Became more deeply explore a very difficult visual concept of “tainted” (tainted, contaminated) cards, this card when I needed help to an opponent even more.
Slowly began to explore the relativity and the inconstancy of values strong combinations in specific situations, such as 2 pair of 3-stritovoy board with a set of opponents – it is almost zero, it is cheaper to throw. The same in early position a little top pair weak kicker, and many opponents, who with overcards still equalized with a check-raise on the flop. In this situation usually better fold. (more…)

Realized that we should look less flops. Decreased with fluctuations up to the interval 30-40%.
Started reading the first book: Lee Jones “Winning low limit holdem”.
Learned about the comparison with the chance to improve my rate and the Bank (pot odds). Rule out the most harmful – Street-4 with a single hole (inside straight draw). Sometimes, very rarely, this hand is also possible to play, but its profitability and it will be very small, so for a beginner the best solution would fold.
Understood the importance of the position. Before that it was only every once vaguely understood that grabbed when the opponents did raise, but I was with K9o in early position. Immediately appeared in my head the image of another AK and misunderstanding what to do next. At a certain point I realized that I do – not to play in such a position. (more…)

Is it difficult to learn to play poker, so to earn a living on it? Very. In my life experience is somewhat different critical works with high intensity and liability. However, what is taking place here – much harder and harder. Harder it is the fact that I no one can fully say the rights I. They were not there. Only time will tell. And in the game right if I I’ll have to decide for himself, after analyzing all the available information I and using their experience. It turns out that learning to play poker is to develop the ability to judge their own game, the ability to adapt techniques that are written in clever books to specific situations, opponents, the games. In developing its own version of common sense game.
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Recently, financial magazine, Kiplinger, to realize their aim to draw a parallel between the world of high stakes and the world of finance, on their pages placed a series of interesting articles on the subject. Pocket cards the player can be a good analogue of the right investments, where the decision to buy / sell rate or / fold is driven and community cards, opening one by one. (more…)

“It’s all in the cards” – what nonsense. Any dedicated poker player will confirm that the cards are less important than it seems amateur. People familiar with the game, of course, know that is not the case. It seems that public opinion is also beginning to quietly change. People and even entire countries are aware that success depends not on two pieces of cardboard in their hands, and the fast calculations and the ability to read opponents.
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