A8o vs. button steal - Stoxpoker Forums

http://www.stoxpoker.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24266

Stan*, Kyle, and pzhon dig out the logistics of preflop 3betting.  Nicely done lads.

*real name is eric.  We can only hope pzhon is named Ken.

Cbetting

An old post from bilbosan about cbetting...
still some very good concepts in there.

http://archives1.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=7994180&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1&nt=3

Deuce_Plays_-_Episode_12_-_3-31-2009_-_Special_Guest_Matt_Flynn.mp3 (audio/mpeg Object)

http://podcasts.deucescracked.com/deuceplays/Deuce_Plays_-_Episode_12_-_3-31-2009_-_Special_Guest_Matt_Flynn.mp3

This guys is one of the other authors of Noted Poker Authority's new book.  His interviews and posts make me fairly confident always impress me.

Overpair multiway, cbet gets raised

http://www.leggopoker.com/forums/small-stakes/200nl-flop-cbet-gets-raised-6311.html

I think this is a pretty interesting spot. Will comment on the thread later myself :)

TheWorstPlayer memorial "I'm running bad" thread - Stoxpoker Forums

http://www.stoxpoker.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24250

What I've Learned (Pooh-Bah type post)

http://archives1.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=7402567&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1&nt=4

LHE-centered, but still very useful.

30 minute videos of 10NL - 25NL wanted - Two Plus Two Poker Forum

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/69/micro-stakes-pl-nl/30-minute-videos-10nl-25nl-wanted-486701/

Post #10 gets at what I stay up at night thinking about-poker wise.  I think I have a ton more small leaks than large ones.

[NL100] Trips in Blindbattle vs. massive Action - Stoxpoker Forums

http://www.stoxpoker.com/forums/showthread.php?p=158584&posted=1#post158584

I have a very different read about the flop action here.

Member Video: Dangerfish! - Stoxpoker Forums

http://www.stoxpoker.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23626

He's good.

Re: Importance of positive red line - Two Plus Two Poker Forum

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/39/small-stakes-pl-nl/importance-positive-red-line-486569/

Meditations on the "Red Line"

Lately, JF Jerome and I have been talking about the red line, especially Zaitsev's series about it on cardrunners. 

The red line- winnings without showdown in hands vs $ won graphs- is perhaps the most mysterious element I frequently look at in my poker results.

Opinions differ on what shapes it, and even whether we should bother looking at it at all.  I do know that my red line runs about even at lower stakes, where I barely bother to fire a second barrel, and runs positive at 50 NL at higher, where I frequently fire second barrels to move people off of hands.

What does everybody else think about the red line?

PS - #15 is the most interesting post of all in this forum.

Importance of positive red line - Two Plus Two Poker Forum

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/39/small-stakes-pl-nl/importance-positive-red-line-486569/

Meditations on the "Red Line"

Lately, JF Jerome and I have been talking about the red line, especially Zaitsev's series about it on cardrunners. 

The red line- winnings without showdown in hands vs $ won graphs- is perhaps the most mysterious element I frequently look at in my poker results.

Opinions differ on what shapes it, and even whether we should bother looking at it at all.  I do know that my red line runs about even at lower stakes, where I barely bother to fire a second barrel, and runs positive at 50 NL at higher, where I frequently fire second barrels to move people off of hands.

What does everybody else think about the red line?

PS - #15 is the most interesting post of all in this forum.

4 plus more: "healthy baby blog" check-up.

After a few weeks, I am quite pleased with the result here. I've noticed that people are taking multiple approaches to posting. I'm totally cool with that.

Here are a few thoughts on what works so far for me.

1. More is better than less; so far I have found the average posts and comments many, many times more valuable than typical forum activity. I just wouldn't worry about putting too much stuff up here.* Post hands you post in forums. Post forums where the discussion is revealing. Post articles. It's easy to look through it fast if it is well recommended.
   
2. If you want you can arrange to get emails when posts or comments are put up. If you'd like that, check under settings. If you can't find it, I'll set it up for you.
3. 45 man super turbos on FTP look soooo tasty. :)
   

*That said, I think I will be at the highets risk of being a nuisance. If I am a nuisance, let me know. I'm telling you how to use this, aren't I ;). I expect the same frankness in return.

Strategy post by yours truly.

http://thesleepylion.blogspot.com/2009/05/ask-me-why-i-havent-posted-lately.html

Zaitsev and a cardrunners member on 100 and 200 NL.

http://www.cardrunners.com/members/show_video.php?mode=vital&type=flash&id=1363

This video is awesome.

Ansky Article on getting better

It's a good read and may be somewhat of a wake up call for some :)

http://www.pokersavvy.com/plus/articles/how-to-be-a-winner-at-high-stakes

Flopped Set, River Puke - Two Plus Two Poker Forum

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/39/small-stakes-pl-nl/flopped-set-river-puke-484608/#post10636868

Everyone's got a solution and none of them identify the real problem: the hero got to the river with about the worst stack size you could imagine.  I like my reply.

NL100 TPTK on 3b pot, weird flop - Two Plus Two Poker Forum

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/39/small-stakes-pl-nl/nl100-tptk-3b-pot-weird-flop-485035/

Hero flats a 3bet with AQs-clubs from a TAG blind with a 9% 3bet over a reliable sample.  Flop comes QJT twotone and the general sense is shove or fold, with a high likelihood of getting it in bad.

My questions for y'all (and the forum).

If villain is going to have us in a bad spot on a broadway board but three bets that much, shouldn't we be 4bet bluffing with AQ?

[50nl: TPTK in 3bet pot] - Stoxpoker Forums

http://www.stoxpoker.com/forums/showthread.php?p=156903&posted=1#post156903

The board is three to a flush on the flop, and the hero has TPTK is a 3-bet, multiway pot.

IMnuts brings up a good point here:

how often are you really good in these spots vs. loose aggressive opponents who want to put it in?

I'm curious what everybody else thinks.

DeucePlays Poker Podcast with Bart Hanson :: DeucesCracked

http://www.deucescracked.com/podcasts/deuceplays

The episode with Tommy Angelo is great (although a plug for their site).

The episodes with Baluga Whale are great.

Back to basics: Two Plus Two's concepts of the week.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/78/micro-stakes-full-ring/concept-week-schedule-table-contents-397190/

Starting with Stox Poker coach splitsuit's video on using the software programs Pokerstove and Stox Poker Combo, this page is a table of contents for all sorts of useful information for a starting poker player.

[50nl: TPTK in 3bet pot] - Stoxpoker Forums

http://www.stoxpoker.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23863

This is another example of a spot where solid play runs into trouble a ton of the time (name of the game in NLH, right?).

I like weak-lead calling on the flop here still, but the results are bound to be super variable. I expect the big blind to show up way ahead or way behind most of the time.

NL50 AJo in 3-bet pot with nut flushdraw - Stoxpoker Forums

http://www.stoxpoker.com/forums/showthread.php?p=156771

I know shoving will always work, but why not just flat-call?

Schadenfreude - Stoxpoker Forums

Kyle Hendon uses German and poker insight to explain the shortcomings of playing predictably.

http://www.stoxpoker.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23526

Set yourself up to use four plus more.

Hopefully utilizing this will be as easy as it sounds. I hope to keep this a small, collegial community of posters, though a solid poker mind is a terrible thing to waste. If you are interested in playing along, contact me!

1. In your email, explain your case for why you'd like to be involved. What do play? What do you hope to gain by joining? What can you contribute?
2. After you are invited to post, set yourself up as an author on the blog.
3. Acquire an email address to which you can send material to post.
4. Set up gmail this*, email this, or another forwarding bookmarklet.
5. When you come across or post an interesting poker strategy page, use your bookmarklet to post the URL to four plus more along with a brief description.
6. Read and comment along with your collaborators.
7. To keep yourself updated, check up daily, subscribe via an RSS feed like Google Reader, or set up your account to receive emails when new posts appear.
   

*Advanced: once you set up your bookmarklet, you can easily modify it so that "to", "from", "subject" and so on are entered automatically. So if you want to generate a "send to" automatically, insert your email in at:

"javascript...open('https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=YOURBLOGVIAEMAILADDRESS@blogger.com&su='%20+%20escape(document.title)......"

Four Plus More: what are we doing?

What's the difference between a puppy and a busted gambler?

Eventually a puppy stops whining.

A typical thread in an internet poker forum is motivated as much by the urge to vent as any desire to improve. Furthermore, the advice is often unbalanced, not reasoned out, or just plain wrong.

I am creating this blog to enable a collaborative environment for myself and several other poker players. I hope we can:

1. Post links to all hands we post for which we want each other's feedback.
2. Post links to hands and discussions of value.
3. Have a "back end" location for commenting on hot-button topics.
4. Have ready access to the posts via RSS feeds or automated email updates.
   

These all lead towards the goal of getting more experience thinking about trouble spots in no limit hold 'em.