Comments for Ksnydersj's Weblog http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com Poker learnings from an aspiring player Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:48:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Thoughts of poker creeping back into my head… by LuckyStraights http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/thoughts-of-poker-creeping-back-into-my-head/#comment-437 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:48:58 +0000 http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/?p=232#comment-437 Thanks for the linking to the small stakes book, I’ll be investing in this as soon as I make a withdrawal at the end of the month I think.

Best of luck with your plan.

]]> Comment on No Limit Hold Em – Top 10 Tips for Beginners by Mark T. Market http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/no-limit-hold-em-top-10-tips-for-beginners/#comment-421 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:11:13 +0000 http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-421 Nice tips.

By the way, I compiled that EV chart you linked to into a few simple rules that capture ALL the profitable hands (i.e. EV>0):

If unsuited, play:
1. Any pair 55 or higher.
2. Any Queen with Jack or higher
3. Any King or Ace with 10 or higher

If suited, play:
1. Any Ten, Jack or Queen with 9 or higher
2. Any King with 8 or higher
3. Any Ace with 3 or higher

Also, if we consider EV of 1 or higher as very profitable hands, then we should raise them. The rule is, raise any

1. pair QQ or higher or AK suited.

By the way, I featured some insights from Poker author Alan Schoonmaker on my blog about Poker and Critical Thinking.

Check it out. Cheers!

]]> Comment on emerging freakout by ken http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/emerging-freakout/#comment-405 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:10:08 +0000 http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/emerging-freakout/#comment-405 waiting for chest x-ray results. blood tests all came back ok. freakout averted!!

]]> Comment on emerging freakout by brooklyn bum http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/emerging-freakout/#comment-404 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:59:01 +0000 http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/emerging-freakout/#comment-404 Hey Ksnyde,

I hope and pray that it’s nothing serious. I think it’s probably poker related, like all those gulps when you’re racing for your chips type of thing…lol.

In any event I hope that you and your family/loved ones have a happy and healthy holidays!

]]> Comment on Long overdue update by brooklynbum http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/11/27/long-overdue-update-2/#comment-397 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:19:54 +0000 http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/11/27/long-overdue-update-2/#comment-397 Good to see that you’re building your BR up. Keep grinding it out and don’t be discouraged with the variance.

I don’t know if you’re playing on Stars or not but they have these double or nothing SNGs that are really great for building BR.

In any event, good luck and i’ll be looking foward to your next installment.

]]> Comment on Mum poker by brooklyn bum http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/mum-poker/#comment-380 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:37:21 +0000 http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/mum-poker/#comment-380 hahaha. It’s always good to catch cards at the right time against the right villain.

Sweet!!!

]]> Comment on Update by request by brooklyn bum http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/update-by-request/#comment-368 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:29:09 +0000 http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-368 Hey Snyde,

Another book that I found helpful was the Tao of Poker. Very good book about dealing with the ups and downs of poker. You should definitely look at that book.

As for the other players, well most of them will call with marginal hands and I’ve mostly dealt with them by just allowing them to play their game and hope that they stay so I’ll get a chance to stack them.

By saying stuff like “nice catch” or “you lucky SOB” is really counterproductive. You want them to think that they’re playing well. You want them to think that they’re out playing you because the longer they stay to play the more opportunities they’ll have to screw up.

If you say that they’re getting lucky, they might agree and just leave with their profits and you’ll never get a chance to break them.

]]> Comment on Update by request by ksnydersj http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/update-by-request/#comment-367 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:17:34 +0000 http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-367 Ahh…I’ve read that book about 3 times. It’s hard to change 37 years of being an ultra-competitive-hot-head, but I’m well aware of the negative side effects associated with tilt.

]]> Comment on Update by request by ksnydersj http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/update-by-request/#comment-366 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:15:13 +0000 http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-366 I hear ya with the raising. What I kinda decided to do was limp/call a lot with big hands if stack sizes and player behavior led me to believe that someone else would do the raising for me. It’s been working fairly well. There’s some players who raise over 30% of the time – so if I have QQ UTG, I’ll limp…get a few other limpers behind, a bozo who tries to steal, and then I come over top and club the poor bastard over the head. I do this only with QQ, KK, and AA – and so far it’s been pretty much magic. In the past I’ve raised with those hands and people will call, then I have to think about what they have and play the hand out of position after the flop. It’s a horrible and frustrating position to be in. If somebody flops 2 pair, there’s no way for you to know. If you get it all in heads up, you’re generally in good shape and pick up lots of extra bets as well as a full stack.

]]> Comment on Update by request by K http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/update-by-request/#comment-365 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:26 +0000 http://ksnydersj.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-365 Book recommendation:
Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo

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