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SnG Madness

February 24th, 2010

A quick and easy way to build your bankroll quickly is to play in some online poker single table Sit N Gos. The benefits of these type of STTs are very evident. First, the max a table can hold is 10, and the usual amount of players is 9. Do the math real quick and see that usually the top 3 get paid out, you see you only have to place in the top 1/3 of the field to get paid.

If we couple the beneficial prize structure to the mechanical decisions that can makes playing a SnG easy, you will see that you can easily being to get multi table experience by playing multiple SnGs. Again, the benefits are many. First, you gain multitable experience, that is a safer way to do this than it would be to play in a NL ring game or Multi Table Tournament. Your risk is less, and you still get the hand experience. It also increases the rate at which your bankroll will grow. Once you master the SnG, you’ll notice that even if you’re not winning them all, you’re consistently placing in the money, and effectively increasing your bankroll.

Third is the time investment. A STT SnG is much less time consuming than a MTT. You can play about 10 SnGs in the time it takes you to get through half the player field in a large MTT. With time on your side now, you also have a convenient way to play tournament style poker at the speed of a ring game.

So let’s put it all together. Easy decision, fast games, less risk, ease of multitabling = SnG profit! Look out for them when you play poker online.

Rebuy Satellite - Bubble Play

January 20th, 2010

$1.50 rebuy event, 6-max. Top 7 would get $22 buy-in, and some minimal cashes for up to 10th place. Once we were on the bubble I could play very aggressively with a big stack. I was at very little risk to bust, as it would take more than one losing poker hand to knock me out. Also, the shorter stacks were too afraid to bubble. Even some of the bigger stacks opted to slow down and play fewer hands since 1st-7th paid the same. They figured they would coast into the payout without having to do much work. When we were at 6 and 6, two full poker online tables, play got interesting. 2 people would get nothing, and 3 more would only receive small cash payouts. That’s about 40% of the final two tables falling short of the satellite goal. We were 4 handed at each table when facing the satellite bubble. As opposed to a full ring online poker game, the bubble play was a bit tougher since we were playing even shorter handed. At the final table bubble of a full ring game the play won’t be less than 5-handed assuming tables condense at 9. One less player at a table meant far less sitting around to wait for a couple people to get knocked out. So, as always, nearing the bubble, with a stack, I played aggressively. It worked. I took out a few of the short stacks and someone on the other table took out the man on the bubble. Play stopped when only 7 remained and we all got the satellite buy-in. I actually unregistered for the tournament. It was a super satellite for one of the bigger miniFTOPS events later in the week. I used the T$ to buy into that night’s miniFTOPS event and I didn’t cash. Still, well worth my$3 investment.

Online Poker Player Types: the Auto Time out Guy

October 6th, 2009

There is little more that I hate than being seated at an online poker table with a guy who can’t seem to manage his time. Certain types of players, every time it comes around to them they watch their action clock go down to warning, and often chime in for action at the last second, or they time out, causing delays to everyone at the online poker table.

I don’t know whether it’s that they are playing with bad connections, or that they are narcoleptic, or that they are trying to play too many tables at once, but there seems no excuse for a player who can’t keep his action steady. It’s not only inconsiderate, but it’s bad for the game in general, and a quick way to lose the bead on a game. I can’t count the number of times I’ve been seated at a decent action game where a guy sits down and starts timing out every other time around, quickly driving off the regular players to find waters with a more regular response time.

If you can’t play the game at the speed of the online poker table, you probably shouldn’t be sitting down. If it’s a bad connection, find a better one. If you are playing so many tables that you are timing out often on several, cut back a few. Don’t over-extend yourself and thereby slow down everyone else in your wake: it’s not fair to the other players in the game.

A Turkey Monthly: Critical Tips for Aspiring Bowlers

July 23rd, 2009

I always run into a recreational bowler ready to play the game of bowling with new respect. Since this is your goal, you’re in the midsts of a important beginning in learning the game as a real bowling competitor. Our “Next Steps” handbook to bowling can help get you there. The guys from a nearby bowling pro shop can help their customers develop bowling potential. It’s no surprise, the bowling balls do all the work (after you roll them). Just kidding. Okay, bowling is a simple game with not-so simple details. Don’t fret, we’ll have you rolling down the right lane.

If you haven’t already, buy your own the specialized equipment at your bowling pro shop! Fit is important. I promise, get your favorite ball drilled, and you can make more of your practice time. A properly drilled bowling ball can make a substantial improvement in your game. Of course another critical matter is sliding out your final step in quality bowling shoes that smell fresh, look good and help your foot work.

Since you went ahead and purchased your supplies, here’s another important piece of bowling advice: how to aim. As you face the pins, don’t shoot for the pins. Use the arrows like a gunsight. Ever noticed them? It is easier to roll through a point which sits nearer. For it to work right, double check to see aim from the precise location on the wood each time. Roll from the same place, in the same way and you can make small adjustements on your accuracy and angle.

What about spin, to achieve proper speed and ball control? That’s our bowling tip #3. It’s all in the pricy reactive ball. Actually, professional bowlers pack two or three bowling balls to get ridiculous hooks, according to the type of game and lane. But begginers might want to avoid putting on a show, and steer clear of a ball that is too heavy for you. Some serious bowlers travel with bowling balls made for reactive materials. But these pro bowling balls regularly make even decent talents appear like they don’t know what they’re doing. That’s our first 3 bowling tips. Rest assured you’ll find shortly.

–Edward Allen

I manage our team (the “Strykers”) comprised of a league for a bowling shoes manufacturer near Cincinnati. I dispense tips to all bowlers at my blog and in the pro shop. Finally, I must wave hello at our crew at the finals in Atlantic City.

How to Play Razz: the Basics

October 14th, 2008

Razz has become known as one of the most frustrating variants of the game of poker around, in that it is a very difficult game to master. But with so much focus on Texas Holdem and the like these days, it is nice to be able to change up the pace, and it can also be quite profitable.

Razz is kind of like the reverse of stud, in that you are drawing to make the lowest five card poker hand possible. You are drawing to make the lowest five card hand possible, with the ultimate nuts being Ace 2 3 4 5 of any suitl

Razz is dealt the same way stud is, where you receive two cards face down and one face up. Betting then follows, and another card is dealt face up, until all players have 7 cards in front of them (so long as they stay in the betting). The 7th and last card is dealt face down.

In razz, pairs are bad, and straights and flushes do not matter. You are simply playing the lowest five cards you can, without including pairs. For instance, if you have 2 3 4 5 J Q K, this is a pretty bad razz hand, as you’re playing a Jack high. A player holding 5 7 8 9 10 Q K, would then beat you because they have a 10 as their fifth highest card.

Razz, like stud, can be hard in that your hand can start off looking great (such as you have Ace 2 3 in the hole to start) but then develop into nothing (imagine being dealt four jacks in a row after those first 3).

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