I just found out about a guy who might be interested in joining our home game, so I found out his Poker Stars handle and I Shark Scoped him. It turns out, this guy is a winning S&G player.
Ten years ago such a mundane and obvious chore as cyberstalking a potential home game player would [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2008
The Internet!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Irony
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
After reading Slotboom’s Omaha book, in order to learn more about how to play Omaha, I feel like I finally get Hold ‘Em. Manipulating pot size, forcing your opponent to make mistakes — those were just words until now.
Position
Sunday, September 14, 2008
I’m at the end of a tourney right now — three way, the top stack (me) has 12 BB.
When it gets to this crazy time in a tourney, position loses its conventional meaning. It seems like right now, being the first to raise give you many of the advantages conventionally conferred with position — intimidation, [...]
You Make The Call
Friday, September 12, 2008
You raise UTG preflop with KK. You get re-raised, and call. The flop is Q99. You bet it out, you get re-raised all-in. What do you do?
I folded. I figured that any hand that he’d do that with would beat my kings. He either had AA or QQ.
He flashed his AA. And I saved an [...]
Notes
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Notes are so helpful. A new player just sat down at my table. I noticed that I have a note on him. I look it up: “Loosey goosey” is the note.
On his first hand at the table, he limps UTG. I have Aces, so I raise it up to 5×BB, figuring he’ll call. He does, [...]
