Forum moved « Result #1 on Oct 25, 2006, 11:10am »
Hi - broadbandpoker.com forums have been integrated with the Muffmoney.com forums, which already have over 4000 members and tens of thousands of interesting articles and posts so please visit us there to make your postings!
Mental Toughness « Result #2 on Sept 26, 2006, 12:44pm »
By John Reger
There is a great scene in the movie "The Hustler" when Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason are playing their first match together. After countless hours of playing, the dawn breaks through the painted windows and the endurance of both men is being tested.
Newman, who had been winning, is spent. He’s drunk, tired and believes Gleason is about to give up. Gleason walks into the bathroom, methodically washes his hands and face, comes out of the bathroom refreshed and says, “Ok, Fast Eddie, Let’s play pool!”
Poker players can take a lesson from that classic scene where Gleason’s character has beaten his opponent before they even begin to play again.
The same mental toughness and cunning are valuable skills to have when playing poker, especially over a long stretch of time.
The most I have ever played at one sitting was 26 hours, and by the time I was done I didn’t even know my own name. Fortunately I was in college, playing a $1-$2 table and didn’t lose much money.
My friend used to play for days on end. He played poker at a club for three days straight one time, but he was an anomaly.
Another friend of mine owns the Guinness Book of Records mark for the longest time sitting at a poker table. Larry Olmsted, from Vermont, endured seventy-two hours of non-stop play with only occasional breaks to visit the bathroom. He played seven card stud for that time and reportedly drank more than 30 cups of coffee in that time to stay awake.
Whether you are going to sit down for three hours or three days, you have to know your limitations.
There are also a couple of common sense things you can do to limit your mistakes.
The first one seems so simple, but I see so many card players fail to adhere to it. Be well rested when you come to play.
Friday nights at the card club are called sucker’s night because so many guys show up after work with their paycheck. They possess the perfect combination of money and fatigue.
The last thing you want to do is to sit down at a card table after working 8 or 10 hours. You might not feel tired, but trust me, you are and you are bound to make stupid mistakes.
Don’t go to the club right after work, go home, take a nap and a shower, eat something and then go to the club. That two hours of down time will save you a bunch of money later on in the evening.
The same goes if you are playing online poker. Come home from work and plop down in front of the computer and you are going to make mistakes.
Another common mistake I see players make is they don’t take breaks while they play. I am guilty of that as well. I will sit for two-three hours at a stretch and not even get up to stretch.
That is a big mistake. You should get up at least once an hour and stretch and walk around. If you don’t want to miss a hand, just walk around the table while the dealer is shuffling. Or if you fold a hand, get up and take a little stretch.
My routine is I get up right after the button has passed me. I drink a lot of ice water to stay hydrated so I usually make a visit to the bathroom. Then I wash my hands and face and do a little stretch as I make my way back to the table. I usually only miss one hand, two tops, and the break is exactly what I need to revitalize me.
The last bit of advice is to know when to quit. I tend to set a deadline. I know I am good for so many hours of quality poker, and I try not to exceed that. I have seen a lot of guys play, go up in chips and then get tired and refuse to leave for whatever reason. The stacks go back down, and pretty soon they bust out before they even know what hit them. When it’s time to quit, quit. You’ll make more money in the long run. WagerWeb Poker
Mike Matusow begs for money « Result #3 on Sept 22, 2006, 5:31pm »
Don't know if anyone else saw this early Friday morning, but I was on Full Tilt playing a little and decided to watch Mike Matusow play some $100 - $200 NL Holdem heads up.
Mike was up and down and took a few tough beats, but what he did after losing everything was down right funny.
Back from CAC Las Vegas « Result #4 on Sept 19, 2006, 3:17am »
Well, I just returned from CAC Las Vegas and wow was that fun.
The Thursday night party at Tangerine (Treasure Island) was sick. I must give it up to Brandon from StinkyFishPoker.net for throwing a sick party. I ended up closing down the club and got back to my hotel around 7am after a few drinks at the Venetian with a young lady I met at the party.
As far as the convention... I think the speakers they had at the workshops could have been better. I didn't really learn too much new and thought getting some industry leaders from Google, Yahoo and MSN would have been nice.
I really think the main objective of these things is to network, cause unless you're a complete newbie, you probably won't learn much, but you can definitely take advantage of meeting face to face with top executives and affiliate managers.
All in all I thought it was a good convention. All the worries of the convention being raided were a little blown out of proportion. I will admit I did look around for a minute when I got off the plane though.
Mark Lesnick also offered everyone who attended the Vegas convention a free pass into the Amsterdam convention which was a pretty cool gesture on this part. He said it was because we had guts and we seperated the men from the boys by showing up. Now I won't go that far, but I did appreciate the gesture. He even went as far as posting a big board when you walk into the convention that simply said "GUTS". LOL
While in Vegas I did get to hang around with Jeremy from PAW, Brandon from StinkyFishPoker, Dan from MacPokerOnline and his wild girlfriend, Justin from OhioStatePoker and many other affiliate managers including the very cute Carly from PokerAffiliate.
It was a great time and can't wait for Amsterdam.
Here are a few pics from the convention. After looking at these I've really decided that I need to use some "Just for Men". Man my hair is grey for how young I am. Guess that's what stress does to you.
Mental Toughness « Result #5 on Sept 18, 2006, 5:43pm »
By John Reger
There is a great scene in the movie "The Hustler" when Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason are playing their first match together. After countless hours of playing, the dawn breaks through the painted windows and the endurance of both men is being tested.
Newman, who had been winning, is spent. He’s drunk, tired and believes Gleason is about to give up. Gleason walks into the bathroom, methodically washes his hands and face, comes out of the bathroom refreshed and says, “Ok, Fast Eddie, Let’s play pool!”
Poker players can take a lesson from that classic scene where Gleason’s character has beaten his opponent before they even begin to play again.
The same mental toughness and cunning are valuable skills to have when playing poker, especially over a long stretch of time.
The most I have ever played at one sitting was 26 hours, and by the time I was done I didn’t even know my own name. Fortunately I was in college, playing a $1-$2 table and didn’t lose much money.
My friend used to play for days on end. He played poker at a club for three days straight one time, but he was an anomaly.
Another friend of mine owns the Guinness Book of Records mark for the longest time sitting at a poker table. Larry Olmsted, from Vermont, endured seventy-two hours of non-stop play with only occasional breaks to visit the bathroom. He played seven card stud for that time and reportedly drank more than 30 cups of coffee in that time to stay awake.
Whether you are going to sit down for three hours or three days, you have to know your limitations.
There are also a couple of common sense things you can do to limit your mistakes.
The first one seems so simple, but I see so many card players fail to adhere to it. Be well rested when you come to play.
Friday nights at the card club are called sucker’s night because so many guys show up after work with their paycheck. They possess the perfect combination of money and fatigue.
The last thing you want to do is to sit down at a card table after working 8 or 10 hours. You might not feel tired, but trust me, you are and you are bound to make stupid mistakes.
Don’t go to the club right after work, go home, take a nap and a shower, eat something and then go to the club. That two hours of down time will save you a bunch of money later on in the evening.
The same goes if you are playing online poker. Come home from work and plop down in front of the computer and you are going to make mistakes.
Another common mistake I see players make is they don’t take breaks while they play. I am guilty of that as well. I will sit for two-three hours at a stretch and not even get up to stretch.
That is a big mistake. You should get up at least once an hour and stretch and walk around. If you don’t want to miss a hand, just walk around the table while the dealer is shuffling. Or if you fold a hand, get up and take a little stretch.
My routine is I get up right after the button has passed me. I drink a lot of ice water to stay hydrated so I usually make a visit to the bathroom. Then I wash my hands and face and do a little stretch as I make my way back to the table. I usually only miss one hand, two tops, and the break is exactly what I need to revitalize me.
The last bit of advice is to know when to quit. I tend to set a deadline. I know I am good for so many hours of quality poker, and I try not to exceed that. I have seen a lot of guys play, go up in chips and then get tired and refuse to leave for whatever reason. The stacks go back down, and pretty soon they bust out before they even know what hit them. When it’s time to quit, quit. You’ll make more money in the long run.
Poker Friends « Result #6 on Sept 18, 2006, 1:39pm »
Poker Friends
By John Reger
My friend called the other day making a request he had made before but that I had been thus far successful in deflecting. He wasn’t looking to borrow money; no, in my mind it was much worse. The request was to meet at the local casino and play poker at the same table. Playing poker with friends at a card table is not something I like to do, and there are several reasons for this. The first reason is the most obvious. I don’t like playing with friends for real money. If I am at a home game and we are all playing as friends, no problem. I’ll be the first to host a game. If I am playing at a club, or online, I have no friends. Every player at that table is my enemy. I don’t want to just win their money, I want to win their soul. I want total defeat. I want them so defeated that if I see them again at a poker table, they break out into a cold sweat and get nauseous. There are a couple of guys who I can’t seem to beat, and whenever I see them show up at a table I swallow harder. Conversely, if someone shows up at a table who I have beaten before, I break out into a smile. Playing that way is tough to do with a friend, especially this friend. He doesn’t have as much experience as I do, and I immediately begin with an unfair advantage. Another weakness he has that I don’t is he has rabbit ears. It takes about two minutes to get under his skin, and he hasn’t learned how to control his emotions. His temper gets the best of him, and he loses a lot of chips because of it. That is something he desperately needs to control, as he will never have any success until he does. Another problem is what table we are going to play at. I like playing at $3-$6 or $4-$8, and he is far more comfortable at $2-$4 I graduated from $2-$4 years ago, and for me it is a waste of time. The people who play there chase too many pots, and it doesn’t do my game much good to play there. The biggest problem, however, is my friend wants to talk while we play. That is the worst thing you can do when you are playing. Poker is all about information, not only the information you get, but the information you give out. When you are talking you do two things that are detrimental. The first is you are not paying attention to the table and are missing information that can help you down the road. Also, by talking you are giving away information, whether you realize it or not. Why do you think professionals are trying to engage in conversation? It’s not because they are interested in the other person. They are trying to get an edge that will help them later on in the game. So with all that in mind, I called my friend back and told him that I couldn’t play cards but that I would go with him to the club and watch him play. He agreed, and we went to the club. Surprisingly, I think I got as much out of it as he did. By watching his play I was able to see the rest of the players at the table from a different point of view, and even though it was $2-$4 table, I still was able to give him some positive critiques, and I think I helped his game. I even managed to get him to work on his temper. It was one of the most constructive nights I have ever had at a poker table, and I didn’t make a single bet.
Hold The Lies « Result #7 on Sept 13, 2006, 12:41pm »
Hold The Lies
By Aaron J. Moore
There are two types of people who can stake their professional living on lying. These crafty people are professional poker players and politicians named Clinton.
The ability to be less than truthful is the foundation of any quality poker player. That’s one reason playing poker is so gratifying. Even if you don’t have the winning hand, you can still lie and bluff to victory. Wins will be few and far between if you don’t occasionally make the others at the table think your pair of 2s is the nut flush.
A bluff is a necessary form of a lie at the poker table. On the other hand, there are other types of lies that are becoming more popular during online and live games but are unnecessary.
Be aware anytime you hear someone at the table say to you “good luck” or “sorry.” In a landscape of lies, those are the two most disingenuous phrases ever uttered at a poker table. It might be nerves or a feeling like they must act gentlemanly as if they are in some type of pistol duel during Revolutionary War times, but for whatever the reason, you don’t need to say these phrases at the poker table.
You’ve seen the scenario numerous times. Two players go all-in and stand over the table. One player lends his hand and says good luck to the other. Does the guy who puts entire chip stack at stake really wish good luck to the guy who could take that all away from him? Of course not. Deep down inside he is hoping to tear his opponent’s heart out.
Everybody at the table realizes this, so there is no reason to say anything in the first place. The best course of action is to quietly watch the cards play out.
The cringe factor rises when two people transparently wish each other good luck. An alternative and better form of sportsmanship is to stay calm following a win and forgo any tantrum if a painful loss results.
If the all-in results in someone’s departure, then hand shakes can be exchanged.
Another time to stay quiet instead of offering a cliché-ridden lie is the obligatory “sorry” when your opponent finds himself on the business end of a bad beat.
Did the Pittsburgh Steelers say “sorry” to the Oakland Raiders when the Immaculate Reception put them in the Super Bowl?
Did the Yankees say “sorry” to the Red Sox following the Babe Ruth trade?
Did the USSR basketball team say “sorry” to the USA after a terrible call gave the Russians the gold medal in the 1972 Olympics?
Certainly not, because in a sport of any kind, numerous occasions arise when landing some luck brings victory.
If you truly feel sorry when you give someone a bad beat, then you are playing the wrong game. Everyone sitting at the poker table is there to win chips and dollars in just about any legal way. Before a player sits down, he runs the risk of stepping on the landmine that doubles as a bad beat.
Saying “sorry” to someone is just like rubbing salt in their wounds. Once again, the best way to handle the fallout of a bad beat is to stay quiet and don’t gloat. Allow the person who lost to handle the pain in his own way. Hearing an empty “sorry” from you won’t help.
There are many times you will find yourself in uncomfortable situations at a poker table. Rather than making a bold lie in the form of uttering “good luck” or “sorry,” think twice and handle the situation the right way by being a gracious winner or a noble loser.
Who's gonna support the Poker Players Alliance? « Result #8 on Aug 29, 2006, 3:01am »
With the threat of the U.S. government trying to put a prohibition on online gaming, we need to get as many poker players as possible to get involved now or possibly lose our rights as Americans to play the great game of poker.
Time for Beer, Brats and Favre « Result #9 on Aug 25, 2006, 5:25pm »
Just read one of the most entertaining and funny sports articles I've ever read. It was from Bill Simmons on ESPN.com.
Now I might be a little biased since I went to high school and college in Wisconsin, but make no mistake I'm a die hard Vikings fan and was born in the Twin Cities.
Nonetheless, this story will have you cracking up if your a sports fan, enjoy ball park food, good looking girls and road trips with your buddies. Plus, it's filled with plenty of one liners.
Enjoy the read...
From ESPN.com
Bill Simmons' body may never forgive him. The Sports Guy was let loose in Wisconsin, the land of brats, beer and, well, cheese. Add a visit to Lambeau and you've got an unforgettable trip.
Re: Online Poker Tips « Result #10 on Aug 23, 2006, 4:51pm »
Great post Aaron!
I couldn't agree with you more.
So many people tend to fall into the trap of online poker being so easy and comfortable that they lose focus on what they're trying to accomplish which typically is making money.
Yeah it's nice to be able to sit back and watch Sports Center and play a little online poker, but if your focus is on Big Poppi hitting a homerun you won't make nearly as much as you could if you simply focused on the task at hand.
No one wants to lose money anywhere. Online or in a brick and mortor casino, so if you're a good player and your goal is to make money... Lose that remote control, stop looking at porn and focus on the task at hand.
![[Home]](http://s1.images.proboards.com/menu/home.gif)
![[Help]](http://s1.images.proboards.com/menu/help.gif)
![[Search]](http://s1.images.proboards.com/menu/search.gif)
![[Login]](http://s1.images.proboards.com/menu/login.gif)
![[Register]](http://s1.images.proboards.com/menu/register.gif)
![[Search This Thread]](http://s1.images.proboards.com/search2.gif)
![[Send Topic To Friend]](http://s1.images.proboards.com/buttons/sendtopic.gif)
![[Print]](http://s1.images.proboards.com/buttons/print.gif)
Author
![[homepage]](http://s1.images.proboards.com/buttons/www_sm.gif)
Logged
