<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302247051242947754</id><updated>2011-04-21T19:02:31.705-09:00</updated><category term='Poker Bonus'/><category term='Poker Tool'/><category term='Poker Room Review.'/><category term='How To Play Poker'/><category term='poker strategy'/><title type='text'>Poker Tool's</title><subtitle type='html'>Welcome To Poker-Tools,
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Enjoy!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302247051242947754/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>SlotMachineCasinoBlog.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11447518367267397185</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='19' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VUeMZ0lAFfE/TYzHHgIZ6aI/AAAAAAAAAEA/l52U8K0Emds/s220/slotmachine.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>12</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302247051242947754.post-4158998434009873809</id><published>2007-10-11T01:00:00.000-09:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T02:05:14.721-09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poker strategy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How To Play Poker'/><title type='text'>Poker Mentality</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Georgia-Bold;color:black;"   lang="EN-GB"&gt;POKER MENTALITY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;        &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lle4j5jqEHE/Rw3_BEh1q6I/AAAAAAAAACQ/8YVZsXvLiYI/s1600-h/256132_normal.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 131px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lle4j5jqEHE/Rw3_BEh1q6I/AAAAAAAAACQ/8YVZsXvLiYI/s200/256132_normal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120028745250745250" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;"   lang="EN-GB"&gt;If you only play poker for FUN, then making the jump to poker for a living may not be&lt;br /&gt;for you. Because to be successful, you must be able to play at DULL tables… against&lt;br /&gt;BORING players… and sit patiently for hours waiting for the right times to “make moves”.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;        &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;"   lang="EN-GB"&gt;The best players treat poker like a BUSINESS… not a hobby. It’s a way to make money.&lt;br /&gt;Period. Sure… poker pros love the game and respect it, but they aren’t playing for pride.&lt;br /&gt;They’re playing to pay the mortgage, car payments, and win more MONEY.&lt;br /&gt;Do you ever get TIRED of waiting for good cards? Do you get annoyed by quiet…&lt;br /&gt;slowmoving tables?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;        &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;"   lang="EN-GB"&gt;If you’re going to win money consistently, you’ve got to be able to play ten hours at a&lt;br /&gt;time… at a BREAK EVEN rate… as you patiently wait for the BIG OPPORTUNITITES to&lt;br /&gt;rake in large pots.&lt;br /&gt;Of course, besides being patient and ignoring that “itch” for excitement, you must also&lt;br /&gt;be able to handle LONG HOURS and LATE NIGHTS every day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;                  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;"   lang="EN-GB"&gt;When you hear “poker professional”, what do you think of? Lots of people think of the&lt;br /&gt;guys who win the World Series of Poker or World Poker Tour and take in multi-million&lt;br /&gt;dollar purses.&lt;br /&gt;But only a SMALL FRACTION of pros win those tournaments. Hell… not all pros even&lt;br /&gt;ENTER most tournaments, depending on their preferred game.&lt;br /&gt;And most importantly, the WIN RATE of even the best pros is very small. Just because&lt;br /&gt;you see someone on TV a lot one season doesn’t mean he always makes the final table&lt;br /&gt;for every tournament he’s in. What you DON’T see is all the frustrating losses he’s had to&lt;br /&gt;GET to this point. For every final table, there’s five… ten… twenty… maybe FIFTY…&lt;br /&gt;“bad” tournaments.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;"   lang="EN-GB"&gt;Most of the money that you’ll MAKE as a pro doesn’t come from that BIG tournament&lt;br /&gt;win. Instead, it comes from “grinding it out” at the casinos and card rooms.&lt;br /&gt;Try playing poker for a 12-hour session… FIVE DAYS IN A ROW. If you find yourself&lt;/span&gt;getting too tired, you’re not ready for the pro life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:12;color:black;"   lang="EN-GB" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;"   lang="EN-GB"&gt;There are lots of players who have a DEEP PASSION and LOVE for poker… but they&lt;br /&gt;don’t have the PERSONALITY needed to play full-time. That’s why many of the greatest&lt;br /&gt;players just play SEMI-professionally… which may be a viable option for you too.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  If you feel you got the Poker Mentality, Well then log on to a poker room and go for it.&lt;br /&gt;Good Luck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ps. Hehe poker tools might help you abit along the way to ;).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;"   lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2302247051242947754-4158998434009873809?l=poker-tools.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/feeds/4158998434009873809/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2302247051242947754&amp;postID=4158998434009873809&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302247051242947754/posts/default/4158998434009873809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302247051242947754/posts/default/4158998434009873809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/2007/10/poker-mentality.html' title='Poker Mentality'/><author><name>SlotMachineCasinoBlog.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11447518367267397185</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='19' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VUeMZ0lAFfE/TYzHHgIZ6aI/AAAAAAAAAEA/l52U8K0Emds/s220/slotmachine.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lle4j5jqEHE/Rw3_BEh1q6I/AAAAAAAAACQ/8YVZsXvLiYI/s72-c/256132_normal.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302247051242947754.post-3645318553730674962</id><published>2007-10-07T23:39:00.000-09:00</published><updated>2007-10-07T23:59:25.796-09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poker Tool'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How To Play Poker'/><title type='text'>What Can A Poker Tool Do?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;       &lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:9;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Poker Tools&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:9;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:9;"  &gt;       Though the poker odds calculator has been around for a while,        it is not something that can be used when a person is        not playing online. Since the beginnings of online poker        however, it has grown in popularity and usage. Some        won’t use them, as they prefer to calculation their odds        on their own, but many newer players love that there is        a tool that can help them with something that usually        only comes with experience. A poker tool such as the &lt;a href="http://www.superpokeraffiliates.com/_page?data=502763_28_6_117_NiROMTJna2w2ZWprRQ%3D%3D"&gt;Texas Hold'em Calculatem&lt;/a&gt; can help a player decide what their odds are on any        hand in poker, but they definitely aren’t always        accurate. They are great with a mathematical equation        that says which hand is likely to win, but they cannot        add the human element into that equation.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;       &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;       &lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:9;"  &gt;       Most of these will help a player decide what they should        do with their hand based on what other players are        showing. The software will take the style of game,        number of players, and the cards on the table into        consideration when calculating odds. Each variation of        this type of poker tool will do this, but there are some        that do more, like the &lt;a href="http://www.superpokeraffiliates.com/_page?data=502763_28_6_117_NiROMTJna2w2ZWprRQ%3D%3D"&gt;Texas Hold'em Calculatem&lt;/a&gt;. There are some that read the room and the        past hands of the other players to help calculate even        more information. It might take a little time to learn        how to use this software to its full advantage, but it        does help even the newest players understand where they        stand with each hand in any game.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;              &lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:9;"  &gt;       The choice to use such a poker tool like &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:9;"  &gt;&lt;a href="http://www.superpokeraffiliates.com/_page?data=502763_28_6_117_NiROMTJna2w2ZWprRQ%3D%3D"&gt;Texas Hold'em Calculatem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:9;"  &gt; is up to each        player. Some don’t like them, and they would rather        figure out this information out on their own. A seasoned        player has had a lot of practice with doing this in        their own head, but they may find the tool helps them        when there are more hands on the table that seem to be        good. There are times when the beset hand is obvious,        but many times it is very had to tell. The newer player        can use this all they want, but they should note that        this will not help them with their own skills in that        area, and if they were to choose to join a live poker        game anywhere other than online, they won’t be able to        use this type of poker tool to help them out in any way.&lt;br /&gt;But still they might have learn something from these kinda poker tool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So the conclusion must be. Poker Tools a Awsome for those who like them :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if you not got one yet... Then you can download it right below here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;center&gt; &lt;!-- SuperPokerAffiliates Media --&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.superpokeraffiliates.com/_page?data=502763_111_2_411_MiRFa0E2dURUZWZrUQ%3D%3D" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.superpokeraffiliates.com/_media?data=502763_111_2_411_MiRFa0E2dURUZWZrUQ%3D%3D" border="0" height="120" width="230" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;!-- END SuperPokerAffiliates Media --&gt; &lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2302247051242947754-3645318553730674962?l=poker-tools.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/feeds/3645318553730674962/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2302247051242947754&amp;postID=3645318553730674962&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302247051242947754/posts/default/3645318553730674962'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302247051242947754/posts/default/3645318553730674962'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/2007/10/what-can-poker-tool-do.html' title='What Can A Poker Tool Do?'/><author><name>SlotMachineCasinoBlog.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11447518367267397185</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='19' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VUeMZ0lAFfE/TYzHHgIZ6aI/AAAAAAAAAEA/l52U8K0Emds/s220/slotmachine.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302247051242947754.post-429659286765119668</id><published>2007-10-07T10:04:00.000-09:00</published><updated>2007-10-07T11:43:49.395-09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poker Room Review.'/><title type='text'>Get 25$ FREE. 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NoPayPoker'/><author><name>SlotMachineCasinoBlog.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11447518367267397185</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='19' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VUeMZ0lAFfE/TYzHHgIZ6aI/AAAAAAAAAEA/l52U8K0Emds/s220/slotmachine.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302247051242947754.post-8841937468824067608</id><published>2007-10-02T13:02:00.000-09:00</published><updated>2007-10-11T01:50:47.397-09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poker strategy'/><title type='text'>How to Win Sit-n-Go Tournaments</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;How to Win Sit-n-Go Tournaments&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;It's so simple...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;And so obvious...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Yet no one seems to get it!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;What's this easy-to-use secret for beating Sit and Go tournaments online?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;The answer is this:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;PATIENCE.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I know... I know... you were expecting something more, um... "secretive".&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;But the truth is, winning at Sit and Go's is pretty damn easy. I find them easier than "real" poker games, actually.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;And that's why every time I turn on the computer these days I feel like a kid in a candy store... ready to clean out the amateurs at the poker room of my choosing.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;But I'm getting ahead of myself.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;What I want to discuss here is why PATIENCE is so critical for Sit and Go success.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;First, let's get back to some basics. There are four types of poker playing styles:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;1. Tight-Passive&lt;br /&gt;2. Tight-Aggressive&lt;br /&gt;3. Loose-Passive&lt;br /&gt;4. Loose-Aggressive&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Your style should be tight-aggressive.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Don't confuse "styles" with "preferences". If you want to be a good card player, you DON'T get to DECIDE to be tight-aggressive.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;You MUST be tight-aggressive in order to be good. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Period.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Of course there are DEGREES of each playing style, and that's what accounts for the differences between one pro and another... the DIFFERENT DEGREES of tight-aggressive.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;OK, now let me ask you: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;What does "tight-aggressive" really MEAN?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Here's the answer:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;It means that you play TIGHT in terms of hand selection, but AGGRESSIVE when you enter a pot.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Be careful... "tight" and "aggressive" are not opposites. "Tight" and "loose" are opposites. And so are "aggressive" and "passive".&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;TIGHT refers to hand selection. AGGRESSIVE refers to betting.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;OK... so this is how playing styles relate to Sit and Go's...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;The NATURE of Sit and Go's makes them OVERRUN by LOOSE-AGGRESSIVE style players. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;The reasons are simple:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;1. You can play a Sit and Go virtually anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;This means there's very low risk in LOSING, since you can easily just move on to the next game. It's not like in "offline" poker when once you get knocked out you're DONE.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;2. The money seems less "real".&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Let's be honest... We all know the feeling of making a deposit into an online poker account and thinking to ourselves how it doesn't quite feel like REAL MONEY. Am I right?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;3. There's no "embarrassment".&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Online poker is virtually 100% anonymous. If you make a stupid move, you're not worried about what the other players THINK of you. Who cares?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;After all, the other "players" are really just silly little avatars on an animated screen.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;OK, so those are three (there are many more) of the reasons why Sit and Go's (and pretty much all of online poker) are dominated by the playing style LOOSE-AGGRESSIVE.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Loose-aggressive is also known as the "manic" playing style. And what's the FASTEST way to beat a manic?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Yep, you guessed it...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;PATIENCE.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;The reason is because MANICS are constantly playing many hands (loose) and doing so aggressively.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;What happens is that it's difficult to get a READ on them because you never know whether they're bluffing or not... unless you call their bets... which you can't do because you don't have that great a hand.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Has this ever happened to you? &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Have you ever been up against a player who seemed to be playing VERY aggressively and you just couldn't figure out if they were bluffing or holding great cards? &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;And then when you got FED UP with it and DID make a call, he had you beat?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;My guess is that it HAS happened to you... just as it's happened for me.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;The key thing to know is that THERE ARE certain steps you can take to defend this. (I even wrote an entire chapter about this topic in my book.)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;But fortunately in Sit and Go's, this isn't really much of a problem. Because you're usually not up against just one or two manics. You're up against an ENTIRE TABLE of them.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;That means you shouldn't be CALLING anyone's bets.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Instead, YOU should push the action when you have a monster hand... and ONLY when you have a monster hand. And that, of course, requires...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;PATIENCE!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;It's actually much easier this way. Because with a table full of manics, you can rely on getting action with all your great hands.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;(I should point out here that I'm generally referring to Sit and Go's where the entry fee is less than $50. When the stakes are higher the quality of play is usually more intelligent.)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;OK, so what I'm about to tell you might take some of the "fun" out of Sit and Go's. But it will increase your profits dramatically...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Here's what your Sit and Go "experience" should look like when the field is from 8 or 10 players down to 4 or 5 players.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;**************************************************&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;If your hole cards are...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;A-A, K-K - Go all in pre-flop if you're in early position. If in late position and there was a raise, go all-in. If people were just trying to limp in, make a raise... and then bet very aggressively after the flop.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Q-Q, A-K - If you're in an early position, bet big (but not all-in). If you're in a late position, use your read on the other players to determine whether or not you think you have the best hand. If so, bet huge or go all-in.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;All other pocket pairs - Limp-in. If you spike trips, go all-in. If not, fold.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Suited connectors - Limp-in if the blinds are reasonably low. Fold suited connectors under 7-6.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Ace-X suited - Limp-in if possible. Only bet if you hit the flush.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;All other hands - Fold.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;**************************************************&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;What you've just seen will be completely different than most "starting hand strategies" out there.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;And that chart is NOT for all types of no limit Texas Holdem. We're ONLY talking about games that match these three criteria:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;1. Online poker Sit and Go tournaments 2. Low stakes (under $50 entry) 3. While there are more than 4 or 5 players at the table (in an 8-man or 10-man Sit and Go)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;DO NOT use that starting hand advice for any other poker games... because that's NOT how you should play your starting hands in general.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;So why would Sit and Go's be so much different than "normal" poker play?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Like I said before, the reason is because Sit and Go's are heavily dominated by loose-aggressive players... and THIS is how you beat those guys.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Why exactly does this strategy work?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;It works because you're only playing monsters.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Now... if the players at Sit and Go's were SMART, they'd OBSERVE that you're only playing monster hands... and they'd FOLD as soon as you went all-in.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I mean... it only makes logical sense, right?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Indeed, this is how it works in live games. But not online. Because for online poker there's another important factor working to your advantage...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;NO ONE'S PAYING ATTENTION!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;The truth is, many players are either drunk, hungover, stupid, or playing multiple tables at once. Or all of the above!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;They're not paying attention to your betting patterns. They're just playing the CARDS, not the PLAYERS.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I call my strategy for patiently waiting for monster hands and then going all-in:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;"Tight-Aggressive Squared"&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;The reason is because my strategy is like the playing style tight-aggressive... but on STEROIDS.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Why go all-in so much?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;It's like I said... you WILL get action. Maybe not every single time, but enough times to make it well worth your while.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;For Sit and Go's, all you need to do is double-up ONCE before the field gets to 4 or 5 players.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;THEN you can start playing aggressively. What will happen is that the 4 or 5 players LEFT IN THE GAME will usually be the smarter ones. And some of them WILL notice by now that you're playing tight.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;SO THEN what you do is steal blinds. It's easy. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Everyone tightens up when there are four or five players in a hand because they want to make the money... and they want to be VERY CAREFUL to make it into the top three.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;That is when you steal some blinds and add to your chip stack.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Then, after that point you'll be in third place and will be in the money.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I have a ton of strategies for getting you into FIRST place too (after you get down to three players), but I'll have to save those for a different newsletter.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;You know, when I first came up with this strategy of "Tight-Aggressive Squared" I wasn't COMPLETELY convinced it was the best way to win at Sit and Go's.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;At the time, I had been trying a lot of things. The idea of just being EXTREMELY PATIENT and then going all-in with monster hands seemed a little TOO SIMPLE.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Right?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Then one night, I was at a 10-man Sit and Go. I went all-in with a big hand early and doubled up. It was the only hand I got really involved with.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Then... with 9 players still at the table... my Internet shut off. I didn't know what happened. All I know is that the Internet just plain STOPPED WORKING.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I would have called someone... but it was past two in the morning.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I messed with it for like fifteen minutes and then just gave up. Oh well... it's just one Sit and Go.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Anyway... I started working on something else on my computer for awhile until all of the sudden the Internet came BACK on.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I logged into my poker room to see what had happened with the game. Immediately the screen POPPED-UP and the action was to me...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I was still in the game, it wasn't over yet!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Not only that...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;But there were only three players left!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I was in third, but still had some remaining chips to play around with.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I immediately went all-in and everyone folded. Then I did it again and everyone folded. And a few hands later I did it AGAIN. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I picked up three enormous sets of blinds and was right back in the game. The reason everyone was folding was because I hadn't played a hand in 25 minutes. They were probably wondering what the hell was going on!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Anyway, as it turned out, I actually WON 1ST for this Sit and Go. First place baby... and my Internet only worked for about 1/5 of the game!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;After I was done I started thinking about what had just happened. I realized that by PLAYING in a Sit and Go you can often do MORE DAMAGE THAN GOOD when there are lots of players at the table.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;And of course, I became 100% convinced that the "magic equation" for success is:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;PATIENCE + AGGRESSION&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Your goal for these games should be to place in the money as much as possible. Period. So why risk chips on silly hands early on? &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;They're just not worth it...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;The other thing about this strategy is that it's a HUGE time-saver. Because it doesn't require hardly any work until there are 4-5 players left. It makes it MUCH easier to play multiple tables at once... or do other things while the Sit and Go plays in the background.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;OK, so here's your "Tight-Aggressive Squared" Sit and Go strategy:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;1. Be patient, be patient, be patient!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Only play the hands I showed you earlier. Only bet before the flop with Aces, Kings, Big Slick, and  Queens.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;2. When you catch a monster, go all-in. Don't do this if you think someone has you beat (i.e. there's an obvious straight or flush draw on the board). &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;I'm talking about only playing hands when you know you have the best odds of winning.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;3. When the field gets down to four or five players (depending on how high the blinds are and how many all-in showdowns you've won), shift gears completely and STOP using this "Tight-Aggressive Squared" strategy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;That, my friend, is the "secret" to Sit and Go's.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;It's obvious... but not-so-obvious.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;But it is DEFINITELY simple.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;And you can start implementing it IMMEDIATELY...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;To get step-by-step advice as you play Sit and Go tournaments online, make sure to download "Sit And Go Shark". This amazing software tool will "take you by the hand" and give you coaching as you play online Sit and Go's.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;Free for a limited time. 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Pocket Rockets, Cowboys, Black Jack, Big slick... And i coude go on and on... Well thats why I decidet now It's time for me to make a list of all the nicknames i know.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im sure that there are alot more out there and they keep comming but this is my littel list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hand Nicknames&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class="MsoNormalTable" style="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;AA&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Pocket   Rockets, Bullets, American Airlines&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;KK&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Cowboys, King Kong, &lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;Kangaroos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;QQ&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;"&gt;Double date, Canadian Aces, Siegfried and Roy, Jailhouse Rock, 4 Tits,   Flower Girls&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;JJ&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Fish hooks&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;99&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;"&gt;Popeye's, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;German   virgin (no, we don’t know why)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;88&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Snowmen&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:white;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;Two Fat Ladies,   Dawg Balls, Racetracks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;77&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Sunset strip,&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;Saturn,   Mullets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;66&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;Kicks, &lt;/span&gt;Route 66&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;55&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Speed limit&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;44&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Magnum&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;, Colt 44,&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Sail   boat&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;33&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Crabs&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;22&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Ducks&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;AK&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Big slick&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;AQ&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Big   chick, &lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;Little Slick, Doyle Brunson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:white;"&gt; 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Just visit the &lt;a href="http://www.superpokeraffiliates.com/_page?data=502763_28_6_344_NiROMTJna2w2ZWprRQ%3D%3D" target="_blank"&gt;Texas Calculatem site.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2302247051242947754-3304389755560381680?l=poker-tools.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/feeds/3304389755560381680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2302247051242947754&amp;postID=3304389755560381680&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302247051242947754/posts/default/3304389755560381680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302247051242947754/posts/default/3304389755560381680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/2007/09/texas-poker-calculatem.html' title='Texas Poker Calculatem'/><author><name>SlotMachineCasinoBlog.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11447518367267397185</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='19' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VUeMZ0lAFfE/TYzHHgIZ6aI/AAAAAAAAAEA/l52U8K0Emds/s220/slotmachine.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302247051242947754.post-8661768647617737308</id><published>2007-09-10T14:03:00.001-09:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T02:05:16.291-09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How To Play Poker'/><title type='text'>Texas Calculatem - Poker In The Safe Seat.</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Hey there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have something that i realy would like to show you.&lt;br /&gt;Look at this i was just showing a friend how the Texas Calculatem works.&lt;br /&gt;And as you can see the program realy did what it is suppose to.&lt;br /&gt;We won $50.00 in no time...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lle4j5jqEHE/RuXNaaEVGOI/AAAAAAAAAAw/VukGdn-Zsgs/s1600-h/Poker+calculatem.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lle4j5jqEHE/RuXNaaEVGOI/AAAAAAAAAAw/VukGdn-Zsgs/s400/Poker+calculatem.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108715205879470306" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would like to add my friends first comment when he saw what the program did to his game.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Holy Shit Dude!... It's like cheating just way better... &lt;/span&gt;(my friend comment)&lt;/blockquote&gt;So if you wanner booste you Bankroll!&lt;br /&gt;Well then try this...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- SuperPokerAffiliates Media --&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.superpokeraffiliates.com/_page?data=502763_21_2_98_MiRFa0E2dURUZWZrUQ%3D%3D" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="width: 406px; height: 55px;" src="http://www.superpokeraffiliates.com/_media?data=502763_21_2_98_MiRFa0E2dURUZWZrUQ%3D%3D" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;!-- END SuperPokerAffiliates Media --&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2302247051242947754-8661768647617737308?l=poker-tools.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/feeds/8661768647617737308/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2302247051242947754&amp;postID=8661768647617737308&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302247051242947754/posts/default/8661768647617737308'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302247051242947754/posts/default/8661768647617737308'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/2007/09/texas-calculatem-poker-in-safe-seat.html' title='Texas Calculatem - Poker In The Safe Seat.'/><author><name>SlotMachineCasinoBlog.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11447518367267397185</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='19' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VUeMZ0lAFfE/TYzHHgIZ6aI/AAAAAAAAAEA/l52U8K0Emds/s220/slotmachine.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lle4j5jqEHE/RuXNaaEVGOI/AAAAAAAAAAw/VukGdn-Zsgs/s72-c/Poker+calculatem.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302247051242947754.post-7483833601487196292</id><published>2007-09-08T14:45:00.000-09:00</published><updated>2007-09-08T17:29:38.852-09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How To Play Poker'/><title type='text'>Learn How to Play Texas Hold'em</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Texas Hold'em poker is a card game like meny others. It is played with a normal 52 card deck of cards and the same poker hand ranks apply. It can be played with as many as 11 players, but you can play with only two people.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basically there are five different steps in the game:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Step. 1) The game starts with the preflop.&lt;br /&gt;The preflop consisits of the dealer dealing out two face down cards to each player. After the cards are dealt betting occurs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Step. 2) Next is the flop. This consisits of the dealer laying out three cards in the middle of the table face up. These cards are used by all of the players to create their hands. Another round of betting occurs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Step. 3) Next is the turn. The dealer turns over one more card in the middle of the table. Now their are four "community" cards and another round of betting occurs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Step. 4) The next step is referred to as the river. The dealer deals out the fifth and final "community" card and another round of betting happens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Step. 5) The final step is the showdown. All of the players reveal their best hands using the community cards and their own cards. The players reveal their cards in the order starting with the first person that placed a bet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the case that the "community" cards make the best hand the pot is split evenly among the players. Players at any time can fold and forfeit their bets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Basic of poker. To some people only seen as a game of luck and fun.... (Sad for them)&lt;br /&gt;But poker is so much more, some might say poker is a life style. It's a game full of mathematics and reading people reaktions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Poker to me is like a drug i get high when i play. This is also why i have to use my littel poker friend, with the Texas Calculatem Program my bankroll keep going up :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!-- SuperPokerAffiliates Media --&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.superpokeraffiliates.com/_page?data=502763_21_2_94_MiRFa0E2dURUZWZrUQ%3D%3D" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="width: 410px; height: 58px;" src="http://www.superpokeraffiliates.com/_media?data=502763_21_2_94_MiRFa0E2dURUZWZrUQ%3D%3D" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;!-- END SuperPokerAffiliates Media --&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2302247051242947754-7483833601487196292?l=poker-tools.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/feeds/7483833601487196292/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2302247051242947754&amp;postID=7483833601487196292&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302247051242947754/posts/default/7483833601487196292'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302247051242947754/posts/default/7483833601487196292'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poker-tools.blogspot.com/2007/09/learn-how-to-play-texas-holdem.html' title='Learn How to Play Texas Hold&apos;em'/><author><name>SlotMachineCasinoBlog.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11447518367267397185</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='19' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VUeMZ0lAFfE/TYzHHgIZ6aI/AAAAAAAAAEA/l52U8K0Emds/s220/slotmachine.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302247051242947754.post-846324949698288410</id><published>2007-09-06T11:03:00.000-09:00</published><updated>2007-09-06T11:33:01.520-09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poker Tool'/><title type='text'>Mistakes Made When Using An Odds Calculator</title><content type='html'>People always say that "Practice makes perfect."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I disagree.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The truth is that "PERFECT practice makes perfect."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Using an odds calculator at online poker is a crucial way to develop your skills and become a better player...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I've noticed that even though the popularity of programs like Texas Calculatem is booming, many players AREN'T USING THESE TOOLS CORRECTLY.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This "bad practice" can easily cause lost profits, a frustrating learning curve, and unnecessary confusion...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So let's discuss the seven most costly mistakes players make when using an odds calculator-- and how YOU can avoid them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(If you don't own an odds calculator yet, now is the time. Click this link to download the best:)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.superpokeraffiliates.com/_page?data=502763_28_6_216_NiROMTJna2w2ZWprRQ%3D%3D" target="_blank"&gt;CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OK, let's get started.&lt;br /&gt;MISTAKE #1: Not Bluffing Enough&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Poker is a game of ODDS and SKILL... but it's also a game of PSYCHOLOGY and LUCK.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you listen to the advice of an odds calculator 100% of the time, yes, you'll come out ahead. But you don't want to become a predictable "robot" who only plays favorable odds and never bluffs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get my drift?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are times in every poker game when you'll want to buy the blinds because you sense weakness, over bet the pot to give off a certain table image, or "bully" the table with your huge chip stack.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Odds calculators don't bluff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And they don't tell you when to bluff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's why you've got to stay alert and make these types of decisions based on your own intuition...&lt;br /&gt;MISTAKE #2: Not Paying Enough Attention To Your Opponents&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The right odds calculator can quickly become addictive. It's easy to get in a bad habit of just listening to its "advice" without paying attention to the game.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This allows you to save time, save energy, and play multiple games at once.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BUT...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just like bluffing, blindly listening to an odds calculator can be detrimental. It can prevent you from catching important TELLS at the table.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay close attention to your opponents so that you spot someone on "tilt", identify an amateur, and pick up betting patterns.&lt;br /&gt;MISTAKE #3: Not Considering "Likely Odds"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's say you've got pocket Queens. You make a pre-flop raise of 3x the big blind and get four callers (at an 8-man table).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The flop hits: A-A-K&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What a TERRIBLE flop, right? You figure one of your four opponents MUST have an Ace... or at least a King. And that means all you can hope for on the turn or river is a Queen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If someone throws out a sizeable bet in this situation, you would fold... because you know you're beat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What's interesting is that a "primitive" odds calculator would tell you that you have a STRONG hand: two pair with a great kicker. And it would probably tell you to call any bets... or even raise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crazy, huh?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You see, here's the thing: Most odds calculators only lookat YOUR hand... and don't try to "deduce" what your opponents might have. They don't look at what's "likely".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You and I both know that the only way someone would call a pre-flop raise of 3x the big blind is if they have something good... like an Ace. But an odds calculator that just pays attention to your cards has no idea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Texas Calculatem is different. Texas Calculatem DOES look at what's "likely" and what's not. It takes a look at those four players who stayed in the pot and calculates the likelihood that one of them is holding an Ace or a King... given all the possible conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't download an odds calculator that doesn't do "likely odds", otherwise you're just asking for trouble.&lt;br /&gt;MISTAKE #4: Relying Too Much On Odds During "All-In" Plays&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In no limit Texas Holdem there is no restriction to how much you can bet. This makes the use of an odds calculator more tricky in this game type.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For instance, let's say there's $20 in the pot and your opponent decides to go all-in for his entire stack of $480.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have to make a decision to call or fold.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The "pot odds" in a situation like this aren't very good. The reason is because there's such a small amount in the pot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this situation, however, pot odds don't mean much. Your decision shouldn't be based on "math"... it should be based on WHETHER YOU THINK YOUR OPPONENT HAS A BETTER HAND.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An all-in situation is so "disproportionate" that odds aren't really relevant... so don't get too caught up in them.&lt;br /&gt;MISTAKE #5: Mis-Interpreting Odds Information When Playing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heads-Up (Or Short-Handed)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With just 2-3 players at the table, chances are NO ONE will get good cards. At this stage in the game, winning is more about bluffs and reading opponents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Proof of this is the fact that most heads-up hands never get to "show down". Someone almost always folds BEFORE the river.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore, the odds of "winning by river" aren't as relevant in this type of situation. Who cares if you have 7-2 offsuit? All that REALLY matters is what your opponent THINKS you have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I get heads-up, I don't pay attention to the "hand strength" percentage or "odds by river" on my odds calculator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead, I pay attention to the "odds on next card" feature, because that's what is IMMEDIATELY relevant.&lt;br /&gt;MISTAKE #6: Not Adjusting The Odds To Your Personal Style&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you download an odds calculator, make sure it fits your personal "style" of play. If you're a loose pre-flop player, you don't want your odds calculator constantly telling you to "play tight and fold"...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead, you want your odds calculator to be "loose" and simply show you when you're deviating in the wrong manner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Texas Calculatem features "play settings" that you can customize for your own needs and preference.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(These settings apply both to pre-flop and post-flop play.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is also very useful depending on your game type. For instance, I set my pre-flop settings to be extremely tight in large multi-table tournaments... because my strategy is to sit back and be very patient.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But in a shorthanded Sit and Go, I do exactly the opposite, because "loose" hand selection is required to avoid getting blinded out.&lt;br /&gt;MISTAKE #7: Using The Wrong Odds Calculator&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An odds calculator is only useful if it has the FEATURES YOU NEED and if you USE IT RIGHT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Avoid the common mistakes we've just discussed and you'll be well on your way to maximizing your online poker profits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next step is to simply get the BEST odds calculator possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My highest recommendation goes to "Texas Calculatem". 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