October Wrap Up: 162 Games, 9% ROI, +$1062. I played 23 hours; my goals for November include putting in a significantly larger amount of time. Somewhere around 200 hours.
October 2009 Archives
October Wrap Up // November Goals
October, Week 3 Results
Full Tilt Crushes in the Courts; Wins Cases vs. Kentucky and vs. Clonie Gowen
Two of the legal battles facing Full Tilt Poker wrapped up today, both judges siding with Full Tilt.
Better Than Nash Shoving Equilibriums
The Nash-equilibrium push-fold chart is a good resource for new HU SNG players. Advanced heads-up players can improve on it. Clearly, against a player who folds 100% of their hands, even at very large stack sizes we could profit by shoving hands that the Nash equilibrium would tell us to fold. Hence, there is a maximally exploitative all-in range that is different from the Nash ranges. To solve for a more pareto-optimal equilibrium, the only two variables that need to be considered are your opponents calling range and your effective stack size.
Why Do Fish Still Play Poker During a Recession?
As professional gamblers, we provide a service. Weaker players put their $100 in a game with us, not because they expect to win, but because they expect to have fun. By ensuring the fish have more fun, we can ensure that we get more rematches.
Waiting for a Better Spot
Since the hand you really want to spend your money on may be just around the corner, you shouldn't put money in with hands you "lukewarm" about. First, it's hard to tell if you're a 55% leader or a 45% dog in lukewarm hands. Since the hand you feel good about pushing your stack in with may be the next hand you're dealt, you shouldn't risk your chips on marginal spots. Think about it like this -- the chips you're using tho chase with borderline hands are money you'll wish you had later to use, when the better hand comes along.
Sega Opening Online Poker Site
SEGA Games Ltd. filed an application with the Alderney Gambling Control
Commission in March 2009 to enter the online gambling market. Sure
enough, the application passed and SEGA now has a full interactive
license and can begin operations.
How to Win at Poker in the Casino
I got my start playing poker in a casino. In fact, I paid for my first two years of college playing the lowest stakes at Turning Stone, 1/2 NL. I'm going to share with you some insights into what the losing players do and how you can exploit it.
Memorizing a Preflop Button Strategy for Heads Up Poker
The preflop round is arguably the most important round in heads-up, because you are forced to post blinds and play your hand. When you have the button, you have position on your opponent throughout the entire hand. There are three different preflop strategies that you should use, depending on how your opponent plays.
Poker: The Carrot and the Stick
In poker, it's important to think of where we want our opponent to go, and then make the move that gets them there. Ask before every decision, what am I trying to accomplish? What am I trying to avoid? And, what bet or line should I take to accomplish this?
The Fish Exploit Themselves
One might ask the question, why is it more profitable to play against crazy, unpredictable players instead of playing against people who are more rational?
The answer is simple: An unpredictable player exploits himself.
How about the most simple example -- bet sizing. Good players don't often bet pot. They understand that it's not the best way to get value from weaker hands, and its not the most efficient bluff size. So, by frequently betting pot, a fish has exploited himself, in a way.
Good players also tend to merge their range, whereas fish may polarize theirs. This makes it easier to play turns and rivers, where the pot is large.Additionally, take the following game dynamic. If I'm folding too often preflop, my opponent should begin raising every hand against me. In fact, if I'm folding 60% or more of my hands, this strategy wins money every raise. When my opponent does not exploit this by raising every hand, he's missing an edge. When my opponent misses edges that I would not miss, I win Sklansky bucks.