I just finished with Barry Greenstein's book Ace on the River: An Advanced Poker Guide. What it won't tell you is what starting hands to play from which position. He assumes you already know that. However, through relating his life in poker he gives his readers a lot of wisdom. Especially in the world of online play where one may never have someone to emulate, Greenstein's book provides a lot of advice which can range from sleep and sex as they relate to poker to how to avoid being cheated in a home game. Definitely worth a read. I really enjoyed hearing his stories and thought his attitude toward the game instructive.
A Good (Still Relevant) Read for MTT Players
Decided to play a $11 MTT on UB today. I don't play a lot of tournaments these days, though I used to primarily be a tournament player, and wanted to use what little money I had on UB.
While playing, I thought I'd re-read some of the better posts that I've read on MTT play.
So, though a couple years old, read Tony Dunst's aka Bond18 series "Things it took me a while to learn," here.
While playing, I thought I'd re-read some of the better posts that I've read on MTT play.
So, though a couple years old, read Tony Dunst's aka Bond18 series "Things it took me a while to learn," here.
“You risked your tournament life with that?” I hear this all the time around live tournaments. I guess that’s because with live you normally only get to play one tournament a day, and in the case of a major main event, people may have waited months or a whole year for it. Still, that’s absolutely no excuse. Your tournament life has no value outside a sentimental one, so unless you intend to bottle that magic tournament life feeling and selling to Hallmark for a fucking Christmas card, stop wasting your time with this mentality.
What really has value in tournaments? Chips.
Sometimes you just run well...
I played a session of $.50NL Rush poker on FTP a couple days ago and well, sometimes you just run well:
Durrr on TV
The Durrr Million Dollar Challenge is just remarkable poker. Having people Issac Haxton and Phil Galfond comment on the action is just remarkable.
It's worth watching, though for the micro-stakes and low-stakes players, I fear watching this kind of play tempts them toward FPS (fancy play syndrome)...not the way to make money at the lower stakes. Superb poker, though.
It's worth watching, though for the micro-stakes and low-stakes players, I fear watching this kind of play tempts them toward FPS (fancy play syndrome)...not the way to make money at the lower stakes. Superb poker, though.
Andrew Brokos Talks About Aces
This article over at CardPlayer is worth checking out. Good discussion.
