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September 25, 2006

Counterfeit Superiority

Filed under: The Swamp — Tony @ 12:27 pm

I stumbled, fell, and hit the ground. Then it hit me, I didn’t realize it at first, but he actually hit me. Then he hit me again and again. The first time was to put me down, but I shot up out of instinct. The second hit sent me back to the ground where I stayed. I just picked my head off the ground to turn and look at him when I saw a mean fist coming down on me. I had nothing left, my head went heavy. The bastards caught me.
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September 14, 2006

Styles of Play

Filed under: Poker — Tony @ 12:53 pm

There are four fundamental styles of play, tight-aggressive (TA), tight-passive (TP), loose-aggressive (LA), and loose-passive (LP). The first word describes starting hand selection and the second word describes betting frequency.

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September 10, 2006

Managing Your Bankroll

Filed under: Poker — Tony @ 2:26 pm

You should determine your initial bankroll now. This should be an amount that you feel comfortable with and can afford to lose. There is a saying in poker, “Never gamble with scared money.”

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Getting Started Online

Filed under: Poker — Tony @ 10:40 am

I have always enjoyed playing card games as a child and so with the recent surge in popularity it was only natural for me to try my hand at online poker. I started playing online poker out of boredom, it was nothing more then something to do during the times that I had nothing to do, but it didn’t take long before I became addicted to the highs and lows of the game.

When I started I knew nothing about the game. I knew a little about hand rankings but I even found myself looking these up from time to time. Now I have over 60,000 hands logged and even more unlogged.

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