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Grinding Online - Low Limit Hi/Lo Stud
03-28-2011, ClearSpine
Back in my college days, long before the Internet was a gleam in Al Gore’s eye, the game of choice at our all-night poker games was 7 Card hi/lo stud. The game was played where the final rounds of betting included a declaring phase, where you...
Online Poker Etiquette
03-26-2011, Craig Cunningham
Most of us play poker online, staring at one or two computer screens, mouse in hand. Hidden from other players, some people transform into ranting and raging lunatics. In this fuzzy, virtual world, are there rules of engagement and etiquette that...
Introduction to Casino Poker
03-24-2011, Linda R. Geenen
If you have never played poker in a casino before, or even sat at the table with friends, you may wonder what/how you get started and what you need to know. This little intro is a crash course for a few of the games and limits. The list person or...
Grinding Online - Multi-Table Turbos
03-18-2011, ClearSpine
One of my favorite formats to play online is the multi-table sit n go turbo tournament. While most normal tourney structures require a time commitment of a minimum of three hours and usually more, the faster blind structure of the sit n go...
Grinding Online - Bankroll Management
03-11-2011, ClearSpine
As I mentioned in the first article in this series, Grinding Online, my first foray into online poker ended badly due to my lack of understanding of bankroll management. I was playing far above the limits that my money warranted, and despite...
Grinding Online - 8-Game and Badugi on PokerStars
03-09-2011, ClearSpine
Hey kids! Have you checked out these games at PokerStars? PokerStars both ring games and tournaments in 8-game (HORSE plus limit triple draw 2-7, no limit holdem and pot limit Omaha) and Badugi. What’s Badugi? It’s another triple draw...
Grinding Online - PokerStars 18-Player $6.50 Turbo NLH SNGs
02-27-2011, ClearSpine
Large, multi-table online tournaments can be an extremely frustrating experience for even the most seasoned of poker players. You need to be able to survive lots of landmines just to make the money, and once you’ve done that, you must continue...
Grinding Online - The Craziest Sit ‘N Go
02-25-2011, ClearSpine
Of all the words I dread seeing in an online poker chat box, the three that drive me the most crazy are, “I’ve gotta go.” When someone types those in, you know that you are in for a barrage of all-in bets that will completely skew the results...
Grinding Online - Leaks
02-21-2011, ClearSpine
One of the most challenging aspects of building a bankroll online is honestly recognizing weaknesses in your game. Without being able to analyze properly what you do successfully and what you fail at, you will be stuck on an endless roller...
Grinding Online - When You’re Losing
02-18-2011, ClearSpine
There will come a time, if there hasn’t already, when you will lose at the poker table no mater what you do. If you play premium hands, they will be mercilessly run down and crushed. If you are aggressive, you will get trapped. If you are...
Grinding Online - Choosing Ring Games - Part Two
02-06-2011, ClearSpine
In the first part of this series, which can be found here, I discussed the first two of four considerations you should examine in choosing whether or not to sit down at a particular cash game table. You should read and review the information on...
Grinding Online - Choosing Ring Games - Part One
02-06-2011, ClearSpine
The big online poker sites (Party Poker, Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars to name a few) have literally thousands of tables in play at any hour of the day or night, 365 days a year. Although these include both tournaments and cash games, it is likely...
Grinding Online - The Million Dollar Turbo Takedown
01-30-2011, ClearSpine
One of the ways to build a bankroll online is by playing freerolls of various types. Some of them are truly free, where you just have to be quick enough to sign up before the tournament is full. Others require you to spend, not money, but the...
Grinding Online - Avoiding Tilt
01-26-2011, ClearSpine
I was playing in a no limit holdem tournament on PokerStars, approaching the final table, where the top seven players cashed, when a short-stacked player caught a two-outer on the river to reduce my stack a bit. Two hands later, I was dealt A-A...
Grinding Online - Advertising
01-21-2011, ClearSpine
One of the things I’ve noticed in low level no limit hold’em ring games is that many of my most profitable sessions have come after an early hand in which, for one reason or another, I looked foolish. On a huge site like PokerStars or Full Tilt...
Grinding Online - Know Your Opponents
01-14-2011, ClearSpine
One of the most important aspects of poker play, whether online or live, is to know your opponents, and specifically, know what level of thinking they are employing when playing their hands. First level thinkers are only concerned about their...
Grinding Online - When Ego Gets in the Way
01-11-2011, ClearSpine
What kind of player do you consider yourself? By that I mean what stakes do you think of yourself as playing, either live or online? Are you a “big tournament” player? A 100-200 no limit player? One of the “big game” players at the Bellagio? ...
Poker Plus - Multi-Tasking
01-10-2011, PokerHack
When you play poker online do you multi-table? Many players do, especially when in tournaments. Multi-tabling has many advantages, increasing your chances of placing in tournaments and keeping you from being bored. We all know boredom while...
Poker Plus - Freeroll Mania
01-08-2011, PokerHack
Players who are trying to build a bankroll for free have one option; to play in Freerolls and hope to win. Sounds easy right? Unfortunately, it is not as easy as it sounds. If you don’t believe me, go read the Chasing Chris Ferguson Blog...
Grinding Online - Don’t Play Poker When…
01-05-2011, ClearSpine
Most poker players look for any excuse to sit down and play a little poker. The beauty of the online poker experience is that a game can be foundany time and anywhere you have your computer and an Internet connection. What I have found is...