Thinking about Table Image

How does winning hands in general affect our image (without showdown)? How about big hands? Does going on a heater make us seem invincible or does it make them think “there’s no way he can have a hand this time”? I always find two polar opposite alternatives and have no idea which one they’re thinking.

Ship the G!

Today I went on a small heater and ended up breaking the 1k mark.

Quick Session

Today I went over some of my coaching notes I had saved a year ago. I still have a lot of notes to review, and I think this, combined with the solid hand #s I’ve been putting in, is really going to sharpen my game.
Put in a quick poker session tonight (all $25nl) with pretty [...]

Poker Math : Required Fold Equity

This is a pretty basic poker equition, but it will eventually become part of a larger project. I’m putting it here because I managed to mess it up twice and would really like to have the correct version in the future.
EV = our expected value
f = probability our opponent folds to our bet
p = current [...]

Weekend Results

Overall I think I improved over the weekend, but I wish I could have done better money-wise (took 3 2-outers this weekend after I got all it in way ahead, I guess the poker gods were out of town). Still, I’m in the green, so can’t complain too much.
I think I’m regaining a feel for [...]

I suck at Suited Connectors

I took a look at my stats for the recent sessions, as well as overall for the past 2 weeks. My biggest leak seems to be Suited Connectors, I’m down $100 with them, although most of the atrocious plays happened early on.

At first I was like :/ …but then, I lol’d

This is a very funny poker video, but the YouTube comments make it pure gold. It really picks up towards the end.

Two Plus Two Pokercast

I recently started listening to the Two Plus Two Pokercast. The recent podcasts have mostly been about the WSOP and the UB Scandal, but occasionally there are great strategy nuggets from people like Greg Raymer and David Sklansky. In Episode 25, Raymer explained why he risked fighting off armed muggers instead of handing over the [...]

I live…again

my br is now at $696 and I have $68 due in RB, so in total a $764 bankroll purely from FTP points.