...]

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