FTP Tourney – What happens when 3rd in chips goes against the CHIP Leader!
Image by waffler via Flickr I was in a 45 person “Multi-Table Sit and Go” on FullTilt last night. Of late I have been playing a better style of poker. I had worked myself up to the top 5 at least 5 times during the tourney. Some hands I would bet for value, some hands [...]
Using new concepts – before you are ready … results might varp
Image via Wikipedia I am concentrating on playing limit hold ‘em in cash games while playing no limit hold ‘em in tournaments. I am doing this while reading a series of “PokerEssays” written by Mason Malmuth. The books I am reading are titled: Poker Essays, Poker Essays, Volume II, and Poker Essays, Volume III. I [...]
Reading the “Poker Essays” and thinking a little really does help
Image by Spencer Finnley via Flickr As I mentioned in the last few posts, I have been stuck of late, playing poker online. Overall, I am still in the red, but, thanks to the essays of Mason Malmuth, I am starting to overcome some of my numerous shortcomings. The books I am reading are titled: [...]
One way you can lose money at the cash games – play too many hands
Cover of Poker Essays, Volume II I have been in a slump recently in my cash and tourney play at the felt. It was time to go back and look at what I was doing in order to turn things around. As I mentioned in my last post, I am reading the “Poker Essays” of [...]
Poker Essays by Mason Malmuth – A partial review
Cover of Poker Essays I currently own Poker Essays, Poker Essays, Volume II, and Poker Essays, Volume III written by Mason Malmuth. I acquired the first volume by purchasing it and I received the other two as gifts from my wife, Diane. So far, I have read the first volume completely, and 95% of Volume [...]
Online Cash games and Note taking
Image by JohnSeb via Flickr When I play online poker of late, I take notes about the other players. Their betting patterns, the type of hands they show down. How they enter a pot, how they act after the flop, the turn and the river. Then whenever I play them again I can review my [...]
Tourneys and Cash Games – Mixed results
Image by waldo483 via Flickr Since playing in the #TPT last Thursday night, I have played in three small tourneys, placing third in one, losing in the second one and breaking even in the third one. I think I am going to be more selective about the tourneys that I play in. I certainly will [...]
An interesting night at the 10th event of the #TPT
Image via Wikipedia Last night was the tenth event of Season Three of the Twitter Poker Tour. A Texas Hold ‘Em No Limit Tourney was played starting at 9 pm EST on the PokerStars online site. Each season of the Twitter Poker Tour consists of twelve events and the play alternates between the PokerStars site [...]
Limit Hold ‘Em and Omaha Hi/Lo cash games
Image by Lewis Walsh via Flickr I was able to play a couple of sessions yesterday at micro limit stakes on Pokerhost. I played for a couple of hours at a .10/.20 stake Hold ‘Em limit game. The initial buy-in was 4.00 and I ran that down to .80 before adding another 3.00. After three [...]
A blog post about nothing!
Image via Wikipedia For the next few days, I will be off to visit some friends and might not be updating the blog with my poker trials and tribulations. But who knows? Something might happen along the way. I am planning to read at least two poker books that I have not read before and might [...]
