Years ago I read something from Mike Caro that I thought was really a brilliant insight into the poker mind. It’s called “either/or” thinking, and you can read about it in his words. (Skip to the section titled “Today’s word”.)
The basic idea is that people tend to think in …Login/Register for more.
This is an old 2+2 post about analyzing your game and some of the pitfalls many players fall into.
I think my biggest leak is…
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I don’t lay aces down I Think My Biggest Leak Is…|240|3.95|USD|| enough when they are beaten…
I play medium pairs too aggressively after the flop…
I play [...]
“Those who can’t, teach.” As someone who used to play poker fulltime and now spends more time teaching it, I hear that a lot. Frankly, I think it’s bullshit. People ask me frequently why I spend more time writing about poker now than I do playing it. It’s because teaching …Login/Register for more.
Tags: 6-max, geoff-herzog, limit-holdem, nick-grudzien, poker, poker-books, poker-resources, shorthanded, stoxpoker, stoxtrader, winning-in-tough-hold-em-games, world-series-of-poker, wsop, wtheg, zobagsThere’s some excellent software out there to help you with your poker game. Probably the most popular tool is PokerTracker, a full-featured database for your online poker hands. You probably already knew about PokerTracker. (If you didn’t, visit that link now!) Here 6 Must-Have and Mostly Free Poker Tools You May Not Know About|217|3.95|USD|| [...]
Tags: equity-calculators, flopturnriver, hand-converter, hand-database, Internet Poker, odds-calculators, online-poker, poker, poker-hand, poker-tracker, pokerace, pokerace-hud, pokerhand, pokerstove, pokertracker, sharkscope, sit-and-go, sit-n-go-power-tools, twodimesI was impressed by how well people did on the Hidden Outs Revisited quiz. Last time I tried this three years ago, people messed up all over the place. This time around, only a few of the questions consistently tricked people.
Before I give the answers, I’d like to offer Hidden Outs Revisited — The Answers|207|3.95|USD|| [...]
Learning to count outs well is a critical skill for any aspiring poker player. Many outs are easy to see. If you have a flush draw, the cards of your suit are outs. If you have overcards, your pair cards are outs. Oftentimes, though, there are cards that improve your Hidden Outs Revisited|206|3.95|USD|| [...]
Tags: counting-outs, hidden-outs, limit-holdem, no-limit-holdem, poker, Reading the BoardI wrote an article a few days ago about my approach to poker. Poker players seem to have almost endless problems with tilt in its various forms. If tilt is a problem for you, then Tommy Angelo is your man. Tommy is the world’s most awesomest authority on the Q&A #54: It’s All About the [...]
Tags: bankroll, poker, Psychology, tilt, tommy-angeloIt’s a common question that takes many forms. “How many hands do I have to play before I know I’m a winner?” That’s the most standard form of the question. “If I’ve won 3BB/100 for the last 10,000 hands, does that mean I can move up?” A little more aggressive.
Some When Do I Know I’m [...]
As some of you may know, I’m working on a book project with Matt Flynn and Sunny Mehta. It is presently (possibly subject to change) a two volume work titled Professional No Limit Hold ‘em. Matt and Sunny are the main authors, and I’m playing the role of the glue Professional No Limit Hold ‘em: [...]
Tags: matt-flynn, pnlhe, professional-no-limit-hold-em, sunny-mehtaRecently a few players took issue with something I said in a recent interview. The controversial question and answer are:
Bernard Chapin: Do you think that with each passing year, the game gets tougher and tougher due to poker players sharing all their secrets with readers?
Ed Miller: No. My Does Poker Keep Getting Harder and Harder?|145|3.95|USD|| [...]
