The Jackal Road Test Starts Monday
Posted by Mal | January 30, 2010 | Posted in: Guest Articles | Comments (0)By Carl “The Dean” Sampson
I have to apologise for not posting lately as often as what I have promised. But the good news……starting 1st Feb is that this will be a daily blog except for the 14th Feb when I am taking the missus somewhere special for Valentines Day.
Things have been really hectic lately and I have finally got someone lined up to play The Jackal properly from next month. We have agreed that he keeps all winnings and rakeback and simply pays me a kick back if and when he reaches $5k.
Using Poker Tracking Software is Fun
Posted by Mal | January 29, 2010 | Posted in: Articles | Comments (2)Buoyed by the recent upturn in cash game activity and commentary I decided to return to the poker tables and play some Texas Hold em poker. Most of my time is taken up writing about poker so it is important that I hit the tables for a session as often as possible to remain sharp and up to date with the current trends.
Recently I have started using Poker Tracker 3 to make hand analysis easier and have found it to be quite enjoyable! You are able to pat yourself on the back for good plays and groan in agony at the crazy call you made against a player you knew to be tight. This kind of review is essential and I was surprised at what I learnt from just twenty minutes of going through a five hundred hand session. Despite writing many articles about the benefits of such hand history review sessions believe me you have to do it to appreciate it.
#13 Live Poker Show Available For Download
Posted by Mal | January 26, 2010 | Posted in: Pokercasts | Comments (0)Unfortunately Gary is not too well this week but the show went ahead nevertheless. We have a good general chat about poker with mal255 and tiltdonkey16 chairing proceedings. Click the player to listen to it.
You can click here to visit the download page to download this or previous shows. Don’t forget next weeks show is on MONDAY 1st February at 8.30pm GMT/2.30pm EST rather than Tuesday due to my own diary becoming full.
WBCOOP Event #1
Posted by Mal | January 26, 2010 | Posted in: Mals Blog | Comments (0)1691 fellow poker bloggers turned out for the first of the World Bloggers Championships of Online Poker at Pokerstars. I represented our site as mal255.
I started badly but managed to ride the short stack below average right through the tournament before getting a stack towards the bubble. After a pleasing performance I cashed for a $16.50 SCOOP seat in 48th position. Very nice.
Also I kept Gary entertained with some bad plays early on, before he vanished in twelve table cash game action.
More to follow on our radio show Tuesday 2.30pm EST and 8.30pm GMT. See you there hopefully.
Ace on the River Book Review
Posted by Gareth | January 25, 2010 | Posted in: Poker Vlogs | Comments (0)QQ Pre-Flop Bad Play
Posted by Mal | January 25, 2010 | Posted in: Mals Blog | Comments (0)How about this for a stinking play with Queens.
Painful. I made my stupid mistake of assuming he was hyper aggressive with something awful but realistically I had to be beat here.
Discuss the hand in the forum thread dedicated to this hand. Enjoy flaming me, I deserve it!
Girls are Dangerous for Poker!
Posted by Mal | January 25, 2010 | Posted in: Articles | Comments (1)Firstly let me say that the title of this article is a play on words and spoken completely tongue in cheek. You should read this article in the playful way it is intended and in no way do I think that ladies should not play poker. The more the merrier in fact. Would you rather sit with nine other men for twelve hours, each one getting more sweaty and irritated as the time goes by and the pressure builds or would you rather sit with an attractive female? I know what I prefer, but male poker players need to be aware that female players know exactly how to make that work for them.
Texas Hold’em poker throws many challenges in your way before the poker gods allow you to profit from the game. You must learn strategy, patience and a steely desire to win. That is, until an attractive female sits at your table and instantly that “male thing” kicks in where you just have to try and get them to like you. It just happens. All the poker strategies go out of the window. You want to bust everyone, but you want this girl to stay at your table because she is cute. Shame on you!
So Funny I Rolled
Posted by Mal | January 24, 2010 | Posted in: Guest Articles | Comments (0)By Carl “The Dean” Sampson
I was playing a NL400 heads up last night when the following hand came up. I was in the big blind with 10s-6s. I had bought in for $400 and had watched a certain player for a while. They had run well and had amassed around $1000. I was a little up on them so effective stacks were around $420.
They were very LAG even for a heads up and we were only about ten hands into the contest. They raise to $12 and I think that all three plays have merit at this stage but I decide to call for balance. The pot is $24 and the flop comes 4s-3c-2s giving me the flush draw, gutshot straight draw and two overcards.
Leading out with a draw of that size is a solid line and probably better than check-raising which is the line I chose. So I checked knowing that they would c-bet although I think that leading out is the better line. Anyway I check and they bet $16 and I check-raise to $72. They insta all-in shove for their entire stack! The effective all-in is for $336 as this is all that I have left.
Review of Holdem Wisdom for all Players
Posted by Gareth | January 22, 2010 | Posted in: Reviewcast | Comments (0)Rush Poker at Full Tilt
Posted by Mal | January 21, 2010 | Posted in: News | Comments (1)This could be the biggest innovation to online poker for many years. Sweeping the poker world is Full Tilts biggest achievement yet. You play one hand, if you don’t like it you fold and you are INSTANTLY transported to another table where you are immediately dealt a new hand. Immediately!
The speed that you can play hands, earn rakeback and clear bonuses has dramatically increased. It is the online poker grinders dream, but at a small cost to the quality player. No longer can HUD’s like poker tracker give you instant feedback on your opponents style. You must learn a solid ABC style of poker and take into account the speed and control tilt. It is the ultimate test of quick thinking and classic ring game poker.
Do you think you have what it takes? Try rush poker today at Full Tilt poker. You can sign up by clicking the link to the right and claim a 100% bonus up to $600.
Tune in to next weeks radio show on Tuesday 8.30pm GMT and 2.30pm EST where we will dedicate a show to the rush poker experiences of myself Mal “mal255″ Clarke, Gary “el nino 1″ Hurst and Gareth “tiltdonkey16″ Witty.
#12 Live Poker Show Available For Download
Posted by Mal | January 19, 2010 | Posted in: Pokercasts | Comments (1)Please click play on the player below to listen to the recording of our live poker show. Alternatively, click here to visit the podcast page and listen or download previous shows!
Big thanks to Gary, Gareth and of course the listeners who listened in live. Awesome stuff guys. The show discusses the new RUSH tables at Full Tilt and Gary is going to report next week on his opinions of them.
Remember to check out the next live poker show next week at 8.30pm GMT and 2.30pm EST.
