19

Dec

Playing Online Poker Without an Internet Connection

I turned on my laptop first thing this morning and the Internet Connection was virtually dead. My ISP quickly gave me the standard excuse, the pipeline between Malta and Rome was "broken" again. 

I watched a video on Tedtalks about Bernoulli's equation. Perfect for people who play poker. I am on a line of thought. Humans take risks and that is why we have grown to be the dominant specie, we are always calculating what we will gain and how much effort is involved. Always comparing the past and thinking of the future.

Now it's Friday evening and I want to play poker online, I know it's broken, the connection is so slow that a heads up game that usually takes 15 to 20 minutes is takening over an hour. I have treated that last few months as a learning curve but this is different. I decide to try something different tonight. Very very interesting. Here is my notes:

- With 3 breaks the game lasted over 3 hours
- Heads up play
- Some how the blind levels did not increase
- Trying to maximize pots
- Found a tight player
- I decide to raise all my medium hands
- I also decide to not raise my good hands, then trap
- I bet on a paired board, straight draws and Read More »

11

Aug

A Selection of Great Poker Tells to Help Improve your Game

1. Player Looks at Chips
A player who looks at his or her chips immediately after seeing the flop has hit something on the flop and is about to bet. Keep your eyes on the other player/s when the flop comes, not the flop. If you are first to act this is valuable info. Only bet with a good hand here, it’s likely that you are getting called or re-raised.
   
2. The Sigh or Shrug
Poker players love to act. Watch out for a player who sighs and/or shrugs and then just calls your bet or raises. This almost always means he or she has a strong hand but is trying to act weak. Beware of the sigh!
    
3. Trembling Hands
Watch a player’s hands as he bets and puts his chips out. If they are shaking or trembling there’s a good chance he’s got a monster hand and is very excited. Many beginners mistake this as a bluff, but it’s almost always the opposite.
     
4. Staring at the Flop
When a player stares at th Read More »