Showing posts with label poker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poker. Show all posts

Monday, July 13, 2020

Winning in Online Poker

Today poker is one of the most famous games in the world. The game of the poker is played over the internet by millions of players each day. Online poker started almost 20 years ago, and it seems like a gambling game for most. But, one that conveys a few misinterpretations to the inexperienced eye.


Some consider it to be a game of skill and luck, while actually it is the goal of expertise. The fact is, online poker is a game that requires various skills to be fruitful. You need to also remember that poker is 100% the game of skill in the long run.


However, there is a bigger element of luck in the short term. The expert poker players like the pro team of BeastsOfPoker mitigate the luck aspect by consistently making numerically superior decisions. This allows them to win in the long run. The present findings indicate that skills play a meaningful term and the relative importance of chance and skill considerably limit the role of the possibility of extant research.


Study the Game before Playing


Researching different poker sites before playing is essential if you want to win money. With regards to online poker, cash games are available to virtually anyone. As a result, players need to remember that all that they do at the virtual table passes on data. For example, how rapidly a player folds, put down a wager, or bets everything can pass on to their opposition how solid a player sees their hand to be.


Thus, players ought to be reliable with these activities to abstain from parting with any tells. That may be utilized against them. Much the same as a poker face is important at a live poker table. Playing sound poker online is craft that must be rehearsed over and over again if you want to win!



Research Poker Sites & Know Your Opponents


It is legal to make money on online poker tournaments and cash games as well. Always do your research on the websites to know their reputation. On the other hand, the brain science of poker must be used by players to gather data from their adversaries at every possible opportunity. Getting on unobtrusive tells, for example, how rapidly a player responds to occasions during a hand can be the distinction between knowing when a player has a solid hand and being caught off-guard by it.


It is also possible to utilize some online poker programs. Great examples of these softwares are Holdem Manager 3 and Poker Tracker 4. Writing notes of your opponents can be very valuable as you can better exploit their mistakes later. Players can utilize their data assortment abilities to give themselves an edge at the table. Less gifted players probably won't utilize this option enough.



Protect Your Bankroll


As it were, life resembles the poker game. The result is never unmistakable in any event when you utilize your aptitude to place yourself in the best situation to win. One of the most significant skills in both poker and life is to protect your assets. Much the same as poker expert expects players to set a financial plan. You should keep away from foolish spending. Instead, grow your bankroll slowly and steadily by playing poker.


Many players have gone broke in poker by betting everything they have in a single hand. Nothing is certain in poker, which makes this a foolish behaviour. Rather, living to battle one more day or putting down increasingly moderate wagers to stay in the game is what you should do. You can’t chase losses and expect the luck to always be in your favour. Having proper bankroll management rules is something that any effective player needs eventually build.



Final words


How much money can you can win in online poker? Sky is the limit when it comes to poker winnings. It’s a question of how good you become at the game. Texas Hold'em poker is a game of skill that has an object of chance. To become a winner against a professional poker player is similar to winning against the casino in Blackjack. In poker, this is much easier to do though.


In the past days, the gamblers had to meet up anywhere, mostly in the casino to gamble. But, today you can play poker online from the comfort of your home. Imagine if players of the past were able to do this without having to walk or going somewhere! If this sounds like a compelling idea for you, just get started in studying the game. Once you’re familiar with the rules, sign-up at one of the major poker sites. The poker journey awaits you!


Saturday, March 23, 2019

Dan Bilzerian poker playing skills

Dan Bilzerian poker skills. BillionaireGambler.com
In 2014 Dan Bilzerian claimed to have won $50 million throughout the year.

Is Dan Bilzerian's legit or full of shit?


After being known for years as a $100 Million trust fund baby. Now he denies everything and claims that he gave his daddy's ill-gotten Money (his father was a convicted Wall Street crook) to his brother (ridiculous!?! Who would do that?) and make all his Money from poker!!??!!




“I gave it all back,” Bilzerian says of the trust fund money. “I gave it to my brother. I didn’t need it, didn’t want it, didn’t care,” adding of his reputed $100 million fortune: “I never cared if people thought if I was good… I didn’t give a fuck where they thought the money came from.”

Who would be dumb enough to spit on a $100 Million fortune?
Certainly not an high roller like Dan Bilzerian!

He also lamented that he lost his privacy!!??!!
WTF? Dan busted his ass to become the Instagram #1 attention whore!


 



His poker skills evaluated by the most legit expert you can get.




"I think that maybe he can beat some high stakes very soft live games," was Polk's professional opinion, "but on the Internet, he's a fish in the water." - Doug Polk, one of the greatest Heads Up Poker players Of All Time.



Poker skills aside, Dan Bilzerian is one hell of a cool guy anyway!






Sources and related links:
https://www.pokertube.com/article/the-truth-about-dan-bilzerians-poker-ability
https://www.pokertube.com/article/jungleman-fires-shots-at-dan-bilzerian
https://upswingpoker.com/dan-bilzerian-poker-money/
https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/22061-dan-bilzerian-helpful-when-people-talk-sh-t-about-my-poker-game
http://www.sickchirpse.com/forget-dan-bilzerian-here-are-the-real-5-richest-poker-players/
https://www.quora.com/Who-made-over-10-million-dollars-playing-poker
https://www.pokerupdate.com/articles/lifestyle/08243-whos-the-biggest-baller-dan-bilzerian-or-phil-ivey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Bilzerian


Friday, March 8, 2019

NOSEBLEED





Nosebleed is an exclusive documentary about the world of online high stake players, directed and produced by Victor Saumont, also known as « Tapis_volant » in France, starring Alex "Alexonmoon" Luneau and Sebastien "Seb86" Sabic. Alexandre Luneau and Sebastien Sabic have been playing the biggest online cash games since 2009. They’re young, French, up millions of dollars, and internationally recognized as truly elite players in every Poker variant from NLHE, to 2-7 Lowball and mixed games. But, this past summer they tried to achieve a different dream: to win a bracelet at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. We followed them for 7 weeks of tournaments, hope, frustration and above all, passion.


Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The Making Of ISILDUR1 - A Documentary





Viktor Blom aka Isildur1 has gained legendary status in the poker community. In the last 10 years, Isildur has won and lost millions of dollars, sometimes overnight. Never afraid of taking a battle, there is no other poker player in the world that has been more talked about and raised more questions than this Swedish ice cold crusher. This is the story of how Isildur1 came into poker and rose through the ranks and into the online and live nosebleed games in the years of 2009 and 2010. In part 2 we will look at the years after that and into 2018, and what can we expect from Isildur looking ahead. Isildur is one of the greatest legendary characters from the online modern poker world and this short film was created as a tribute for him. Special thanks to all the railbirds that upload high stakes hands to YouTube. Animated footage credit to: The Legend of Isildur1 - https://youtu.be/uFq9sJMmbEg HighstakesDB article: https://www.highstakesdb.com/3739-the... Instagram: https://instagram.com/jnandezpoker Facebook: https://facebook.com/jnandezpoker Twitch: https://twitch.tv/jnandezpoker Twitter: https://twitter.com/jnandezpoker Newsletter: https://jnandezpoker.com/





Viktor Blom also popularly known as Isildur1 is one of the most feared online poker players of all time. This is the documentary about Viktor Blom which sheds light into his life and tells the complete story of rise of Viktor Blom and how he went from playing in small stakes as Blom90 to rising in online poker as isildur1 to be one of the greatest poker players of all time challenging the likes of Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius and many more.
It includes all his major wins and how he got his poker bankroll So sit back and enjoy this documentary about Viktor "Isildur1" Blom.




Monday, January 11, 2016

Casino magnate against online poker

Billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson is against online gambling in America?!?





Just like Pablo Escobar would be against drugs legalization.



Thursday, January 7, 2016

Playing your A-Game

When I first started to play Poker, I was mostly a proponent of 10,000 Hours of Practice/Play to excel at something. Yes, I still believe in the 10,000 Hours Principle. BUT, the Quality of your game play is more important the number of hours that you play.

I do something or I not do it at all. So when I became serious about playing and specialize in HU LHE. I was all about playing, playing, and playing. Which quickly became playing while watching TV, playing while risking to be interrupted, and worse of all, playing when tilting. I soon realized -- after re-caving several times my bankrupted play money bankroll -- that the more I played the more I became prone to self-destruction.

The more I played, the more I tilted, the more I was convinced that I sucked at poker, the more my bankroll suffered. Thank god it was only play money.


Happily, I've finally found light in the following affirmation.

Always Play Your A-Game: Your goal should be to only play poker when you're at your best. 

Thanks to this excellent post: SNG Tips: Play your A-game all the time. Ways to increase your ROI. I just realized, a couple of weeks ago, that the TV should be off when I am playing and that I should be 100% focused, physically and psychologically, on my game and my opponent.

Here are some insights from SNG Tips.

Just because you are a winning player, don't start thinking that all you need to do to win is show up with a mouse in your hand. Your full attention needs to be on the game. You should never have the TV on. 

You need to do everything you can to keep your body and brain 100% in poker playing mode. You need to be aware of the game flow, your current image and who else might be on tilt. You need to be noticing how your opponents play and take quality notes on them. You also may need to be actively table selecting.


Your goal should be to reach "flow state". Some people refer to it as being "in the zone".
from wikipedia:

Flow is the mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity.  Colloquial terms for this or similar mental states include: to be "on the ball", "in the zone", or "in the groove".

Once you're in the zone, don't allow distractions to pull you out of it.


Some tips to play your A-game and be "in the zone".
  • Avoid distraction at all cost. No TV, web surfing, facebooking, chatting, etc...
  • Do not play when tired, unwell, drunk, or stone.
  • Do not chase a bonus or any kind of volume goal.
  • DO NOT PLAY WHEN LOSING. Since losing means tilting, losing confidence and chasing losses.


Make sure that you are alert and able to play your A-Game whenever you join a table. Your wallet will benefit!


Yes, I'm still an advocate of The 10,000 Hours Principle BUT playing your A-Game is a lot better for your bankroll and your confidence.



Phil Ivey 's commitment to excellence


If you need further proof, just take a look at the almighty Phil Ivey. Phil Ivey is the king of "stop losses" online. He practices the "reverse hit and run" when facing the best players in the world at the super high stakes heads up games at Full Tilt Poker. Which mean that he leaves a session when losing as low as one buy-in.

On the flip side, Phil Ivey will ride out a winning session until he's too exhausted to continue. 

Thanks to his commitment to only play when winning, Phil Ivey has been the number one earner in online poker history despite playing about 10% as much as players such as Tom Dwan, Phil Galfond, and CTS. He doesn't succumb to tilt, he merely turns off the computer and comes back at a different time when he is more focused.


Zero tilt factor for Ivey


With that in mind, I doubt that Tom "durrr" Dwan played more than 10-20 hours a day. So if you play 10% of 10-20 hours, you can get away with playing 1-2 hours a day playing your A-game only. 


You must ALWAYS play your A-game.


Quality over Quantity



http://www.super-turbo-poker-tips.com/sng-tips.html
http://www.heads-up-poker.org/10-quickest-ways-to-lose-heads-up.htm

PokerStars Heads-Up Fixed Limit Sit N Go


(HUSNG) 
Heads Up FIXED LIMIT Sit and Go tournament
 Poker Structure Information

Structure:
Regular1500 chips, blinds go up every 10 minutes: 10/20; 20/40; 30/60; 50/100; 100/200; 150/300; 200/400; 300/600; 400/800
Turbo1500 chips, blinds go up every 5 minutes: 10/20; 20/40; 30/60; 50/100; 100/200; 150/300; 200/400; 300/600; 400/800


http://www.heads-up-fixed-limit-texas-hold-em-poker.com/2014/12/hu-fl-sng-blinds-structure.html


FL Hold'em (HU, 2 players) on PokerStars

Buy-in for each player and Prize pool for the winner

$1.50 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 2,76 $
$1.50 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 2,80 $

$3.50 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 6,58 $
$3.50 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 6,64 $

$7.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 13,34 $
$7.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 13,42 $

$15.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 28,58 $
$15.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 28,78 $

$30.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 57,14 $
$30.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 57,56 $

$60.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 114,56 $
$60.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 115,34 $

$100.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 191,38 $
$100.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 192,64 $

$200.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 385,50 $
$200.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 387,70 $

$300.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 582,50 $

$500.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 970,80 $
$500.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 975,20 $

$1000.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 1958,40 $

http://www.pokerstars.com/?source=11059573


FL Hold'em (HU, 2 players)

Buy-in and Rake for each player
The name of the SNG is simply the Buy-in that the player has to pay.

Then the Prize pool / winning prize is very simple to calculate.
Prize Pool = (Buy-in x 2) - (Rake x 2)

http://www.husng.com/content/pokerstars-husng-heads-up-sit-and-go-poker-structure-information

Buy-in
Rake
Rake % 
$1.50 (Regular)
$0.12
8
$1.50 (Turbo)
$0.10
6.7
  
    
 

$3.50 (Regular)
$0.21
6
$3.50 (Turbo)
$0.18
5.1
 
 

$7 (Regular)
$0.33
4.7
$7 (Turbo)
$0.29
4.1



$15 (Regular)
$0.71
4.7
$15 (Turbo)
$0.61
4.1



$30 (Regular)
$1.43
4.8
$30 (Turbo)
$1.22
4.1



$60 (Regular)
$2.72
4.5
$60 (Turbo)
$2.33
3.9



$100 (Regular)
$4.31
4.3
$100 (Turbo)
$3.68
3.7



$200 (Regular)
$7.25
3.6
$200 (Turbo)
$6.15
3.1



$300 (Regular)
$10.15
3.4
$300 (Turbo)
$8.75
2.9



$500 (Regular)
$14.60
2.9
$500 (Turbo)
$12.40
2.5



$1,000 (Regular)
$24.40
2.4
$1,000 (Turbo)
$20.80
2.1







Perfect Heads-Up Limit Hold' Em Strategy part 2


COMPARING THE PLAYING STYLE OF PHIL IVEY, ANDY BEAL, POLARIS, AND TEXAS HOLD' EM HEADS UP POKER "THE BRAIN" TO DEVICE YOUR OWN



At the highest level of excellence.  There is two obvious reasons that push you to excel in an particular activity. OBSESSION and/or PROFESSION.  So what is the fuel behind the success and the excellence of our four champions?

PROFESSION - Phil Ivey plays for a living.
OBSESSION - Andy Beal was obsessed with facing the bests to be the best.
OBSESSION - Polaris was created to beat the best pro players.
PROFESSION - Texas Hold' Em Heads Up Poker machine was manufactured to legally take the maximum amounts of money out of patrons's pockets.

As you can see in the four above examples.  Those who are mainly fueled by OBSESSION wants to be THE best in the world.  And those doing it as a PROFESSION are mainly interested in the money. 

Now that we know they main motivation.  Let's analyze their playing style and do a mix of it all to create The Ultimate Heads-Up Hold' Em Winning Strategy.




First of all, as I see it. 
All four are hyper aggressive.
All but Ivey are specialized and exclusively play Heads Up Limit Hold' Em.  Phil Ivey is excellent in any form of poker.


All four take on all comers.
All four want to be the best in the world.
All four want to face the bests of the world.
No table selection and bum hunting here! 
 

Phil Ivey learned the game by playing it.
Andy Beal learned the game by studying it.
And Polaris and "The Brain"...  Well?  Are both robots.


Phil Ivey's style is purely exploitative.
Andy Beal is a machine.  Purely GTO (Game Theory Optimal), probabilities and mathematics.
Polaris, despite using the Nash Equilibrium as his default strategy, is exploitative.  Since his playing style is all about adaptation.
"The Brain" can't be exploitative so it is GTO defensive.  All about preventing itself to be exploited.


What is the main strength of each player / robot?  Just one word to describe each player/bot's main secret to win and be so excellent at HULHE.
Phil Ivey = his reads
Andy Beal = mathematics
Polaris = adaptation
"The Brain" = defense


CHANGING GEARS / UNPREDICTIBILITY

We don't know much about Phil Ivey and Andy Beal unpredictibility and different play modes.  This isn't the case with Polaris and "The Brain"

Polaris changes gear to adapt.
"The Brain" changes gear for defense.

Polaris have 5 strategies
"The Brain" have 3 "tag team fighters"

Polaris 5 different strategies
1- Polaris default strategy is Nash Equilibrium.  
2- Exploitative Counter Strategy
3- A compromise between the first 2???
4- A team of all strategies to learn which one to use during the game???
5- 


"The Brain" 3 tag-team fighters
1- Neutral net with optimal number of bluff.
2- A slightly different style.
3- To finish off a short-stacked opponent.  I like this one!
Aggression level might change randomly.

 

So, if we can do a melting of those four winning strategies.  What it would be like? 

I will call it the P.I.B.B. in hommage of our four HULHE gods.
P.I.B.B. stands for... 

Polaris-Ivey-Beal-Brain
or  if you prefer
Poker-International-Big-Boss



Now let's look at the

HULHE P.I.B.B. Winning Strategy aka P.I.B.B. Strategy



Pre-Flop (LOOSE AGGRESSIVE)

  • Play nearly every hands


BUTTON (in position): 

  • Raise almost 100% of the time


BIG BLIND (out of position): 

  • Raise called button 75% of the time.
  • Always raise (3-Betting) with Ax, Kx, Q3s+, Q6+, J8+, T7s+, T9+, 98s+, 22+. 


Or you can use the Polaris's 3-Betting strategy from the BB.



Flop

  • Continuation Bet 100% of the time.


Turn

  • Continuation Bet 100% of the time.
  • 8-bet the turn with two pairs


River

  • Check-call all the way down the river with any Ace-high hand.
  • Call with K-high unless the board is scary.



Extreme Aggression
Be The Aggressor


Tag team fighters / different strategies (P.I.B.B.)

1- Extreme Aggression (default strategy) 
    Push or Fold when villain (or you) are 4BB
    (Ax, Kx, Qx, Jx, T8, T7s, 98s, 22+)


Guidelines

  • You are the aggressor
  • Leave after losing one buy-in
  • Keep playing when winning
  • Obsession with preventing tells



Now, after studying the playing style of my four heads up limit hold em icons, heros and idols.  I have enough information to devise my own strategy.  The Perfect Heads-Up Fixed Limit Hold' Em Strategy.   This will be the third part of this highly instructive guide.


PYGOD


For an analysis of the respective playing style of Polaris. Ivey. Beal. Brain. you have to see




The bio, profile, in-dept playing style of each of our four marvels read the following.





Stay tuned for the 3rd and last part of this article. Where I will devise a more usable, realistic, and adaptative strategy. Everything you need to know to be a $ucce$$ful poker player from playing style to money management. 






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Optimal Heads-Up (Preflop) Limit Hold' Em


The Game has changed. As said in The Evolution of Poker: from Super System to math PhD reading Doyle Brunson's SUPER SYSTEM is not enough anymore to give you an edge.  The 2003 Chris Moneymaker's Effect changed all that. Now the common man has the opportunity to play thousands of hands and read all kind of poker books about game theory and exploitative plays. Todays fishes are way more skilled than their counterparts of 20 years ago.

Let me give the highlights of the Optimal Game Theory as ellaborated by highly lucrative online poker pros and some math wizards. These below were particularly devised for Heads-Up Fixed Limit Hold' Em Poker (HUHU / HULHE). HULHE is the simplest form of poker from a programming and mathematical standpoint. Just like chess computer Deep Blue defeated undisputed world chess champion Garry Kasparov. The best bots like Polaris and casino slot machine named "Texas Hold'em Heads Up Poker" AKA "The Brain" routinely beat world-class pro poker players. To this point, HULHE is similar to chess. While it is possible for Artificial Intelligence to play near optimal strategy to beat the best players. Both chess and Heads-Up Limit Hold' Em aren't solved games. 



Exploitative Players were information seekers to keep an edge over their opponents. They are the old guard.
Game Theory Optimal (GTO, optimal) players the highest limits of online plays. They don't much care what their opponent does. They seek to play a strategy designed in the long run to beat any other strategy in the long run.

An optimal player seeks to find the optimal strategy. For any game, there exists at least one optimal strategy. Any GTO poker pro dedicates his time and effort to get as close as possible to the Optimal Strategy. 

However you need to prioritize the practical over the theoretical at all times.

http://www.highstakesdb.com/community/topic/29580-sauce-on-gto/




Game Theoretical Optimum strategy






Button (Small Blind)
rarely fold in the SB (10/169)
23o-28o and 34o-38o

SB never fold to a raise
SB never raise his worst hands


Big Blind (Out Of Position)
NEVER fold in the BB

BB has the edge (act second and is live)
BB never fold to a raise
BB never re-raise with worst hands



Button & BB
R3 - Raise, reraise and re-re-raise if raised back only with AA


Playing different hands in the same way
However, Optimal Strategy dictates to vary strategy randomly in order to be deceptive.







The Two Rules

If Villain bet or raise, you should CALL (usually)

If you bet one street and Villain calls, you should BET again on the next card. (usually)


http://www.amazon.com/Pokers-1%25-Secret-Keeps-Players/dp/1496159187/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=strenfight-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=QLUJOVHU7GARZLX7&creativeASIN=1496159187



Some of the people who applied professional level mathematics to real world poker. 

Nick Christenson
Alex Selby 
Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky
Matthew Janda
Dr. Darse Billings
Bill Chen
Jerrod Ankenman
Chris Fergusson








http://www.lvrevealed.com/articles/research/selby.html
http://www.archduke.org/simplex/index.html
http://www.archduke.org/simplex/art
http://www.highstakesdb.com/community/topic/29580-sauce-on-gto/

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/109/heads-up-limit/optimal-preflop-play-737220/
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http://www.pokerlistings.com/strategy/psychology/poker-bots-the-beginning-of-the-end-um-no
http://www.pokerlistings.com/strategy/psychology/bot-this-too-robots-dont-have-girlfriends

http://billchenpoker.com/