More and more, I see a growing trend in online beginners playing Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) and Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (PLO8) without understanding the importance of pre-flop play and hand selection. Some online players believe you should never raise pre-flop, but limp with about anything. Other online players believe you should raise with any [...]
“Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.” – Sir William Osler A quick post to recount one of the most memorable hands I’ve ever participated in. Welcome to Hollywood Park, the place where the gambler’s dreams can come true. Any two cards will do, no matter what limit you’re playing. [...]
Over the years, I have witnessed many things in poker that I could group into a single category. Some of these things were strange, some were not strange at all, but they all had one thing in common: they needed a word to describe them (or, at least, they needed a better word to describe [...]
“Isildur1″, a name that sounds like it should be in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, is actually the name of a poker player that has caused much excitement and controversy in the world of poker. Isildur1 burst onto the poker scene back in September of 2009 and immediately caused some major damage in the [...]
“All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good; And spite of pride, in erring reason’s spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right” – Alexander Pope And so my cards continued to be a little bit [...]
It never fails to amaze me how many people play in poker tournaments without knowing the blind structure or how often blinds will increase. How can they play their optimal poker and expect to maximize their chances of winning without knowing the speed of the tournament in which they are playing? Players are best served [...]
If you believe having an ante is a detriment to a good tournament structure and increases the luck factor in tournaments, I have some bad news for you. You are wrong and I’d like to play with you on my left at my next tournament. I’ve read several posts on poker forums lately. Each said [...]
Well, it wasn’t pretty, but I managed to come back after getting my butt kicked on a super tough $5.10 table to book a huge win of $8 in a short session of 1 hour (2 tables simultaneously, so 2 hours total). Here are the highlights: The Good Caught some cards at this table in [...]
Can anybody give me a reason why home poker tournaments that take a small rake are considered illegal across the country? To this day, I have not heard a good one. I can only chalk it up to complete ignorance on the part of lawmakers across the country, but how can that many lawmakers be [...]
After a 2 month delay, my birthday Vegas trip is finally underway, as M ditches work early (1:00 pm) and I take off to meet him at 2–how convenient when the boss’s baby keeps him up all night! Looks like luck is on our side before we even hit the road… until we hit a [...]
