Check out the video below for a recap of my first five days of the 2014 European Poker Tour series in Barcelona, Spain.
I also mention a few key things I learned that will certainly help me in the future. …
Video blog from the 2014 EPT Barcelona: Day 1-5 Read More »
I discuss a tricky spot from a World Poker Tour event where i made trips versus my opponent’s AA.
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Weekly Poker Hand #4 Read More »
I can’t believe I have to post this in 2014, given all of the excellent poker educational material available, but during a few recent tournaments, I was shocked and amazed to witness countless mediocre (possibly) professional poker players say “nice hand” in a condescending way to amateurs after they got lucky, taking the pro’s money.
I want to make it perfectly clear that this sort of behavior is unacceptable in every possible way. You make money because the weak players show up to play. If you make them uncomfortable or bring it to their attention that they played poorly, they could quite realistically stop playing or improve their skills, killing your edge. …
I review a hand from the Bay 101 WPT event where I had a tricky decision with top pair and the nut flush draw due to super deep stacks.
Edit: Please forgive my analysis at 4:10 in the video where I say he could have the Ac. I forgot I had it!
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Weekly Poker Hand #3 Read More »
I constantly hear immature poker players talk about how they hate poker and how they think it is intrinsically a bad game. In reality, poker is an outstanding game for numerous reasons.
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10 Aspects of a Successful Game Read More »
I show you how to apply pressure in middle stake live cash games to steal pots that do not belong to you.
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Weekly Poker Hand #2 Read More »
The 2014 WSOP introduced the concept of the “Monster Stack” tournament, which provides each player with a much larger starting stack than normal.
While it is a well-known fact among professionals that they have a larger edge with a larger stack compared to a smaller stack, the Monster Stack event was one of the largest of the series, attracting a whopping 7,862 players. …
The Monster Stack WSOP Event Read More »
Welcome to the reincarnation of Weekly Poker Hand! In this weekly podcast, I will review one hand I find to be especially interesting or educational. The hands will be mostly from my live poker play in major tournaments and high stakes cash games although I will occasionally post purely educational hands, such as in this episode.
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Weekly Poker Hand #1 Read More »
You may be surprised to learn that my memory is horrendously bad. Sadly, it is true.
Whenever I am in a major live poker tournament, I write down every significant hand I play. I usually reread all of the hands I play at the end of each day.
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How I Take Notes at the Poker Table Read More »
This is a “Retro Blog” from 11/8/2010 discussing the time I spent coaching 2009 WSOP Main Event final table member, Steven Begleiter. …
Coaching Steven Begleiter for the 2009 WSOP Final TableRead More »
Coaching Steven Begleiter for the 2009 WSOP Final Table Read More »
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