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Can You Control Chaos?

Chaos theory is a field in mathematics that studies the behaviour of systems that branch out into disorder. You may not be familiar with the term Chaos Theory then what about The Butterfly Effect?

In Chaos theory each event affects the next event until the events eventually go out of control. So in a nutshell chaos theory is the theory of controlling the uncontrollable. So if you could control the uncontrollable wouldn’t that be a wonderful thing?

If you want to become a successful poker player then you need to learn to control chaos? How can you control the uncontrollable we hear you shout from the rafters? If you understand that chaos starts from one initial event then you can control chaos by controlling that initial event.

In poker the initial event after securing your place at the table and counting your poker sign up bonus is selecting a hand to play with. So if you are a tight player with a tight starting range you have a greater chance to control chaos than a loose-aggressive player does. This is why loose-aggressive players are often called Captain Chaos!

If you start by using hands that are of high ranking then you reduce the likelihood that you are going to go out of control. Likewise if you start playing with poor hands then every action thereafter just branches out into more and more unpredictable events and therefore chaos.

So can you control chaos in poker? To a large degree you can. Just stick to good strong starting hands and Captain Chaos will be a name of the dista

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Posted on January 12, 2012 by Thomas | Filed Under Online Poker, Poker, Strategy
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Automating your decision making processes

These days with the poker sites offering bigger and bigger bonuses to attract new business then the time has never been better to multi-table online. Some of the big boys like www.pokerstars.co.uk even have around 200,000 players during off peak times. These are staggering numbers when you think about it but it also means that you can garnish some very good games when you have that kind of game selection. Read more

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Posted on January 9, 2012 by Carl The Dean Sampson | Filed Under Online Poker
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Is no limit hold’em the ultimate poker game?

As a ten year almost full time poker player then I have often been asked which is the most demanding form of poker. For me there is only one and that is no limit hold’em when played with a deep stack. It just adds so much complexity to the game that many novice and even intermediate players never really figure the game out. Read more

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Posted on January 6, 2012 by Carl The Dean Sampson | Filed Under Online Poker, Poker, Strategy
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Go to War

You do not have to act like a rude and obnoxious person in order to be aggressive when playing a hand of poker. Controlled aggressive poker games is the way to win a match in the same way the same tactics will win you a war. Passivity will only take you so far in the game while aggression will take you to the end zone.

Some people do fall into the trap of misinterpreting what aggression actually is. Aggressive behaviour does not have to involve shouting or trying to demean your opponent. Aggressive behaviour is all about gaining certain strategic advantages at different points throughout the action. Although playing aggressively doesn’t mean being a jerk, it doesn’t mean acting like a fairy either.

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Posted on December 29, 2011 by Thomas | Filed Under Poker, Strategy
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Unpredictability

If you are predictable when you take your seat in a game of Betfair poker then you are going to be very easy to play against. Poker is a game that consists of incomplete information and it is your duty to try and find the missing pieces in order to make the best decisions possible. Here is the simplest example of predictability in a game of online poker at Betfair.

Clifford Johnson is 75-years old and never plays a hand. He is your stereotypical rock and raises about as often as Somalia sends men to the moon. You are playing in a full ring No Limit Hold’em cash game.

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Posted on December 22, 2011 by Thomas | Filed Under Poker
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Playing Tight

The game of poker is special because of all of the different ways you can approach the game. Each player will have a specific style and strategy but you can still safely compartmentalise styles into two distinct fields: Loose and tight.

To play a tight style means that you open up the betting with a much narrower range of hands than player operating with a loose style. Tight players are much more aware of the disadvantage of position and will only be opening up around 5% of hands in a full 9-handed ring game in early position. This range will widen as the tight player approaches the button but he or she will still only be playing a small percentage of hands.

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Posted on December 16, 2011 by Thomas | Filed Under Poker
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Dempsey wins World Tour event

Englishman James Dempsey secured a memorable title this weekend as he won the World Poker Tour’s Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Sunday at Bellagio.

It was an incredible day for him. Not only for the pride of winning, but for the rather significant prize money of $821,612. As if beating over 400 poker players wasn’t enough, he has had an amazing pay day as well!

There is no doubt that it was a special event at the Bellagio too as it was the 10^th anniversary of the World Poker Tour. Dempsey’s win – which came at the expense of five other players during the final table – will therefore go down in history.

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Posted on December 14, 2011 by Guest Blogger | Filed Under Poker
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