TylerMayes

*bump*I too am interested in which book on cd this is.

Tyler?!?! You are still alive? I emailed you last week....did you get it? I´ll be back in six days...bleh.- Jordan Wow long time no see, I'm doing great. You should come down for the thursday game sometime if you can ever make it. We switched up to 10,000 starting chips and 25-50 blinds etc. Good game. I haven't checked my email here recently, as I haven't had much internet access and have been working alot...Though I'm trying to get into this OSU thing on sunday, unfortunantly I dunno anyone willing to share a friend pass...Maybe I can come up one day for the tourney you've been talking ab

Can you not get tickets at the door?

In your most recent article you describe your great table and how you couldn't really "run without the ball." Obviously you do very little bluffing and mostly play for value. My question pertains to how your starting hand requierments change as well as how you play in general.For example, Do you stay away from weak aces, or play them more frequently and why?Do you limp and call more often keeping the pots as small as you can pre-flop and "extract value" from the flop forward?How do you handle newer players that tend to overbet in relation to pot size and blind size, this is usually very true

Some friends and I are planning a 2 day event. And advice/thoughts would be great from anyone...esp Daniel as he has a bit of expeirence as to what a good tournament is.30 players17 hours (12 first day 5 second) with the final table being on the second day.10,000 starting chips for $50.00 with 1 rebuy for first 2-3 hours and 1 add on. So we hve more than average chips available...My main concern is that the blinds are still too much....starting the second day we estimate 750,000 in chips to be in play...with a BB of 10,000 avg stack has 7.5 BB is this typical or just plain wrong?I have a few

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Man this game is awsome when they have blocked flash apps at my work. Up to 86 sec for my new best.Cheers,Tyler

3rd try and that score is un altered and unedited..Other than the cropping.http://www.bbpix.com/pix/w00t.bmpCheers,Tyler

Overated?? The guy knew what his oppents were holding half the time....dead on!!!!There are a number of pros who can do that today -- notice you said 'half the time'. And honestly, I know little about him, but to me his legacy is diminished today due to the fact that he won in what, '71 and '72... wasn't one by vote by other professionals or something like that, and the other was actual tournament play with less than 100 people? I don't remember the exact figures, and I'm too lazy to google them. My point is, later this year there will be a main event with possibly over 6,000 people. I do

Sorry to jump the gun. I just hear so many novice players complain about opponents playing badly. I've yet to play online yet but PM will probably be my first. Glad to hear it is a veritable fish bowl.Cheers,Tyler

And why are you complaing?Cheers,Tyler

Calling is a better option if the pot is like 8 to 10 BB me thinks...if it has 10 BB you only have to be right like 8-9% of the time to show a profit. Remember to deermine your %'s before odds....especially at first. You don't wnat to be like well i'm getting 1 to 3...then be like well he is probably bluffing 25% in this spot...because it will make you call too liberally and start a bad habit of bad judement.

One thing to consider is this. Calculate the odds after determining a read. Another thing more advanced players do is try to associate a % of accuracy. Calling on the end is a good example. Opponent bets representing hand X. If you feel that he may bluff in this situation 20% of the time then if you are getting 1 to 4 or more on your call then make the call. Another situation occurs when you put them on a certain hand. Say you have 53s in the BB and it gets raised by the button but you know all 8 people will call as the game is loose you call and flop two pair. Checks to the button who bets

The most important part of playing poker for a living successfully would in my mind have to be bankroll management. If you are depending on it for a living you have to have a sufficient bankroll. You have 2 options in my mind really.1. Borrow enough money to make a real bankroll for 5-10. I'm not saying credit wise...as the interest is insane.....but from a friend or family member. 2. Get a part time job and partially support yourself and fund your bankroll. Part time will give you enough time to play/build bankroll. Myself I have a bankroll of 2,140 for 5/10. I play live so I get fa

No amount of "skill" can overcome mathematical truth. The basis of gambling is in odds and mathematical probability. Saying its not a necessity is like stating you don't really need to know how to add to be an accountant. It may not seem as important but it is. From a different perspective. If you don't feel you need to learn the odds you probably aren't focused or determined enough to be a winning player. At least not at the upper mid-limits. For example if you don't know the odds and you continually draw thin on flushes/straights you are no longer making money with those hands.Cheer

Odds are amazingly important. Odds and probabilty is what this game is built upon. Psychology is a large part too. If you don't have an understanding of odds I don't think you can take yourgame anywhere near the top levels.Cheers,Tyler

Wannabe,I have a few suggestions as I've been in that low confidence situation before, at least once.1: Life outside of poker. I'm being a total hypocrite on this but it is good advice. The quality of your life out side of poker has a huge impact on your game. 2: Take some time off. This will give you time to improve home life aiding your poker play/confidence.3: Find 1 or 2 leaks in your game, we all have them so don't pony out of this, and spend your time thinking about these leaks instead of playing. If you play online you could watch games in progress and try to figure out how much it wo

Once in a live 10/20 I had KK a little over 10 times in 1 1/2 - 2 hrs. It got to a point where no one believed my raises and i'd take the flop 6 ways. Flopped a few sets and boats lost around 60% of them though. Several were cheaply folded when an ace hit the flop/turn. I was literally looking at my first hole card and thinking no w ay not again.....Cheers,Tyler

Same thing happened to Tom McEvoyCheers,Tyler

Skalansky's outlines poker theory in his books very well. The problem I think you will find is that until small stakes hold em the examples were all out dated for the limits the "doubters" play in. Most of his examples assume an average of 3 people seeing the flop. If you are averaging 4+ players seeing a the table is loose. Here is a perfect example. Skalansky advises that raises in late position have added equity as they may pick up the blinds un contested. how many games have you seen a player enter with a raise in late position and pick up the blinds? I still raise in Late position

Scince you do not depend on poker as an income this gives you some flexibilty. Ok the recommended "bankroll" for a game is 300 BB. At 5/10 thats 3000 and 10/20 is 6000.well why not save to about 4500 and take a shot. If you lose you drop back down to 5/10 if you go on a little tear you are at 10/20 to stay.its not 100% but its an idea.Cheers,Tyler

No limit cash games are more profitable for a seasoned pro. No question. The problem is there can be higher fluxuation. So yes if you have a limited bankroll play limit. Also its rare to find a big NL game as its just pros vs pros meaning very little edge. You should master all forms of poker if attempting to be a pro..Cheers,Tyler

I read in another players article about Daniel walking around the Bellagio with racks of 25.00 chips handing htem out to dealers and wishing them a merry christmas. This was at least a year ago (maybe an annual thing). I have to say you won't find many other players doing this. It just goes to show you how much class he has. I may do something similiar with 5.00 chips next year. My bankroll cannot afford it just yet ;pCheers,Tyler

Ivey said in an interveiw that no one is a bad player inthose games but that when someone is off of their game you gotta lay it into them. Brutal but5 true.Cheers,Tyler