6 Signs That Your Opponent Is A Grinder
Posted by Isaac on Jan 31, 2013 in Poker Psychology | 0 comments
What Is A Grinder? A grinder is a player who plays a lot and is expecting to earn a profit by playing, rather than just someone who is out gambling for the fun of it. Keep in mind that spotting a grinder isn’t an exact science, and someone exhibiting one or two of the traits listed below may not be a grinder. The more items on the list match, however, the...
Read MoreHold’em Play Styles 101
Posted by Isaac on Nov 28, 2012 in Poker Study | 0 comments
Hold’em Play Styles There are many different play styles in Texas Hold’em, but ultimately the core of any play style is based on two simple factors: ♣The range of hands that a player is willing to play with ♣How aggressively a player acts when he is in a hand Tight Vs. Loose A player who will play with a large variety of starting hands is...
Read MoreA quick note on representing poker hands online
Posted by Isaac on Nov 24, 2012 in Poker Study | 0 comments
How I Represent Poker Hands On This Blog As you study poker online, you will find that there is a commonly accepted shorthand format for representing poker hands. This system of poker abbreviations makes it much easier to describe hands and boards concisely. I try to adhere to that format on this blog. Below is a brief explanation of these conventions in case...
Read MoreA Few Words On Tilt
Posted by Isaac on Nov 20, 2012 in Poker Psychology | 0 comments
What is “Tilt”? In poker, “tilt” refers to a change in a player’s demeanor and actions as a result of some positive or negative outcome that occurred during the course of play. A common example is a player losing a hand, or even several hands, and allowing himself to become emotional and starting to make poor decisions as a result....
Read MoreStarting Your Poker Library
Posted by Isaac on Nov 19, 2012 in Poker Study | 0 comments
A Good Book To Start With First, no holdem study would be complete without David Sklansky’s Hold’em Poker. It covers a host of key topics that you will want to start exposing yourself to, and it does so in a clear and concise manner. At just over 100 pages long, this book is very manageable. Sklanksy uses helpful illustrations to represent the cards...
Read MoreStart Studying Holdem Now!
Posted by Isaac on Nov 18, 2012 in Poker Study | 0 comments
I want to excel at small stakes holdem – Where do I start? One of the most daunting tasks in becoming an expert poker player is knowing where to start. There are tons of books, videos, and gurus out there that all claim to hold the secrets to becoming a winning player. In the beginning it’s very tough to separate the good information from the bad, so...
Read MoreAtlantic City Is Open For Business Again!
Posted by Isaac on Nov 15, 2012 in News | 0 comments
Atlantic City was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy and had been closed indefinitely, but I just checked on atlanticcitynj.com and I see they have re-opened! Looks like a trip to Caesar’s is in order; see you at the tables! You can see some pictures of the newly repaired boardwalk...
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