January 2007 Archived Tips

Jul 29, 2006

Winning with a short stack

Short Stack Poker

Having a short stack is not necessarily a bad position.  You see people win all the time with short stacks.  There is an art to playing the short stack and I feel that when you play it properly you can actually gain an edge and make it deep into the tournament payouts.  Here is the full article on How to play a short stack

Watch the WSOP before everyone else

WSOP Airing on Pay Per View

For about $25.00 you can watch the World Series of Poker live on Pay Per View.  The event will take place on August 10th and starts at 3pm and goes until the winner is crowned.

If you decide to bypass the $25 fee to watch it on Pay Per View then you will have to wait until September 26th on ESPN.  By then the winner will have already spread across the internet and the climax ending will have been ruined.

A lot of sports bars will also be running the event so make your way down to one of those if you don’t have an extra $25 to blow.

On a side note here is the full 2006 WSOP Broadcast schedule

Internet poker slang for newbies.

Internet Poker Slang

The chat boxes at internet poker rooms are filled abbreviations and slang words.  These words and letter become common to seasoned players but remember back when you first began playing poker.  You probably had no idea what pp or hu meant.  We wrote a quick article with all the online poker slang used today.

Bluffing at it twice

Firing Two Bullets While Bluffing

Have you ever felt you had the winning hand but folded anyways because your opponent bet too much and you were afraid to lose your stack?  This article relates to playing out of your league in terms of stakes but on the other side.  This time you’re not the player who is getting bent over and taken for but instead the one who is doing the taking.

Knowing when to bluff at pots against players who are playing scared is one tactic higher stake players use.  It’s a great way to pick up some hefty pots and use aggression and knowledge of your competitors to full capacity.

Read the full article on Knowing When to Bluff in Poker.

Poker rooms pay for Royal Flushes and Quads

Royal Flush or Four of a Kind = Money

Next time you hit a royal flush or four of a kind email the support at the poker room you are playing at.  There is a good chance the poker room will give you $50 or $100 for hitting that Royal Flush or Four of a kind.  Hey, every little bit counts right.

Playing poker like you were young again.

Does Age Make a Difference?

After writing biographies and interviewing all these young top online poker players I got to thinking.  Does age play a factor in succeding at high stakes poker or was it just coincidence that most young players are great internet pros.

There’s a wide range of factors that were considered in writing this article and some things that might conclude that younger players will be more successful at online poker and especially high stakes games.  Here is the full article on the Age Factor in Poker.  It’s a long shot but it could help you look at high stakes internet poker in a different way.

Cliff notes for winning at Sit and Gos.

Sit and Go Poker Tips

After personally evaluating my own play I found that Sit and Go’s need more attention.  These little puppies are the gold mine of online poker especially because they are great for playing more than 3 at a time.  Most players begin by playing Sit n Go’s and that’s another reason you can earn such a high return.  Here are the cliff notes for Sit and Go Poker online.