There are things that are inherently +EV and pretty much all of them are necessities: eating, sleeping, making money, wearing clothes. Without these we would die of starvation or embarrassment. -EV things are almost always non-necessities: luxury and entertainment. But are they really -EV? From an economical standpoint in real $, yes. […]
Article: Why Do People Do -EV Things? (by: JH1) Read More »
This is not meant to be a braggadocios paper. This is meant to be a constructive paper to be used, in conjunction with other materials, to help you work towards being a better poker player. There is a very good chance that this paper will provide you with some considerations that would
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PSA: Call and Re-Evaluate Just quit it. Or at least stop misapplying it. Evaluate: to determine or set the value of; Re: A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates “again;” 25NL – 100BB stacks Hero is dealt Ah Ks on the BTN Preflop: Unknown UTG calls $0.25, 5 folds,
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* * * Important Things to Remember: 1.) MINIMIZE LOSS, MAXIMIZE WIN 2.) WHAT IS UR BETTING ACCOMPLISHING? 3.) POTT (Plan based on Our range, Their range, and Texture…an acronym I created as a simple thought framework for our actions) 4.) OUR BET SIZING IS NOT THE SAME Vs. EVERY OPPONENT 5.)
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You hear and read all the time about exploiting your opponents’ weaknesses, and you should be looking to do that at all times. However, something I have come to realize is that I am naturally better at certain things in poker and naturally worse at others. In a perfect world, I could
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I’m not an expert poker player. But I have had a lot of experience with moving up – and down – in stakes. I started out like most clueless poker hopefuls and played extremely high for the size of my bankroll. After winning a few freerolls and floating around in the micro
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I am going to talk about two things that I feel go hand in hand with each other but are very different when you talk about poker strategy individually. First off I’m going to talk about Ranges, and more importantly learning to Range. As a live player turned internet player, I’ve had
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“Good Play Makes Good Stats; Good Stats Do Not Make Good Play” The title of this article seems to be ridiculously obvious, but a lot of people don’t get it. In the stats thread on 2+2, the most common question I get is: “What should X stat be?” Even if you assume
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There are many things you should be looking for when choosing a coach. First and foremost, is this a person who is a winning player? Nobody who is losing, especially over a large sample size, should be coaching others. They may have some nice ideas, but the cliché “those who cannot do;
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This can be split into 2 parts; what you will be expected to have for coaching, and what to expect from coaching. 1. What you will be expected to have for coaching: – Mikogo – Skype – A headset – PokerTracker/HEM (or similar tracking software) – Time to play – The ability
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