http://www.cardschat.com/blog Poker Blog that covers bankroll progress, theory, strategy and playing advice. Sat, 17 May 2008 09:48:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There something that I feel I should add to the last post, for clarification, before I move on to Part II (sizing bets to avoid being bluffed). It's the idea behind "big hands, big pots" which may not be obvious to everyone. If I have AK and the flop is A-9-5 ... http://www.cardschat.com/blog/05/17/sizing-your-bets-in-no-limit-part-ib-an-addendum/ This blog hasn't been strategy-oriented for quite awhile, which was a direct consequence of me realizing that there was a lot of better strategy content out there on the web than what I, a small stakes hangaround, could offer. However, there are a few things to be said about that, ... http://www.cardschat.com/blog/05/06/sizing-your-bets-in-no-limit-part-i-preflop-and-the-cumulative-effect/ Have a nice weekend! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kgo0VXGixk http://www.cardschat.com/blog/05/02/grand-theft-auto/ I forgot to post a link to the story in the last post; sorry about that: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/poker/2008-04-30-WSOP_N.htm  http://www.cardschat.com/blog/05/01/link-to-wsop-main-event-delay-story/ I'm still not entirely sure what to think about this, except my gut instinct - and I've come to trust it - says that it's a pretty bad idea. It also says that I'm not really that interested in the WSOP in general, but I do get that a lot ... http://www.cardschat.com/blog/05/01/wsop-final-table-delay/ I took off, hurriedly, from the office at shortly past 11am on Friday. The plan was to pick up Lori, go for a quick lunch, and then drive to Stockholm/Arlanda airport, a 2.5 hour drive. The flight to London City Airport was to leave at 4:20, so we had ... http://www.cardschat.com/blog/04/28/london/ I've posted about a lot of non-poker stuff lately because my life hasn't been so focused on poker, simple as that. Stuff like the new job kicking into a new gear (loving it) having a pregnant wife (loving HER!) and dutifully dealing with gardening now that spring's here, yadda yadda. ... http://www.cardschat.com/blog/04/23/so-poker/ I don't watch a whole lot of TV, but one of the three shows that I bother watching is The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (the other two: House and Heroes). If they showed it here, I'd add The Colbert Report to that list, but not every show makes it ... http://www.cardschat.com/blog/04/22/so-us-senators/ Reads are awesome, reads are great. Having reads on an opponent means making non-standard plays that are hugely more profitable than just playing your own two cards against some half-assed assumption of what the other guy's range is. But, and this is a pet-peeve of mine, people hide behind the ... http://www.cardschat.com/blog/04/18/reads/ Well, what's there to say. I'm going to be one! Preliminary date is October 13, and before that I'm sure I'll go through a whole bunch of interesting stages of worrying, excitement and panic over "how am I supposed to know what to do with it!" Cigars for everyone! http://www.cardschat.com/blog/04/17/dad/