Archive for the ‘Poker Strategy’ category
Poker Strategy: In the Mix — Picking Your Spots in PLO
March 21st, 2009
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 halfway through...
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix — Chasing a Low is Chasing Trouble
March 14th, 2009
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. It's true...
Poker Strategy: Mixed-games Variance and Bankroll Considerations
March 7th, 2009
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 that you've played no-limit...
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix — The Mental Side of Mixed Games
February 28th, 2009
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 Deep Stack Extravaganza...
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix — Playing Three-card Wheels in Razz
February 21st, 2009
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 but mixed formats...
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix — Lines in Limit Hold’em
February 14th, 2009
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 difference from its no-limit...
Mixed-Game Strategy: The 2009 WSOP Mixed-Game Offerings
February 7th, 2009
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 nights passed in the Amazon...
Poker Strategy: In the Mix — Tournament Structures in Mixed Hold’em
January 31st, 2009
Over the last few years, tournament directors have experimented with ways to branch out from simply running all no-limit hold'em tournaments all the time. Mixed-game tournaments are one of the few areas where there...
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Stratgey — $10/20 Omaha at the Crown
January 24th, 2009
As I mentioned last week, I'm currently in Melbourne, Australia for the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship. In between late nights of poker coverage, even later nights of heavy drinking, and a few off days spent enjoying...
H.O.R.S.E. Poker Strategy: In the Mix — Position in Razz?
January 17th, 2009
As I write this, I'm in Melbourne, Australia for the start of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championships. Over the course of three weeks more than a dozen new poker champions will be crowned. The side action at the Crown...
