Five Rush Poker Tips From Andy Bloch
Discover Five (5) Rush Poker Tips From Full Tilt Poker Pro Andy Bloch!
Rush Poker is catching on quickly, that is a fact. It seems like every one wants to experience the rush and excitement that this very unique form of poker has to offer.
Are you one of my readers who enjoy playing and making money out of Rush Poker on FTP?
You just have to read today’s blog post then! Keep reading to find out why.
Andy Bloch, Full Tilt Poker Pro who has up to date earned more than $4.2 million in tournament winnings and has also finished 2nd in WSOP 2006 H.O.R.S.E. Event (buy-in for this live poker event was $50 000!), has published very interesting and helpful rush poker video lesson that you do not want to miss out on!
You can watch the lesson for free at FTP Academy. Simply log into FTP Academy (or register first), find Andy Bloch’s video titled »5 Tips on Rush Poker« and watch it.
What You Will Learn About Rush Poker From Andy Bloch
I have already watched the video and I must say I like it! The tips Andy Bloch is talking about can definitely help you win (more) at rush poker if you put them in action.
Here is the quick review of the first three (out of five) lessons that Andy is going share with you in the video:
1. Rush Poker Tip: Play Solid Poker
The first advice about rush poker that Andy Bloch is going to tell you about is: You need to play solid poker.
You should play solid game because Rush poker attracts lots of action players. Therefore, there is no need for you to be (too) creative, if you want to beat these action players. All you need to take home the money is to play solid poker.
2. Rush Poker Tip: Players Play Tighter
As you may know, rush poker has a quick fold option. Once you press that button, you are immediately taken to a new table with new players and a new hand.
As a consequence, (most) players will be folding a lot more than they would in a normal game of poker.
What this means for you as a rush poker player? It means once you raise and get called or someone raises preflop, chances that your opponent has a solid hand are much higher than in usual online poker games.
3. Rush Poker Tip: There Is Nothing Wrong With Slowing Down
The thing with rush poker is that it is a very fast game. You are either folding until you get a hand that is worth playing or you are actually playing it. There is no time for waiting or observing others.
Well, not until you actually take that time. Andy Bloch therefore suggests you take some time off by clicking »deal me out« or use a time bank (for tough decisions).
As mentioned, these are just three (3) out of five (5) rush poker tips that Andy Bloch is going to introduce you to in the discussed video. To see the actual video, go to Full Tilt Poker Academy.
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How To Handle Down Swings And Bad Beats In Poker
Those of you who have been playing poker for quite some time now are completely familiar with the fact that bad beats and down swings are part of (online) poker games.
Downswing can be defined as losing quite some amount of money in short period of time due to so called bad beats or cold decks.
With that said, I am pretty certain you have at some point in your poker »career« had or experience a previously defined downswing (if you haven’t then I guess you are quite new to poker).
This is nothing unusal of course, but (as mentioned above) rather something that every poker player can expect to happen (sooner or later). In this post, I am going to give you a couple of ideas about how to deal with downswings and bad beats in poker.
Before I do that, let me quickly give you one or two example of bad beat or cold deck situation.
An Example Of Bad Beat And Downswing In Poker
Imagine that you are holding pocket Aces on the Button (position before Small Blind). Players on the first two positions fold their cards the the player in the early middle position raises four (4) times big blind (standard open raise).
Every body folds and the turn to act comes your way. Naturally, you raise that player making it 10 times big blind. Small blind and big blind both fold and the turn to act gets back to the original raiser.
He thinks for about two (2) seconds and then shoves (goes allin) for the rest of his chips. Of course, you call very quickly (after all, you are holding pocket Aces, which is the best possible preflop hand you can get).
You see that original raisor is holding pocket Fives. You have him on the leash as only two remaining Fives can save him from getting busted.
The dealer spreads the cards and your opponent hits another 5 on the river, which means your pocket Aces just got cracked.
This is an example of so called bad beat or cold deck situation.
Such situations happen quite commonly when playing poker. When you experience several situations like that in short period of time (like 20 times in a week), this can be defined as downswing.
How To Deal With Bad Beats, Cold Decks And Downswings When Playing Poker?
With that said, lets now see what is the best way to deal with such situations.
Below I share a couple of tips or hints that are not necessarily the best way of handling bad beats and downswings, but can be useful if you apply them.
1. Expect Bad Beats And Downswings To Happen
Having bad beats and downswings when playing poker is something you can not and will not avoid in the long run.
Thinking it will not affect you is like sticking your head into the sand in the middle of nowhere and imagining you are on Bahamas. While you certainly can convince yourself that you are indeed on Bahamas, the reality will get you sooner or later.
It is therefore better to expect bad beats and downswings to happen. In such way, you will not look at them as the end of the world, but it will be easier for you to accept them as part of the poker game.
2. Eliminate Emotions From Your Poker Game
The biggest »problem« that players have to face when having a downswing is the emotions.
The fact that you have just lost a full buyin to some idiot who could not fold pocket Fives to your big reraise can be really frustrating, I know!
When this happens, try to deal with it without going nuts. By doing this, you will not only preserve your good mood, but also protect yourself from tilting.
The last thing you want to do is going on tilt and risking additional buyin to get that money back in the next hand.
If you cant stop yourself from being mad, pissed off or whatever you do after experiencing a bad beat, then the best thing you can do is stop playing poker for a while and instead go for a walk, call your girlfriend or whatever.
3. Stay Focused
Again, do not let bad beats and downswings affect the way you play your next hand and the hand after that one.
Instead, you should stay focused and keep playing according to your (hopefully winning) strategy as this is the only way to make money in the poker in the long run.
If your concentration drops, you could potentially lose more money in that session but not due to bad beat but due to bad decisions.
That is all for now from me about how to handle bad beats and downswings in poker.
I will be more than happy to hear it from you:
- How do you handle bad beats and downswings?
- Do you have any other advice regarding this matter?
You can leave your response in the comments below. Thanks and good luck!
Advice from Professional Poker Player: Adam Noone
You should take poker seriously if your goal is to profit from playing online poker games!
There was a new article published on Full Tilt Poker a couple of days ago that all those playing online poker with the goal of turning profit or becoming professional poker player will want to pay attention to.
The author of the article, Adam Noone is a poker player from England who first saw poker on Television and then turned Professional after building his bankroll up by playing small stakes Sit & Go online poker tournaments.
He had some big winnings already such as finishing 209th in the World Series of Poker Main Event 2007 and winning the Full Tilt Poker Million Pound Challenge in London (that happened in September of 2008).
Today, he is one of the Full Tilt Poker Pros. It is interesting how he got the ticket for the Full Tilt Poker Million Pound Challenge poker tournament. He qualified online at Full Tilt Poker and after winning it went on to play FTP Pros Heads Up for £1 000 000!
In order to win those £1 000 000, he had to beat 3 Full Tilt Pros: Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson and Roland de Wolfe. After winning agains Ivey and Ferguson, he was only 1 match away from getting that million. Unfortunately for him, he lost the heads up match against Roland and had to settle for £200 000.
Anyways, to get back to the advice about poker from Adam Noone.
Basically, what you will find in the article is an explanation of the difference between someone who is playing (online) poker for fun or entertainment and someone who is playing poker in order to earn money (either as a professional or as seasoned poker player).
You can read the article here: Audit your game
In general, Adam Noone says in case your goal is to profit from (online) poker games (meaning to become professional poker player) you should treat poker as a business. Why business?
Well, because businesses regularly check and review their performance and discuss new tactics and strategies! Same should be said for Professional poker players: Reviewing and implementing new strategies is important and should be performed regularly.
One of the options to review your game is to discuss it with your friends who are also involved in online poker, but you can do it on your own too ofcourse! As said, you can read the whole article by clicking this URL: Audit your game
Leave a comment below if you liked it and/or have something to add! Good luck and keep in touch!
Tom Durrrr Dwan’s Live Million Dollar Cash Game Challenge
Watch Tom »Durrrr« Dwan play against different opponents in Million Dollar Cash game Challenge!
This blog post is about Tom »Durrrr« Dwan and his Live Million Dollar Challenge where he is playing Heads Up Poker games live against various different poker players.
As you may or may not know, TV Poker Shows are one way of getting valuable insights into how Poker Pros are making decisions when it comes to poker games.That is why I want to introduce you to another TV Poker Show, which will be especially interesting to you in case you are into Heads Up Games cash games.
Watch how Tom Dwan confronts different opponents in high stakes heads-up poker cash games in the video below and I bet you will learn something about how to play heads up live poker for sure! The first episode below is where Dwan plays versus Sammy Georges (worth watching if/when you have some time to spend).
To add some thoughts on Tom »Durrrr« Dwan alongside this video, before Durrrr joined Team Full Tilt Poker in November 2009, Tom was already playing in the highest staked online poker games on Full Tilt Poker with a nickname »durrrr«.
Not to mention, how he was already well established and known in the Poker world before that too. There were rumors that he has not yet experienced a serious downswing and as soon as that happens he will go broke.
Well, until today that has not (yet?) happened (at least he did not go broke). Instead, he seems to be beating the highest poker table limits just fine. To give you an example:
Tom Dwan’s winrate (BB per 100 hands) on $500/$1000 No-limit Holdem SH table limits after more than 50.000 played hands is almost 5.7. That basically means he is winning over $10K for every 100 hands played! In case he is multitabling (which I am sure he does) he can play 100 hands in (lets say) less than 30 minutes.
Not bad I would say! : )
In case you do not know, live Million Dollar Challenge is basically similar to Online Million Dollar Challenge. The difference is obviously in how or where the games are played and the numbers of hands played.
While in Online Million Dollar Challenge (or the original Durrrr Challenge) both Tom Dwan and his opponent (currently Patrik Antonius) are required to play 50k hands on limits of $200/$400 or higher (multitabling on 4 tables), Live Million Dollar Challenge is less marathon like.
In other words: the number of played hands is a lot lower in live challenge.
To sum it up: Full Tilt Poker’s Live Million Dollar Challenge with Tom »Durrrr« Dwan is a very interesting TV Poker Show that is definitely worth watching! Here it is:
As always: Good luck at the online poker tables, be it on Full Tilt Poker or Lucky Ace Poker or somewhere else. : )
Rush Poker Strategy by Brandon Adams
Improve your Rush Poker Strategy with tips from Poker Pro Brandon Adams
Rush Poker seems to be taking off the ground quicky on Full Tilt Poker and I really hope you are getting the most out of it!
If not, this post will certainly help you out! But before I tell you about it, you should know that I have already made one post on Rush Poker Tips before. You can read it here: How to play Rush Poker: Basics and Tips from Howard Lederer.
Since then another professional poker player, Brandon Adams, has published his thoughts about Strategy in Rush Poker games. Due to the fact that online Rush Poker games are so new, every strategy tips about this poker form is more than welcome to get familiar with.
That is why I suggest all Rush Poker Players to further improve their Rush Poker Strategy by reading the following article written by Brandon Adams: Thinking about Strategy in Rush Poker
All those who have read the tips from Howard Lederer already know that one of the advantages of playing Rush Poker over the normal online poker games is that you get to play many more hands in Rush Poker.
There are estimates that with Rush Poker you are able to play approximately 4 times more hands than with normal poker games. While this is true, the number of hands played in Rush poker also depends on how fast you are with playing poker in general.
Just like you will be able to read in the article about strategy in rush poker by Brandon Adams, if you are above average when it comes to playing speed, you are able to play twice as much hands as an average player!
Enough talk from me, here are some of the highlights in the above mentioned Rush Poker Strategy article:
Rush Poker Strategy: Taking advantage of Quick Fold Button
When playing Rush Poker, you have an option to fold out of turn. This feature is called »quick fold button«. This basically means you get seated to another table immediately after pressing the quick fold button.
Ofcourse, the opponents at that table have no idea that you used that button, at least until the move to act gets to you. When that happens, your fold happens very quickly and it is obvious to the rest of the table that you used »quick fold«.
Now here comes the best part. Regular Rush Poker players take notes on who is quick folding or folding out of turn and are taking advantage of that.
As said, only regular players can be able to determine such players as they keep seeing some of the same players (eventhough the pool of players in Rush Poker consist out of 1000+ players).
So, how can you take advantage of players who are using »quick fold«? Well, constantly stealing blinds from them is one possible way of using such information!
For the rest of the Rush Poker strategy by Brandon Adams, I suggest reading the whole article by clicking here: Rush Poker Strategy!
Have anything to add about Rush poker strategies? I really hope so! Leave it in the comments below please. Thanks and good luck at the (online) poker tables!
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