Poker Hints and Tips
Sun, Apr 12 2009 - 2:20 AM
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- What Hold'em Means to H.O...
As part of my writing duties this past week, I watched the final table of the $10,300 H.O.R.S.E. event run as part of the SCOOP tournament series on PokerStars. It was an event that drew 80 runners --...
Sat, Apr 4 2009 - 8:00 AM
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- The Death of Table Select...
I play lots of fixed-limit poker. When I started playing poker, there was no such thing as a no-limit hold'em cash game. It simply didn't exist....
Sat, Mar 28 2009 - 8:18 AM
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- To Check-Call or to Bet-F...
At times I sound like a broken record but I really can't emphasize enough how fixed-limit poker (the way most mixed-games variants are played) is a fundamentally different beast than pot-limit and no-...
Sat, Mar 21 2009 - 12:56 PM
Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Picking Your Spots in PLO
I had the opportunity this week to play a private $10 PLO tournament on Full Tilt Poker that drew 84 runners. After about four hours of play, I took down the whole tournament. But there was one hand h...
Sat, Mar 14 2009 - 7:54 AM
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Chasing a Low is Chasing ...
I've discussed before the importance of starting with three low, suited, connected cards in seven-card stud hi/lo. Those are the hands that will most often improve to scoop the whole pot by showdown. ...
Sat, Mar 7 2009 - 9:58 AM
Poker Strategy: Mixed-games Variance and Bankroll Considerations
If you're the typical poker player that's come up through the ranks any time in the last five years, you've probably played more than your share of no-limit hold'em. In fact, I'd be willing to bet tha...
Sat, Feb 28 2009 - 8:44 AM
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- The Mental Side of Mixed ...
The last several weeks have been a busy time for poker on the west coast of the United States. The L.A. Poker Classic kicked off in the third week of January; it was soon followed in Las Vegas by the ...
Sat, Feb 21 2009 - 12:36 PM
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Playing Three-card Wheels...
Razz tends to be most mixed-games players' weakest game. If I were to theorize why that is the case, I'd probably point to this combination: (1) the game is not spread in live casinos in any format bu...
Sat, Feb 14 2009 - 9:10 AM
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix -- Lines in Limit Hold'em
I've written about it before, but it's worth reiterating: if you want to succeed in games like H.O.R.S.E., you need to be able to adjust to the fixed-limit form of hold'em. There is a big enough diffe...
Sat, Feb 7 2009 - 8:18 AM
Mixed-Game Strategy: The 2009 WSOP Mixed-Game Offerings
It's hard to believe that it's already February. It seems like it wasn't that long ago that the entire poker world descended on poker's Mecca -- the 2008 World Series of Poker. Long days and longer ni...
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