Poker Blogs
Reading various poker blogs has helped me think about poker in different ways.
I've been trying to increase my subscriptions to poker blogs in my blog reader.
A lot of poker blogs I found are no longer update. Some seem to have been sold to spammers.
I tried to whittle down the list to known...
I've been trying to increase my subscriptions to poker blogs in my blog reader.
A lot of poker blogs I found are no longer update. Some seem to have been sold to spammers.
I tried to whittle down the list to known...
Time To Build A MicroStakes MTT Plan
When I first started playing poker I thought I'd be playing mainly multi-table tournaments but I've barely played any lately.
Grinding SnGs and cash games brings a small but steady profit but tournaments have the possibility of delivering a nice big prize for finishing 1st.
Unfortunately I find that SnGs and cash...
Grinding SnGs and cash games brings a small but steady profit but tournaments have the possibility of delivering a nice big prize for finishing 1st.
Unfortunately I find that SnGs and cash...
PokerStars VIP Freerolls iCal Feeds
PokerStars offers a lot of benefits to players as part of it's VIP Program. One of these benefits are free online poker tournaments with prize pools as high as $1 million. The buy-in to these events are either free or through frequent player points (FPPs).
Three $500 tournaments run every day for a 10 FPP buy-in....
Three $500 tournaments run every day for a 10 FPP buy-in....
How To Make A PokerStars Pro Portrait
I've always found the portraits Team PokerStars Pros have as their avatars appealing. They have a very nice muted effect to them.
Some of the PokerStars portraits are nicer than others but they all have the same effect applied to them.
When PokerStars announced they signed Liv...
Some of the PokerStars portraits are nicer than others but they all have the same effect applied to them.
When PokerStars announced they signed Liv...
PokerStars Bonuses Clear Instantly Plus Earn VPPs Faster at Microstakes
PokerStars announced that starting on October 1st there will be some new changes to the VIP program. Some pretty great changes in my opinion!
First, VIP Reward Bonuses will now be available in your account instantly. In the past if you purchased a $50 VIP Reward Bonus for 4,500 FPP you'd have to clear that bonus by...
First, VIP Reward Bonuses will now be available in your account instantly. In the past if you purchased a $50 VIP Reward Bonus for 4,500 FPP you'd have to clear that bonus by...
DoN SnG Challenge Update 12
It's been a while since my last post and update. I've been busy with a few other projects and haven't had as much time. I have been playing my challenges but haven't had time to update my blog.
I really wanted to splurge and play one of the $200 WCOOP events but I just couldn't find the time. :(
Since my last...
I really wanted to splurge and play one of the $200 WCOOP events but I just couldn't find the time. :(
Since my last...
SnG Hand Histories from PTR Sale
Received an email today that PokerTableRatings.com is now offering Sit-n-Go hand histories for purchase. For a limited time there is a 30% discount if you use the promo code: SNGLAUNCH.
Plus you'll also get 14 free days of SnG daily hand updates with your order if you use the promo code.
PokerTableRatings...
Plus you'll also get 14 free days of SnG daily hand updates with your order if you use the promo code.
PokerTableRatings...
Reader Email About DoNs
A few weeks ago a reader, Rishan, sent me an email with some questions about Double or Nothing Sit-N-Go's.
He had some good questions pertaining to variance, bankroll management and some strategy. With his permission I'm posting his email along with my answers in case others find it helpful.
It took a while to...
He had some good questions pertaining to variance, bankroll management and some strategy. With his permission I'm posting his email along with my answers in case others find it helpful.
It took a while to...
DoN SnG Challenge Update 11
This is my best update so far! No major downswings and I had time to put in a lot of volume. I was finally able to significantly increase the number of simultaneous tables I'm playing too which made a big difference.
Current DoN SnG Challenge Bankroll is at $1,542 a whopping $732 more since my last update. An increase...
Current DoN SnG Challenge Bankroll is at $1,542 a whopping $732 more since my last update. An increase...
MTT Bankroll Management Spreadsheet
If you liked my Cash Game Bankroll Management Spreadsheet and DoN SnG Bankroll Management Spreadsheet you might get some good use out of my multi-table tournament (MTT) bankroll management spreadsheet.
It has the same features as the other spreadsheets in that it suggests your buy-in based on your bankroll management...
It has the same features as the other spreadsheets in that it suggests your buy-in based on your bankroll management...
Shaun Deeb Toolbox or Female Rights Crusader?
At the 2010 WSOP Ladies No-Limit Holdem Championship about a dozen guys registered and played the event. Some of them did so because they believe the field to be softer but Shaun Deeb, who started the event in drag, claimed he did it for female poker player rights.
He feels that the special Ladies tournament shouldn't...
He feels that the special Ladies tournament shouldn't...
DoN SnG Challenge Update 10
Unfortunately my good run didn't last. After my last DoN SnG Challenge Update things continued to go well and then disaster struck. I experienced my worst downswing ever in these games. Over 30 buy-ins.
The current DoN Challenge bankroll stands at $810. It was up to $883.61 at it's peak before the downswing. I was...
The current DoN Challenge bankroll stands at $810. It was up to $883.61 at it's peak before the downswing. I was...
New Mouse Arrived - Logitech M500 Mouse Review
After only 2 days my new Logitech M500 Mouse arrived from Newegg.com even using their standard 3-day ground shipping. Ever since I've discovered them I don't think I've ever bought any computer hardware from anywhere else.
My old mouse, a Logitech MX-310 was tilting the crap out of me. It seems the cord had developed...
My old mouse, a Logitech MX-310 was tilting the crap out of me. It seems the cord had developed...
PokerStars The Big Game Sneak Peek
PokerStars' new TV high stakes cash game show, "The Big Game" will start airing June 14th on FOX. The show will run 5 nights a week at 1:00 am.
It's a 6-handed holdem cash game with $200/$400 blinds and $100 ante. The minimum buy-in is $100,000. It looks like it's going to be pot-limit preflop, no-limit post-flop.
Along...
It's a 6-handed holdem cash game with $200/$400 blinds and $100 ante. The minimum buy-in is $100,000. It looks like it's going to be pot-limit preflop, no-limit post-flop.
Along...
PokerTableRatings Premium Is Online
PokerTableRatings is a service that data mines no-limit holdem and Omaha cash games across various online poker rooms.
You can review your own hands and stats as well as those of other players. From their website you can access basic statistics for free or you could purchase hand histories to import into your...
Bodog courts Tiger Woods Disses Poker Players?
What a joke! Bodog is offering Tiger Woods a 5 year $100 million sponsorship deal with a "no moral judgement" clause.
With divorce an increasingly likely outcome and speculation about a multitude of other ‘sins’, BodogBrand feel they are the only ones who can extend a deal that will be totally unaffected by any non-golf...
With divorce an increasingly likely outcome and speculation about a multitude of other ‘sins’, BodogBrand feel they are the only ones who can extend a deal that will be totally unaffected by any non-golf...
My First PokerStars Knockout Sit-n-Go
Last month PokerStars announced a new type of Sit-n-Go tournament, the Knockout SnG.
I didn't notice them until recently. They seem pretty cool. They are structured like normal 9-man single table tournaments with 10 minute blind levels and 1500 starting chips.
Buy-ins match their non knockout counterparts but...
I didn't notice them until recently. They seem pretty cool. They are structured like normal 9-man single table tournaments with 10 minute blind levels and 1500 starting chips.
Buy-ins match their non knockout counterparts but...
Jean-Robert Bellande goes Busto!
Photo courtesy: lasvegasvegas.comJean-Robert Bellande (@BrokeLivingJRB) poker pro and former Survivor: China contestant has been tweeting his bankroll updates since he started his $0 to $1million run. His last bankroll update simply read:
Cash 0 Stars 0 FTP 0 I feel sleepy.
Sun May 09 02:31Starting from nothing he...
Cash 0 Stars 0 FTP 0 I feel sleepy.
Sun May 09 02:31Starting from nothing he...
Update on PPC Advertising for Poker Blogs
About a month ago I wrote about PPC Advertising For Poker Blogs after noticing a lot of Poker Bloggers were using Google Adsense. Since it is against Google's policies to post AdSense ads on sites containing casino or gambling related content I thought I'd point out some alternatives to Adsense that allow poker and gambling...
DoN SnG Challenge Update 9
What a relief! It looks like the Double or Nothing Sit-n-Gos on PokerStars are profitable again!
For a while I was thinking it was going to be impossible to get anywhere with this challenge so I'm very happy that things have been going well for my last two updates.
Right after I last posted on my DoN Challenge...
For a while I was thinking it was going to be impossible to get anywhere with this challenge so I'm very happy that things have been going well for my last two updates.
Right after I last posted on my DoN Challenge...
Double or Nothing SnG Bankroll Management Spreadsheet
My Cash Game Bankroll Management Spreadsheet got some good feedback so I thought I'd start releasing some of the other spreadsheets I use. It takes some time to clean up and make them a little more user friendly.
Today I'm sharing my Double or Nothing SnG Bankroll Management Spreadsheet. It's the spreadsheet I use to keep...
Today I'm sharing my Double or Nothing SnG Bankroll Management Spreadsheet. It's the spreadsheet I use to keep...
Free Poker Bankrolls
I ran across a site recently that is willing to get you started playing poker on a number of different sites without having to deposit any of your own money.
All you need to do is verify your identity and phone number and that's it.
It seems too good to be true but apparently it's legit. I did some searching...
All you need to do is verify your identity and phone number and that's it.
It seems too good to be true but apparently it's legit. I did some searching...
PokerStars Simple-Slick Theme
A while ago I analyzed a few different PokerStars table themes. It was my long drawn-out thought process figuring out what I liked about different themes and why. My goal was to try to come up with a table theme that I like as much as Hyper-Simple that was more visually appealing.
The result is my PokerStars Simple-Slick...
The result is my PokerStars Simple-Slick...
DoN SnG Challenge Update 8
It's been a while since I've posted an update on my Double or Nothing Sit-n-Go Challenge.
I had a bit of a down turn. My last two updates were me reporting I was break even. It was a bit demoralizing and I wasn't putting in the volume I needed to meet my goal.
Instead I was taking a look at my stats and hand histories...
I had a bit of a down turn. My last two updates were me reporting I was break even. It was a bit demoralizing and I wasn't putting in the volume I needed to meet my goal.
Instead I was taking a look at my stats and hand histories...
PokerTableRatings New Replayer
I noticed Daniel Negreanu tweeted that he was going to hit the 100/200 NLHE tables on Pokerstars after busting out of the EPT main event in Monte Carlo. I missed the live action so I turned to PokerTableRatings to check out the replay.
PokerTableRatings.com (PTR) is a site where you can check both your own and other players cash game stats (NLHE and Omaha only)....
PokerTableRatings.com (PTR) is a site where you can check both your own and other players cash game stats (NLHE and Omaha only)....
PokerStars Taking On Short Stackers
PokerStars announced some upcoming changes to their NL/PL Cash Game tables.
Many USD currency Hold’em and Omaha games with No-Limit or Pot-Limit betting will be offered with new and different minimum, maximum, and default buy-in amounts. Most stakes of NL Hold’em and PL Omaha will be offered as follows:
20-50 bb, with...
Many USD currency Hold’em and Omaha games with No-Limit or Pot-Limit betting will be offered with new and different minimum, maximum, and default buy-in amounts. Most stakes of NL Hold’em and PL Omaha will be offered as follows:
20-50 bb, with...
Ferguson and Negreanu Think the Micros are Hard!
When I first started this blog it was to document some of my progress as a poker player and some of my micro stakes bankroll building challenges. Some big names in poker have also done bankroll challenges and I've wound up writing articles about their strategies and progress.
I figured it might be a good idea to take this...
I figured it might be a good idea to take this...
Crush the Micros? ORLY?
Every once in a while I get someone new following me on Twitter. A lot of times it's some person that just signed up with Twitter and joins hundreds of people trying to spam links or promote something.
The other day the author of No Limit Hold'em - Beating the Micro Stakes: Crushing Micro Stakes & Small Stakes Poker started...
The other day the author of No Limit Hold'em - Beating the Micro Stakes: Crushing Micro Stakes & Small Stakes Poker started...
Daniel Negreanu Getting Serious About Online Poker
It's been fun following Negreanu's microstakes bankroll challenge but he's really stepped it up, playing high limit NLHE on PokerStars.com.
This month, Negreanu's put in over 3,000 hands at $100/$200 NLH 6-max. He started off really strong, KidPoker's first $100/$200 session after his renewed interest in...
This month, Negreanu's put in over 3,000 hands at $100/$200 NLH 6-max. He started off really strong, KidPoker's first $100/$200 session after his renewed interest in...
PPC Advertising for Poker Blogs
There are a lot of poker bloggers out there using Google AdSense. There's a problem with using AdSense on poker sites and I wanted to create this post to point it out and present an alternative.
PPC stands for Pay-Per-Click. If you run PPC ads on your site and someone clicks on one of the ads, you earn some...
PPC stands for Pay-Per-Click. If you run PPC ads on your site and someone clicks on one of the ads, you earn some...
Table Selection For Micro Limit Cash Games
There are many things you can do to influence your success at the poker table before you even sit down. One of these is choosing the right table.
Unlike most live casinos you can choose which table to sit at when playing online poker. You can try and find soft tables with lots of fish and avoid tables full of good regulars.
But...
Unlike most live casinos you can choose which table to sit at when playing online poker. You can try and find soft tables with lots of fish and avoid tables full of good regulars.
But...
Holdem Manager vs PokerOffice Part I
I recently decided it was time to take some of my poker winings and invest in a poker software package that would allow me to review my sessions, analyze my game and provide me with more information on my opponents.
There are three software options that can do all that. Holdem Manager, PokerOffice and PokerTracker....
There are three software options that can do all that. Holdem Manager, PokerOffice and PokerTracker....
Increase Holdem Manager Performance - Sale on SSDs
If you use poker tracking software such as Holdem Manager, PokerTracker or PokerOffice, you might have noticed that some features, such as reports run slower as you accumulate more hands.
The computations they perform aren't all that difficult. The issue comes down to the sheer amount of data they need read and write from...
The computations they perform aren't all that difficult. The issue comes down to the sheer amount of data they need read and write from...
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