Posted by Jesus | Filed under Uncategorized
The World Series of Poker is the one event that has a history people care about. Everyone wants to know how many bracelets you have. People know when you’ve won the main event. They also know exactly how many bracelets you have. You could have won some other very prestigious tournaments, and they won’t know about it. But they’ll know if you win the World Series.
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by jgreenspan | Filed under Uncategorized
So you’ve read the literature and you’ve learned the basics of tournament strategy. You’re raising with, oh, say, A-K, A-Q, and pairs above 8s. Tight-aggressive, according to anyone and everyone — that’s the way to win.
Then, as you sit down in the $2,500 no-limit event today, you notice a familiar face. It’s Erick Lindgren, and he’s in the 2 seat. “Not good,” is the first thing to cross your mind. It’s not long before you realize things are much worse than that.
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by kristy | Filed under Uncategorized
Things continue here at the WSOP. I’ve been playing well, I think, but have yet to have a big score. The cash games continue to be good, so a few nights a week I’m playing the mixed games, which usually include some version of Badugi, Triple-draw lowball, and Omaha Hi/Lo.
I know that a lot of people who play casually wonder how skilled you have to be to make it as a pro. Well, I’ve been playing professionally for almost fifteen years, and I’ve become pretty skilled with cards. I think I play the Hi/Lo games especially well. But the fact is, that many of the people I play with have similar levels of talent. So how is it that I’m able to win consistently over a decade and a half while playing against people who are equally good?
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by pgordon | Filed under Uncategorized
I turned 36 yesterday, and I decided to take a couple of days off from poker to play a few rounds of golf. I’ve been playing great golf and I look forward to getting Erick and Daniel on the course.
I feel good going into today’s $2500 event. I’ve got my money in good in every tournament so far; now I just need to catch a few cards.
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by JDN | Filed under Uncategorized
“I just wanted to say, congratulations.”
Random Satellite Player – While walking through the satellite area I was stopped by an older gentleman at a table who wanted to shake my hand. Bewildered, it took me a couple of minutes to figure out that he thought I was Dutch Boyd. D’oh!.
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by jgreenspan | Filed under Uncategorized
In poker, there are common errors that pretty much everyone makes now and then. I mean, who doesn’t overvalue Ace-Queen once in a while or get overly involved in a pot while playing out of position. Some gaffes are more esoteric: I know I regularly fail to properly calculate my reverse implied odds (mostly because I still don’t have a clue how that is done).
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by jgreenspan | Filed under Uncategorized
Mark Vos, a 23-year-old online poker pro from Australia, took the bracelet in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament earlier this week, netting $803,274. I chatted with Mark about his history, his strategy, and his future.
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With enough make up to make a $5 whore cringe, the hordes of pre-teen dancers have arrived.
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“How do you send text messages?”
Richard “Quiet Lion” Brodie – The former Microsoft programmer was looking dumbfounded while holding a cell in hand and asking anyone in earshot how to use the advanced technology contained within.
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by jgreenspan | Filed under Uncategorized
I ran into Steve yesterday, a friend of Houston. I don’t know him well, but I’ve always liked him. He has an easy smile and a quiet sense of humor I find disarming. I saw him in the hallway and he said that he was running bad. I offered sympathy but I didn’t think he needed it. He seemed okay, not terribly out of sorts.
A few hours later my name was called for a PLO game and I saw that there was an open seat to Steve’s left. He’s good – excellent, in fact – so I sat to his left, thankful for the favorable position and an amiable tablemate. In short order, Steve was involved in a big hand. He bet the pot on the flop and the turn, clearly representing top set. The river brought a disaster card – any draw would have gotten there – and Steve grimaced as his opponent moved in.
“Think you were a little bit behind?” Steve barked as he slapped his high pocket pair on the table. “Take the friggin pot.” He then gathered his hole cards and flung them at the dealer.
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