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by admin | Jul 4, 2020 | Poker Theory
I am a big advocate of reviewing hands in order to improve your poker game. In fact, as internet players, it is one of the most powerful tools we have.
by admin | Jul 4, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
<Randomization is in the cards - What follows is an excerpt from Jeff’s books, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha Volume II: LAG Play and The Short-Handed Workbook.
by admin | Jul 3, 2020 | Poker Psychology
Anyway, something that really stood out to me was a subject that had nothing to do with actual trading: most of these rare extremely successful traders (including the ones who had families) were completely immersed in the world of the markets. A lot of them were into currencies or foreign markets and would often be in and out of bed during the middle of the night as they glued themselves to their monitors.
by admin | Jul 3, 2020 | Poker Psychology
I’m running badly at the moment.
by admin | Jul 3, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo
In this article, we will look at some of the most common characteristics that poor omaha players share.
by admin | Jul 3, 2020 | Bankroll Management, Poker Theory
Poker on the internet is in very many ways similar to live poker. It’s still poker after all and the rules, probabilities and everything else that really matters is the same.
by admin | Jul 2, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem
I play a lot of heads-up limit hold’em. In fact, it probably accounts for about 30% of the hands that I play on a day-to-day basis.
by admin | Jul 1, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Naked, weak-stab, and semibluff In my last column, I discussed the basics of floating in pot-limit Omaha (PLO) and identified the key indicators - the weak stab, the continuation-bet, and a possible steal bet - that a float may be in order.
by admin | Jul 1, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary, Poker Theory
Zoom in Zoom out....I recently tried out that Google earth thing.
by admin | Jun 30, 2020 | Bankroll Management
Statistically speaking even if you are a very good poker player, with a huge bankroll, there is a chance that you will eventually run so bad that you will go broke. Unfortunately we can’t eliminate that probability completely but we can reduce it.
by admin | Jun 30, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
It’s crucial to the game’s growth “You can shear a sheep many times, but you can skin him only once.
by admin | Jun 29, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Float equity Editor's note: The following is a special preview from Jeff Hwang's upcoming book, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: Advanced Play Vol.
by admin | Jun 29, 2020 | Poker Psychology, Poker Theory
Table chat is a long-standing and accepted part of poker, both online and in live card rooms. When playing online, the amount of chatter varies greatly from table to table.
by admin | Jun 29, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
The pot-limit Omaha revolution has begun Toward the end of October, I got a call from Lou White - vice chairman, co-founder, and former CEO of PokerTek, makers of the PokerPro electronic poker table.
by admin | Jun 29, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo
When I first started to play internet poker, I headed for the texas holdem tables. One day, while distracted, I accidentally joined a single table Pot Limit Omaha Hi Lo tournament.
by admin | Jun 29, 2020 | Poker Theory
Every player at some point has the experience of playing with a maniac. Nothing changes a poker game quite as much as a loose aggressive player sitting down and taking charge of the game.
by admin | Jun 28, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Playing top two pair, and the nut-flush draw - Here are a couple of hands from a $2-$5 game at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
by admin | Jun 28, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Categorizing starting hands by playability Editor's note: What follows are edited excerpts from Jeff Hwang's book Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: The Big Play Strategy.
by admin | Jun 27, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
The bluff-raise Here are two hands that I played in heads-up post-flop confrontations against my buddy "TT" in my weekly 50¢-$1 ($100 minimum/$200 maximum) pot-limit Omaha (PLO) game on the electronic tables in the poker room at Excalibur in Las Vegas.
by admin | Jun 27, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Floating with part made hand, part draw, and part air - A lot of times, you will find yourself floating with part made hand, part draw, and part air.
by admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
The future of Las Vegas pot-limit Omaha - Last issue, I mentioned the 50¢-$1 ($100 minimum/$200 maximum) pot-limit Omaha (PLO) game I am hosting on PokerTek's electronic poker tables (PokerPro) in the fully automated poker room at Excalibur in Las Vegas.
by admin | Jun 26, 2020 | No Limit Holdem
After listening to Ed Miller speak at last year’s ITH convention, I made up my mind that I wanted to learn how to play no-limit cash games.
by admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Slightly different parameters, but the same principle I spent a few days playing in Downtown Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker this year.
by admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Bankroll Management
Zoom in Zoom out....I recently tried out that Google earth thing.
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
The ambiguity of the bet - This is an edited excerpt from Jeff’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo
Let me be honest with you. I am very hesitant to write this article.
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem
Bluffing in limit hold’em is an interesting science. In loose games it is usually inadvisable to bluff because your opponents will call down with very marginal holdings.
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem
We all have an idea of the archetypical bad limit hold’em player or ‘fish’ as they are often called. They are very loose, very passive, chase terrible draws, don’t value bet or protect their hand enough etc.
by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | Poker Tells
“If you can’t spot the sucker within 30 minutes of being at the table then you’re the sucker.”
by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo, Poker Psychology
Perhaps the biggest reason why people lose money at poker is tilting. And perhaps the biggest reason for tilting is having unrealistic expectations.
by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
A strategy analysis - Here are a few hands from the regular $1-$2 blinds, $5 bring-in, $500 max buy-in pot-limit Omaha game that a few locals and I started recently at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
An introduction As I kick off the "On the Draw" column, I suppose I should introduce myself and tell you what this column is about.
by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | Poker Psychology, Poker Tells
Be careful! - This is an edited excerpt from Jeff’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | Poker Tournament Strategy
When I first started out online, I deposited $50, played for a while and lost it. A few months later, did the same thing.
by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Playing from the Mississippi straddle, bottom set, value-betting the river - Preflop: It’s a $5-$5-$10 game with a Mississippi straddle.
by admin | Jun 23, 2020 | Poker Tips for Beginners
As I sift through the ITH forums, it seems there is a recurring theme, whereby beginning to intermediate players make play errors due to misunderstanding certain concepts. After a long time noticing this, I thought it was time to compile an explanation for some of the most commonly misunderstood concepts in poker.
by admin | Jun 23, 2020 | Bankroll Management
It is not a comfortable thought, but every poker player might one day have to deal with the possibility of losing their entire bankroll. There are a number of ways that this might happen, but essentially it will boil down to one of the following:
by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Guidelines - Editor’s note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Raising preflop, the combo float, and value-betting the river It's a $1-$2 blinds game, $5 to bring in.
by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Poker Psychology, Poker Tips for Beginners
Across different poker games, there is one thing that can be counted on: there will be players going on tilt. One often hears hold’em players complaining about losing large pots on the river (“oh man, another suckout, I can’t believe this”).
by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Bankroll Management, Pot Limit Omaha
Flameproof your bankroll - You write a poker book and everybody gets the wrong impression.
by admin | Jun 21, 2020 | No Limit Holdem, Poker Tournament Strategy
Turbos have taken off lately due to their reputation as a quick and exciting way to play tournament poker. In this two-part article, I’ll explain how to adapt your game as you move through the blind levels of a Turbo SNG.
by admin | Jun 21, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
To continuation-bet or not to continuation-bet - Editor’s note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Jun 20, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem, Short-Handed Texas Holdem
In my first article I discussed the merits of single tabling. In this article I am going to look at what you can learn from playing shorthanded.
by admin | Jun 20, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
Some of the most important decisions you will make during a session are made at the outset, before a single card is dealt to you. In this month’s article I am going to look at those decisions and the thought processes you should go through when making them.
by admin | Jun 20, 2020 | Poker Psychology
While many players will tell you that they never go on tilt, this is rarely (if ever) true. What they probably mean is they never notice they are going on tilt and/or they don’t tilt very badly.
by admin | Jun 20, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
On the 5th of May 2006 I left my cosy office job for the last time, in order to throw my hat into the ring as a professional poker player. Long-time members of the ITH forums may remember my plea for last minute advice before I finally took the plunge.
by admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Poker Theory
I have spent a lot of time in these columns talking about bad beats, downswings and tilt, which are all related to luck, but sometimes it pays to take a step back and look at the more fundamental question. What exactly constitutes luck in poker?
by admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Big Straight Draws - Before I discuss shorthanded play in a future column, I should first write a bit about big straight draws and the top drawing-hand structures used to flop them.
by admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Poker Psychology
Everybody likes to think that they are ‘logical’, but in poker as well as every day life, many people show weakness in this area.
by admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
What do you get in return for your call?
by admin | Jun 18, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem
Before talking about the merits of single tabling, I should give you a brief history of my playing career. I started playing internet poker three years ago after watching it on TV.
by admin | Jun 16, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
When stacks are deep, the drawing hand has all of the power Editor's note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang's recently released book Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: The Big Play Strategy.
by admin | Jun 15, 2020 | Poker Psychology
Back in the late 90’s, before he became sidetracked with writing songs about Michael Jackson, George Bush and vomit, Eminem released a catchy song entitled ‘Guilty Conscience’. It was a song about the two voices that talk to you, one ‘bad voice’ (played by Eminem) representing temptation to commit crime or do what is wrong and one ‘good voice’ (played by Dr Dre) representing logic, reason and morality.
by admin | Jun 15, 2020 | Poker Theory
The expertise involved with calculating odds, surmising hand strength with incomplete information, negotiating with bluffers, and staying within a bankroll all offer lessons that my daughters will eventually learn to apply to other aspects of their life journeys. In this world, I think those are especially valuable lessons and applications for women to have learned.
by admin | Jun 14, 2020 | Poker Odds & Expected Value, Poker Tips for Beginners
Terry Wynn, aka Darvon from the Forum, takes a look at how Poker Tracker can improve your play
by admin | Jun 14, 2020 | Poker Theory
If you want to really excel at the poker tables, then the "need for action" that a lot of us have must be contained while you patiently look for a group that appears to have as many loose/poor players as possible. This reminds me of something that I read in a Doyle Brunson book (the man is such a great poker player....
by admin | Jun 13, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
To straddle or not to straddle on the button Editor's note: The following is from Jeff Hwang's book, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: Advanced Play Vol.
by admin | Jun 11, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Three-betting after the flop without the nuts This is a hand from the early days of the now-raging $1-$2 blinds, $5 bring-in ($500 max buy-in) game at Harrah's in St.
by admin | Jun 11, 2020 | Bankroll Management
So what is a good reason to stop playing? If you think back to your last twenty or so sessions, you have probably quit for all kinds of reasons.
by admin | Jun 10, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo
In the previous article, we discussed how winners play to scoop the pot. Winners always keep an eye out on how well their cards are coordinated.
by admin | Jun 8, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem, Poker Theory
Now, onto some thoughts about the best ways to profit from these subpar players. What are the best ways to accomplish this?
by admin | Jan 16, 2016 | Americas Cardroom
High Five Tournament Series 2016 at Americas Cardroom (Jan 20 – 24)
by admin | Jan 26, 2013 | Online Poker Reviews
It is no secret. Omaha Poker, in both of it's High/Low and High-only formats, is expanding in internet poker rooms as a result of player demand.
