I have favorite poker sites, you probably do too… I go to thinking what proportion of our decisions on where we play is from ‘objective analysis’ and what proportion due to familiarity, loyalty to our first site or even peer pressure. Not going to recommend any specific room in this post – just wanted to see if I can make one or two readers have a think about it.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 12:07
I read a lot of economics and global finance type blogs (when not updating the network of poker sites!). One phrase which seems to come up again and again is ‘Kicking The Can Down The Road’, referring to putting off the really difficult decisions to another day / month / year. It struck me that this phrase can also apply to us online poker fans, not in terms of avoiding problems… more in avoiding those important steps required to take your game to the next level. After all its easier just to play, right? It is simple to blame your lack of progress on a few suckouts at critical times than it is to analyze your own game for leaks… it is easier to sigh and fire up another set of SNGs than it is to make sure you did not miss any +ev ICM situations.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Sun, 12/19/2010 - 11:26
Marks Intro: Happy to introduce our first ‘View from the tables’ article today, from Paul G from the UK. This concerns a big plan for 2011, and was written partly in to motivate himself and partly to motivate others!
Submitted by Planet Mark on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 12:43
Extra quick blog post today, I’m running a little behind in my usual long list of things to do just for a change!
Submitted by Planet Mark on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 12:42
Had a couple of sessions of poker over the weekend, and had it in mind to return to the subject of poker getting nastier / ev of berating fish line of thinking. Instead of bemoaning the horrible abuse dished out even in trivial money situations, I figured I’d look at things from another perspective.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 12:10
Just finished a re-writing marathon over at Omaha Planet, it has taken a solid week of focused 12 hour days… the good news is that it has been worth it. The site just needs some final technical tweaks – which will happen tomorrow – and then it can go up…
Submitted by Planet Mark on Thu, 11/11/2010 - 14:44
This post is the result of a readers question (thanks James!). HUDs or ‘heads-up-displays’ are a common piece of poker software used by cash game pros to get reads, and thus an advantage on their opponents… Here I will debate whether they are a necessary addition for SNG players looking to grind up a bankroll.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Tue, 11/02/2010 - 13:16
Had the idea for this post while mindlessly pushing the trolley (cart) around the supermarket yesterday... It is all very easy to say 'you need to plug leaks in your game', the problem here is that newer players in particular might not actually know what kind of thing they are looking for. I have come up with a list of 79 possible poker leaks below, some are broad and others more detailed - it would be great to see a few more added by readers!
Submitted by Planet Mark on Sun, 10/31/2010 - 11:26