16
September
Week 2 NFL Picks
Let me know what you think!
Below are my picks for week 2. Most of the point spreads are already up, so here is what I think! ...Read more
15
September
Mohegan Sun Layoffs
The sun has set
The struggling economy without a doubt is affecting the gambling industries. Clear evidence of this is Mohegan Sun in Connecticut who has announced that they will be laying off 475 workers by the end of the month. What makes this all the more interesting is that the company has never laid off a sizable group of people in its 15 year history! So much for my resume that I sent to Mohegan Sun a couple of months ago....Read more
07
September
Locks of the Week
Lock em up
No bet is a sure thing. Anyone who knows anything will tell you that. However, these four games I have below are as sure as they come. In my previous article, I predicted who I thought would win each NFL game in week 1. I did not factor in point spreads because they weren't up yet. In this article I highlighted a few games that truly jump out of the page at me. Let me know what you think! ...Read more
03
September
Week 1 Picks
It's finally football season!
Below are the winning teams for the first week of the NFL. Most of the point spreads are not up yet, so I did not factor them in. Enjoy! ...Read more
02
September
Taking Notes on Players
Important or a waste of time?
I would argue that if nothing else, it is important to take a mental note of who you are playing against. PokerStars offers a feature that allows you to click on a players avatar and write down whatever disparaging things that you have to say about them. Only you can see your notes, and they could be helpful if you run into that player again. PokerStars even takes this idea to the next level by allowing you to assign ?colors? to a person, and you can label those colors however you choose....Read more
02
September
Make Money Now
A new idea of how to make money in online poker
If you are a sub-par to average poker player who is hemorrhaging money playing online poker, then this is the article for you! I have found the perfect way to make a decent amount of money, (around 50 dollars per day), but it involves some serious grinding. As long as your are patient, and you don't mind playing ABC poker, then this is a full proof method. Break out the Enya and open up a couple of bags of sun flower seeds, because you will be in for a long day. However, at the end you will most assuredly have made a profit. ...Read more
27
August
Poker Hands and Percentages
A few scenarios and helpful hints (part 1)
Here are the chances of achieving certain hands in poker.
Royal Flush 1 in 649,740.00
Straight Flush 1 in 72,193.33
Four of a Kind 1 in 4,165.00
Full House 1 in 694.16
Flush 1 in 508.80
Straight 1 in 254.80
Three of a Kind 1 in 47.32
Two Pairs 1 in 21.03
One Pair 1 in 2.36
No Pair Hand 1 in 1.99 ...Read more
08
August
The Anatomy of a Hand
A work of Art
This hand is interesting for a couple reasons. For one, I do not have premium cards pre flop, I am holding just a 7-5 of spades. However, cards like these can be profitable with a nice flop and some money in the pot. Let me break this sucker down and tell you what I was thinking. We are five handed here, (one open seat), so I am the button. First guy folds, and the next guy, (whom I have watched play at least 50 hands), limps in. The guy has a healthy stack, (over the table maximum of 25 dollars). The reason this is important when considering a position raise is that if the guy had a very small amount of money behind him after limping in, raising for position would not be as sound a move because hands like 7-5 suited are good hands for their drawing value. Before the flop comes, all I have is 7 high, and so against a guy with a small amount of money, I am doing myself a disservice by raising and potentially being subject to re-raise all in pre flop by the short stack. ...Read more
04
August
Rags to Riches
Part 1
Suppose that your friend has just sent you a cool five dollars on pokerstars or one of the inferior other poker sites. You want to have some fun, but at the same time you don't want to lose your five dollars in five minutes. What do you do?! Well, there are multiple conservative approaches that you can take to ensure that you will turn that five dollars into a small fortune. The steps you take to make this happen however depend on your mindset, patience and commitment. ...Read more
28
July
Bluffing!
How to catch a rascal
Some people think there is no such thing as ?reading? someone online. After all, you cannot see any physical tells such as differences in personality, physical tremors, movement of hands, rocking back and forth, etc. However, the one thing you can notice is betting patterns, and when a bet seems out of the ordinary, you may be the victim of a bluff if you allow the scallywag to get away with it. The only way to give yourself a chance at calling a bet is to pay attention to the person you are in the hand against. Good and bad player's bluff's look very differently, and so it is of paramount importance to remember who you are in the hand with. ...Read more
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