 Ryan Fisler |
April 10th, 2010
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| This is my new strategy chart for 6 Handed 5 Card Draw as played on Pokerstars. Click the thumbnail image to view the chart. Let me know if you have any questions. If somebody wants to take this and make a spreadsheet chart out of it and send it to m ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
April 3rd, 2010
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Optimal Strategy for Heads-up Super Turbo's on Full-Tilt Poker I am going to outline optimal Heads-up Super Turbo SNG strategy (as played on Full-Tilt Poker) in this article. I'm sure some regulars will be upset with me for educa ... [more] |
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Steve Larson |
April 3rd, 2010
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New players and their egos New players are a breed apart in online poker. These guys don't yet know much about the subtleties of the game, and they're naive enough to consider themselves the next re-incarnation of Doyle Brunson. They learn the ... [more] |
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December 29th, 2009
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This is some notes I have made about playing Limit Holdem 3 handed. It is very basic but works quite well. Your the Button - open raise almost every hand Follow up flop most of time. Lay down to resistance Your ... [more] |
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December 29th, 2009
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A tell is any habit that a player has that gives other players information on the card's they are holding. I'm not going to debate over whether or not online tells exist in this article, as it is obvious. Lets just say that, YES, it is possible to ... [more] |
 Curtis Thomas |
July 19th, 2009
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Tournament management : knowing when to gamble it up vs. understanding when you can fold QQ/AK. Rhythm and pace, knowing when to speed up and slow down. Knowing when to practice avoidance vs. looking for a showdown. Understanding your hands equ ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
July 2nd, 2009
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Q: Why do we bet in poker? A: We bet to build a pot, buy a pot, or to get information. How do we bet: Bet two thirds the pot. Bet half the pot. Bet the pot. Over bet the pot. Under bet the pot. Minimum bet. All In bet. Those are a few e ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
June 20th, 2009
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| Poker is a game of incomplete information. As a player you want to gather as much information as possible to help define were you stand in a hand. As a player you also want to send as much information as possible so your opponents think they know whe ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
June 12th, 2009
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| Poker beats, what's a player to do? You get it in as a huge favorite and boom!, you're busted. How you handle your bad beats is a huge part of your overall poker game. If you go on life/poker tilt because of an unlucky turn of the cards, you are ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
June 5th, 2009
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"Limp, check, flop, check, bet,fold"¯ welcome to the micro/low limits of online poker. I have seen this scene play out ad nauseam amongst the weaker players online. Common remedies for limpers on your big blind include: 1. Raising preflop with ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
May 25th, 2009
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Abusing the bubble is a great way to chip up for the long haul to the final table. Pay special attention to your table as the bubble draws near. If the table seems to be playing tight, get active. If there are certain players playing tight, at ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
May 16th, 2009
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The power of the raise can not be denied. A raise will turn your opponents imagination on, like opening the refrigerator will turn on a light (well maybe not quite as consistent but you get my point.) A raise will give you momentum in the hand. A ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
May 11th, 2009
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| Inducing bets from your opponents can be a profitable skill to have but it can lead to trouble. In my last article I discussed different ways to get the villain to put money in the pot. A couple of days after writing that article I had a curious hand ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
May 6th, 2009
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| A powerful move in your poker arsonal should be inducing bluffs. An aggressive villian can easily stack off if you are showing weakness but you could lose value if your oppenent does not bite, and you can lose money if you give them a free or cheap c ... [more] |
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May 5th, 2009
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| How has the inflationary spiral affected the WSOP? The first WSOP was in 1970, the first that featured the $5000 no limit hold'em main event was in 1971, and the first that featured the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event was in 1973. The entry f ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
April 27th, 2009
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In my last article, Comfort Zone, I discussed why you should deconstruct your poker game into its essential elements. In this article I will go over some exercises that will help. Do you use your position? Are you aware of position?[more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
April 23rd, 2009
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| In my last few articles I have talked about putting your opponent(s) on hand ranges and hand reading. In my last video I talked about what to do with that information. Now I thought I would talk about how to use this information and how to get comfor ... [more] |
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April 22nd, 2009
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Follow our articles and updatesĀ now with twitter! http://www.twitter.com/RPTpoker |
 Seal |
April 14th, 2009
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| I've been with RPT a long time now. When I started here, Todd was the only one making NLHE vids, Ryan barely played any holdem at all and was only making draw vids, and nobody was writing any articles. Now we still have Todd making NLHE vids, but R ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
April 11th, 2009
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| For those of you who are not already putting your opponents on hand ranges, wtf? Welcome to the world. The first thing you do when a player puts money into a pot is put him on a hand range. The under the gun limper, what could he have? Yes he could b ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
April 4th, 2009
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Curtis Thomas |
March 30th, 2009
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| So you put hundred bucks on an online poker site and you want to build a bank roll. There are a number of roads you could take:1. Cash Games - you're looking at .5/.10 games with your bankroll and you should be fine. These games are very easy but eas ... [more] |
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Curtis Thomas |
March 28th, 2009
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| It was a gray dismal November day. The chill in the wind was nothing compared to the chill I received at the prospect of having to, once again, drain my poker roll for beans, bread, beer and bills. I left a paltry $40 on PokerStars. There was no coin ... [more] |
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Seal |
March 24th, 2009
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| So, early on in your usual NLHE tournament you get red aces under the gun. You decide to play them a little tricky and flat call hoping for a raise from another player behind you. As fate would have it though, your hopes are dashed and you get five c ... [more] |
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Seal |
March 7th, 2009
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| It's been a while since I did my first videos here at RPT. At the time I was playing a lot of pot limit omaha. There weren't a lot of big tournaments for PLO back then, but the ones they had were very profitable for several reasons. There is no d ... [more] |
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Seal |
February 25th, 2009
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| I know, I know "“ I wrote the section here at RPT about money management. I am supposed to be the calm, rational voice of reason, always cautioning against giving in to those urges to gamble too big. But, even I think that once in a while, it is goo ... [more] |
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Seal |
February 24th, 2009
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| A recent post about the security of online poker started me thinking. The poster complained that he was getting more than his share of bad beats. I replied to the post a quick line about my faith in the legitimacy of Pokerstars. I am not about to off ... [more] |
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Seal |
February 22nd, 2009
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| Over almost thirty years of playing poker in casinos I have met a lot of people who considered themselves professional players. Some of these people have won a lot of money, some of these people are famous, and some of these people are just hacks wit ... [more] |
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Seal |
January 27th, 2009
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Seal |
January 23rd, 2009
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Yesterday I got to do something I hardly ever get to do outside of the WSOP every summer. Believe it or not, there was an actual PLO tournament as part of the Borgata Winter Open! I arrived at around 11 am, early for the 1 pm start. After negotiat ... [more] |
 David Williams |
January 12th, 2009
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Seal |
January 12th, 2009
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So you are playing seven card stud and your upcard is an ace. Quick, tell me what do you do? If you answered, "It depends,"¯ then you are only half right. Normally this is the right answer to almost any poker question. But the thing about stud ... [more] |
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David Williams |
January 2nd, 2009
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Howard Lederer. Daniel Negreanu. Hoyt Corkins. Gus Hansen. When poker boomed, these four players found great success using four completely different, and yet highly effective, styles of play. Howard played a tight aggressive style that heavily ... [more] |
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Seal |
January 2nd, 2009
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| Over the holidays I got together with some folks I don't see very often. Amidst the tiny food and the big drinks of what looked like just another boring party the conversation suddenly turned towards poker. My ears perked up and I pried the beer mu ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
December 23rd, 2008
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| This article assumes that you are already a winning player, or else you wont be able to begin building a bankroll until you are. If you do not believe you are a winning player, you can still benefit from this advice, but your main goal should be to w ... [more] |
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Seal |
December 23rd, 2008
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| I got a nice offer mailed to me yesterday from a Las Vegas casino. I like this place, I stay there often when I am in town and I always use their comp card when I gamble there. Since my wife is a consistent loser at slots and blackjack I'm sure I h ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
December 15th, 2008
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| Everybody has leaks in their game. What the best players do is constantly identify areas for improvement, the situations they could play slightly better and they implement changes into their play. It is very important to continuously exhaust this pro ... [more] |
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Seal |
December 15th, 2008
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| Just as I threw my new flame-red Honda Fit into fifth gear and rounded the curve towards the route 18 overpass my cell phone rang. I cursed not having a third hand as I tried to downshift, steer, and talk at the same time. Of course it was Leo on the ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
December 8th, 2008
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| I like turbo tournaments with fast blind structures. I dont agree with the widespread sentiment that these are crapshoots where luck prevails. The truth is many people make fundamental mistakes in these turbo's all the time, so if your playing optima ... [more] |
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Seal |
December 7th, 2008
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A Little Live Poker The Harrah's WSOP Circuit Dog and Pony show rolled into Atlantic City, NJ yesterday. I hadn't taken any personal days off yet this year at school so I made the call and turned off my alarm Thursday night. The first event wa ... [more] |
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Seal |
December 1st, 2008
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| Not that I have been much of my time talking about poker lately, but even I have noticed a lot of buzz about "the right way"¯ to play aces. For the record, I firmly believe that, in poker there is never a right or wrong way to do anything. For eve ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
December 1st, 2008
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Poker Goals for 2009 Its getting around that time of the year to look to the new year with a sense of renewal where you get to start all over again. For 2009 I want to ... Win a WPT title Win a WSOP bracelet Play alot more volume and g ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
November 24th, 2008
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| I did not cash in either of the tournaments, but I played well in both and went deep in them. I really liked the structure that they had for the main event, it had 15k starting stacks and the blinds went up every hour, in small increments. I made it ... [more] |
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Seal |
November 24th, 2008
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| In a recent article I talked about how my play in nlhe tourneys has loosened up a lot. In the past I would not see flops with anything but pairs and premium hands. Now I tend to get involved with hands as weak as 56 suited or 9T unsuited if I can ge ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
November 17th, 2008
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| I am flying to British Columbia tomorrow to take part in the BC Poker Championship. On Tuesday I am going to play the $1000+$100 event and on Thursday I am going to play the $2500+200 Main Event. This is my first time playing live since the big score ... [more] |
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Seal |
November 15th, 2008
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| Last time I covered many aspects of play when you start with a pair in the hole. This time I will tackle another three card starting situation that you will encounter from time to time "“ the three card straight. Like last time, this is a holding yo ... [more] |
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Seal |
November 10th, 2008
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Ryan Fisler |
November 8th, 2008
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Ways to exploit the tendencies of today's online pros. ( if your unknown to them) So you get sat at your Sunday tournament table, and its looks a list of the top ranked players. You ... [more] |
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Seal |
November 4th, 2008
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Back when I first started playing poker in casinos Ronald Reagan was President of the USA. I was a single guy driving to the card clubs in Los Angeles in a small red Japanese car. Madonna had just released her first album and most of the winning po ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
November 4th, 2008
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| I received a lot of good feedback on my recent M article and students are saying that they are learning how to play pre-flop poker better but still struggle with how to play optimally post flop in tournament poker. It is true that you can play perfe ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
November 4th, 2008
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| Online poker is a beautiful game that demands strategy, tactics and of course to have a good time as well. At sv.pacificpoker.com, the best place for Swedish players, you can play as a beginner or as an exper ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
October 24th, 2008
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RealPokerTraining.com Instructor Ryan Fisler Finishes 4th at WPT Niagara! for $228,234 Enteri ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
September 8th, 2008
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| M is a concept made popular by the Dan Harrington with his Harrington on Hold-em Series of books. It applies primarily to tournament poker. Many reading this will be very familiar with the concept, but for those who don't I will provide a brief int ... [more] |
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David Williams |
September 4th, 2008
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One of the hot debates regarding tournaments live and online lately has been the importance of 3-betting, and how important this move really is. A friend of mine who is a popular online tournament player that does very well for himself says that yo ... [more] |
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David Williams |
September 4th, 2008
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| When you play poker, your goal is to always bet when you have it, and fold when you don't. You try to persuade your opponents into calling when they're beat, and folding when you bluff. One play's line goes against these rules, and has you bett ... [more] |
 BodogAri |
August 28th, 2008
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| I was standing outside talking with recent bracelet winner and bigtime online player Matt G1983 (Matt Graham) and as it was just before starting time, the question of what table we were on popped, unfortunately that turned into one seat at the table ... [more] |
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David Williams |
August 25th, 2008
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| First off I would like to apologize for my lack of videos lately. The month of June and the first half of July was obviously due to the WSOP and the WPT Bellagio cup. I put every drop of my soul into playing the best in those events and didn't play ... [more] |
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Seal |
August 10th, 2008
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| To say it was just a hot Tuesday morning was a gross understatement. It felt every degree of 105 as I stepped out of the air-conditioned Mustang and handed the keys to the valet. Even the short walk into Caesars had me wondering why it is that I want ... [more] |
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Seal |
July 29th, 2008
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| I was devastated that the WSOP main event was sold out, but spending the day sightseeing with my wife and son took some of the pain away. They had already booked a bus tour of the Hoover Dam for Sunday so I resolved to play the O8 event of the Orlean ... [more] |
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David Williams |
July 28th, 2008
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"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."¯ -Thomas A. Edison If you have a fear of failing, then stay as far away from poker as you can. You will fail in poker far more times the ... [more] |
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Seal |
July 10th, 2008
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| I felt good and well rested by Saturday so I was optimistic going into the $1500 nlhe WSOP event. I played conservatively pre-flop and then mostly continued only after hitting the flop and picked up about 500 chips. Then I started raising a bit more ... [more] |
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Seal |
June 26th, 2008
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| I just arrived in Vegas this week, as I had to teach up until June 23rd this year, and from the moment I walked off the plane I could feel something in the air. No, I'm not talking about the visible waves of heat that rise off the blacktop. I am ta ... [more] |
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David Williams |
June 23rd, 2008
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| I got to the table for the 2nd day of the 5k PLO rebuy tournament and was surrounded by superstars, Tony G, Robert Williamson, III, Danny Alaei, and Thomas Walroos. I started in the small blind and it folded to Tony G with a big stack on the button. ... [more] |
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David Williams |
June 20th, 2008
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| So after winning my 4th round of the HU tournament I signed up for the 5k PLO with rebuys tournament at 5pm. My HU match was scheduled for 7pm and all my 3 previous matches had only taken an hour. No ones' match had gone longer than 2 hours so the ... [more] |
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David Williams |
June 19th, 2008
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| So I've had a few big missed opportunities. Some I missed due to my own fault and some to just bad luck. In the 5k NL event that was upcoming after my last blog I called a raise from the BB with T8dd. The flop was 457 with two diamonds. Pretty good ... [more] |
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Seal |
June 16th, 2008
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| In my last article I presented a hand history illustrating a situation I found myself in when I held AK. I find AK a difficult hand to play correctly sometimes and it is important to pay careful attention to everything going on at your table in order ... [more] |
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David Williams |
June 11th, 2008
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| I just busted out of event 19 and only have 34 or so events to get bracelet number 2. I last wrote after 3 events and said I was excited for event 4 because you get more starting chips and thus have more room to wiggle. Well I was right to be excited ... [more] |
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Seal |
June 4th, 2008
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| In my video for May I made the point that there are times when gambling with AK is the right thing to do. Not once, but twice in that video do I go for it with my AK in an effort to build up my stack for the endgame. Based on what I saw at the table ... [more] |
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David Williams |
June 4th, 2008
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I haven't had any good results but it has been a great WSOP so far; one of my best friends, Nenad Medic, won event #1 and 800k. He was definitely one of the best players to not have a bracelet so it was very well deserved. As far as myself, aft ... [more] |
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David Williams |
May 31st, 2008
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| I woke up today at 930 and got ready to go do some pre WSOP cardio. I felt good and excited. I went to the gym and walked/ran for an hour or so and saw plenty of poker players. Everyone is living in my building now. My cardio was pretty easy, but all ... [more] |
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David Williams |
May 31st, 2008
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Tomorrow is the first event of the 2008 WSOP, 10k buyin Pot Limit Holdem. And despite it being a format I don't like, I can't wait to hear them say "Shuffle Up and Deal."¯ I am not a fan of PL Holdem due to the fact that there are no antes ... [more] |
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Seal |
May 23rd, 2008
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| Even though there are more $10k buy-in events than ever this year, the WSOP main event still reigns as the king of them all. And, for lower buy-in events, those at the WSOP are also more prestigious than others. In a nutshell, for the time being at l ... [more] |
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David Williams |
May 20th, 2008
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| Well the working out and dieting is going pretty good. It was tough to get into it, but now I'm going strong. I have to say; eating right (not eating the good stuff) is way harder than any working out. I can make it through my hour of cardio and fe ... [more] |
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BodogAri |
May 16th, 2008
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I had my biggest score, just finished 3rd at Borgata where they had a 2k deepstack tournament that got 700+ players. We chopped it 4 ways so i got a couple of extra dollars above the official $120k payout. I also finished 27th in the 5k buyin at C ... [more] |
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Seal |
May 12th, 2008
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| OK, so I've been playing poker in casinos for almost thirty years. I write about the game, make training videos and have taught hundreds of private students. There are still sometimes when I think I played a hand or even an entire tournament badly. ... [more] |
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David Williams |
May 6th, 2008
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| Lately, all I can think about is the WSOP. Obviously, if you're a poker fan/player/enthusiast, then you know, so I don't have to tell you, the WSOP is our time. Everything in your life pretty much gets put on hold for around six weeks, and the ... [more] |
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David Williams |
May 6th, 2008
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| This is a quote from my good friend Phil Ivey a few years ago. He was just getting serious about golf and had started working out and getting in good shape. I don't remember the context but he was telling me about his new plan to get fit and this i ... [more] |
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Seal |
May 5th, 2008
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| Sometimes I'll be at a table playing a tournament and there'll be one guy who keeps pushing all in almost every time he acts. I know there may be many reasons for this, but more and more I see the same reason in chat at the table "“ "I don't ... [more] |
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David Williams |
April 30th, 2008
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| Well another tournament and another early exit. I am just in a funk right now. Running bad, playing bad, everything is just bad. I played the WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. I went out the night before and got drunk which was the firs ... [more] |
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Seal |
April 29th, 2008
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| I'll be the first to admit that, especially in comparison to most of the top internet poker players, I am old. Still, I was a hyperactive kid and always had a hard time doing just one thing at a time. I couldn't even sit still very well until aft ... [more] |
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David Williams |
April 28th, 2008
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| This is how the WPT Champs came to an end for me. I hovered between 25k and 30k waiting for a spot to double up on Dario. He was playing every hand like a maniac, betting every street, making crazy raises. Most of the time he wasn't getting called ... [more] |
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David Williams |
April 25th, 2008
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| It's been a while since I've written a blog, but it's hard to get motivated with all the losing that has been going on. I played some of the prelim events at the Bellagio 5 Star tournament this month. I got all in preflop with KK, 99, and JJ a ... [more] |
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Seal |
April 24th, 2008
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| I went to Atlantic City a few weeks ago to play in a preliminary event for the WSOP circuit at Caesar's. I spent about ten hours there that day and had a great time. Unfortunately, the actual amount of poker I played was about fifteen minutes. For ... [more] |
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Seal |
April 22nd, 2008
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| Even though I have said as much in a few of my videos, I know that there are some people who are v ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
April 14th, 2008
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| Hey guys, I'm in Monte Carlo for the EPT final and so far so good. I made it through Day 1 with 32k in chips, which is also the average stack. I need to cash in this just to break eve ... [more] |
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Seal |
April 3rd, 2008
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Before I get to what I really want to say here, I'd like to begin with a joke from a real hand history in PLO: PokerStars Game #15663112855: Tournament #79111659, $15.00+$1.50 Omaha Pot Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2008/03/01 - 14:16:29 (ET) T ... [more] |
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David Williams |
April 1st, 2008
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| The game of poker is constantly changing. The evolution of the way no limit holdem was played in the 70's 80's and 90's up through today is completely different. The game has seen its most dramatic changes in the past couple of y ... [more] |
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David Williams |
March 26th, 2008
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Hmm. I got all pumped up after writing that blog last night. I really felt like I was going to make some major noise in this tournament. Instead, it was just a small whimper. Wow! I just had one of the most intense takeoffs of my flying career. An ... [more] |
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David Williams |
March 25th, 2008
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| This is my first RPT blog entry. It's been a few weeks since my first video and I've been planning to write this for a while, I just haven't had anything interesting since then. Nothing cool has happened but I figured I might as well just write ... [more] |
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BodogAri |
March 19th, 2008
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| I've been playing alot of poker in 08 so far. No big scores yet, but I'm fairly satisfied with the way I'm playing. As planned, I'm playing more live poker, even though I dislike playing 1 table, sitting around waiting for the cards to be shuffled an ... [more] |
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Seal |
March 16th, 2008
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When I was eight I wanted a Hot Wheels racetrack set for my birthday. I made very sure my parents knew I wanted this by reminding them every day for months beforehand. I could hardly sleep the night before ... [more] |
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Seal |
March 11th, 2008
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Last Sunday I played the $3 rebuy on Stars. I like to play this tourney anytime I can, but I especially like playing it on Sunday. I think all the excitement of the big games plus the fact that we get a lot of weekend warrior type of poker players ... [more] |
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BodogAri |
March 11th, 2008
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More and more, I'm realizing the importance of this. Ok lets say you're sitting in the BB, and your stack size is 8 BB's. If it gets folded to the button, he's likely to make it 3BB to go with a wide variety of hands. Of course, ... [more] |
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Seal |
February 24th, 2008
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| Usually Sundays at Pokerstars are fairly busy. Both the well-bankrolled playing in the One Million Guarantee and the more casual players playing in the noon deep stack or any of the other tourneys find something to like in what is always a full and w ... [more] |
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Seal |
February 14th, 2008
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| There are many fine poker players who have, at best, only a basic understanding of math. Some of these players are able to intuitively "know"¯ the approximate odds and act accordingly and others don't even care what the odds are and just play by ... [more] |
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Seal |
February 10th, 2008
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| Sometimes when you are in the moment, it is more difficult to look at a particular play objectively. In order to allow some detachment from the passion of the moment I have in the past advocated making videos of your game to view at a later time. I s ... [more] |
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Seal |
January 26th, 2008
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| In the martial arts, those who have the patience to learn are taught that true power comes from the martial artist's connection to the ground, or root. The strike speed of your punch or kick and the muscle behind it are also important to be sure, b ... [more] |
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Seal |
January 16th, 2008
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| No, this will not be a movie review. But to start off I'd like to say that this movie was not nearly as bad as most critics said it was. More importantly, it was one of the few poker related things on my television set that my wife was able to sit ... [more] |
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Seal |
January 6th, 2008
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| As an intellectual exercise I thought it would be interesting to look at a single, pivotal hand of a tournament from the perspective of all the players involved. To accomplish this I will first lay out the situation from an onlookers point of view an ... [more] |
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Seal |
December 29th, 2007
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| As 2007 draws to a close, I thought I would take some time to write about the changes in poker strategy that took place over the past year. Some things are more subtle and were in the works for a while, others jumped out of nowhere and took hold fast ... [more] |
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December 17th, 2007
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The real reason you should be careful with timing tells online? Your opponents may not even know they are using them! In some research I've done recently, or I should say "in some research that has been done on me" I have learned a great deal ... [more] |
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Seal |
December 17th, 2007
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| Let's say you are an old nit like me and you are comfortable playing your basic TAG game. Or let's say you are a young up and coming superstar and you answer every question with more aggression. Of let's just say that you have found a style of ... [more] |
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Seal |
December 11th, 2007
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I am allowed one night a week of uninterrupted poker play. Before you flame me about how "whipped" I am, you try being a good father to your kids and husband to your wife on only six nights a week. So, as I was saying, I usually get o ... [more] |
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Seal |
November 30th, 2007
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| If you try to look up luck in the World Book encyclopedia, it says only two words, "see Superstition". Webster's dictionary gives you a bit more, including at least one possible definition each dealing with fate or fortune. I was more interested in ... [more] |
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Seal |
November 19th, 2007
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| In part one of this series I talked about how not to bubble off the final table or even finish 8th or 9th. Let's say you took my advice and there are now five players left and you are solidly in 5th place. What should you do now?Wel ... [more] |
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Seal |
November 14th, 2007
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| As a writer and poker instructor I hear players talk about the game a lot. There are the usual discussions about whether LAG is better than TAG. Sometimes I hear fairly detailed descriptions of different plays and when to use them. One thing I rarely ... [more] |
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Fox |
November 4th, 2007
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| Almost every one of my no-limit students lately seem to be playing too many hands. And they aren't just loose, they are loose in the same way, and they are all quoting some of the same books and articles as justification for thei ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
November 4th, 2007
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Chris Grove from Part Time PokerRyan has been a well-known and respected online pro for quite some time now, but recently he's been getting more attention as one of the principals over at [more] |
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Seal |
November 4th, 2007
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| OK, so you're a serious poker player. As a serious player you are doing your best to improve your game. Hopefully this means you are playing a lot. After all, the number one thing you need to do to improve in anything is practice. I would imagine y ... [more] |
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Seal |
October 30th, 2007
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Many times in poker we do the best we can, play perfectly, and still lose. It is the nature of the game that there will be times when nothing we can do will make us win. These times it is easy to lose your cool and let yourself get ... [more] |
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Seal |
October 22nd, 2007
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| In every NLHE tournament there is at least one defining moment. Sometimes it comes early on and sometimes very late. Sometimes, in one tournament, there is more than one such moment. But there is always at least one hand where, if it goes your way, y ... [more] |
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Fox |
October 13th, 2007
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Why do you play poker? A simple question, and one that most people answer easily. I do it for money. If I could make a million dollars next playing chess or basketball or Old Maid, I wouldn't play poker anymore. If you play the game, you should ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
September 27th, 2007
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| I can't believe how many players don't use rake back? Some don't even know what it is. If you are not using a rake back program you are leaving money on the table. Do you remember the saying"¦ take care of the pen ... [more] |
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Fox |
September 1st, 2007
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| *A quick note - The companion video to this blog will be up here on RPT soon. I have already submitted it, so you should see it within the next few days. It is entitled Shearing the Sheep and is a heads up 5/10 game on Full Til ... [more] |
 Todd Arnold |
August 1st, 2007
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| In my last article, I stressed the importance of having the right mindset. Dealing with both the ups and downs in a positive manner. The Legends of Poker, a World Poker Tour event, in Los Angeles on Aug. 27, put me to the test ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
August 1st, 2007
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| Diversification. It's a word you hear regularly, referring to investment strategies and portfolios. Well, I look at playing poker as an investment and I believe that diversifying my portfolio in poker is just as important as ... [more] |
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Seal |
August 1st, 2007
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| Some of my former and current students have won their first seats into the main event this year. Honestly, the thing most of em have in common is a healthy bit of fear. Rich, or hopin to get rich, young or old, pros and amateur ... [more] |
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Fox |
August 1st, 2007
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| By far the biggest hole in most SNG players games (after they become reasonably comptent) is in dealing with low M situations. I understand why it is, and how it happens because it was my weakness for a long time as well.[more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
July 1st, 2007
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| So Im feeling a little bit better this day, still got no sleep though so I chug a few red bulls.I realize again that the feild is entirely different from the day before. I ask the players at my tab ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
June 1st, 2007
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| So after some dreadful flights and waiting and more waiting. I am finally in Australia, running on about 7 hours sleep total in the last 4 days.Its a beautiful place and the people are nice, but fo ... [more] |
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Seal |
May 1st, 2007
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| When I work with a new student, one of the first questions I ask is, "What is your main goal for your poker?"¯ The three most common answers I get, in order, are: 1) To be famous 2) To be the best in the world and 3) To make ... [more] |
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Seal |
February 1st, 2007
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| In any pot limit game you should always be thinking about two things when you are involved in a hand "“ taking pots and building pots.When your hand is vulnerable, or your edge is small, you shoul ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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Get rid of anything that is a negative thought or useless information In most every poker book, article, or conversation, all you read or hear is what to do and how to do it. There is a good reason for this. The reason is that ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| Table includes Gavin Smith, Hon Le, Arnold Spee and myself. Before we start, Gavin goes around the room making side bets of 10- 20k each for whoever lasts longer and wins their table. He bets with Mark Seif, Nenad Medic, Brad Y ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| Cruising along well, especially after my KK gets all in with Rander's 89c after a flop of 865 with two clubs. By some miracle the Kd hits the turn and river is a blank. Busted Randers from the tourney. Holy shit! That's twice o ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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*warning* The last guy that read my blog, set himself on fire. This one is going Great! Start with 2k chips and first hand get 99. 3 players including Jon Bonetti. He raises, I call another reraises, Jon calls , I cal ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| ok. sitting here at dinner break which is good news finally. lost my first 11 hands I played and ended up with 200 chips left and the blinds at 50. ugh. hung around and finally called a sb push in the bb with A5. he had AK. 5 o ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| I don't start until Sunday the 30th but the event starts tomorrow. Holy crap, there are a lot of people here now. The convention area is open and ParadisePoker has the biggest and best setup!! Complete with chics on rollerblade ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| playing cash games and random tounaments. in line for a taxi right now at the Venetian. This was my second session here and up large both times. This time is was the 2/5 NL game and again I was the huge stack on the table. boug ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| Been playing cash games including a 13 hr session last night from 7 pm to 8 am. UGH. I am too old for this crap. LOL. I am going to take one more shot at a bracelet in the 1500NL event tomorow 8/8. Will update as it goes along. ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| Hey guys,Got here on Wednesday the 30th. I was the first one here at the house I rented and I didn't have a car so I was stuck here with no food or drink for 2 days. Lilholdem954(Chad) and MyMandi1 ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| True success in poker requires the correct mindset. As I will talk about frequently in upcoming articles, psychology is the key to winning. No-limit hold'em, in my opinion, is 90 percent psychology, 10 percent math "¦ and 50 ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| Everything in poker boils down to having the ability to read your opponents. Creating image, using image and psychology, positions, math, and so on, are all important ingredients of winning, but extracting the most with your wi ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| Fundamental or conservative play will often get you into the money in tournaments so long as you are able to avoid some bad situations or beats. However, it will rarely get you in shape to win the tournament unless you get hit ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| Ace-rag. A hand despised by many and misplayed by most. Just the thought of a specific hand and how good or bad it is makes my skin crawl. As I have written about previously, it's not the cards you hold. It's all about situ ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| Heads-up play is an art form. As with all stages of a poker tournament, varying your play and psychology are crucial aspects. I speak a lot about not playing your cards, psychology, misrepresentation, the concept of likelihood, ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| The world of poker today has many facets to the business. There are many ways to earn money beyond just buying in and trying to win. There are sponsorships, endorsements, media bonuses, affiliate programs with online sites, pro ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| Look at that pathetic little pile of chips, most of which are the lowest denomination on the table. You have stack envy for everyone else. How did you get so low? Did you take a bad beat? Well, whatever happened or didn't hap ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| I discussed ace-rag in detail in a previous column. This time I'll talk about the most overplayed hand in poker, A-K. Wow! I've been waiting for a big hand like this for an hour! Finally, I have a monster. Or do I? Yes, may ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| This article is a bit different in nature. It's not about strategy or even about the game itself. It's about an epiphany I recently had. It pertains to those of us who play online poker daily and how it can affect your life ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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Craig Tapscott / Special to FOXSports.comOnline Poker superstar Todd Arnold (aka NSXT2) packs an array of weapons in his poker strategy arsenal, none more potent than his razor-sharp mind. "My f ... [more] |
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Todd Arnold |
January 1st, 2007
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| Todd Arnold (aka NSXT2) is dangerous at a poker table; a shark re-raising with any two cards if he senses blood in the water. A style of play garnered from logging thousands of hours online, not from a poker strategy book. He's ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
January 1st, 2007
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I sit down at my table and there is 2 wsop bracelet holders, Hoyt Corkins and some Gary jenkins (not sure if right name) guy.First of all Cardplayer got that quads hand all wrong. Big surprise. ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
January 1st, 2007
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Hello Everyone,I flew into Vegas and stayed there for a few days before getting on a plane for down under and the Aussie Millions. I used this time to sharpen my live game by playing the daily B ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
January 1st, 2007
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Hello,Bellagio tourney day 2. I puked all over my plate at breakfeast before this tourney started and it was quite nasty. I did not feel well and couldnt sleep the night before. I donk drink so ... [more] |
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Ryan Fisler |
January 1st, 2007
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I get seated at a table with Lee Nelson and Clonie Gowen, so naturally I realized quick I was the best player at the table. I won a lot of pots in the first few levels because most people were playing scared. My 20k s ... [more] |
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November 30th, 1999
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| Real Poker Training videos allow you to watch and listen to top ranked professional poker players as if you were sitting right behind them at the poker table. Since the opponents can't hear what our pr ... [more] |