Value bet on river? - $100 NL with ante

August 29th, 2009

Villain has been very loose and aggressive but only played with during 15 hands.
$0.50/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com
Stacks:

UTG
SINI3000
($221.95)

UTG+1
HOLYFADED
($93.20)

CO
FISHBOYONTILT
($70.75)

BTN
Hero
($74.35)

SB
PURERANDOM
($208.65)

BB
GERMANPLAYA
($49.45)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is BTN

3 folds, Hero raises to $5, 1 fold, GERMANPLAYA calls $4
Flop: ($12, 2 players)
GERMANPLAYA checks, Hero bets $6, GERMANPLAYA calls $6
Turn: ($24, 2 players)
GERMANPLAYA [...]

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Lazy poker players beware of this post…

August 27th, 2009

Are poker players in general lazy?
How much time are poker players in general putting in to improve their game compared to other fields? I would say that the answer is VERY little.
Let’s discuss how chess players improve their skills in their game. Chess and poker has enough commonalities to make the comparison relevant. I know [...]

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A poker player’s worst enemy

August 24th, 2009

I’ve been thinking about this and I think I know who it is. It is “Lack of discipline”.
Lack of discipline reveals it ugly face in so many poker situations, it is always creeping behind you and stab you in the back when you least expect it. Right?
Let me give you a couple of examples of [...]

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