January 2011
1 post
Key Vocab 4
Hello and thanks for coming by. It is time to define more terms that will come up as you work to win on money poker sites. I hope you are enjoying my alphabetical progress as much as I am. At the very least it prevents me from sitting here for minutes on end trying to decide between all the poker terms in the dictionary. The first term I will define is ICM, which is short for Independent Chip...
December 2010
1 post
Key Poker Vocabulary Version Three
Time for another entry full of poker terms you would benefit from learning when you download money poker sites. Last time I left off at the letter E. Whether you prefer tourneys or cash games on Ultimate Bet for Mac, “effective stacks” is a word that comes into play very often. When two players are in a pot, the maximum either of them can bet is the amount that the shorter stack has. The shorter...
October 2010
2 posts
Key Poker Terms 2
A few months ago I went over a number of common poker terms that are important to know if you are working towards beating money poker sites. I thought that I would do that again with some new terminology for my next few entries. To entertain myself, I will go in alphabetical order and choose one term per letter. I hope you are as excited as I am ;) For the beginning of the alphabet, I would like...
Become a SnG Grinder
My next entry is going to inform you of a training website that focuses on Sit-N-Go (SNG) tourneys on money poker sites. SNGs are tourneys that don’t start until they’ve reached a predetermined number of entrants. For example, you can register for a one table SNG, and the cards start being dealt once the 9th player registers. Most SNGs have one or two tables, but they can also be heads-up or over...
September 2010
1 post
Improve at Poker with Poker Pwnage
So far I’ve introduced two training sites that focus on cash games on money poker sites, so today’s entry will describe a site that creates videos for MTTs. Poker Pwnage came out relatively recently, and their main goal is to turn out poker videos for those that play tournaments on download free poker sites. If you want to join, you must pay $35 as your membership fee and then monthly it’s $24.99....
August 2010
2 posts
Improve at Poker with Cardrunners
Last time I wrote about GrinderSchool, a training site that makes poker videos for beginner players trying out money poker sites. Today I will discuss Cardrunners, possibly the most recognized and respected training site online these days. The site was developed by Taylor Caby and Andrew Wiggins, and since 2008 they’ve been partnered with the Full Tilt download. The site features a great variety...
Improve at Poker with GrinderSchool
Let’s briefly go back in time a few weeks: I described a number of useful poker tools that will help you improve your game on money poker sites. I mentioned that you should make use of a hand converter, always follow bankroll management, and try to have a poker odds table at your desk. I also mentioned that it’s a good idea to find a few free poker videos since they really help you to become a...
July 2010
2 posts
Important Poker Terminology
You’ll recall that last time I told you about poker tools that will help improve your game as you strive to become a good player on money poker sites. The first thing I recommended was an online poker dictionary because you’ll find it hard to read poker literature if you don’t know the most common and important poker terms. If you take a look at a poker dictionary, though, there are so many...
Poker Tools
Today we’ll quit learning about intangibles like discipline and emotional control. Let’s instead mention a few online poker tools and resources that are available as you strive to become good at the game on money poker sites. For the first thing, it would benefit you to consult an online poker dictionary. Before you start learning about advanced strategy for your Full Tilt Poker download,...
June 2010
2 posts
Variance
Thanks for coming back for my fifth article. Previously we veered off topic and rather than talk about ranges and the poker odds table, we talked about overlooked poker skills. These skills can’t tell you the correct moves in post flop situations, but they’ll help you maintain your bankroll and help you become a fully developed player. Today I would like to explain variance, another important...
Overlooked Poker Skills
In the short time my blog has been around, I’ve talked about pot odds, poker hands order, and implied odds, as well as how using a poker odds table ties into all three concepts. Now I’m going to change subjects and learn about what I would call overlooked poker skills. There are some basic but important skills that someone should learn when they first start playing the game. I’m going to...
May 2010
2 posts
How to Use Implied Odds
I introduced the subject of pot odds in my first post, and now I’m going to build on that concept and talk about implied odds. As we talked about in the first entry, bankroll management is so critical when it comes to the game of poker because sometimes you’ll find yourself in spots in which you’ll be forced to call a bet when you’re on a draw. The poker odds table proved that it’s a given you’ll...
Poker Hands Order
When I wrote for the first time about two weeks ago, the topics of discussion were odds in poker and the poker odds chart. The article stated that it’s possible to be in a spot where you hold a losing hand, and you’ll need to hit certain cards if you’re going to win the money in the middle. This next article is going to explain that it’s possible to limit these bad situations by showing you poker...
April 2010
1 post
Odds in Poker
Hi there and welcome to my blog! I intend for all of my entries to be about poker, and they will be geared towards the beginner player. For this introduction post, I want to discuss odds and using a poker odds chart. Understanding pot odds is very important to being successful playing this game.
A large number of people believe that poker is only about gambling and don’t see that math is also a...