Video Blog: Swingy trip in Prague
In this short video blog, I discuss the ups and downs I have experienced so far while playing the WPT, EPT and online Prague.
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Do not depend on charts
I recently heard one of the people I look up to, Tim Ferriss, state that he learned to play heads-up poker by studying and memorizing charts. While playing from a chart may be a super-simple way to “learn” the game, in the long run, you will be doing yourself a disservice. In the 14 minute video, I explain why.
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Weekly Poker Hand #19
I show you how to play the nuts on a scary board when deep-stacked. I also outline when you should slow play and when you shouldn’t.
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Learning from Zach Elwood
This blog post initially appeared as a guest post on Zach Elwood’s blog at ReadingPokerTells.com. For the best information about poker tells, check it out.
Study
Whenever I am in the middle of any sort of significant downswing, I make a point to study the technical aspects of the game as much as possible while also seeing if anything else is going wrong with my game.
In this blog post, I will discuss how poker tells helped me claw out of my biggest downswing to date and also list ways you can use tells to improve your game.
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Weekly Poker Hand #18
Phil Hellmuth played J-J to perfection, propelling him to victory in the WSOP Europe main event.
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Interesting situation from a bounty tournament
I recently found myself in an interesting situation in the $1,500 bounty event at the Best Bet in Jacksonville, Florida, where I was unsure about the ideal play. Actually, I am still unsure about the optimal play. Maybe you can teach me something by leaving your thoughts in the comments section at the end of this post. …
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Weekly Poker Hand #17
I show you when it makes sense to slow play when you have a tiny stack. If you fail to get full value out of your best hands when you have almost no chips, you are likely making errors.
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Evaulating Top Pair
Since top pair is the most common “value” hand you will make after the flop, it is important to fully understand how to play it. Despite the frequency with which you make top pair, most amateur players misplay this holding on a regular basis. It is important to realize that all top pairs are not created equal.
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Weekly Poker Hand #16
I use small bets to conserve chips when I have a tiny stack, allowing me to lose two hands before I go broke instead of only one.
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Australia Trip Report
As most of you know, I spent all of October, 2014 in Australia. I decided to make the trip to play the WSOP APAC events even though EPT London, which turned out to be a much larger tournament, was going on at roughly the same time. I decided to travel much farther to Australia because Amie, my fiancée, wanted to take a vacation to Australia and I figure
d this would be our only opportunity to make the trip any time soon. Our plan was for me to arrive on 10/1 and for Amie to come after the poker tournament was finished, along with one of her friends.
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