Archive for January, 2006
Futile Alito Hearings
I happened to be working a desk job during the Alito hearings that allowed me to watch it on CSPAN the entire time, so I saw everyday. It was actually pretty interesting, seeing the various senators, mostly saying the same things over and over again. The more partisan [Read More]
The Literal Slow Play Online
I discussed slow playing earlier and said, for many situations you probably don’t want to use it. There is a pretty good alternative to actual slow playing online that works effectively against many players. That is the “literal” slow play. Say I am a [Read More]
Lucky First Hands
I keep getting lucky hands when I first sit down at a table. Here is such an example from today. I may branch out soon into some No Limit because I want to try out some SNG’s. Of course this is while I move up the limits. Judging by the .05/.10, I will give this [Read More]
What happened to Killer Bees?
“Soon the Killer Bees will occupy territory north to San Francisco and Richmond, essentially half the United States” Well, I for one, await our Killer Bee overlords. And I am still waiting, some ten years later. Where did they go? I guess these bees [Read More]
The Evil Slow Play
Slow Play – Playing a strong hand as if it were a weak hand in order to deceive your opponents. You don’t see it too often in the micros or low limits, but sometimes a player will slow play a big hand. Most of the time you will see a slowly played flop and a [Read More]
Anatomy of a Poker Session
For all the beginners out there who want to get their feet wet. Here is a session from last night that will explain my every move through 63 hands. Hand One PokerStars 0.02/0.04 Hold’em (10 handed) converter Hero is CO with K:club:, 7:club:. MP3 posts a blind of [Read More]
