How to intimidate your opponents at Poker: Tony G is the anwser!
I came across one very nice video about Tony G (his real name is Antanas Guoga by the way) that made me go and write this blog post. The reason is simple: I have always liked Tony G, not only because he is by my opinion among the best NL Texas Holdem Tournament and Cash [...]
Mike Matusow and his Autobiography Book: Check Raising the Devil
This time I am going to discuss Mike »The Mouth« Matusow and his book titled Check Raising the Devil. To begin with, this book is actually an autobiography and is not really about how to play poker, but rather about the lifestyle of Mike Matusow, which is ofcourse greatly connected with poker.
Maybe you will not agree on this one with me, but Mike Matusow could be considered as one of the most controversial Poker Pros up to date. His notorious reputation is probably known to every person, who is in one way or another involved in poker.
Some even compare his life to the legendary Steve Ungar. Perhaps the reasons for this comparison lay in the facts that both of them had drugs and gambling related problems. Despite those unfavourable circumstances still managed to succeed in the thing they both loved, which is playing poker.
What you can therefore expect in the Check Raising the Devil are the insights into the life of Mike Matusow. To be more specific, in this book Mike takes you on the journey from the time he was still living in the trailer park to the moments when he joins the high stakes poker action.
Some of the things Mike »The Mouth« Matusow will tell you about are for instance the Las Vegas parties with hookers and drugs, or about the months he spent in the correction center, or perhaps about his struggle with mental illness. If you want to experience Mike and his life from first hand, then this book is definitely something you should read!
It was published in May 2009 and you can buy it on Amazon. Alternatively you can read this article about Mike Matusow as well for more interesting stuff. It includes words from Daniel Negreanu about »The Mouth« among other things.
That is it about the Mike »The Mouth« Matusow and his autobiography book Check Raising the Devil. I will conclude this blog post with a hand that Mike played against Phil Helmuth in High Stakes Poker Season 1 TV Show:
What do you think about Mike Matusow? Have you already read the Check Raising the Devil? If so, did you like it? Tell us about it in the comments below! Have fun and cya around.
Preflop Poker Strategy Video from Chris Ferguson
Watch Video about NL Texas Holdem Cash Game Preflop Poker Strategy from Chris Ferguson!
Hey there! Just wanted to let you know that Full Tilt Poker Academy Team has put up a very interesting video lesson (and challenge as well) for you to watch it!
You can learn how to improve your NL Texas Holdem cash game play by watching the video from Chris Ferguson about the preflop poker strategy. What Chris Ferguson will teach you is how you can create an unbeatable preflop approach by applying a combination of consistency, deception and aggression to your game.
To be more specific, below are the topics Chris covers in his No-limit Texas Holdem video about the Preflop Poker Strategy in cash games:
- How to mix up your poker game pre-flop and
- pre-flop strategies for different table positions.
The advice you will be getting is also backed up with some examples of real hands, which means you will have no problems integrating tips from this lesson into your own play. You can even take up a challenge after you are done with watching the video and earn Academy Credits for doing it!
Another great thing about this poker video (and FTP Academy) is that you can listen to it in many different languages (so far 18 languages + English are available). Some of the the languages available are: Chinese, Dutch, Danish, German, Hungarian, Portuguese and many more.
You can watch the video about NL Texas Holdem Cash Game Preflop Poker Strategy from Chris Ferguson at the Full tilt Poker Academy. Use your FTP player account to login and access the mentioned video.
In case you do not have an account yet, then click here to make an account with FTP. You will have access to FTP Academy once your account is open.
That is it for now, stay in touch and good luck at the poker tables!
How to beat Micro Stakes Online Sit & Go Poker Tournaments
Learn how to beat Micro Stakes 180-Seats Online Sit & Go Poker Tournaments by watching the Video below!
The video below will help those of you who want to learn how to beat Micro Stakes Online Sit and Go Poker Tournaments. Basically it is an analysis of the hands played by the poker player nicknamed as Androgyny from the 180-Seats Sit & Go NL Texas Holdem Tournament that took place on Full Tilt Poker.
These $2 buyin micro stakes Multi-Table Tournaments are pretty much standard on FTP and fill with players very quicky. I would definitely suggest you to try them out from time to time, if you are not playing them already ofcourse.
With that said, lets say something about this 46 minutes long video. The speaker doing the analysis is Fitzy. He goes through several hands that were played in this micro stakes tournament, giving some valuable insights into what the best decision in certain position is.
Perhaps you will not agree with all the moves he suggests (I would probably act differently in some spots), but in general I think his analysis is useful, especially if you are just beginning with Sit & Go Poker Tournaments.
It covers big pairs, flush draws, top pairs, playing from the blinds and some other quite common NL Texas Holdem situations. It also lets you see how other players are playing their hands, so it definitely will not hurt if you watch it.
Enough from me, here is the video:
That is it for now. Hope you enjoyed the video and learn something new on how to beat Micro Stakes 180-Seats Online Sit & Go Poker Tournaments. Ofcourse, you can always leave your feedback in the comments below!
In case you want to go on and try these Multi Table Sit and Go Tournaments, I suggest you play them on Full Tilt Poker. Click here to make an account with FTP if you do not have one yet.
Good luck at the poker tables and make sure to keep in touch!
Announcing another Online Poker Room: Chili Poker
Hey there! I am sure you all noticed already: Online Poker Guide has became an affiliate for the Online Poker Room Chili Poker! This has actually happened somewhere in August 2009, but I have not made any blog post about this online poker room up to date. Well this is about to change!
I have only managed to put up the Chili Poker banner so far, which can be seen in the upper right corner of this blog. It is available for you to use it in case you decide to make an account with them. Alternatively, you can click here to sign up as well.
Anyways, there is not much yet that I can tell you about Chili Poker since I still have to take a closer look at it. I don’t even know whether it accepts U.S. players or not! In case you have any information that can help us out here and are willing to share it with us, then please leave it in the comments below.
But as I said, this will change soon as I am going to make a detailed review of what they can offer to us as poker players. Hope you will enjoy it!
Liz Lieu is Chili Poker’s Representative
Actually, there is something I can already tell you about this poker site. It is represented by Liz Lieu, one of the well established and quite famous female professional poker player, who is also a model.
Besides that, I have seen a couple of Poker TV Shows with her in the line-up, but not as much to give you any serious analysis or opinion on how she plays poker.
The only opinion about her that I can give you is this: She certainly looks good! Her pictures for the Chili Poker Christmas Promotions are certainly worth taking a look at! What do you think about it? : )
To conclude this announcement of Chili Poker on Online Poker Guide, here is one hand from EPT 2 in Monte Carlo, where Liz Lieu busts out in the blinds battle. Just to remind you that even professional poker players make mistakes sometimes.
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