Twice a month I sit down in the restaurant of the casino I usually play at with a friend I met at the blackjack tables and now plays in the same poker room on a regular basis to talk poker. We discuss our results and talk about key losing and winning hands and about how […]
Pokernews always picks the right players to interview. This talk they’ve had with Liz Lieu, “The Poker Diva”, on a break of the APPT. She makes sense, talking about tightening up as a relative shortstack close to the bubble…
I know theory says to play aggressive when people tighten up close to the money, but I […]
The art of (semi-professional) poker playing isn’t just playing your game right – it’s also finding the juicy games, with players willing to donk off large amounts of cash. The world is filled with juicy games – but it’s not always simple to find them… With years of experience looking for poker rooms all over […]
Everybody knows there is value in the suited connectors and small pairs, but what stumps players is how to play them. The accepted wisdom is to get in cheap, however very few people can really tell you what that means. How cheap is cheap?
Suited connectors and small pairs are great hidden hands. If […]
It’s a very good place to start. When you a just starting out playing Hold’em you should be aware that a patient player is a profitable player. If you want to play in every hand you will lose money hand over fist. It is true that any two card can win. […]
Even the best poker player in the world loses sometimes. You will have some losing sessions, some losing days and if you are really unlucky some losing weeks. Knowing when to just call it a day for the session is an invaluable skill and will save your bankroll from disappearing.
Set yourself an amount […]