Archive for September, 2009

Win $25 Worth of Free Coaching

Posted on28. Sep, 2009 by Gugel.

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Want to win $25 (1/2 an hour) of free coaching from me?  All you have to do is post a hand or ask a question on the AnskyPoker.com Heads Up Forums.  I’ll select one lucky winner out of everyone that makes a post in the next 2 weeks.
Update: In 3 days, 5 people have already [...]

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My Bad River Bluff at $200 NL

Posted on27. Sep, 2009 by Gugel.

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I’m playing $200 NL against Cricket Scores, a somewhat decent regular. We stacked off preflop when my AKs ran into his pocket queens. At this point, we’ve only played like 20 hands or so.
BB ($395.50)
Hero (SB) ($205.50)
Preflop: Hero is SB with Js, 2c
Hero bets $6, BB calls $4
Flop: ($12) 5c, 7h, 10d (2 [...]

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Introducing the AnskyPoker.com Heads Up Forums

Posted on24. Sep, 2009 by Gugel.

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Check out the new AnskyPoker.com Heads Up Forums!
You’ll be able to personally ask me questions about hands you’ve played, heads up NL strategy, hand reading and mental toughness.  I’ll post hands from my HU sessions too.  It’s gonna be almost like getting free coaching from me…ALMOST…
If you have questions about HU SNGs, 6max or full ring [...]

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Should You Play on PokerStars or FullTilt? – Average Pot Sizes

Posted on22. Sep, 2009 by Gugel.

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I’m really excited about this post.  This data has never been released and it’s practical, objective advice that can increase your winrate.
Here’s how I got my hands on this juicy data:
Dameon of PokerTableRatings saw my last post on trying to objectively measure how hard it is to move up in stakes and asked me if I wanted any [...]

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How Hard is it to Move Up in Stakes?

Posted on14. Sep, 2009 by Gugel.

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So as a follow-up to my previous post about data analysis, I decided to find out how hard it is to move up in stakes.  Let’s say you’re playing $100NL and want to move up to $200NL.  Just how much tougher is the competition?
Up to now, it’s been all hearsay.  One guy says it’s easy. [...]

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Beating Sit-N-Gos in 2004: A Data-Analysis Lesson from ShoeMoney

Posted on09. Sep, 2009 by Gugel.

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Jeremy Schoemaker, aka ShoeMoney, is a brilliant marketer and comes up with some really great out-of-the-box ideas.  He wrote a post yesterday about how he was part of the 2004 poker craze and had decided to find a way to “beat the system”.  Now ShoeMoney is a really smart dude, but poker isn’t something you master [...]

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Pot Entitlement – It’s Not Over Till It’s Over

Posted on08. Sep, 2009 by Gugel.

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In NL hold’em, a very strong hand on the flop can become a marginal hand on the turn or river. But people have a very hard time letting go of a flopped monster. I call this phenomenon, “pot entitlement”. Simply put, they feel they are entitled to win the pot, even when [...]

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What Ayn Rand Can Teach You About Making Your Opponent Tilt

Posted on01. Sep, 2009 by Gugel.

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I’m almost done with Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.  She’s a really good writer, though the story can get a bit frustrating at times.  Anyway, one of the key points in her philosophy is that guilt is a powerful way of controlling people.  Make them feel guilty and they’ll do almost anything you want.  It works [...]

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