Recently I was playing in a fairly loose $2-$5 live no-limit game. An early position player with about $300 limped. I was two off the button, and I made it $20 to go with A K . The button, with about $325 total, made it $75 to go. Playing Big Slick Against A [...]
Tags: ace-king, big-slick, david-sklansky, fold-equity, little-green-book, live-play, nlhtap, no-limit-holdem, no-limit-holdem-theory-and-practice, phil-gordon, poker, preflop-play, semibluffWhen No Limit Hold ‘em: Theory and Practice first came out, there was a lot of hubbub about a very simple idea. We suggested that it makes sense to vary your preflop raise sizes based on the situation: your Q&A #100: Variable Preflop Raise Sizing In Microstakes Online Games|401|3.95|USD|| opponents, your hand, the [...]
Tags: david-sklansky, full-tilt-poker, microstakes, nlhtap, no-limit-holdem, no-limit-holdem-theory-and-practice, poker, Poker Made Simple, preflop raise sizing, preflop-play, stoxpokerLast week we celebrated one year of NPA, and I offered a contest. Ask the best question on the message boards within a week, and win a signed copy of each of my books and DVDs.
We have a winner! Congratulations to Shrike for his question about MTT Standards.
Ed, since you’ve spent considerable time working on [...]
A couple of days ago, I posted a hand I “observed” where our hero had 55 after a small preflop push in a big pot. I was the player with the 55, and first I’ll tell you what happened.
I called the $69 raise ($84 total). The small blind hemmed Hand Discussion #9: My Thoughts|329|3.95|USD|| [...]
Wow, this hand discussion was controversial! Here’s the hand again.
This weekend I was playing in a fairly loose $2-$5 live no-limit game. An early position player with about $300 limped. I was two off the button, and I made it $20 to go with A K . Hand Discussion #6: My Thoughts|280|3.95|USD|| [...]
The Mission: Get you winning in your local $1-$2 no-limit game with 7 easy steps.
Welcome to the final step, Step 7: Keep Your Head in the Game. If you haven’t done so already, 7 Easy Steps to No-Limit Hold’em Success — Step 7: Keep Your Head in the Game|249|3.95|USD|| make sure to check [...]
Jim asks,
I know I am at very small stakes and bluffing shouldn’t be too much of a concern. But I am still trying to grasp me head around the concept and it’s bugging me to the point I need to ask someone.
In “The Theory of Poker” It says in an Q&A #50: Optimal Bluffing Frequency|160|3.95|USD|| [...]
Bill asks,
Finished reading your No Limit Hold’em … reading it a second time and working on these tables. Might be asking the wrong half of the team but what gives with the odds of winning for the big pairs? I’ve been entering the numbers into a spreadsheet to Q&A #18: Sklansky-Chubukov Numbers|71|3.95|USD|| [...]
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Tags: benjamin-graham, david-sklansky, investing, jason-zweig, personal-finance, stock-market, the-intelligent-investor, theory-of-poker, value-investing, warren-buffettRand asks,
The upgrades to your NPA site are great. I read it daily.
Your path to poker seems unique among authors having come from a technical, academic background.
I am an engineer myself who, along with the rest of the world, is making the transition from low-limit to no-limit hold’em.
I have Q&A #12: Developing Your Poker [...]
