What could he have?
During a live tournament recently I was involved in a hand after the rebuy period was over. I had somewhere near $15,000 chips, and the average was probably closer to $23,000. From the cutoff a ‘creative’ aggressive player opened for $1,600 with the blinds at $300-$600. I decided he could have a [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2006 by Steve | Filed Under Stories, Strategy, Tournaments
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The benefits of bad players
I love retelling this one story from early on in my poker ‘career’. I had just turned 18 years old and was getting geared up to play in my first live tournament, a fund raiser for a local club basketball team. The buyin was either $50 or $60 with $25 rebuys. This [...]
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Posted on March 29, 2006 by Steve | Filed Under Stories, Tournaments
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Getting paid back for playing
A lot of online sites nowadays offer some sort of payback program, usually with a system of ‘points’ or ‘crowns’. Pokerstars recently updated their system of FPP (Frequent Player Points) with new levels like Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum ’stars.’ Each level increases your FPP intake, gives more options for spending your FPPs [...]
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Posted on March 26, 2006 by Steve | Filed Under Equipment, Online Poker
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