Archive for November, 2011

Poker After Dark Season 7, Episodes 19-30

November 29, 2011
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Poker After Dark Season 7, Episodes 19-30

After the first 18 Episodes of Poker After Dark Season 7 a new set of players sat down at the table to compete against each other. In Episode 19-30 there was a $50k buy-in, winner takes it all Sit&Go and a Pot-Limit Omaha cash game. The $50k buy-in Sit&Go was called an Idol Week because...
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Pius Heinz Wins The Poker World Championship 2011

November 22, 2011
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Pius Heinz Wins The Poker World Championship 2011

The WSOP Main Event is considered the World Championship of poker. Pius Heinz won the 1st place in 2011. He is the first German winning the Championship. Martin Staszko could have been the first Czech to win the Final Table but despite his large chip lead at the start of the Final Table, he...
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Slow Playing Pocket Aces Preflop In Omaha High

November 16, 2011
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Slow Playing Pocket Aces Preflop In Omaha High

One of the most common mistakes beginners make in Omaha High is overplaying pocket aces in deep stack situations. When it is a low stack game and you can get a large amount of chips in the middle preflop, it makes sense to make a pot size bet with pocket aces. However in deep...
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A Set Against A Flush- And Straight Draw In No-Limit Texas Hold’em

November 8, 2011
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A Set Against A Flush- And Straight Draw In No-Limit Texas Hold’em

Most of the time a set has a huge advantage over other hands in No-Limit Texas Hold’em. However if your opponent has a flush and straight draw against your set it is not so clear who is ahead. This time the game has $0.5/$1 blind levels with 9 players. This table is quite loose...
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Making The Perfect Read In Omaha High

November 2, 2011
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Making The Perfect Read In Omaha High

Reading your opponent well, paying close attention to what he does during the whole hand and having notes on him are all key factors to success. Now I show an Omaha High hand where putting the different pieces of the puzzle together helped win a nice pot.
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