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7
Aug
2009
Personages in Poker: The Calling Station
Ally or Enemy?
The calling station is one of the few familiar poker personalities you might encounter at the poker table. They are favorite opponents of good poker players because of their ability to give out their money easily without any kind of regret.
31
Jul
2009
Poker Personages : The Locksmith
Enemy or Friend?
A locksmith is not your ally and also not your foe; they are just there to fill up the table. They are unwilling to get involve to anything that’s why a lot of poker players refer them as locks. They are also one of the simplest players to take down. But be wary of them cause when they only play strong hand and other than that they will fold every time they have a weak one. You cannot get a great deal of money from them. They are just there to fill up the vacant seat and with no other vital reasons.
23
Jul
2009
Understanding Poker Personalities : The Bookworm
This will be a ongoing profiles of the poker personalities you will meet while playing poker
Ally or Foe?
8
Jul
2009
Postdiction - A Basic Poker Error
Everyone recognizes prediction connecting it with celebrated public figures same as Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce and naturally foretelling. Although postdiction isn’t that renowned. Its not practice in our regular language and I’m distressed to state that even my spell check can’t distinguish this word. Simply the truth is postdiction can be found in numerous aspects in society.
Postdiction is a condition wherein you get a situation that had already passed and place a bias analysis on it. In the world of sports this is more commonly known as the Monday Morning Quarterback which popularize the infamous lines, “How can he leave Pedro Martinez in for the 8th inning?!?!?!?!”
6
Jul
2009
Poker Faults That Hold You Back From Winning: Intolerance
Intolerance doesn’t signify you single out against other players, or cannot stomach their demeanor. Intolerance in poker has to do with the manner people think, and being broad-minded to the theory that regardless of how eccentric a certain play may appear to you, it could bring in absolute sense to somebody else.
Numerous players experience that since they win -or play properly-that their way of thinking is the only way. Anybody who may have other opinions on how to play a hand, or a various reason for playing poker is believed a fool by the narrow-minded poker player.
1
Jul
2009
The Blame Game – Mistakes In Poker
One of the most usual mistakes committed in poker is the blame game. This occurs frequently to individuals who are just starting to learn the game. Some who are starting out in the game gained knowledge about poker and become aware of their mistakes, they also saw how their opponents make mistakes. With this knowledge they thing that luck is the only hinder they have when they are not winning a game.
If you make mistake like the blame game, you indulge in passing up fault to anyone convenient even if they don’t deserve it. Only a few people can accept the fact that they have made their own mistakes.
23
Jun
2009
Becoming a 5 Tool Poker player
Typically, those who are looking for baseball players based their find into 5 factors known as the 5 tools. That’s the reason why those all around players are called 5 tool players. These 5 tools that I’m talking about concerning baseball are:
10
Jun
2009
Rewards and Risk In Poker
Balance is very significant in playing poker. You should know if a reward is worth it if the risk involve is so high. Sometimes an excellent reward came with a very high and dangerous risk, so you need to think twice before making a decision. Take this two examples in mind:
Example 1 - A well-to-do man came over you and offer you $1,000,000 to play Russian roulette for him. He hands over a six chamber gun. Will you accept it?
A million is good enough for you in order not to work anymore and still live affluently. But getting it through this method is insane I know you have a big chance of winning it but what about 1 out 6 chances of you ending up dead just because you agreed with the man? Is it worth it?
Example 2 - You won the lottery and you took five million dollars. The same man propose that he’s going to give you $10,000,000, if its head in flip the coin game. If its tails then you’ll give him $5,000,000.
At this example you’re offered very high odds. 50% chance to win $10 million dollars. However, you also had 50% chance of losing $5 million dollars to the same man. I think if the rich man offered a lesser amount of money as bet, you could have tried your luck into this. But an all or nothing situation like this does not attract better individuals.
The above examples are far too extreme to be applied in poker but it has some points that agree with the game. For example giving up a chance of winning because of the odds in the rewards.
Here’s one good example:
If you got a free roll in a world tournament and end up being short in chips and a person away from the bubble, then its time for you to make a decision that will be advantageous for you. You can make the money and get a considerable $50,000. You have been also informed that someone have beeb eliminated. And if you lose this certain hand, you’ll end up with no money because you have lesser chips than the other players.
At this particular hand you have a hole card of Aces. If you fold your hand you’ll win $50,000; if you play and lose you’ll get nothing and if you play and win you’ll get the blinds, or times two or three of the blind.
The situation here is that, even if you win and triple your winnings you are still down and there’s a little chance that you can gain a boost up to the money ladder of the tournament. This is enough to justify the risk you’re taking of losing $50,000.
Your knowledge of EV is not enough to justify risking everything you have in order to gain the reward. Before making any decision think about it twice before finalizing it.
Think about the examples mentioned above when you are in the tournament. Always think that there will be another chance, a better one, for you to move up and win good money in the game.
3
Jun
2009
Liars Have no Escape at the Poker Table
If you think some is lying to you in a game you may want to use this technique. Try to change your topic quickly and check out the reaction of the one your talking with. If he’s willing to let the topic change then obviously he or she is lying to you. And if he or she questioned you on the sudden change of topic and tried to get you back in the old one then that’s the honest one.
Identifying a liar in poker has everything to do with talking. That’s why many great players are talkative. This is their way of picking a tell and getting to know your reactions when you’re feeling troubled or not. They also try to get your genuine natural reactions for them to use against you on the game.
2
Jun
2009
Long Run Mind Set: A Must In Poker
Success in poker is sustained if you know how to distinguished a good from a bad decisions. If you are good in making better decisions then you will conquer your opponents, if not you will lose a lot of chips and of course money.
Decisions in poker has a long term expected value or what they called EV. A decision has an expected value of winning or losing in the average of playing poker. An example would be playing in a limit Hold’ Em poker with $10/$20 limit. When you bet your nuts on the river you’ll expect to have a positive expected value +EV of $20 each time you made that move. Nevertheless, Folding your Big Blind will make you a negative EV (-EV) of $10 and you will lose $10 every time you make that decision.