Adrian

It is finally time to start getting to the nitty gritty.  My previous posts have dealt more with getting you psychologically prepared for the game, and that is a very important part of the game, but most people reading this are likely to be more interested in finding some sort of chart so that they [...]

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF A SMALL STAKES GAME The most common characteristics of a small stakes game are that the players will be loose and passive. Most of the players will believe that luck is a more important factor in the game then skill; and most of the players will be infected with MUBS (monster under [...]

In my last post I gave an introduction of who I am and how I got to playing live small stakes limit poker.  In this post I want to just jump into my actual guide of how to play.  The best place to start is just in the basics. THE RAKE My local casino does [...]

Ok, to start this off, I figured it would be a good idea to give a little background about myself.  I was a 2nd year law student at the University of Wisconsin when the poker boom began in 2003.  Like many young(ish) males at the time, I got caught up in the wave of televised [...]

For many U.S. players, Black Friday has meant the end of playing poker online.  For those players, the only way to currently play poker without the worry of legality or cashouts is to go to a brick and mortar cardroom and play honest to god live poker.  I happen to be one of those players, [...]

In my last post, I talked about why bluffing is such an integral part of poker.  In this post I want to focus on what conditions we need to make a bluff successful.  Anyone who has played poker for a decent amount of time has had a bluff blow up in their face.  However, almost [...]

The ability to bluff in poker is perhaps the biggest allure of the game.  At its core, the game of poker can be reduced down to one huge game of bullshit (or if you grew up in a household where swearing was frowned upon, the game was likely called “I doubt it”).  In other words [...]

A type of question that continually arises on poker forums deals with whether or not it is advisable to call an all-in bet.  Often the question will be something like this: I was dealt XX and raised; someone then moved all-in on me; should I have called or folded? In this post, I am going [...]

Barney Frank, the democratic congressman from Massachusetts, has recently announced that he will not seek re-election in 2012.  Frank decided to retire because he has grown tired of campaigning. He has been in politics for 45 years, his district was recently redrawn, and he is now at a point where, as he said, “there are [...]

The first ever WPT event in Jacksonville, Florida took place last week and Anthony “Boston” Ruberto emerged victorious in the $3500 event for $325,928.  There were 393 total players and a prize pool of over $1.25 million.  Anthony had a commanding chip lead entering the final table, but there was still plenty of intrigue entering [...]