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Sun Nov 02, 2008
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Four days after I made my initial deposit I bought into an $8 tournament. Twenty tables, 180 players. I
won it. I felt very confident the whole way through. I played mostly from the backside, and was
fortunate to get good cards when I was in position. I made some really good folds- at least I think I
did. And I bluffed occasionally when I sensed weakness, showing my hand in an effort to distort my table
image. All in all, I played a solid game and got lucky when I needed to. Especially on the bubble.
From the notes I kept while playing the tournament:
I gave my opponent enough rope and he hung himself betting into my quads.
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Full Tilt Poker Game #8705583870: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (66479140)
Table 12
20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:14:15 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 1: nevatlt (2,240)
Seat 2: meloman919 (1,645)
Seat 3: DerRotza (1,310)
Seat 4: pbishopny (5,110)
Seat 5: Hero (2,075)
Seat 6: doradosprings (1,905)
Seat 7: played out (1,640)
Seat 8: Kyle1133 (2,085)
Seat 9: JteCremeLaFace (2,210)
pbishopny posts the small blind of 20
Hero posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero  
doradosprings folds
played out folds
Kyle1133 calls 40
JteCremeLaFace folds
nevatlt folds
meloman919 calls 40
DerRotza folds
pbishopny calls 20
Hero checks
*** FLOP ***
  
pbishopny checks
Hero checks
Kyle1133 bets 120
meloman919 calls 120
pbishopny folds
Hero calls 120
*** TURN ***
Hero checks
Kyle1133 bets 360
meloman919 calls 360
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero calls 360
*** RIVER ***
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero checks
Kyle1133 has 15 seconds left to act
Kyle1133 bets 840
meloman919 has 15 seconds left to act
meloman919 folds
Hero raises to 1,555, and is all in
Kyle1133 calls 715
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero shows four of a kind, Sixes
Kyle1133 mucks
Hero wins the pot (4,710) with four of a kind, Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,710 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: nevatlt didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: meloman919 folded on the River
Seat 3: DerRotza (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: pbishopny (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Hero (big blind) showed and won (4,710) with four of a kind, Sixes
Seat 6: doradosprings didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: played out didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Kyle1133 mucked   - a full house, Aces full of Sixes
Seat 9: JteCremeLaFace didn't bet (folded)
I fold two pair to a large bet with a straight board. I felt I made a good laydown here.
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Full Tilt Poker Game #8706580891: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (66479140)
Table 7
80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:19:04 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 1: JuLesWiinField (8,661)
Seat 2: CmyAK (8,224), is sitting out
Seat 4: ldferrari (2,790)
Seat 5: DocMills (14,694)
Seat 6: Hero (16,660)
Seat 7: nyy486 (13,150)
Seat 8: 248arnet (10,249)
Seat 9: 84JOHN (11,048)
DocMills posts the small blind of 80
Hero posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero  
nyy486 calls 160
248arnet folds
84JOHN has 15 seconds left to act
84JOHN folds
CmyAK has returned
JuLesWiinField calls 160
CmyAK calls 160
ldferrari folds
DocMills calls 80
Hero checks
*** FLOP ***
  
DocMills checks
Hero checks
nyy486 checks
JuLesWiinField bets 300
CmyAK calls 300
DocMills folds
Hero calls 300
nyy486 calls 300
*** TURN ***
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero checks
nyy486 checks
JuLesWiinField bets 600
CmyAK calls 600
Hero raises to 1,500
nyy486 folds
JuLesWiinField has 15 seconds left to act
JuLesWiinField raises to 4,500
CmyAK folds
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero has requested TIME
Hero: nh
Hero folds
Uncalled bet of 3,000 returned to JuLesWiinField
JuLesWiinField mucks
JuLesWiinField wins the pot (5,600)
nyy486 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,600 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: JuLesWiinField collected (5,600), mucked
Seat 2: CmyAK folded on the Turn
Seat 4: ldferrari (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: DocMills (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Hero (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 7: nyy486 folded on the Turn
Seat 8: 248arnet didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: 84JOHN didn't bet (folded)
I sucked out a flush after calling two large bets from my opponent, who was holding trip Queens. This is
the only hand of the tournament I felt I played poorly.
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Full Tilt Poker Game #8706626782: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (66479140)
Table 7
80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:22:02 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 1: JuLesWiinField (12,141)
Seat 2: CmyAK (7,164)
Seat 3: Pizu (11,848)
Seat 4: ldferrari (2,790)
Seat 5: DocMills (14,374)
Seat 6: Hero (14,540)
Seat 7: chandler71 (5,540)
Seat 8: 248arnet (10,889)
Seat 9: 84JOHN (10,888)
248arnet posts the small blind of 80
84JOHN posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero 
JuLesWiinField folds
CmyAK calls 160
Pizu raises to 520
ldferrari folds
DocMills has 15 seconds left to act
DocMills folds
Hero calls 520
248arnet folds
84JOHN has 15 seconds left to act
84JOHN folds
CmyAK calls 360
*** FLOP ***
  
CmyAK checks
Pizu bets 1,440
Hero calls 1,440
CmyAK folds
*** TURN ***
Pizu has 15 seconds left to act
Pizu bets 2,720
Hero calls 2,720
*** RIVER ***
Pizu checks
Hero checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Pizu shows   three of a kind, Queens
Hero shows a flush, King high
Hero wins the pot (10,120) with a flush, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10,120 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: JuLesWiinField didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: CmyAK folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Pizu showed and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 4: ldferrari didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: DocMills didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Hero (button) showed and won (10,120) with a flush, King high
Seat 7: chandler71 is sitting out
Seat 8: 248arnet (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: 84JOHN (big blind) folded before the Flop
I bluff a trash hand and show it.
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Full Tilt Poker Game #8707006148: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (66479140)
Table 11
150/300 Ante 25 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:46:32 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 2: whoobdogg1 (5,360)
Seat 3: Xx NEL xX (15,479)
Seat 4: Zingmaster (4,795)
Seat 5: somethinkwong (12,479)
Seat 6: meloman919 (7,490)
Seat 7: Hero (16,500)
Seat 8: gap86 (3,531)
Seat 9: Brother Yeo (12,525)
whoobdogg1 antes 25
Xx NEL xX antes 25
Zingmaster antes 25
somethinkwong antes 25
meloman919 antes 25
Hero antes 25
gap86 antes 25
Brother Yeo antes 25
meloman919 posts the small blind of 150
Hero posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero  
gap86 folds
Brother Yeo folds
whoobdogg1 folds
Xx NEL xX folds
Zingmaster folds
somethinkwong calls 300
meloman919 folds
Hero checks
*** FLOP ***
Hero checks
somethinkwong bets 300
Hero raises to 900
somethinkwong has 15 seconds left to act
somethinkwong calls 600
*** TURN ***
Hero bets 1,800
somethinkwong has 15 seconds left to act
somethinkwong folds
Uncalled bet of 1,800 returned to Hero
Hero shows Ace King high
Hero wins the pot (2,750)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,750 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 2: whoobdogg1 folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Xx NEL xX folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Zingmaster folded before the Flop
Seat 5: somethinkwong (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: meloman919 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: Hero (big blind) collected (2,750)
Seat 8: gap86 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Brother Yeo folded before the Flop
I fold a KQ suited on a four flush board. I just didn't have the odds to call and draw to a nut flush. I
told my opponent in the chatbox, "that's cruel."
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Full Tilt Poker Game #8707263395: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (66479140)
Table 11
200/400 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:03:17 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 1: fred222 (21,602)
Seat 2: whoobdogg1 (4,510)
Seat 3: Xx NEL xX (21,779)
Seat 4: Rob Da Blind (9,025)
Seat 6: meloman919 (14,239)
Seat 7: Hero (16,400)
Seat 8: Triple_Hex (27,061)
Seat 9: Brother Yeo (15,906)
fred222 antes 50
whoobdogg1 antes 50
Xx NEL xX antes 50
Rob Da Blind antes 50
meloman919 antes 50
Hero antes 50
Triple_Hex antes 50
Brother Yeo antes 50
Xx NEL xX posts the small blind of 200
Rob Da Blind posts the big blind of 400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero
meloman919 folds
Hero raises to 1,200
Triple_Hex calls 1,200
Brother Yeo folds
fred222 folds
whoobdogg1 folds
Xx NEL xX folds
Rob Da Blind folds
*** FLOP ***
 
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero bets 2,200
Triple_Hex raises to 4,400
Hero calls 2,200
*** TURN ***
Hero checks
Triple_Hex has 15 seconds left to act
Triple_Hex bets 7,200
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero: that's cruel
Hero has requested TIME
Hero folds
Uncalled bet of 7,200 returned to Triple_Hex
Triple_Hex mucks
Triple_Hex wins the pot (12,200)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12,200 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: fred222 folded before the Flop
Seat 2: whoobdogg1 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Xx NEL xX (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Rob Da Blind (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: meloman919 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: Hero folded on the Turn
Seat 8: Triple_Hex collected (12,200), mucked
Seat 9: Brother Yeo folded before the Flop
On the bubble, I shove all in pre-flop with A9 suited. I had my opponent covered and felt that A9 was
good enough considering how quickly the blinds and antes would bleed off my stack. My opponent had me
dominated but I caught a nine, then a flush. I made the money on this hand.
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Full Tilt Poker Game #8707485190: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (66479140)
Table 11
250/500 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:17:52 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 1: DocMills (5,918)
Seat 3: Xx NEL xX (15,879)
Seat 6: meloman919 (27,939)
Seat 7: Hero (10,300)
Seat 8: Triple_Hex (34,696)
Seat 9: Brother Yeo (15,306)
DocMills antes 50
Xx NEL xX antes 50
meloman919 antes 50
Hero antes 50
Triple_Hex antes 50
Brother Yeo antes 50
meloman919 posts the small blind of 250
Hero posts the big blind of 500
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero 
Triple_Hex folds
Brother Yeo folds
DocMills raises to 2,050
Xx NEL xX folds
meloman919 folds
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero raises to 10,250, and is all in
DocMills calls 3,818, and is all in
Hero shows
DocMills shows
Uncalled bet of 4,382 returned to Hero
*** FLOP ***
  
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
Hero shows a flush, Ace high
DocMills shows Ace King high
Hero wins the pot (12,286) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12,286 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: DocMills showed and lost with Ace King high
Seat 3: Xx NEL xX (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: meloman919 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: Hero (big blind) showed and won (12,286) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 8: Triple_Hex folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Brother Yeo folded before the Flop
I push all in with Jacks. I hit a full house to win. This gave me some chips to work with. But I was
still short-stacked.
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Full Tilt Poker Game #8707912563: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (66479140)
Table 7
500/1000 Ante 125 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:45:47 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 2: Hero (8,243)
Seat 3: fred222 (6,955)
Seat 7: chandler71 (24,027)
Seat 8: Majo29 (67,613)
Seat 9: 84JOHN (98,434)
Hero antes 125
fred222 antes 125
chandler71 antes 125
Majo29 antes 125
84JOHN antes 125
Hero posts the small blind of 500
fred222 posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero
chandler71 has 15 seconds left to act
chandler71 raises to 2,000
Majo29 folds
84JOHN folds
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero raises to 8,118, and is all in
fred222 folds
chandler71 calls 6,118
Hero shows
chandler71 shows
*** FLOP ***
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
Hero shows a full house, Jacks full of Kings
chandler71 shows three of a kind, Kings
Hero wins the pot (17,861) with a full house, Jacks full of Kings
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 17,861 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 2: Hero (small blind) showed and won (17,861) with a full house, Jacks full of Kings
Seat 3: fred222 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: chandler71 showed and lost with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 8: Majo29 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: 84JOHN (button) folded before the Flop
I sandbag pocket Aces from middle position. I wait until the turn to show force, get raised all in, call
and win. The only hand I thought my opponent could have that beat me was pocket Jacks. However, if he
had Jacks I believe he would have checked the flop since I had shown aggression pre-flop and he could
count on me to push the action. Then again this guy really had no clue. What's the point of his min-bets
on the flop and turn? I had to chance it that he didn't have Jacks.
I was surprised when he flipped over Ace rag. What a fool. This hand put me in contention to win the
tournament.
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Full Tilt Poker Game #8708382547: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (66479140)
Table 7
800/1600 Ante 200 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:16:52 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 1: Birdmanbr (76,328)
Seat 2: Hero (21,348)
Seat 4: MoisonEx (47,540)
Seat 5: Triple_Hex (83,028)
Seat 6: nevatlt (19,922)
Seat 7: chandler71 (25,809)
Seat 8: Majo29 (13,303)
Seat 9: 84JOHN (72,722)
Birdmanbr antes 200
Hero antes 200
MoisonEx antes 200
Triple_Hex antes 200
nevatlt antes 200
chandler71 antes 200
Majo29 antes 200
84JOHN antes 200
nevatlt posts the small blind of 800
chandler71 posts the big blind of 1,600
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero
Majo29 folds
84JOHN calls 1,600
Birdmanbr folds
Hero raises to 6,000
MoisonEx folds
Triple_Hex folds
nevatlt has 15 seconds left to act
nevatlt folds
chandler71 folds
84JOHN calls 4,400
*** FLOP ***
84JOHN bets 1,600
Hero calls 1,600
*** TURN ***
84JOHN bets 1,600
Hero raises to 5,000
84JOHN raises to 64,922, and is all in
Hero calls 8,548, and is all in
84JOHN shows
Hero shows
Uncalled bet of 51,374 returned to 84JOHN
*** RIVER ***
84JOHN shows two pair, Sixes and Fours
Hero shows two pair, Aces and Fours
Hero wins the pot (46,296) with two pair, Aces and Fours
The blinds are now 1,000/2,000 with an ante of 250
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 46,296 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: Birdmanbr folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Hero showed and won (46,296) with two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 4: MoisonEx folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Triple_Hex (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: nevatlt (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: chandler71 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Majo29 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: 84JOHN showed and lost with two pair, Sixes and Fours
I push all in on the turn with AJ and a A7QK flush board. My opponent showed little strength pre-flop
then came out firing on the flop. I was skeptical of his change of attitude and decided to put the screws
to him by representing the flush.
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Full Tilt Poker Game #8708454114: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (66479140)
Table 7
1000/2000 Ante 250 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:21:36 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 1: Birdmanbr (118,252)
Seat 2: Hero (62,296)
Seat 4: MoisonEx (42,840)
Seat 5: Triple_Hex (79,328)
Seat 6: nevatlt (27,172)
Seat 7: chandler71 (21,509)
Seat 8: Majo29 (8,603)
Birdmanbr antes 250
Hero antes 250
MoisonEx antes 250
Triple_Hex antes 250
nevatlt antes 250
chandler71 antes 250
Majo29 antes 250
Triple_Hex posts the small blind of 1,000
nevatlt posts the big blind of 2,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero
chandler71 has 15 seconds left to act
chandler71 folds
Majo29 folds
Birdmanbr folds
Hero calls 2,000
MoisonEx calls 2,000
Triple_Hex raises to 4,000
nevatlt folds
Hero calls 2,000
MoisonEx calls 2,000
*** FLOP ***
Triple_Hex has 15 seconds left to act
Triple_Hex bets 14,000
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero calls 14,000
MoisonEx folds
*** TURN ***
Triple_Hex has 15 seconds left to act
Triple_Hex checks
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero bets 44,046, and is all in
Triple_Hex has 15 seconds left to act
Triple_Hex has requested TIME
Triple_Hex folds
Uncalled bet of 44,046 returned to Hero
Hero mucks
Hero wins the pot (43,750)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 43,750 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: Birdmanbr folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Hero collected (43,750), mucked
Seat 4: MoisonEx (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Triple_Hex (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: nevatlt (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: chandler71 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Majo29 folded before the Flop
I kept my composure after my opponent sucked out when I was better than 2-1 to win the hand and the
tournament.
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Full Tilt Poker Game #8708901061: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (66479140)
Table 7
2000/4000 Ante 500 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:51:32 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 1: Birdmanbr (98,395)
Seat 2: Hero (261,605)
Birdmanbr antes 500
Hero antes 500
Birdmanbr posts the small blind of 2,000
Hero posts the big blind of 4,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero 
Birdmanbr raises to 97,895, and is all in
Hero calls 93,895
Birdmanbr shows
Hero shows
*** FLOP ***
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
Birdmanbr shows two pair, Kings and Fives
Hero shows a pair of Kings
Birdmanbr wins the pot (196,790) with two pair, Kings and Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 196,790 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: Birdmanbr (small blind) showed and won (196,790) with two pair, Kings and Fives
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Kings
It felt so good to outlast 179 other players.
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Full Tilt Poker Game #8708976853: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (66479140)
Table 7
2000/4000 Ante 500 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:56:37 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 1: Birdmanbr (110,790)
Seat 2: Hero (249,210)
Birdmanbr antes 500
Hero antes 500
Hero posts the small blind of 2,000
Birdmanbr posts the big blind of 4,000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero
Hero raises to 16,000
Birdmanbr calls 12,000
*** FLOP ***
Birdmanbr checks
Hero checks
*** TURN ***
Birdmanbr bets 24,000
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero raises to 60,000
Birdmanbr raises to 94,290, and is all in
Hero calls 34,290
Birdmanbr shows 
Hero shows
*** RIVER ***
Birdmanbr shows a pair of Nines
Hero shows three of a kind, Kings
Hero wins the pot (221,580) with three of a kind, Kings
Birdmanbr stands up
Hero stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 221,580 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: Birdmanbr (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 2: Hero (small blind) showed and won (221,580) with three of a kind, Kings
It took me four hours to win the tournament. I bought in for $8 + $0.80 and cashed out $388.80.
Wed Oct 15, 2008
(Poker, Film)
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This is quite possibly my all time favorite scene from my all time favorite movie. Paul Newman steals the show here in The Sting.
Sun Oct 12, 2008
(Poker)
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I enjoy the occassional game of poker with my buddies. One night a while ago I expressed my disgust after a particularly bad suck out had crippled my stack. One of the guys at the table said I sounded just like Phil Hellmuth.
"Who's Phil Hellmuth?" I asked.
This got a big laugh. I think it was especially funny to my buddies because I was one of the stronger players at the table. I had no idea people idolized poker players, at least not to the point of knowing their personalities. It struck me as strange because the game (no limit hold 'em) seemed very simple to me. If you understand pot odds versus hand odds, and you understand the perils of playing out of position, you'll do just fine. Throw in some knowledge of how to play short stacked in a tournament, plus some knowledge of how to exploit your table image in a cash game, and you'll be a winning player.
Worshiping poker celebrities seems awfully strange to me because they just don't appear to be that much better than the casual player. Certainly the gap between the talent of an amateur and a professional is much more narrow in poker than it is in chess say, or tennis or soccer. The elevation of the professional poker player to celebrity status seems calculated to promote casino and online tournaments and sell books and television advertising time. Nothing more.
Well, after watching the WSOP TV shows (which I have enjoyed more than I expected to) I've concluded that I am right. In the past couple of years I have played plenty of small stakes poker with my buddies (mostly $10 or $20 tournaments) and plenty of play money games on my xbox. I have a feel for the game. So I've decided to take a shot at online poker, and have signed up for a real money account at Full Tilt.
First, I intend to warm up at the play money tables. I realize the game found there is not representative of the way poker is played when real money is at stake. However, I'm doubtful that a $1 or $5 tournament buy-in will make much of a difference considering how many people are just "taking a shot at it," rather than playing diligently. At what stakes, I wonder, does the character of the game change perceptibly? With discipline and some luck, I may find out.
Where to begin? I think it is prudent to document my goals, and develop some guidelines that emphasize disciplined play.
Poker Bankroll Management
Objectives
- Relax and have fun. Learn to avoid tilting.
- Improve my Texas hold 'em game.
- Learn how to play other games such as Omaha, stud, razz, and deuce-to-seven triple draw.
- Track my bankroll and statistics using spreadsheets and Poker Tracker software.
- Learn how to adjust strategy for limit and pot limit games.
- Post notable hands on my website.
Table Selection
- Prefer to play multi-table tournaments because the payoff for cashing is much better than single table tournaments.
- Play single table tournaments if pressed for time. Though consider playing games other than hold 'em, so I may have an advantage over low stakes players who are more familiar with hold 'em.
- Mitigate the threat from maniac low stakes players- and defuse tilt- by playing limit stakes rather than no limit.
Tournaments
- Do not buy in for more than 4% of bankroll for single table tournaments.
- Do not buy in for more than 2% of bankroll for multi-table tournaments.
- Learn how to manage a chip stack in a large tournament.
Cash Games
- Do not buy in for more than 4% of bankroll.
- Do not bust more than twice in one sitting.
- Buy into limit games at 50x big blind.
- Buy into pot limit and no limit games at 100x big blind.
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