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Entries Tagged as 'David'

Poker Quiz: Playing the sit-n-go

July 13th, 2008 · 6 Comments

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This is a hand from my home poker game last night. I wasn’t involved, but I watched it happen. My opinions will be stated in the comments section.
It’s in the middle stages of a sit-n-go. Two places pay. 7 of 9 players are still at the table. The blinds are […]

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Every Hand Revealed - BUY THIS BOOK!

July 12th, 2008 · No Comments

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Ever since I started playing poker, I’ve wonder what goes on in the heads of top pros when they make crazy plays like re-raising with T5o or making a sick call with Q high or simply how they put all their reads together so they can consistently end up in the money or at the […]

Tags: David · Tournament Play · Book Reviews

Let’s review etiquette for a live environment

July 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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At the end of this post, I’ll tell you how to receive a free copy of Mike Caro's Book of Poker Tells
There’s a lot of stuff that I see in the poker rooms that just amaze me. From dealers who shouldn’t really be dealing the game because they can’t really do pot math… […]

Tags: David · Poker Talk · Live Play

What have I been doing?

July 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Actually, contrary to lack of posting, I’ve been playing and STUDYING a lot of poker.
About a month ago, I went to Harrah’s and played like a complete donkey. I mean, the worst I’ve played since I started playing poker. It was pretty bad. Then when I got AK in the BB… and […]

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Grinding on the freeroll

June 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

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Recently, I won $0.50 in a Poker Stars freeroll. I’ve decided to try and grind it out into a $1000. Not an easy task. Luckily, Poker Stars has some incredibly low limit games that I could actually buy into with just a mere .50. So, I’ve been playing the .02/.04 limit […]

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The Poker Penguin League

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments

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Recently, for my home game I decided to run a series of poker games. The Penguin Poker League, if you will.
This wasn’t necessarily an easy task. First I had to decide on a point system. I wanted to make it fair for people who didn’t necessarily play every week, but at the […]

Tags: David · Tournament Play · Home Games

Combining my two passions

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

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Last night, I decide to finally combine my two passions of poker and film making. I’ve been wanting to do something like this for awhile and I just happen to have a good buddy of mine who is a top-notch Assistant Camera staying at my house while he works on a feature shooting in […]

Tags: David · Basics