I was watching the pregame NFL show today and they had a bit with Philip Rivers, quarterback for the San Deigo Chargers. One of the things that he said is that he hates to lose, even more than he likes to win. He says that’s what keeps him going, studying tape, preparing himself so that [...]
Are you ever hesitant or afraid to make what you believe is the correct poker play? You’ve read about how to play, studied some hand histories and analysis, now one of the situations faces you. When do you hold back? Or hesitate? Second guess yourself, not because you’re not sure, but as a delay tactic? [...]
(Note: obv I wrote this post and part II in advance, then accidentally scheduled them backwards with Part II being posted first) This is a collection of poker plays, separated into preflop plays and postflop plays. It’s a different way of analysing players according to what actions they have in their playbook. Rather than using [...]
Continuation of the listing, for postflop plays. Categorized plays; Postflop Fit or Fold; Stats: low postflop aggression and bet frequency easy decision making minimizing risks probably need to see lots of flops and to call down with underpairs and 2nd or even 3rd pair on flop may need to be a chaser as well, chasing [...]
I have a general propensity toward worrying too much. For me it’s not a big deal most of the time, but unfortunately my 12 year old daughter seems to have inherited that propensity in a different, larger and more debilitating manner. These days she is experiencing a nervous “tic” of needing to go to the [...]
Man, I write a lot in here. I just did a search for the word “bad” and got page after page of results. And my reason for searching for bad is that I’ve been running badly over the past few sessions. Tight aggressive tables, not getting cards preflop, missing flops, ect. Picked up QQ, raised, [...]
I drive to work each day on a street with two lanes for traffic each direction. It goes through mostly residential areas so the right hand lanes in both directions are available for street parking in the evenings or weekends. You know the type. During rush hour there are long stretches where there are often [...]
In order to play winning poker, you need to be appropriately aggressive. Simple example; you get KK. Two limpers ahead. KK is the second best hand that you can be dealt, but the more hands that you are up against, the lower your chance of winning. You need to raise preflop and narrow the field. [...]