I think I’m getting the hang of this poker thing…

My bank reached $130 today. I’ve gotten pretty good at tripling up at the $.05/$.10 tables (with a $2 buy-in), and my wife has gotten really good at $1 tournaments, placing in a money position about 50% of the time.
I’m really anxious to move up to the next level, but I still don’t think I’m ready to [...]

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Bankroll is Movin’ on up!

I broke $100 for the first time today!
After the big (for my standards) tourney win a couple days ago, I’ve been doing really well at the tables. I feel like I’m really starting to get better, but I’m reminded that whenever I start to feel like this, it’s usually following by some really tough breaks — [...]

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My first win at $5 buy-in

PokerStars Tournament, No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $5.00/$0.50
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $90.00
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $36.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
This is my biggest win ever. It was actually a family win, with my wife and oldest son advising and helping make the calls. I couldnt believe we took first [...]

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13 Types of Starting Hands

Came across an interesting article on Holdemsecrets.com
I know poker is a post-flop game, but I obssess over starting hands quite a bit. This article on Types of Starting Hands makes it simple by categorizing the hands by their Win Percentage. Quick summary list is below, with Win% in parentheses, but I highly recommend you read the [...]

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Definition: TPTK

TPTK
Short for top pair top kicker. An example is if you hold AK in the hole and the board is AQ4. You hold top pair with the best possible kicker. (c/o PokerTips.org)

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Losing it all at Full Tilt

So, I’m a dummy. The I’d been doing pretty well for a while at the micro-level tourneys and tables. I play with my wife and we’re pretty conservative about what we get into.
I decided the other night however, that I should try my hand at some big money. I know, I know, this is a [...]

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Favorite Starting Hands

Here is my current starting hands strategy and it’s been working pretty well at the micro (< $.25) tables when I stick to it.
Raise 4x BB / Call Any

AA
KK

Raise 2x BB / Call 10x BB

QQ
JJ
TT
AK
Pairs 8 and higher

Limp / Call 2x BB

AQ
AJ
AT
KQ
KJ
KT
QJ
QT
JT
Pairs 7 and lower

Limp Only

A9
K9
Q9
J9s
T9s

I am a bit flexible based on how tight the table is, but generally, [...]

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Too Much Poker After Dark?

I went on a serious losing streak the other day. I went from about $70 to about $30 in a couple of hours. I was trying my hand at the $.10/$.25 tables and I was just playing too loose. Trying to steal pots, bluffing, or raising with middle pair. I also got sucked out of some really strongs [...]

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WPT Boot Camp

I can’t believe I’m really considering this, but does anyone have thoughts on the WPT Boot Camp? I would think i’d be immensely helpful, but I dont know. That’s like, a real statement. It’s like I’m saying that I want to really do this poker thing. For real.
Not sure if I’m ready for that…

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Progress update

I havent been posting for a while- had some personal issues come up. Here’s a recep on where we stand…
I’ve been playing for about 3 1/2 months. I moved to real money about a month ago and it’s going ok. I started with $50 at Full Tilt and I proceeded to lose that fairly quickly. [...]

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