In general, your defense standards should be largely dependent upon several things: 1. The preflop range of hands of the blind stealer. 2. The relative skill difference between you and the preflop raiser. 3. Other smaller factors, like rake con... Read More
The battle in the blinds In hold'em, blind stealing and defense is what separates the great players from small winners and mediocre losers. As you play increasingly shorthanded games, the amount of time you spend in the blinds increases dramatically. You will spend one and... Read More
Here is part 1 of my Vegas 2011 Trip Report. Tons of videos are included, including 3 from the DC Dodgeball game and 1 from the DC Home Game! http://tecmopoker.com/2011/07/18/vegas-2011-trip-report-part-1/
Thanks to Entity for coaching me in return for a donation to his recent fund-raiser marathon run. I got the bargain of the century. Must praise Entity’s patience and professionalism. I’d say it’s like Einstein agreeing to teach simple algebra to an evening-class math student. Full blog post here: http://blog.obadonke.com/2010/11/17/coaching-is-cool/
So after we get some sleep, we wake up Thursday and hit up Pokernews/Cardplayer to see what’s going on down at the Wasop. Turns out Phil Ivey is going to be at the final table of the 2-7 Lowball event. I post on DC saying that I’ll be sweating if anyone wants to stop by. We grab a bite and head off. By the time we get there (about 30 min after the final table started) somehow 4 of the 7 players have been eliminated. ... <a href="/blogs/tecmosuperbowl/258-Vegas-Trip-Report-2">(continued)</a>