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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Squeezed

What do you do in this situation?
PokerStars Game #21062028705:  Hold’em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) – 2008/10/09 17:32:10 ET
Table ‘Pogson IV’ 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: 33teetwo33 ($37 in chips)
Seat 2: smknbudz ($5.85 in chips)
Seat 3: omar_braves ($24.65 in chips)
Seat 4: A’arab Zaraq ($52.35 in chips)
Seat 5: crazyguy1984 ($40.30 in chips)
Seat 6: AWBQuadNines ($6.90 in [...]

The Problem

I’m building up my bankroll slowly but surely. I recently read Rolf Slotboom’s Omaha book, which intensely deepened and broadened my understanding of poker in general. I’m now raising a lot pre-flop, and re-raising too occasionally with any pocket pair, especially if I have position. I discovered that most of the tables I encounter are [...]