How to Get Started with Online Poker

So how do I get started with online poker?”
This is a question my peers and I get asked with quite some frequency. That being said, I can’t think of a more valuable post to write for those who would ask this same question. I am going to answer this question, here– for you, the same [...]

Interesting Tidbits: 60 Minutes Airs & Tiffany Michelle Answers Some Tough Questions

60 Minutes
So the long awaited (and dreaded) 60 minutes piece aired on the online poker cheating scandal(s). There are SOOO many things about the piece that were inaccurate, annoying, etc, but it was interesting to watch nonetheless.

I am going to clear up a few things, make a few comments, share some [...]

Online Poker: Notes & Visual Aids for Optimum Game Selection

Table (Opponent) selection is HUGE in poker. While everyone I talk to “knows” this (pff), I see players exercise horrid table selection on a consistent basis. I am appalled (although you’d think at 26 years old I’d be numb to other people’s love of idiocy) mostly at the fact that a lot of solid players [...]

Heads Up Limit Hold’em (HULHE)

Well, Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday traffic on the poker sites as much as I am. I am especially enjoying the huge surge in traffic that came along with the Absolute Poker + Ultimatebet merge… wow. I wonder how long THAT novelty will last?
An especially fun feature that came with [...]

Part 2 B) Have self control/ self discipline

This is part 2 of 3 in my short series on being successful in online poker.
You must have self control and self discipline.  One of the most common mistakes I see people make is along the way is jumping limits.  Just today I saw an average $10/20 limit hold em player getting killed for about [...]

The ABC of success at online poker

In my first blog I wrote
 
“In order to be successful at online poker you must have the three following traits.
You must be
A) Above average intelligence
B) Have self control/ self discipline
C) Listen to those who have done it (without question the most difficult)”
I’m going to talk about the A)- being above average intelligence.
You can’t be an [...]

Opponents: Types of Poker Players

There are as many different types of poker players as there are fish in the sea- pun intended. Fortunately, when you’re at the poker table(s) you’re able to put your opponents into one of these main categories.
*Note: If a player doesn’t fit nicely into one category, then he’s a “hybrid” and should be played accordingly.
1. [...]

Poker on TV

For those of you that have ever watched poker on TV, I think there are a few things you should know.
First of all, the amazing hands that happen over and over in an hour broadcast on ESPN are edited down.  A typical tournament is 2-3 days and 14 hours a day of playing.  So ESPN [...]

Welcoming myself to poker for her

Poker is mostly for him. It’s amazing how big poker has become since Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 WSOP Main event. In a day where women are in positions of power in corporate America I’m very surprised there is such a lack of quality women poker players.
I have played online poker professionally for [...]

Top 5 Women in Poker (According to the IRS)

“Poker is one of the only sports where a woman can compete on a totally equal footing with a man…”
-Annie Duke
These are the current leading names in women poker (rated by “earnings”). Now, keep in mind these are earnings via tournament winnings. I happen to know women who are earning between 100-300K/year playing online [...]