http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com en-us http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com N/A editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:58:28 -0600 20 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/147/1/Full-Tilt-Poker-Madness-at-Midnight/Full-Tilt-Poker-Madness-at-Midnight.html The midnight madness no-limit holdem tournament at Full Tilt Poker is one of the most consistently high turn out tournaments in the online poker world. Every night, at twelve midnight eastern standard time, you can get in this tournament for only ten bucks plus the one buck administration fee (rake). But whats so good about it? A few things make this tournament a profitable venture including the time of day, the buy in, and the attrition rate. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/146/1/MZone-Report-Playing-Small-Ball-Poker/MZone-Report-Playing-Small-Ball-Poker-in-Online-Tournaments.html You may be familiar with opponent profiles in other ways too. For instance, you can similarly use Phil Hellmuths guide that applies creature-like characters to your opponents such as an eagle or an elephant. I have added a profile to this guide as well called the monkey specifically in mind for certain internet players. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/144/1/MZone-Tournament-Strategy-Is-Tight-Aggressive-Really-the-Best/MZone-Tournament-Strategy-Is-Tight-Aggressive-Really-the-Best.html There may frequently be long streaks between in-the-money finishes based on the very familiar situation such as this: you play it rock tight, have maybe one or two hands where you stay only slightly ahead of the blinds leaving you with a low to medium stack after the first break. This can happen time and again leaving you to really question your overall strategy. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/137/1/Poker-Sit-and-Go-Report-The-Strategy-of-Training-Your-Opponents/Poker-Sit-and-Go-Report-The-Strategy-of-Training-Your-Opponents.html To pull this strategy off, you essentially have to encourage your opponents lack of emotional control to the surface of his game, and especially when playing against you. You may think this inherently involves being aggressive with assertive pre and post flop betting. In many cases that may be true, but there is also opportunity for training your opponent by while acting passively. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/136/1/Poker-Sit-and-Go-Report-Adapting-Harringtons-Mzone-for-Sit-and-Go-Tournaments/Poker-Sit-and-Go-Report-Adapting-Harringtons-Mzone-for-Sit-and-Go-Tournaments.html Essentially the M is calculated by dividing your stack by the total of blinds and antes. You dont normally have antes in a sit and go so just combine the blinds and divide them into your stack. The resulting number is your M. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/134/1/Poker-Strategy-Article-Random-Hands-and-Your-Mzone-in-Tournament-Play/Poker-Strategy-Article-Random-Hands-and-Your-Mzone-in-Tournament-Play.html I can't stress this enough, but in tournaments when your MZone is critical, your only move is all in and you are hoping to get heads up with just one other player. Now in that sense, a random hand calculation is only useful in certain scenarios. For instance, if you are in late position and the blind players are reasonably tight and have a medium stack. You are the first to act as everyone else has folded, so your low Mzone forces you to go all in. There are 3 players left to act - the button, sb and bb. Since you were the first one in, their hands are truly random as they have not been able to act yet. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/133/1/Poker-Sit-and-Go-Report-The-First-or-Third-Strategy/Poker-Sit-and-Go-Report-The-First-or-Third-Strategy.html If you place in the money (ITM) in sit and go tournaments it means that you have risen above the average and defeated six or seven other opponents to get to the final three. An above average performance means that you reach the money more than 30% of the time. This is a result of simple math. Ten players at a table, only three make the money. Therefore, if you can place more than 30% of the time, you are above average. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/121/1/Poker-Book-Report-Buying--a-Poker-Book-for-Your-Rookie--Poker-Lover/Poker-Book-Report-Poker-Book-Gifts-for-Your-Poker-Lover.html No limit holdem tournaments is the game on the most popular poker television programs and that is what most poker players are playing now even beginners. Its actually a better choice for beginners as well, because you can only lose your entry fee and not the stacks of chips you see being shoved all in on TV! Here are a couple of great buys that focus predominantly on NL Holdem Tournaments. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/117/1/Poker-Book-Report-Phil-Gordons-Little-Blue-Book-by-Phil-Gordon/Poker-Book-Report-Phil-Gordons-Little-Blue-Book-by-Phil-Gordon.html All of the hands come with a simple, easy-to-read table view with no distracting, contrasting graphics. Phil then goes on to explain the necessary details and brings us through his thinking process as the hand develops. Phils humility is always welcome here as he applies it with a humorous twist and lets us all know that he too can be horrified in the face of aggression from an intimidating opponent. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/116/1/Poker-Book-Report-Wars-Arnold-Snyder-challenges-David-Sklansky/Poker-Book-Report-Wars-Arnold-Snyder-challenges-David-Sklansky.html Where Snyder feels The Gap is a completely misguided concept is in the smaller buy-in tournaments that many players participate daily, in local casinos, regional events and online poker sites. Snyder feels that this is a lucrative segment, as many players may never have a bankroll big enough for 10,000 and 15,000 entry fees for the WPT and WSOP. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/115/1/Poker-Book-Report-Getting-Lucky-by-Richard-Sparks/Poker-Book-Report-Getting-Lucky-by-Richard-Sparks.html Put it this way, the main poker player - character - is Tom McEvoy Just hearing that name could eclipse the power of two strong sleeping pills. Oddly, Sparks actually seeks out McEvoy to teach him better poker, even though the last know tournament McEvoy won was sometime earlier this century. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/109/1/Poker-Book-Report-The-Poker-Tournament-Formula-by-Arnold-Snyder/Poker-Book-Report-The-Poker-Tournament-Formula-by-Arnold-Snyder.html Snyders new poker book, The Poker Tournament Formula snaps squarely in the face of the great poker writers already mentioned here, at times even pointing out generally accepted strategies among them, while making a sound, mathematical argument throughout the book for entirely different reasoning. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/107/1/Master-Shorthanded-Texas-Hold-em-Poker-Games-and-Master-Tournaments/Master-Shorthanded-Texas-Hold-em-Poker-Games-and-Master-Tournaments.html Your progression from superior Texas Hold em Poker player to eventual tournament champion begins with mastering shorthanded games. Shorthanded games typically involve five or six players and are very common in online poker rooms. When you are playing in a shorthanded game the action can come to you fast and furious. Youll be playing in more hands more quickly than in your typical ring games. crzylikafx@optonline.net (Michael Vall) Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/103/1/Poker-Strategy-Article-Battling-Nerves-at-the-Online-Final-Table/Poker-Strategy-Article-Battling-Nerves-at-the-Online-Final-Table.html I have been at about 40 final tables in the last 3 months and still feel I have to consciously control these feelings in order to make the correct move given all the circumstances. The correct move changes in each situation from going all in with 74s and folding pocket Kings I have done both! support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Lyla Duke) Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/102/1/Poker-Strategy-Article-How-to-Play-the-Low-Re-buy-Tournaments-at-Party-Poker/Poker-Strategy-Article-How-to-Play-the-Low-Re-buy-Tournaments-at-Party-Poker.html There are several things you need to do in these tournaments. Rebuy as soon as you sit at the table. You are allowed to add one if your stack is 3000 or less. Add a rebuy every time you go all in on a hand, while the hand is in play, and every time your stack happens to dip below the 3000 chip level. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Lyla Duke) Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/101/1/Poker-Book-Review-How-to-Win-the-Championship-by-TJ-Cloutier/Poker-Book-Review-How-to-Win-the-Championship-by-TJ-Cloutier.html Ironically, plain english is exactly TJs problem with this new book. After just reviewing John Vorhaus new Killer Poker Book (online 2), TJs writing really put me to the test of patience. It was like going from a taste sensation provoking French cabernet, to a stale, warm American light beer. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/94/1/Poker-Calculators-and-Do-You-Suffer-From-the-Top-Pair-Syndrome/Poker-Calculators-and-Do-You-Suffer-From-the-Top-Pair-Syndrome.html We are all susceptible to impatience; it is an inner enemy when playing poker. But I have seen thousands of times when in the first couple of hands, players have their whole stack on the line with AJ suited after the flops comes Jack high. Yes, they do win often, but lose just as much to someone on a silly draw, or a made set. It goes along with the philosophy of needing to double up early, or just not play the tournament. This is simply foolish. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/93/1/Poker-Strategy-Article-Why-Its-Good-To-Be-Unlucky-at-Party-Poker/Poker-Strategy-Article-Why-Its-Good-To-Be-Unlucky-at-Party-Poker.html As with many other players on Party Poker, I do feel that a lot of foolish plays and draws payoff frequently to those care-free players who either just dont know any better, or are dead bent on losing money. Luck has a way of keeping these players around with just enough hope that they can run through a whole tournament and win a big prize without the application of common poker sense. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Lyla Duke) Sun, 30 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/92/1/Final-Table-Tournament-Play-and-Your-Poker-Calculator/Final-Table-Tournament-Play-and-Your-Poker-Calculator.html Your poker calculator will say to fold hands like QTs, or AJos, but if your stack is 4 or 5 times bigger than his, this is an automatic call. I would even play more speculative hands in that spot like T9s, and pocket pairs right down to deuces. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/91/1/Poker-Tournaments-and-What-Would-Dan-Harrington-Do/Poker-Tournaments-and-What-Would-Dan-Harrington-Do.html Fair to say the big hands are easy to play, but most of the hands in this book are contentious and challenge your thinking of game theory. In fact, there are sections in this book that could open your mind to concepts you probably have never heard of. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Lyla Duke) Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/88/1/Poker-Book-Report-Kill-Phil-The-Fast-Track-to-Success-in-No-Limit-Holdem-Tournaments/Poker-Book-Report-Kill-Phil-The-Fast-Track-to-Success-in-No-Limit-Holdem-Tournaments.html Nelson and Rodman are pros at this game and each has an excellent record of success. In this book, they bring to the novice player a straightforward strategy to implement in No Limit Holdem Tournaments. Having used these strategies themselves, well, they know of what they write. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Ming Yo) Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/84/1/Party-of-Poker-Fools/Party-of-Poker-Fools.html At mid tournament I have about 12,500 chips with 2 or 3 others about the same and the rest between 3000 and 6000. Blinds are 150/300 and I am dealt QsQd with which I raise to 800 after UTG and the next player fold to me. DonkeyOne next to me calls my raise and its passed around to the small blind (DonkeyTwo) who curiously reraises to 1150. I call with the concern of now seeing an ace or king on the flop, as does DonkeyOne. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Lyla Duke) Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/83/1/Sklanskys-Gap-Concept-and-is-it-Still-Relevant/Sklanskys-Gap-Concept-and-is-it-Still-Relevant.html That situation however, requires you to play a long-ball style of game, being rather predictable. Its not a poor, or even ineffective strategy by any means, but a sure pick-off for bluffs, and limiting small pots. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/80/1/When-to-Play-Draws-in-Poker-Tournaments/When-to-Play-Draws-in-Poker-Tournaments.html I once saw a Magical WPT Pro do this early in a tournament with his whole stack, only to be called by the cutoff with an overpair. He was out in the first hour saying in these tournaments you have to double up early and take the chance. That is complete nonsense and rings of a cop out, not a strategy. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Ming Yo) Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/78/1/Poker-Calculator-Wars-Part-2-Poker-Spy-vs-Holdem-Pirate/Poker-Calculator-Wars-Part-2-Poker-Spy-vs-Holdem-Pirate.html With Poker-Spy, it is necessary to study the screen-wide spreadsheet-like data, for each player individually and then extrapolate that into your preferred data. Its not easy to do when others are waiting for you to act. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/73/1/Online-Poker-Advantages-and-Disadvantages-When-Its-Free/Online-Poker-Advantages-and-Disadvantages-When-Its-Free.html Playing the free online poker may be great but we can't deny that free online poker may also have disadvantages. So to mention first the advantages of playing the free online poker, it is important to note that playing free online poker in the first place doesn't need you to drive to a casino. You just need to sit in front of your computer and locate some of the free online poker games, and then you can start playing the offered free online poker. editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com (david mclauchlan) Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/70/1/Master-Shorthanded-Texas-Hold-em-Poker-Games-and-Master/Master-Shorthanded-Texas-Hold-em-Poker-Games-and-Master-Tournaments.html Being aggressive and occasionally bluffing in a shorthanded game, especially when others are checking and calling, will allow you to pick up small pots. Your aggressive plays may make others fold and hand the pot over to you. While it may not work every time, in the long run it usually proves to be profitable. editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com (Michael Vall) Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/61/1/Freeroll-Poker-Tournaments---The-Greatest-Deal-Of-All/Freeroll-Poker-Tournaments---The-Greatest-Deal-Of-All.html Freeroll poker tournaments are daily events that happen on a lot of the best online poker websites. Freerolls are much loved by the poker playing community as they offer the poker players the chance to win some real money without losing any. The entry to these freerolls is as the name suggests free and prize money can range from a few dollars for a placing to hundreds of dollars for winning the big freeroll Texas Holdem poker tournaments. editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com (Ian McIntosh) Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/50/1/How-to-Win-at-Online-Poker-Tournaments/How-to-Win-at-Online-Poker-Tournaments.html If you want to win online at Texas Holdem or any other poker game for that matter, you need to be patient almost to the point of becoming bored. The players who win money at these tourneys are the ones who are prepared to sit it out and wait for the good hands, whilst letting the rest battle it out amongst themselves and knock each other out of the game. To be successful in the internet poker world, you should follow this simple strategy: editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com (Ian McIntosh) Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/43/1/Heads-Up-poker---Why-Aggression-Pays/Heads-Up-poker---Why-Aggression-Pays.html Now heads up poker is different from the rest of the tournament and requires a different mindset in order to be successful. Nowhere is the contrast more stark than in online Texas Holdem poker play and if you've never made it to the final of a Hold ‘em tournament you are in for a rollercoaster ride when you do! editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com (Ian McIntosh) Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/40/1/When-You-Need-To-Stop-Playing-The-Poker-Freerolls/When-You-Need-To-Stop-Playing-The-Poker-Freerolls.html The next step up in your poker ladder is to move on to the paid entry tournaments, even if you are only paying a dollar or two to enter. Heres the difference between them in a nutshell. Poker freerolls typically have a total prize fund of anything from 50 to 500, this is money put up by the poker website itself so that you go there and play, brand recognition in other words. There are up to 2400 people playing in every freeroll tournament so the money per player is very small, typically 0.20 or less. editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com (Ian McIntosh) Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/30/1/Texas-Holdem-Tournament-Strategy---Poker-Tournament-Fundamentals/Part-1-of-3.html In this article, well examine the techniques that were used more closely to best these players, along with stitching a Texas Holdem tournament poker strategy together with some good poker tournament fundamentals. Lets begin with some foundational elements of any winning tournament poker strategy clearly understanding our priorities. In poker tournaments, each player's primary objectives are: editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com (Rick Braddy) Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/29/1/Texas-Holdem-Tournament-Strategy---Winning-vs-Aggressive-Players/Part-1-of-4.html With all the poker-mania, theres an amazing shortage of quality information to help people learn how to play properly and become great players quickly. This is the first in a series of Texas Holdem strategy articles aimed at helping players learn how to win at Texas Holdem poker. Tournament play is a popular, fun sport. These articles will help players understand how to approach tournaments, which differ greatly from regular ring game play. editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com (Rick Braddy) Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/28/1/Texas-Holdem-Tournament-Strategy---Poker-Tournament-Betting-Basics/Part-1-of-3.html No limit Texas Holdem is the game of choice these days - and for good reason. The fact that anyone can decide to push a large raise or all of their chips into the pot by going "all-in" at any moment, adds an exciting dimension to the game. Unlike limit Texas Holdem, where each round of betting takes place in prescribed, fixed increments, no limit Texas Holdem is as varied as the players at the table, since everyone chooses their own betting style and approach. editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com (Rick Braddy) Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/26/1/Texas-Holdem-Poker-Tournament-Strategy---Starting-Hands/Texas-Holdem-Poker-Tournament-Strategy---Starting-Hands.html Sklansky originally proposed some Texas Holdem poker starting hand groups, which turned out to be very useful as general guidelines. Below you'll find a "modified" (enhanced) version of the Sklansky starting hands table. I adapted the original Sklansky tables, which were "too tight" and rigid for my liking, into a more playable approach that are used in the Poker Sidekick poker odds calculator. Here's the key to these starting hands: editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com (Rick Braddy) Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/23/1/Texas-Holdem-Tournament-Poker-Strategy---Betting-Is-Communicating/Texas-Holdem-Tournament-Poker-Strategy---Betting-Is-Communicating.html Do you realize that when you place a poker bet you are actually communicating something to the other players? Understanding what you are communicating with your betting, and understanding what the other players are communicating with their bets is one of the cornerstones of good poker play. By mastering this form of poker communications, you will find yourself becoming a truly formidable poker player. If you ignore this betting language, you will consistently lose - it's as simple as that. editor@pokerstrategyarticles.com (Rick Braddy) Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.pokerstrategyarticles.com/articles/6/1/Poker-Calculators-and-Multi-Table-Tournament-Strategies/Poker-Calculators-and-Multi-Table-Tournament-Strategies.html Having a good feel for your table's momentum or dynamics can help you combat an endless run of lousy cards. Taking down incidental, non-contested pots is the key to survival and tournament advances. But that requires intuitive information. support@pokercalculatorreport.com (Marty Smith) Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600