Getting by with a Little Help from Your Friends
Posted by Lyndsie in Poker Strategy, Poker Tips on October 23rd, 2009
Did you know your friends can help you become a better poker player? Probably the best way to begin playing poker is by just playing with your buddies — and then talking about the hands after the game.
By doing this, you can get a whole lot of insights on a variety of different hands in poker, many of which you probably never considered.
Home games should be learning games, as well as fun ones; you may win some money but that is not the main point. Learning and growing as a player is what will actually earn you big money as you continue to play.
The internet can help you too. If you cannot play against your friends, there are plenty of web sites out there which will let you play against other players for free, plus you can find people to analyze hands and strategy with you.
Making Money as a Poker Player
Posted by Lyndsie in Poker Tips on October 15th, 2009
For some people, the whole point of playing poker is to make money. Even if they play for the love of the game, they would rather come out on top. However, newcomers who are playing poker for money do not realize the sheer amount of discipline and strategy involved in making sure this happens. They think they can come in and get rich immediately — and that is the surest way to lose your money from the get go.
You have to manage your money before you can bet it and hope to gain more. You cannot simply go the whole hog and sit down at a table with every cent you have to your name. You cannot go in with moderate skills and hope to come away a winner.
You need to polish your skills, you need to manage the amount of money you can actually afford to play, and most of all you have got to exercise as much discipline as you can.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Posted by Lyndsie in Poker Tips, Runner Runner Flush on October 8th, 2009
I recently got to thinking. A novice to the world of poker is apt to think that we more experienced players are speaking in a foreign tongue. Some of them see a movie like 21 or something and may go through an entire game chanting things like, “Winner, winner, chicken dinner,” even though that applies far more to Blackjack than it does to poker. Whereas, they might stumble upon this blog, for instance, and have no earthly idea what “runner runner” itself stands for, let alone what a runner runner flush is. So what the heck, I figure they should be enlightened a little bit.
Actually, there are lots of different definitions for what a runner runner hand truly points to, but most of them revolve around pretty much the same thing. Typically, the term refers to a situation in Texas Hold ‘Em or a similar game wherein a player needs certain cards in the Turn and the River in order to make his or her hand. Other terms for this situation are “backdoor” and “perfect perfect.”
Bricks Casino: Becoming Obsolete?
Posted by Lyndsie in Online Poker on October 1st, 2009
There is nothing like your first glimpse of Las Vegas, coming up over the hill to see all of those lights, all the people, all the mile high promises that you can win, win, win! People go to Vegas for a variety of reasons, but most of them find some time to gamble at least a little while. Tourists, especially, typically cannot wait to step inside one of the sprawling casinos to play poker or Blackjack or craps or even the slot machines. However, with the advent of online casinos, where playing poker becomes endlessly more convenient, are bricks casinos becoming obsolete?
Sometimes it seems that way. Certainly, there are a lot of advantages associated with playing poker online. It is more convenient, sometimes it is easier to walk away when the game gets too hot, and it can be a whole lot of fun. On the downside, however, people tend to talk a lot of smack on the internet in general. When playing poker, they tend to talk a whole lot more. The cloak of internet anonymity gives players a sense of bravery they might otherwise have.
But does this mean the end of Las Vegas and Atlantic City? Heck no. Where else can poker players go to find some civility?
Turn off the TV, Chump
Posted by Lyndsie in Poker Tips on May 28th, 2009
Now, I’m not what you’d call an expert at poker, but I have a very, very healthy interest in the game, and have since the early, wayback days of my teenage years. I’ll never make it to the World Series, but I know enough about the game to know that some pieces of “advice” are actually just enough to make you lose butt tons of money if you aren’t careful. Thanks to the fever pitch of this particular game, it’s easy to forget to be careful. You get so caught up, you get on one winning streak, and you think you can’t possibly lose. Then, suddenly, you find that your life has suddenly begun to mimic one of those bad Las Vegas movies, except there’s no cool soundtrack and no one’s going to take pity on you and give you a quarter so you can try to win back all your money from scratch.
You know what gets a lot of folks — regular folks, like you, and you, and me — into this kind of trouble? It’s all due to the growing trend of televised poker games. Now, don’t get me wrong, those things are awesome. But look, just because you’ve watched every single episode of Celebrity Poker Showdown ever does not mean you are now a professional player. Because, guess what? In a real casino, you don’t get to see everyone else’s cards on a television monitor.
Some Quick Poker Tips & Strategies
Posted by Johann in Poker Strategy, Poker Tips on May 8th, 2009
Owing to the widespread popularity of poker a lot of experienced players are offering paid coaching to share some of the most crucial strategies which can help you out beat your opponent easily. However given below are some of these tips which you can use in your game plan free of cost.
If you are starting as a beginner or a newbie player then some of the tips which will prove to be very efficient for you are:
- Be unpredictable – Always play your game with a proper blend of bluff and truth. A good player is always recognized by his unpredictability and his endeavor to mix up the game. As a beginner try to get inside the mind of your co players and plan your game play accordingly. This will take a lot of time but if you are able to master this strategy then there is no stopping.
- Observe the games of other- Observation is the best way of learning. Watching championships on television or watching a live poker championship can be of great aid and one can learn actually from the great players.
- Play free money tables – Poker can be a complex game for beginners and for this it is always advisable to start from free money tables. These free tables are available in almost every casino and if you are confused about when to check or when to call then free Poker is a good way to learn.
LOL Mike Matusow Donking in a good way
Posted by Johann in Full Tilt Poker, Mike Matusow, Online Poker, Runner Runner Flush, Video on May 8th, 2009
WHAT A HAND. 
They’re both idiots. The whole hand is standard for a $1/$2 cash table, seriously. BUT: Mike Matusow hits the lottery and wins a couple thousand. Good for him; he probably gave it to John Juanda a couple minutes later anyway.
Nice Runner Runner Flush there, Mikey!
Runner Runner Flush Poker – Welcome!
Posted by Johann in Asian Poker Tour, Straight Flush, Video on March 18th, 2009
I’m not a big welcomer, so let’s just kick off Runner Runner Flush Poker with this runner runner straight flush in the APT Manila.
Welcome to the blog – looking forward to having you as a reader!
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