“There Ain’t No Nation, Like a Donation”
There are several reasons why it is correct to play tight early in a tournament.
1- There are no antes.
2- Players tend to have similar stacks to your own.
Double Negative (How To Force Your Opponent Into Negative/Negative Outcomes)
that we can force our opponents to make mistakes in poker. The more difficult spots we can force our opponents into, the more likely it is that we can gain equity against them as a hand progresses. The double negative effect doesn’t come into play until later in the hand, usually a couple bets after the “setup play” is made…
Handling Limpers
Posted by aaron on June 20th, 2010
When players have limped in front of you, raising more becomes prudent as to deny the players already in the pot the odds required to correctly call. In the previous article, a raise of three times the big blind was suggested as a standard open raise. With limpers, there is a rule of thumb for the increase of the size of your bet. For every limper in the pot in front of you, increase the size of your raise by 1BB. For example, if two players limp, you should now raise to 5BBs instead of 3.
Casual Bankroll Management
Posted by aaron on June 20th, 2010
Casual Bankroll Management: How Not To Go Bust
You’re raring to enter a tournament and get into the flow of playing casually. You deposit $100 into your favorite poker site and quickly scan the list of tournaments. “Oh, there’s a $33 deep stack in 5 minutes! With slow blinds and huge stacks, I should do really [...]
Cash vs. Tourney (the numbers)
Posted by aaron on June 20th, 2010
If you are used to playing cash game, and thinking about switching to tournaments this article will help you in the transition.
Fold Equity
Posted by aaron on June 20th, 2010
Fold Equity is the most advanced concept that almost every beginning player is at least aware exists. Many players simply see it as picking up a pot with a steal, and drastically miscalculate the values, so this article is designed to help players not get into trouble when evaluating a situation involving fold equity.
Metagame and Antees
Posted by admin on June 20th, 2010
I have repeatedly addressed the importance of waiting for antes to kick in to start really playing poker, and if you are this far in the website you already know I discuss the theory before the application. So why are antes so important…
