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Online Poker Blogs Monday, Dec. 1. 2008
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"Ish" at the Deuce
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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Microstakes gold.
Like a drunken redhead in a puffy sumo outfit barreling on rollerblades through a shop that sells antique unicorn and mermaid figurines, you should develop an ultramaniacal style to succeed at the Deuce (one-cent/two-cent hold them unlimited).
If you've ever visited the Deuce... Read More
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Poker's Egyptian Origins
Monday, October 13, 2008
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King Tut
So I have been reading up on the origins of poker. Some accounts argue that early versions of the game appeared in Germany in the 15th century as Pochspiel and in the late 19th century Persian game As Nas.
Wrong - thank you, come again. No-Limit poker was played as long ago as 1322 BC in Egypt under Pharaoh... Read More
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If You Fold, You Probably Will Not Win
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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John Guth wins Event 36, World Championship Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better at the 2007 WSOP
Most of the world's poker pros haven't learned the basic lesson in today's title - except for Daniel Negreanu, whose pockets are stuffed with $5 bills and who lives in a mansion on a hill surrounded by rattlesnakes.
The mathematical premise is fairly simple. At your average nine-player full-ring table, if the cards are distributed... Read More
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Heavy Lifting
Thursday, September 25, 2008
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Microstakes gold.
In my last post we learned that one of the best ways to avoid tilt is to punch yourself in the head. Not only does it strengthen your mental reserves, it also counts as exercise.
Picture it: your mind and your body, hand in hand, skipping through time like a pair of Girl Scouts with backpacks full of Thin Mints and Caramel deLites, bounding... Read More
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Developing the Mental Steel Trap of a Microgrinder
Monday, September 22, 2008
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Visual facsimile of the mental steel trap of the microgrinder
Microgrinding can get really frustrating sometimes. As frustrating as wearing platform shoes, or embarrassing yourself on live TV, or having no talent, or always dating girls taller than you.
But we're not here to talk about Tom Cruise.
Some pros will tell you that the biggest obstacle to poker success is... Read More
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Getting Back to "Real" Poker
Friday, September 19, 2008
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A not-so-good example of note taking.
So recently I've been contemplating turning my back on my bread-and-butter sit-and-gos and getting back to real poker - meaning deep-stacked cash games.
My main game right now is 45-man turbo sit-and-gos on PokerStars and these games have been a veritable gold mine for me. I crush them for a ~40% ROI over a huge sample.
But I'm getting bored... Read More
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Transforming Pennies into Nickels without Black Magic
Monday, September 15, 2008
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Turning pennies into nickels
Most poker players aren't even aware that microstakes professional grinders exist. Me, I play 2NL - known as The Deuce to the microworld. I do it 12 hours a day and six hours on Sunday.
Twenty-four tables on... Read More
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Microphone Fiend: DaEvils Interview Part 2
Saturday, August 16, 2008
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Ariel "FoxwoodsFiend" Schneller at the WSOP.
Part two of two of an interview with 2+2 icon Ariel "DaEvils/FoxwoodsFiend" Schneller, one of the top five online high-stakes No-Limit Hold'em players in the world.
If you missed it, catch up with Part 1 here.
Back to the interview...
DS: What do you think the top three... Read More
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Microphone Fiend: DaEvils Interview Part 1
Friday, August 15, 2008
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Ariel "FoxwoodsFiend" Schneller at the WSOP.
Known as DaEvils on Full Tilt Poker, but better known as FoxwoodsFiend on 2+2, Ariel Schneller is one of the last people you'd like to see sitting across from you on the e-felt.
One, because he'll probably stack you for most of your bankroll. Two, because he may then tell you how it happened in freestyle rap form.
Widely considered to be one of... Read More
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$585,000 Pot Just a Clever Ruse?
Thursday, June 26, 2008
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The spoils of war.
Last night Jay "pr1nnyraid" Rosenkrantz, or Krantz as he is known to the poker world, won a $585,000 pot on Full Tilt Poker from a relative unknown with the moniker TonyBliar.
The $585,000 became the new record for the biggest pot ever played online. Previously, that honor had belonged to a $465,451 pot played between Fast_Freddie and bad_ip on... Read More
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Interview with WCGRider: Online Poker Visionary
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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Jason Alexander, Event 55, World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em - Day 1C
As you've no doubt heard by now, WCGRider is knee-deep in a ridiculous prop bet. His goal is to win $10,000 in 30 days of online poker at PokerStars.
This will all be done at 10¢/25¢ or $25 No-Limit max buy-in games - often referred to as "The Quarter."
Winning $10k in a single month playing... Read More
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The Most Revered Move in Hold'em: The Trifecta
Sunday, April 13, 2008
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Mike Matusow on Day 1 of the 2008 NBC Heads-Up Championship
Today I had one goal and one goal alone: To successfully complete a trifecta - the most highly revered move in all of Hold'em.
The trifecta is of course completing a check-raise on all three streets in the same hand. Difficult? Nay, practically impossible.
It's so rarely pulled off that when completed it often elevates the hero to mythical, almost... Read More
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My Biggest Leak: Going On Autopilot
Sunday, March 30, 2008
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Clearly a man who needs to unload a bad beat story
So today I fired up a few multi-table tournaments and, like I sometimes do during the first few levels, started browsing the PokerListings.com main page.
I browsed down to the Question of the Day section (which I write) and gave a half-assed read-through of my own question. Then I answered.
I answered it wrong. Granted, in the answer I say the... Read More
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Coolers Happen
Thursday, March 27, 2008
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Phil Hellmuth playing in Event 25, No-Limit Hold'em at the 2007 WSOP
We all know what it's like to get coolered. Behind getting sucked out on for stacks, it's easily the second most frustrating part of poker.
Actually, I will change my previous answer. Coolers are easily on par with, or maybe even worse, than suckouts.
Today as I was perusing the PL.com MarketPulse section for a hand to do one of my world famous... Read More
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How to Succeed in Online Satellites
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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Matthew Stout, Harrah's Atlantic City - Day 1
It's that time again - time to parlay a few electronic bucks into your chance at millions of dollars and poker stardom while playing on the world's stage.
Satellites have begun on most online poker sites for this year's $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event.
If you'd like to make it to... Read More
