How Developing Your Poker Intuition Improves Your Real Life Decision Making Skills

October 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment

If your intention is to become a long-term winning poker player, you will need to develop an extensive list of personality traits to succeed. One of the most crucial aspects of a winning poker player’s mindset is their intuition. Developing and trusting your intuition in the heat of battle is essential if you want to take your game to the next level.

This article will outline how to use your intuition to help you win in No-Limit Texas Hold’em, and allow you to make better decisions in your life outside of the poker arena.

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Mentally Transitioning to Live Poker

June 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Transitioning to live poker is a topic that was written about a lot even before Black Friday. Since then, it’s been written about even more, and nearly every training site has instructions on how to make the transition a profitable one.

My goal here is not to give you specific advice about playing live, instead, I want to give you an overall strategy/plan that will help you to make the transition faster and more successful. Read more of this post

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Treating Poker Like a Sport

June 15, 2012 by 1 Comment

The poker climate is getting tougher, there’s no doubt about it. Game selection is now essential if you want to maintain a stable winrate and knowing your push/ fold ranges from your PSR (pot to stack ratio) is a must. Whether you see poker as a sport or not, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that in order to succeed in today’s game you need to start treating it as though it is. Established sports such a football, golf and chess all have structures in place to nurture participants to become better players. Poker, however, lacks such a system. Read more of this post

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The Tilt Phenomenon

June 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Poker is a game which requires a cold, calculating mind, and an unerring ability to calculate the odds and then act upon them. However, it’s also a game of luck and when the variables of luck tangle with the emotions of a player all too often the result is that most fascinating of poker phenomenon’s: tilt. Read more of this post

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Rumor Mill: Pokerstars Buys Full Tilt For $750,000,000

May 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment

PokerListings- “PokerStars is allegedly buying Full Tilt Poker, will settle with the DOJ and repay players, according to industry insider Alexandre Dreyfus. Read more of this post

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Which Game is Right For You?

April 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment

 

This is a contribution from poker pro Matt Marietta.

Matt is an author at Rakeback.com You can view his full biography here.

Which Game is Right for You?

New to poker and aren’t quite sure which type of game to start off with?  This is a common question amongst up poker beginners. Your choices are Sit ‘n Go’s, cash games, or multi table tournaments.  All being quite different from each other, it ultimately depends on what type of player you are.

 

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Multi-Table Poker Tournament End-Game Strategy Part III: The Final Table

April 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Part I: The Money Bubble
Part II: The Final Table Bubble

Reaching the final table of a poker tournament is very exciting. You have outlasted the entire field of players, and now it is down to 9 to play for the big first place prize. As I detailed in the previous articles, the main objective to maximize your profit in tournament poker is to win the entire tournament. The top prize is reserved for first place.

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Multi-Table Poker Tournament End-Game Strategy Part II: The Final Table Bubble

March 18, 2012 by 1 Comment

Part I: The Money Bubble

As the final table of the tournament approaches, there should be only one thing on your mind, accumulating as many chips as possible. Read more of this post

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Phil Ivey Might Be Good at Poker?

February 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Phil is a complete sicko.

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The MTT Grind

February 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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My Biggest Cashes To Date (click to enlarge)

It has been a fun ride since I started focusing exclusively on multi-table tournaments on LockPoker.com

When Full Tilt was around, the cash games were very juicy, but all the money is now in tournament poker in the online world.

I have played close to 1,200 tournaments since November of 2011, and have netted close to $8,000 in profits.

It took me almost 1,000 tournaments to hit my first big score, which goes to show how much of a grind it can be to play multi-table tournaments profitably. I can definitely say I have become a better player through experience, and that was probably the reason I was able to hit another big upswing 200 tournaments later. Read more of this post

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Multi-Table Poker Tournament End-Game Strategy Part I: The Money Bubble

February 16, 2012 by 3 Comments

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Poker Tournament and Cash-Game Specialist Patrik Antonius

If you are playing to maximize your potential for profit in multi table tournament poker, you must play for the win.

The biggest prize payout is reserved for first place.

Depending on the size of the player field, the payout difference between finishing 9th and 1st is astronomical in terms of what you spend to buy-in to the tournament. The ROI (return on investment) you receive from winning a large multi table poker tournament can take your poker business to the next level instantly. Read more of this post

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My Complete Poker Manifesto, Parts I-XV

February 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Part I: My Poker Story Read more of this post

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My Complete Poker Manifesto, Part XV: My Goals and Closing Remarks

February 9, 2012 by 1 Comment

john guth at the wsop

John Guth wins a WSOP Bracelet

 My Short-Term Poker Goals:

1. Fight for complete poker online poker legislation in the United States.

2. Play in as many live tournaments as possible in my free time. Read more of this post

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My Complete Poker Manifesto, Part XIII: My Online Poker Equipment

February 2, 2012 by 2 Comments

 

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The Razr "Imperator" High-Speed Laser Gaming Mouse

Part XII:  Playing Online Poker

If you want to play online and become a serious winning player, you will need the right equipment to multi-table effectively.

You will need the following:

All these links lead to the products I use. Read more of this post

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My Complete Poker Manifesto, Part XII: Playing Online Poker

February 1, 2012 by 3 Comments

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Cash Game Action at Lock Poker

Part XI: Studying The Game of Poker

I play a majority of my poker sessions in the online poker arena.

Playing online has several distinct advantages:

  • ·         The ability to play any stakes ranging from penny games to $100,000 buy-in cash games.
  • ·         The ability to play 24/7.
  • ·         The ability to play a variety of opponents around the globe.
  • ·         The ability to play more than one table at once.
  • ·         The ability to play heads-up against a single opponent in a heads-up cash game
  • ·         The ability to play tournaments and cash-games at the same time.
  • ·         The ability to make money from anywhere there is an internet connection. Read more of this post

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