Tag: poker

Non Poker Tracker Sites

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Over the past few weeks I’ve been playing poker on sites that are not supported by Poker Tracker. I think it’s helping my game. Instead of 4-tabling at the Party sites I’m sticking to one or two tables. I’m paying a lot more attention and having more fun. That’s what playing poker is all about…well, besides making money.

I’ve found plenty of bad players in my travels around the online poker world, so Party isn’t the only site where the fish go for a swim. I’ve been impressed by some of the other software out there as well. I guess what I’m trying to say is, don’t be afraid to switch it up once in awhile.

Review: Poker Face

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Poker Face : A Girlhood Among GamblersKaty Lederer writes about growing up as the younger sister to Howard Lederer and Annie Duke. Poker Face is her true story among the gamblers. The writing is fresh and the content kept me reading.

If you’d like a unique behind the scenes story about some poker pros I suggest you read this book. You’ll find out things about Howard and Annie that you won’t anywhere else. You’ll also see that the life of a poker pro isn’t always flashy like it’s made out to be on TV.

I enjoyed the book because it was different and it was entertaining. I give it a B.

Pushing Chips

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Lately I’ve been messing around with some no-limit games here and there. Today I finally hit the jackpot. I was playing a .25/.50 table and built my $50 up to $318 before getting hungry for dinner (tacos). I think I’m starting to like this game. It sure beats the boringness I get from playing limit […]

Review: Zen and the Art of Poker

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Zen and the Art of Poker : Timeless Secrets to Transform Your GameThis book is good for bathroom material. It’s broken down into small sections so you can easily read a few pages here and there. Zen and the Art of Poker is nothing more than a collection of quotes relating to Zen. The author attempts to relate everything back to poker, but it doesn’t feel right. He even gives some bad advice along the way. One part that I remember is in regards to calling with a draw to the nuts. He claims that it’s OK to fold your draw when the pot is laying you the correct odds. The situation happened to involve a player that has been running bad and it just didn’t feel right to play the draw. Sorry folks, but if the pot is laying you the correct odds to hit your draw and you fold because you haven’t been hitting lately, then you are playing scared poker. The sharks will smell your fear and tear you a new one.

I did enjoy the book simply because of all the quotes and different philosophy that make Zen. There wasn’t a whole lot of good information about poker though, so if there is another book on your reading list, take the time to read it before opening this one.

I have to give the book a C.

Pros at the WSOP

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Is it just me or are the professional poker players doing very well this year at the World Series of Poker? Johnny Chan won his 10th bracelet early this morning and I’ve recognized quite a few other top players making final tables. Mark Seif (twice), Todd Brunson, Barry Greenstein, T.J. Cloutier, Josh Arieh, Erik Seidel, and Allen Cunningham have all won bracelets so far. 25 events have been completed and by my count 9 have been won by top players. I’m sure there are other big winners that I don’t recognize.

What really sparked my interest in looking this up was the latest post on Daniel Negreanu’s blog. He says that he’s not enjoying the WSOP this year. My guess is that he’s not playing particularly well, which of course will make it not fun. While other top pros seem to be doing very well this year, he’s not having anything relatively close to his performance in the 2004 WSOP.

Negreanu complains about having too many $1,500 buy in events this year because they attract the lower end players. Shouldn’t he be drooling? The other pros seem to be taking full advantage of all the amateurs playing. It makes perfect sense to me. The pros are great at reading people. If there are more amateur players to read a pro should be able to build a stack a lot easier. Instead of blaming the lack of talent at the 2005 WSOP, maybe Daniel should take a look at his own game.

Update: Interesting follow-up discussion at the FCP forums.