Trusting your instincts in poker has been a recent topic of discussion amongst my poker buddies and I. Recently I was in a hand that exemplifies this concept.
I was dealt K K UTG+1 position. UTG raises 4.5 times the BB. I make a pot sized re-raise to better define my hand or […]

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In the September issue of Card Player Magazine, Barry Tanenbaum wrote a wonderful article on MUB or “Monsters Under the Bed.” The concept basically boils down to paranoia. Afraid that your opponent always hit his straight draw or anything on a later street that can beat you.
I see this concept all the time […]

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Lately, I’ve been trying to raise more and call less. Part of a raise or fold strategy. I have to say, for the most part it’s really been working out for me. I’ve been winning more pots uncontested and when I get a caller, I can usually make a continuation bet on […]

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I was playing a 4.5k guarantee tournament last night on Bodog and I was doing well enough to start serious thinking about making the money. It was fairly late in the tournament and I had just become chip leader with 19k in chips a few rounds earlier and only 80 or so people remained […]

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This is a concept discussed by “Action” Dan Harrington in his book Harrington on Hold ‘em Vol. 2 (a book which I will be reviewing soon) and it relates specifically to tournament play.
M (given the name “M” by Paul Magriel) is a modification of the big blind system to determine your standing in the […]

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To put it simply, Harrington on Hold ‘em Vol. 1 is one of the best book series on poker available. A MUST read for anyone serious about the game of poker.
Harrington is one of the ultimate tournament players in the game today. He was World Champion in 1995 and made the final table […]

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Recently, I read The Tao of Poker: 285 Rules to Transform Your Game and Your Life by Larry W. Phillips, a follow up to his previous book Zen and the Art of Poker: Timeless Secrets to Transform Your Game. This is not your traditional poker book. There is no discussion of cards is […]

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