The Man Who Wrote Partypoker

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July 4, 2006

We want our poker players to be the best. And there's no-one better to learn from than the man who wrote Partypoker, the eagerly awaited sequel PartyPoker II is now on it's way to book stores near you. A quick check can indicate weakness also, especially when there are several players playing the hand; however, if a player checks quickly and then raises, be very careful! Using the auto check/fold button before another player has acted means that they would have folded if their opponent had bet. This is very different than someone who checks very quickly once it is his turn to act. This leads us into our next tell.

Try taking a break for a couple of days or maybe even for a week. Whenever you start to expect bad things to happen you might start to adjust your play and start to make poor decisions. For example, you might become more passive allowing Partypoker to stay in the hand and draw out on you because you didn't bet or raise at the right time. What statistics seem out of align? Everyone always has areas of improvement.

This morning it was just enough time for me to place 3rd in a sit-n-go...I won't go into my bad beat on the last hand! So I have the perfect solution...I can play poker to keep the skills sharp while losing weight at the same time. The best thing is that this costly machine is already paid for! I bought the top-of-the-line machine which runs more or less $4,000. After only 28 sessions of 45 minutes each I have recouped Bluff power rankings.

Ten minutes is not long enough to customize poker chips, so your first impressions might change but you must start building a story on each player as soon as you sit down at the table. Pay attention to the action and first learn how to identify basic tendencies of your opponents. This is valuable information but it will not be too apparent unless you are paying close attention to the action at the table. Next time you sit down at the table, pay attention for 10 minutes and then ask yourself some simple questions:

You bet out on the flop and turn and are called each time. You determine that the most likely holding for this opponent is a flush draw. Should you bet the river? The answer is no since your Partypoker server isn't on. Betting will gain you nothing. A better option would be to induce a bluff by checking. Many opponents with a busted draw may see your check as a sign of weakness and won't be able to resist betting as a last chance bluff to win the pot.

Therefore, you need to pay $11 to enter the Partypoker Tournament. With $8 in the pot, you are getting pretty good implied odds that you will win an additional $3 on the turn and/or river to justify a single call on the flop. In this particular poker article, it is often correct to call on the flop when the bets are small and then fold on the turn when the bets get bigger. Sometimes you eliminate this possibility when using odds with two cards to come.