Poker Tips from Jake

Study your poker table opponents

04 Apr 2010 // 2 Comments

Howdy, Knowing what kind of moves you can expect from your opponents at the poker table is important to go deep into the tournament and grow your chip stack with a healthy pace. A beginning player may play almost any hand that looks good, so Ax, 22, ... » Read More

Shut out distractions at the poker table

03 Apr 2010 // No Comments

Poker is a game of focus on your cards, noticing little things of your opponents. People are easily distracted by surrounding sounds, other people in your neighborhood talking, avatars smiling at you at the poker table, other players chatting at you, the turned on TV ... » Read More

Patience is a wise thing to have

31 Mar 2010 // 1 Comment

How simple it sounds doesn't it? Be patient and humble when you sit at the poker table. Edmund Burke said: Our patience will achieve more than our force. Michelangelo said: Genius is eternal patience. Benjamin Franklin said: He that can have patience can have what he will. These quote’s ... » Read More

Running into bad beats

30 Mar 2010 // No Comments

Lately, I had two bad beats with the rockets (two aces) during tournament play. One time against trips (queens) and the other one against a straight draw on the river. These bad beats pushed me out of a 45 player Sit&Go on 10th place and stole my seat ... » Read More

Get ready for some great poker tips

15 Feb 2010 // No Comments

Maybe you've heard about my name whilst you were playing a poker tournament. Or you picked up one of the cards directing you to my site. Or perhaps you were chatting with a friend and she mentioned my blog. Or perhaps one of my students ... » Read More

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