Missing in Action
April 11, 2008
I need to take a few minutes to apologize to all my friends at Suited Jokers and the Skype crew.
I haven’t been around a lot lately.
There are a few reasons for this but mainly I just haven’t had the energy or drive for poker. In the last three weeks, I can probably count on one hand how many games I have played. As a matter of fact, I have probably played more live tournaments than on-line tournaments lately.
The Art of Donkey Dodging
March 17, 2008
So, you take the game of Poker seriously. You are attempting to play the best way you know how and you are always searching to learn and improve. You are out there “in the trenches”, grinding it out at the lower limit tables trying to build your bankroll so you can move up and play higher level players to test your abilities to see if you can hang with the big boys.
If you are like most of us, you are going to run into a hitch in the plan. The hitch can be defined as the Donkey
Typically, the Donkey is the one person you WANT at your table. Once you have identified them, they are your “bank” and they should be easy pickings.
This is the way it is supposed to go but… Read more
A short update (well it started out to be short)
March 9, 2008
I has been quite a while since I posted so I thought I would just put a short update in here about what I have been doing lately.
There are a few of us in the Suited Jokers forum that play an on line game called O-Game. It is a space simulation game where you build up planets and forces in an effort to attack other people and take over the Universe. I don’t know who started this thing. It was either Blagger or Dog, but, I am running out of enthusiasm for it. If you are not prepared to spend a lot of time with it because you need to do it just about every day, then it isn’t real fun to play. Lately, my available time hasn’t allowed me to adequately play so I may need to just shut it down for a while (you can go in “vacation” mode where nothing will happen to you) and see if I want to play later.
Confidence and on line Poker
February 2, 2008
So, you are sitting there at home, staring at a computer screen playing poker. It’s a “you against the world” type of situation. No one can see you, most people who you play against don’t even know anything about you. Table presence is dictated by your play, not your personality or attitude at the table. So why then, does confidence play a factor?
First, I should explain that I think it makes a BIG difference. Big enough, in my opinion, that it can make the difference between “being on top” or “being in a slump”.
First hand experience has shown me that when I am NOT playing confidently, I can go out 6th or 5th in a 6 man SNG. When I am playing confidently, I make the money about every time. That’s a big swing huh?
If I am not confident in myself, you could see how a few games could put me “in a slump”.
If I am confident, watch out!
What does confidence do for you? Read more
Emotion, Aggression, and Tilting
January 30, 2008
We have been discussing these subjects lately and I would like to offer the following comments..
First, emotions and poker are like oil and water, they don’t mix.
I have been thinking about this for a couple of reasons. Number one, I ran into an emotional issue while playing the other day and I was called on it and number 2, I am trying to improve my game so some introspect is always required.
The emotional aspect of the game. Read more
And now…back to poker
January 28, 2008
Hopefully, all of the DRAMA is over regarding the League and what’s going on in it. It all gets down to if you want to play by the League rules, stay. If not, leave.Anyway, Lippy made a post on the League site the other day regarding the play of the members. He was pretty upset about the whole thing and it brought up an interesting aspect of the game.
Basically, it came down to this. (I am paraphrasing because I wasn’t there but this is my understanding of what took place) A short stack went all-in on a hand. There were 3 or 4 big stacks at the table (20X the all-in bet). No one called the all-in bettor. Not even the BB who only had to call $400 more in chips.
Excuses were presented by those at the table. Read more
