It’s my belief that Phil Ivey is the best poker player in the world, and that includes every format. I’ve played live with him, and cash, Hold’em, Stud, Omaha, whatever, and he is just the most consistently good player at everything – include online based on what his results look like. I don’t think anyone [...]
Categories: Players on other players
Virtually every poker situation can be broken down to a simple mathematical formula. If there is $600 in a pot and you bet $600, you’ll be getting even money on your proposition. That means, in the long run, you’d have to win that pot half the time to make it a profitable play. When you [...]
Categories: Poker Strategy
Tagged: control, good players, Negreanu
If you want to be a successful poker player that reaches the highest levels, you simply can’t do that unless you are aware of your weaknesses and focus on plugging those leaks. For most people, even after doing that, they’ll simply never be good enough to play at the highest levels. That’s just life. You [...]
Categories: Poker Players
Tagged: bad players, ego, Negreanu
Make sure to think outside the box. It’s not enough to simply memorize how to play certain hands, it’s important to understand why the hand should be played that way. Poker is a beautiful game with so many variables, you can’t play it with a defined set of rules as you would in blackjack. Don’t [...]
Categories: Poker Strategy
Tagged: creativity, learning, Negreanu