Im back!
After a few years of excruciating pain and three major surgeries on my neck that have rendered me bionic.. I'm alive and well and ready to assume my rightful place in the history of poker...In the next few months, I'll begin to run ten week seating limited classes locally (Wichita Kansas), that will end with a NLHE toury... I'm still working out the details and curriculum. I hope to begin in October...
A link sent to me, evidently someone in California has my MZSHARK car tag!!!!!
SWEET!!! Thank you for the link....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/notatinklefan/5655201440/
Now on to the subject at hand...
Things to consider before you buy-in on a cash table or make a move in a tournament...
Most of this is common and practical knowledge that some quickly forget the minute they hand over their cash!
A quick side note on cash games...You must be able to reasonably asses the likelihood of fresh players/money coming in...If your playing at a small venue or private game, the house is going to be the big winner..between rake and tips, that removes a percentage of the money off the table over time...Its that much less to draw into your stack, and that much less in the stacks of fellow players...If there is no fresh money coming in to cover this deficit, over time your placing your stack in jeopardy. All of the players are paying a high cost to play.
Just consider this as cautionary advice.If your playing for the sheer fun of it then this may be of little concern...But if your looking to grind it out for a paycheck or to build a bankroll, its better to seek out a venue where you have a steady stream of fresh players, money and the availability to change tables as desired.
Now....
* Stack size ( relative)
* Players...how may and what type or style
* Position
* Whats your table image?
Stack size
Ah..how are you sitting with chips in your tourney, or would be if you bought in on a cash table,compared to the other players at the table? If you are big stacked of course your in much better shape to play a variety of hands..But recovering from a short stack is a whole different story..It takes skill, patience, basic math knowledge, and luck...Its very difficult to get most players off their hands if they can call your all in with out much damage...However, they may think twice if they know the big stack is in there, esp one that could potentially put them all in...Herein is what makes stack size relevant...Not just your own but all of them relative to each other...Keeping in mind the players style before you start pushing...Let's see how many different ways to play JJ... Before just shoving, a good player is going to consider position, stack size, and the play styles of the other players at the table...Also, if cash, can you? Will you? buy back in? If tourney is it a re-buy? freeze-out? Bounty? If short stacked all of the above plus, how many blind rounds do you have? There are many arguable ways to play this hand, but to do so successfully, as you can see....Takes into consideration many different variables.. Variables we will begin to explore in a later post...One such variable the option of folding...more on this later...
Players
As far as players go, you will encounter a variety of different styles of play/ers at any given table...A common mistake I have seen, is to assume all players think and play alike...Assuming that all players play only premium hands, play position, or value textbook poker...These assumptions will have you exiting the table busted in the case of cash, or around the bubble in toury play! Assessing other players is extremely crucial and valuable as well as a skill that takes great time to learn how to do, with any consistent accuracy....Even when you have seemingly mastered this skill, there will always be those few who change just when you thought you figured them out!!!
However, knowing that subconsciously people are habitual by nature, is also valuable!
Loose aggressive- aka megalomaniacs- These guys! WOW...They can piss off the dali lama at a poker table! They purposefully defy all textbook poker plays, and do so with chagrin and often some success. They seem to have an I don't give a F#^& relationship with their chips/stack, raise consistently pre-flop as well as on the flop no matter the texture of the board..Their claim to fame is not the hands they hold but their ability to put the pressure on....However, this reckless play style is very advantageous to a skilled player...Its simply a matter of riding it out..Then trapping this guy for all his chips! With this guy its best to avoid him if your short stacked, early in play or timid in anyway less you get out played and fold your winning hand when he puts you all in on a questionable board..He can be recognized easily by the number of hands he plays...just remember with this one, patience and pay attention - a solid trap has this ones name written all over it!
Tight passive - These players are fairly easy to spot also.....They typically play more credible hands, and play position correctly...However these players can be spotted post flop when after calling a raise or raising themselves preflop, checks the flop or merely calls...They do not typically re-raise and if they just call can be bet off the turn with a aggressive move. When they don't hit, they give free cards! These are the chasers player, as they provide chasers with the odds to stay in and the means to catch up...These players typically don't bluff, and can be easily read by their bet..Steady decent players, they don't play to wide of a hand range,
their calls and bets give way to their hand..
Ok...well thats all for now....Time to go hang out with my son....KidPoktAA
In the next post we will talk about more on types of players and the importance of really understanding this aspect of NLHE.... As well as the much disregarded-position, and developing YOUR table image...Knowing how others see YOU is just as important as how you see them!
Thanks for sharing your time with me...And soon...I said soon I will be announcing my return to live poker radio....
@ http://www.ontiltradio.com/profile/mzshark
See you soon
xoxo
MzShark email me!!
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After a few years of excruciating pain and three major surgeries on my neck that have rendered me bionic.. I'm alive and well and ready to assume my rightful place in the history of poker...In the next few months, I'll begin to run ten week seating limited classes locally (Wichita Kansas), that will end with a NLHE toury... I'm still working out the details and curriculum. I hope to begin in October...
A link sent to me, evidently someone in California has my MZSHARK car tag!!!!!
SWEET!!! Thank you for the link....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/notatinklefan/5655201440/
Now on to the subject at hand...
Things to consider before you buy-in on a cash table or make a move in a tournament...
Most of this is common and practical knowledge that some quickly forget the minute they hand over their cash!
A quick side note on cash games...You must be able to reasonably asses the likelihood of fresh players/money coming in...If your playing at a small venue or private game, the house is going to be the big winner..between rake and tips, that removes a percentage of the money off the table over time...Its that much less to draw into your stack, and that much less in the stacks of fellow players...If there is no fresh money coming in to cover this deficit, over time your placing your stack in jeopardy. All of the players are paying a high cost to play.
Just consider this as cautionary advice.If your playing for the sheer fun of it then this may be of little concern...But if your looking to grind it out for a paycheck or to build a bankroll, its better to seek out a venue where you have a steady stream of fresh players, money and the availability to change tables as desired.
Now....
* Stack size ( relative)
* Players...how may and what type or style
* Position
* Whats your table image?
Stack size
Ah..how are you sitting with chips in your tourney, or would be if you bought in on a cash table,compared to the other players at the table? If you are big stacked of course your in much better shape to play a variety of hands..But recovering from a short stack is a whole different story..It takes skill, patience, basic math knowledge, and luck...Its very difficult to get most players off their hands if they can call your all in with out much damage...However, they may think twice if they know the big stack is in there, esp one that could potentially put them all in...Herein is what makes stack size relevant...Not just your own but all of them relative to each other...Keeping in mind the players style before you start pushing...Let's see how many different ways to play JJ... Before just shoving, a good player is going to consider position, stack size, and the play styles of the other players at the table...Also, if cash, can you? Will you? buy back in? If tourney is it a re-buy? freeze-out? Bounty? If short stacked all of the above plus, how many blind rounds do you have? There are many arguable ways to play this hand, but to do so successfully, as you can see....Takes into consideration many different variables.. Variables we will begin to explore in a later post...One such variable the option of folding...more on this later...
Players
As far as players go, you will encounter a variety of different styles of play/ers at any given table...A common mistake I have seen, is to assume all players think and play alike...Assuming that all players play only premium hands, play position, or value textbook poker...These assumptions will have you exiting the table busted in the case of cash, or around the bubble in toury play! Assessing other players is extremely crucial and valuable as well as a skill that takes great time to learn how to do, with any consistent accuracy....Even when you have seemingly mastered this skill, there will always be those few who change just when you thought you figured them out!!!
However, knowing that subconsciously people are habitual by nature, is also valuable!
Loose aggressive- aka megalomaniacs- These guys! WOW...They can piss off the dali lama at a poker table! They purposefully defy all textbook poker plays, and do so with chagrin and often some success. They seem to have an I don't give a F#^& relationship with their chips/stack, raise consistently pre-flop as well as on the flop no matter the texture of the board..Their claim to fame is not the hands they hold but their ability to put the pressure on....However, this reckless play style is very advantageous to a skilled player...Its simply a matter of riding it out..Then trapping this guy for all his chips! With this guy its best to avoid him if your short stacked, early in play or timid in anyway less you get out played and fold your winning hand when he puts you all in on a questionable board..He can be recognized easily by the number of hands he plays...just remember with this one, patience and pay attention - a solid trap has this ones name written all over it!
Tight passive - These players are fairly easy to spot also.....They typically play more credible hands, and play position correctly...However these players can be spotted post flop when after calling a raise or raising themselves preflop, checks the flop or merely calls...They do not typically re-raise and if they just call can be bet off the turn with a aggressive move. When they don't hit, they give free cards! These are the chasers player, as they provide chasers with the odds to stay in and the means to catch up...These players typically don't bluff, and can be easily read by their bet..Steady decent players, they don't play to wide of a hand range,
their calls and bets give way to their hand..
In the next post we will talk about more on types of players and the importance of really understanding this aspect of NLHE.... As well as the much disregarded-position, and developing YOUR table image...Knowing how others see YOU is just as important as how you see them!
Thanks for sharing your time with me...And soon...I said soon I will be announcing my return to live poker radio....
@ http://www.ontiltradio.com/profile/mzshark
See you soon
xoxo
MzShark email me!!
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