Poker and much more

How I learned to play poker part 3

William — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:34:22 +0000

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.
Is faster to see the nature of the game and the eye on landing to quickly select a passive-uninhibited game (at Party in the Lobby is no column ‘% looking flop that probably for the better – has been the practice to evaluate the game “by eye”).
Increasingly realized that the whole game should be based on a comparison of chances to improve his hands on my rate and the bank, and it’s time to make it “air” my game.
Complex adaptation (not finished) to the ability to endure variations of the results. Ignore them, evaluate only the quality of the game and not lose it when the poor track record. Ability to forgive myself for what happened departures from ideal, but to return to this pursuit as soon as possible.

All of the above applies to the game in the Limit Holdem online at a full table, but with the exception of some parts may be attributed to other types of poker.

Skills that are slow and imperceptible:
Ability to concentrate on the game, not tiring of it and not noticing it, but without losing the essence of what is happening.
The ability to play long sessions (for me right now ok 3-4 hours, then break), first hour it was already pretty cool, although incidents of a long game and then, but rarely.
The ability to quickly read the board, to know what can stay in this board these opponents, always know the nuts, the second and third best hands.

Skills, which continue to grow:

The ability to track and resolve emotions. Ie not to transfer the experience of the last distribution to others. No good feelings or bad.
The ability to recognize situations and read / assume cards of the opponent (s).
The ability to continuously record notes on other players.

It is very important to regularly play one-on-one and in games to incomplete table. Pluses are:

Greatly helps to learn to understand the message opponents in the language render betting (betting patterns).
Education adequately super-aggressive way of playing and as a result of better understanding what to expect in the game at a full table of uninhibited, aggressive player, to assess its adequacy to deal with inadequate and adequate players.
Help not to get lost with a decrease in the number of opponents in the game for a full table.
Helps to be able to recognize good players and if there is no profitable around the characters, then finish.
If necessary, you can start a new table.

Dangers of playing the part table for your ability to play the full table:

Acquired looseness.
Become accustomed to aggressive play weak hands.
Secured a desire to play too many hands.

At this time I read books, read through all the articles of the electronic version of the magazine Card Player, and all sites that could find as well as forums

How I learned to play poker part 2

William — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:32:46 +0000

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.
Began to select tables on the percentage of watching the flop and average pot size.
Began to play an active, learned about what can be aggressive in order to limit the range and for the next round of betting “free” card.
Thinking about the relative position in the game. Learned about the cash flow in a clockwise direction. Became the choice of playing for environment was available free space. Began to walk away from the game quality is lost. Relaxed player and space for it – sit back, aggressive player for me in the circle – to leave.
Began to think and look at his statistics, cash waiting for specific cards in a particular position / situation.
Has been secured in understanding likely to bank in terms of what we should do a raise, and what absolutely no need when you need to callers. Read about the construction of banks and began to build (or demolish) whenever possible.
Learned about the domination of the hand and introduced amendments into the game.
Become much more critical in cold adjustment raise.
After reading several books finally introduced the position, and moved to a qualitatively new number of flops: 25% on average, in early position is much smaller (in the game at a full table, 10 players). Most cards ceased to please me in the wrong position. For example, if I once enjoyed T9s always, was to enjoy only after 3-5 limpers. Got unfavorable cards QTo and KTo in banks with a large number of opponents and general undesirability of assorted cards in such banks.
Exclude non-optimal delay rates for the next round of trade (slowplay), “rule out non-optimal” means that the rule in the game at a full table of almost 99%.
Finally became better acquainted with the game specific combinations: for example, young couples began to disassemble the building blocks (the position of the bank, number of players), watch out what happens profit in the long run, watch your stats on situations.

How I learned to play poker part 1

William — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:30:25 +0000

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.

At every stage training is a transition to the new subtleties. The rise is almost imperceptible, but to a certain number of hours played, I was not yet ready for practical development of many ideas. If you overdo it, there comes an overload of information and then in a specific situation to choose for her the best strategy and tactics of the real thing is too long.

Now I better understand that in poker, I do not know yet and can not, anymore than I know and can do. So that the process is long, and at any level will be a lot of work.

So, I remember that the main stages in the development of online poker in the face Limit Holdem was for me, so (in order):

Tips for playing poker from a leading financier

William — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:10:44 +0000

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.

One of the most interesting ideas embodied in a magazine article Kiplinger, owned by Bob Frick, who concluded that the control over emotions – a vital skill for players in both directions, and the poker game helps players learn to exchange control their emotions and not fall into the trap and awkward situations, if any, appear.

Frick recalls saying Daniel Negreanu ‘emotional stability and control – is a key skill in investment and poker. ” As claimed by the financier, only a few hours of poker a player takes a few dozen decisions that are inherent only in the financial sector.

Frick also concludes that the five most important issues of poker players, again drawing a parallel with the financial sphere. According to the analyst, it is greed, arrogance, self-pity, thought patterns and the persecution of losers.

Bob Frick, well-known financier, spoke about how interconnected gambling and poker. The article was a very exciting and interesting – we offer you some excerpts from it. The problem of self-interest, according to the Frick, is that “seeing the possibility of a big win, we tend to forget about logic in the way of him.”

The danger of self-confidence was well explained once Vanessa Rousso, who said: “… in the tournament when I win a series of hands, I begin to relax and take more risks.”

As for compassion, the Frick said that “heavy losses awaken in us a feeling of pity; it can knock you off balance for an indefinite period of time.”

Patterns of thought – it is a long and unhappy marriage with big pocket pairs, which often ends in divorce in an uncoordinated board. The same can be said that the thirst for prosecution losing players, we forget about any sense.

Poker win gambling

William — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:08:01 +0000

“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.

In the words of the author of “Theory of Poker David Sklansky,” pros play, instead of relying on luck. They are at war with success. They use all their skills to bring luck factor to a minimum. ”

Let’s be honest. The only reason why U.S. authorities are reluctant to admit poker game of skill, is the realization that a game of skill can not be taxed as heavy taxes as a gamble. UIGEA defines poker as a game, where everything depends on luck, but horse racing or gambling law fails in the same category.

Let us turn to the investigation in 2009, when they were tracked over 100 million hands played in online poker room PokerStars. A company which conducted this experience decided that the outcome of 75% of hands was a foregone conclusion even before the players have opened the card. This is a strong argument in favor of that struggle rates decides the game more than the force of arms.

Poker is slowly but surely breaks the stereotype about the status of gambling. Research scientists and objective reasoning of professionals from other fields clearly show that the mind in poker means more than blind luck. One of the main defenders of the game is not just anybody, but a great player. International grandmaster Garry Kasparov, widely known as the best chess player, has publicly stated that poker – a game of skill. He pointed out that poker is a great trainer risk assessment, as players must make decisions based on incomplete information. In chess player sees all the details, but poker players should focus on their opponents and their actions, because the value of their hands hidden.

Thanks to the popularity of poker in America, the movement to legalize growing exponentially. Advocate such an approach to poker – challenge everyone in the poker community. Play with pride and calculation. Use the opportunity to improve their skills and prove to the world once and for all poker – a game of skill.