I had a couple interesting hands this weekend in the $15-30 game. There were only a few hands where tells played a big part in how I played. The one I'm going to tell you about involves a very common tell, but it’s not one that’s usually so obvious at fixed limit games. It’s usually one you see a lot more at no-limit. But I think that limit is the perfect training ground for learning how to ...
Archives for March 2011
Anxiety and low self-esteem in poker
I played some $15-30 limit Hold’em last night for the first time in a while. It was a fairly tough game; some of the better players were there, including three players who are probably professional-level. I considered going to the softer $10-20 game, which would have been a better financial decision, but I decided to make it a challenging night. I rarely get a chance to play against a tough field, ...
Review of Frank Wallace’s “Poker: A Guaranteed Income For Life”
Poker: A Guaranteed Income For Life Advanced Concepts of Poker by Frank Wallace I first read Frank Wallace's Advanced Concepts of Poker in 1999. This was when I was first getting into higher-stakes poker, setting up dealer's choice home games at my college, and trying to convince friends and random acquaintances to come over and lose some money to me. The Internet was relatively new in ...