August 26, 2007
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August 22, 2007
Slow play is a term used in poker – especially Texas Holdem - for trying to lure your opponents into making a large bet so that you can trap them and take down a big pot.
It is usually used with a very good pre-flop hand such as pocket Aces on Kings. Instead of betting big, the slow player will sit back and limp in (call or check) as if he doesn’t have a hand worth betting, hoping that an opponent will have caught a lower pair or a straight draw and will come in with a big bet.
It is a classic poker manouever and one which has won a lot of money for poker players down through the ages, but it has lost it’s effectiveness. The simple reason for this is that everybody is now slow playing their big hands so it is almost expected.
So how do you use this situation to your advantage?
If you catch a big hand, you need to come out betting. Instead of trying to tempt your opponents into making a move so that you can come in over the top, make the bet yourself. Now most amateur players baulk at the thought of this in case the rest of the table folds and they “waste” their big hand, but in reality you will normally always get some betting action from somebody.
By betting your big hand instead of slow playing it, you are performing a double bluff since most people would slow play it. Your opponents will often assume you are bluffing and you will get some betting action and ultimately win more money.
The other reason you should bet is that if you don’t bet, you are allowing your opponents a free look at the cards and every time a card is turned over they could be converting a losing hand to a winning one.
There is only one situation where it will always pay to slow play your hand - when you flop an absolute monster that almost cannot be beaten. For example say you are dealt Ace, Four of clubs and the flop is Queen, Ten, Nine of clubs. You have just flopped the nut flush and you’re pretty much unbeatable. OK somebody could have a pair of Queens, Tens or Nines and catch a fourth on the turn or river, or they could be holding the King of clubs and catch the Jack for a straight flush, but the chances of you not winning are now remote.
This is the time to slow play your hand. There are all sorts of hands that somebody else might be holding to make them think they are in a good position here; two other clubs, a straight draw, triples or even just a Queen for the top pair, whatever they’ve got the chances are somebody will think it’s worth betting. If the flop or river produces a King, Queen Jack, Ten or Nine you might get a big raise or even an all-in from somebody.
Now you let them build the pot up by just calling the bets and take down the pot with your nut flush.
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August 03, 2007
In California one man is tired of the poor road conditions and is turning to an online poker scheme for relief. Anthony Sandstrom’s idea is for the State of California to open and operate an online poker room and to use 90% of the money to fix local roads. The other 10% would go to the California Gambling Addiction Program Fund…
August 03, 2007
In North Texas a different kind of bandit showed up at as many as seven convenience stores and stole their video poker machines - two men passing themselves off as police officers. The criminals, wearing police T-shirts and equipped with handcuffs and radios, claimed the stores were in violation of the law by paying out cash prizes. Police have managed to apprehend one of the villains, whom they describe as “slick”, but wonder how they were planning on offloading the machines, which they estimate to be worth a few thousand dollars each.
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August 03, 2007
Online poker room Sun Poker is offering seats to the Caribbean Poker Classic, and for those lucky winners playing poker in the Bahamas there will be a little something extra - a beer drinking competition offering a seat in the grand final of the European Poker Tour as a prize. The Caribbean Poker Classic runs from November 26th to December 3rd, and Sun Poker is offering player point race for seats. The race, which will pay out $130k in prizes, will run from August 1st through October 31st.
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August 01, 2007
The state that can boast that it fielded the last two World Series of Poker champions will be hosting their State Championship once again at the Commerce Casino in the world’s largest poker room. The 2007 California State Championship will kick off on Tuesday September 4, and run 19 events with buy ins that range from $220 to $2,500. Local and national poker pros are expected to attend, such as Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak and Tuan Le, and perhaps even the current WSOP champion, Jerry Yang, and last year’s champion, Jamie Gold, who are both from California.
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August 01, 2007
The World Poker Association has announced an adoption of an ethics code they hope will help promote professionalism in the poker industry. The ethics code will have to be adopted by any member, and in fact is mandatory for admission in the WPA, and for those current members that wish to remain affiliated. The Ethics Code is really an expansion of the Ethics Compliance Pledge already held by the WPA, and was developed with the help of Ethics Committee Co-Chair and World Series of Poker Champion Tom McEvoy.
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August 01, 2007
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that a poker pro is wanting to play more poker, but it certainly is nice for fans of Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi that the pro will be spending more time with them. The 2006 Card Player Player of the Year has signed with Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino to play in tournaments, and a recent change has doubled the number of tourneys he will play in. Rather than the previously scheduled three nights a week, Mizrachi will play every night except Saturday, taking his seat at 7pm…
