http://www.pokerlabrat.com/poker_tournaments_blog Taking Online Poker One Flop At A Time Sun, 11 May 2008 22:49:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently Poker Professional Gus Hansen announced he was part card player, part businessman and part degenerate gambler – about 60/30/10. In this blog posting, Paul Waskica reckons this resonates with him, right down to the percentages…               Unlike athletes and celebrities, poker players have to risk their own money to make money. ... http://www.pokerlabrat.com/poker_tournaments_blog/2008/05/11/professional-poker-tips-you-have-to-be-good-with-more-than-just-cards-to-compete/ Elite Poker Professional and Team FullTilt member Gus Hansen shares an amazing hand from his Aussie Millions play. How would you have played this one? An interesting read. Hand 133 - Crucial hand 7 - Biggest Hand So Far - Busting the Defending Champ Blinds: 4000/8000/1000, My position: SB, My hand: Ac ... http://www.pokerlabrat.com/poker_tournaments_blog/2008/05/08/learning-poker-from-the-professionals/         Frequently tournament players bet an improper amount and often make the mistake of giving their opponents the correct odds to draw out on them. (In online poker, that’s about the time you get the banter in the chat box about calling with bottom pair…) When was the last time you witnessed ... http://www.pokerlabrat.com/poker_tournaments_blog/2008/04/29/poker-pro-make-that-bet-size-work-for-you/ Players can get a nice cash bonus at Canbet Poker With unlimited bonus cash up for grabs, Canbet Poker Points are a chance for players to dominate their opponents and grow their bankroll in every hand they play, win or lose. The more a player plays, the more Canbet Poker pays : 50 - 200 : ... http://www.pokerlabrat.com/poker_tournaments_blog/2008/04/27/two-days-left-to-claim-your-poker-rebate-at-canbet/            One of the most frequent questions I am asked is about how to play hands like middle pairs against a raise. This comes up when someone raises in front of you and you have the choice of flat calling the raise or re-raising with a hand like 10-10 (this comes ... http://www.pokerlabrat.com/poker_tournaments_blog/2008/04/26/poker-pro-flat-call-the-raise-or-re-raise-with-a-hand-like-10-10/ How Good is your Poker? Do you Rate? Poker is a game with worldwide recognition and a massive field of elite players. A new ranking system, recently introduced at popular Carbon Poker, aims to give players a credible reference on their overall poker skills. The rankings help players to set themselves ... http://www.pokerlabrat.com/poker_tournaments_blog/2008/04/23/elo-rating-system-introduced-for-poker-player-ranking/ Know your poker math?             In my opinion the most under utilized form of learning in poker is simple algebra. I’m not talking about anything complicated like Bill Chen’s calculus in his “The Mathematics of Poker” book, but simple eighth grade algebra that you can use in all kinds of poker situations. Here’s a ... http://www.pokerlabrat.com/poker_tournaments_blog/2008/04/19/poker-not-a-game-for-the-mathematically-challenged/ New bill to stop implementation of unworkable UIGEA regulations  New legislation - H.R.5767 - introduced by House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank and Republican presidential aspirant Ron Paul, if approved, will effectively curtail the further operation of the UIGEA. According to a statement from Frank and Paul, HR 5767 introduced this ... http://www.pokerlabrat.com/poker_tournaments_blog/2008/04/19/new-hope-for-us-based-online-poker-players/         You should always adopt a poker table image that’s most comfortable for you. Fine. But I teach that in most games, a quiet conservative image doesn’t extract the most profit. That’s because the biggest mistake most opponents make is that they call too often. And the money that excellent players ... http://www.pokerlabrat.com/poker_tournaments_blog/2008/04/14/poker-pro-the-importance-of-table-image-going-wild/ Despite financial institutions admitting that implementing measures required under the new American 'anti online gambling' legislation are verging on impossible, especially without further definition and clarification, some USA based poker players are still struggling to deposit and cash out from their favorite online poker rooms. The team at PokerLabRat.com understands that ... http://www.pokerlabrat.com/poker_tournaments_blog/2008/04/12/us-based-poker-players-feel-the-squeeze-on-payment-options/