G'Day Mates
It's so simple...And so obvious...Yet no one seems to get it! What's this easy-to-use secret for beating Sit and Go tournaments online? The answer is this: ..............PATIENCE! I know... I know... you were expecting something more, um... "secretive". But the truth is, winning at Sit and Go's is pretty damn easy. And that's why every time I turn on the computer these days I feel like a kid in a candy store... ready to clean out the amateurs at the poker room of my choosing.
What I want to discuss here is why PATIENCE is so critical for Sit and Go success. First, let's get back to some basics. There are four types of poker playing styles:
1. Tight-Passive
2. Tight-Aggressive
3. Loose-Passive
4. Loose-Aggressive Your style should be tight-aggressive.
Don't confuse "styles" with "preferences". If you want to be a good card player, you DON'T get to DECIDE to be tight-aggressive. You MUST be tight-aggressive in order to be really good.
Of course there are DEGREES of each playing style, and that's what accounts for the differences between one pro and another... the DIFFERENT DEGREES of tight-aggressive.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Friday, December 29, 2006
OK Back to Poker
G'Day Mates
The hustle and bustle of Christmas day is over now, and I hope everyone had a great Family time! So, Now its back to poker playing.
Over the last 2 days I have played in 4 SNG Tournys and have placed in the money at 3 of them- so thats 75% win ratio! Not too Bad aye! mates? As I have said before and I will say it over and over, the only way to play SNG Tournys is to play tight and choose your starting hand wisely until all the other "Loose & Impatient" players kill each other!
When I am impatient (and I really shouldnt even be playing in the Game) I will always lose! Sometimes I am really too busy to be playing and not really paying much attention to the game and I dont even follow my own SNG Tactics! I will lose just like everyone else! Because I have NO BUSINESS playing the Game unless I play to win.
We have talked a little about starting hands and I will continue to give you my Opinion on starting hands for SNG Tournys! I now have the time to update this Blog daily (so things should get back to normal) I only play a few selected starting hands until I am in the money! Which normally doesnt take too long because like I said before, Players that play SNG tournys are IMPATIENT LOOSE PLAYERS that you should be taking advantage of and taking their money! Wheter its a 10 cent SNG or a $20 SNG you should be having a win percentage of at least 60%
Cheers Mates........Lets get back to POKER for 2007
Masala
The hustle and bustle of Christmas day is over now, and I hope everyone had a great Family time! So, Now its back to poker playing.
Over the last 2 days I have played in 4 SNG Tournys and have placed in the money at 3 of them- so thats 75% win ratio! Not too Bad aye! mates? As I have said before and I will say it over and over, the only way to play SNG Tournys is to play tight and choose your starting hand wisely until all the other "Loose & Impatient" players kill each other!
When I am impatient (and I really shouldnt even be playing in the Game) I will always lose! Sometimes I am really too busy to be playing and not really paying much attention to the game and I dont even follow my own SNG Tactics! I will lose just like everyone else! Because I have NO BUSINESS playing the Game unless I play to win.
We have talked a little about starting hands and I will continue to give you my Opinion on starting hands for SNG Tournys! I now have the time to update this Blog daily (so things should get back to normal) I only play a few selected starting hands until I am in the money! Which normally doesnt take too long because like I said before, Players that play SNG tournys are IMPATIENT LOOSE PLAYERS that you should be taking advantage of and taking their money! Wheter its a 10 cent SNG or a $20 SNG you should be having a win percentage of at least 60%
Cheers Mates........Lets get back to POKER for 2007
Masala
Monday, December 18, 2006
Some tips to improve your winning rate:
G'Day Mates
Here are some (plagerized Tips) for you.........LOL-But great info none-the-less
1-Fast play high pairs and very strong hands before the flop. This puts more money in the early pot and encourages weak and garbage hands to fold that could get a lucky flop and beat you.Don't draw to the low end or both ends of a straight. If a 9 8 7 flops, you want to be playing the J 10 and not the 6 5 or the 10 6. (The low part is commonly called the "ignorant" end of the straight.)
2-Unconnected Medium and Low Cards are Usually Unplayable. This includes suited cards that can't flop a straight. Both ends of a straight such as 9 5 fall into this very weak category.
3-Play starting low pairs cautiously. 66 down to 22. Usually not from an early seat and from the late positions, only when the price is right. If you don't flop a set or quads you should usually fold.
4-Play aggressively when you have a two way draw after the flop. If you can make a straight AND a flush or trips etc., usually bet/raise your hand.
5-Bet an Ace or two high overcards after a garbage flop (a three suit "rainbow" with unconnected medium and low cards). Usually fold if someone raises.
6-Watch out for uniform flops, like 8 7 6, they can easily turn into straights that can overtake your high pair or other good hand.
7-Check the raisers chips. Players that are close to all-in often rush the betting just to get all their chips in a sink-or-swim last hand.
8-Beware of Suited Flops that can make a completed flush. In this case, you should usually hold the nut in that suit, or have trips or two pair that can fill up.
9-Get caught bluffing once in a while. It is a way to vary your play and not be too predictable. You win pots that you don't deserve when your bluff works. You lose a few chips when it doesn't work but it will get you calls from weaker hands down the line when you have a strong hand and need the action.
10-Study your opponents, especially when you are not playing hands and can pay careful attention. Do they find more hands to play than they fold? Do they bluff? Can they be bluffed? Do they have any "tells" (give away mannerisms) that disclose information about their hands etc.
Masala
Here are some (plagerized Tips) for you.........LOL-But great info none-the-less
1-Fast play high pairs and very strong hands before the flop. This puts more money in the early pot and encourages weak and garbage hands to fold that could get a lucky flop and beat you.Don't draw to the low end or both ends of a straight. If a 9 8 7 flops, you want to be playing the J 10 and not the 6 5 or the 10 6. (The low part is commonly called the "ignorant" end of the straight.)
2-Unconnected Medium and Low Cards are Usually Unplayable. This includes suited cards that can't flop a straight. Both ends of a straight such as 9 5 fall into this very weak category.
3-Play starting low pairs cautiously. 66 down to 22. Usually not from an early seat and from the late positions, only when the price is right. If you don't flop a set or quads you should usually fold.
4-Play aggressively when you have a two way draw after the flop. If you can make a straight AND a flush or trips etc., usually bet/raise your hand.
5-Bet an Ace or two high overcards after a garbage flop (a three suit "rainbow" with unconnected medium and low cards). Usually fold if someone raises.
6-Watch out for uniform flops, like 8 7 6, they can easily turn into straights that can overtake your high pair or other good hand.
7-Check the raisers chips. Players that are close to all-in often rush the betting just to get all their chips in a sink-or-swim last hand.
8-Beware of Suited Flops that can make a completed flush. In this case, you should usually hold the nut in that suit, or have trips or two pair that can fill up.
9-Get caught bluffing once in a while. It is a way to vary your play and not be too predictable. You win pots that you don't deserve when your bluff works. You lose a few chips when it doesn't work but it will get you calls from weaker hands down the line when you have a strong hand and need the action.
10-Study your opponents, especially when you are not playing hands and can pay careful attention. Do they find more hands to play than they fold? Do they bluff? Can they be bluffed? Do they have any "tells" (give away mannerisms) that disclose information about their hands etc.
Masala
Friday, December 15, 2006
A change of Subject
G'Day Mates
Well, Christmas time is almost upon us and I would like to extend the most merriest of Christmas to everyone and have a safe and Happy New Year!
This year for me has been full of up and down moods. Not because of playing poker! I enjoy playing poker so much that I could play poker for 10 hours a day if I had the time! Setting up and running an online poker Website is so damn time consuming that I sometimes feel why do I even bother with it? If it wasnt for my Dear poker mate "Betty" and my partners Bucnright and Donfromtexas I would have just given up and gone back to just playing Poker!
I would like to personally say Thank you to Betty because without her help I would not still be here! To Buc and Don, I would like to thank you for your help and your time and I look forward to being a benefit to you in the near future!
Betty you have been behind me when Im just pissed off and when everything is fine, and I would like to say from my heart that I hope all your Wishes and Dreams for this Christmas come to pass, for such a great online friend, no other person has every had. I wanna let the whole online world to know you are the best mate!
So, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Everyone!
Cheers..................Masala
Well, Christmas time is almost upon us and I would like to extend the most merriest of Christmas to everyone and have a safe and Happy New Year!
This year for me has been full of up and down moods. Not because of playing poker! I enjoy playing poker so much that I could play poker for 10 hours a day if I had the time! Setting up and running an online poker Website is so damn time consuming that I sometimes feel why do I even bother with it? If it wasnt for my Dear poker mate "Betty" and my partners Bucnright and Donfromtexas I would have just given up and gone back to just playing Poker!
I would like to personally say Thank you to Betty because without her help I would not still be here! To Buc and Don, I would like to thank you for your help and your time and I look forward to being a benefit to you in the near future!
Betty you have been behind me when Im just pissed off and when everything is fine, and I would like to say from my heart that I hope all your Wishes and Dreams for this Christmas come to pass, for such a great online friend, no other person has every had. I wanna let the whole online world to know you are the best mate!
So, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Everyone!
Cheers..................Masala
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Starting Hands
Hey Mates
Back to Starting with (A,A). Ok here is a scenario. BB is $50-You draw bullets(spades and clubs) and your first to act under the gun! You decide to slow play the hand? there are 6 other callers: flop comes out (2d, 5d, 4d) Oh Crap! now what? your still first to act, what the hell do you do now? you had better make a damn good bet, like maybe 4-5 times the BB. and see who calls! say you have only 2 callers? Ok now there are only 3 of you left. The turn is 4c and your still first to act. Now what? (see what I mean?) your just surviving and hoping, when you should have been in full command of the hand! (you have $250 into a hand that you could very well lose) When you shoulda thrown that $250 out there from the get go! Then I bet you would have only had the 2 callers in the first place. When you get a monster anticipate what may happen and dont let it happen. Make players pay to see them Cards, you have a winner if you can keep the number of players down to a 1 on 1 situation. (Dont Slow Play Bullets) You will get Burned!
Cheers Mates
Cya tomorrow
Masala
Back to Starting with (A,A). Ok here is a scenario. BB is $50-You draw bullets(spades and clubs) and your first to act under the gun! You decide to slow play the hand? there are 6 other callers: flop comes out (2d, 5d, 4d) Oh Crap! now what? your still first to act, what the hell do you do now? you had better make a damn good bet, like maybe 4-5 times the BB. and see who calls! say you have only 2 callers? Ok now there are only 3 of you left. The turn is 4c and your still first to act. Now what? (see what I mean?) your just surviving and hoping, when you should have been in full command of the hand! (you have $250 into a hand that you could very well lose) When you shoulda thrown that $250 out there from the get go! Then I bet you would have only had the 2 callers in the first place. When you get a monster anticipate what may happen and dont let it happen. Make players pay to see them Cards, you have a winner if you can keep the number of players down to a 1 on 1 situation. (Dont Slow Play Bullets) You will get Burned!
Cheers Mates
Cya tomorrow
Masala
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Sitngos(Continued) "Starting Hands"
Hey Mates
Now that I am kind caught up with my new website www.pokermatesnz.com, I'd loke to talk about starting hands.
Lets start with the monster hand (A,A) Bulletts / Rockets. My advice about this hand is to almost never SLOW PLAY this hand! Why would you slow play a monster hand like this? Yeah, sure it works on TV but they dont show you the 40% of the time that this hand loses! I will only slow play this hand when I am in the final 3 players of my sitngo!
Your intention with this hand is all in, thats not to say that I would go all in off the bat but I sure would throw out a good 10 times the Big Blind as a starting raise. I want to narrow down the field to only 1 or 2 callers. If everyone folds? So what! I still won! I have seen bullets lose to a pocket pair of 2's many many times. I mean you have the highest starting hand in the book and your gonna try and play cute! Go ahead but I won't! I am in the game to win not to be cute!
When I am playing with players that I know, I will sometimes slow play this hand depending on my position and my chip stack. I trap players quite often but I do not need a monster like this hand in order to trap players. My main objective is to make it to the money first then I play the game!
So, in my book (A,A) is an all in hand while trying to get someone to call me, Do not lose with this hand! and do not be afraid to throw it out the window if you decide to slow play it and get caught. while this hand is a monster it still loses 40% of the time- So just remember that mates.
Tomorrow we will talk more on this! Cheers mates........................Masala
Now that I am kind caught up with my new website www.pokermatesnz.com, I'd loke to talk about starting hands.
Lets start with the monster hand (A,A) Bulletts / Rockets. My advice about this hand is to almost never SLOW PLAY this hand! Why would you slow play a monster hand like this? Yeah, sure it works on TV but they dont show you the 40% of the time that this hand loses! I will only slow play this hand when I am in the final 3 players of my sitngo!
Your intention with this hand is all in, thats not to say that I would go all in off the bat but I sure would throw out a good 10 times the Big Blind as a starting raise. I want to narrow down the field to only 1 or 2 callers. If everyone folds? So what! I still won! I have seen bullets lose to a pocket pair of 2's many many times. I mean you have the highest starting hand in the book and your gonna try and play cute! Go ahead but I won't! I am in the game to win not to be cute!
When I am playing with players that I know, I will sometimes slow play this hand depending on my position and my chip stack. I trap players quite often but I do not need a monster like this hand in order to trap players. My main objective is to make it to the money first then I play the game!
So, in my book (A,A) is an all in hand while trying to get someone to call me, Do not lose with this hand! and do not be afraid to throw it out the window if you decide to slow play it and get caught. while this hand is a monster it still loses 40% of the time- So just remember that mates.
Tomorrow we will talk more on this! Cheers mates........................Masala
Thursday, November 23, 2006
A few tips on Sitngos (continued)
Hey Mates,
Continuing from my last post, I actually placed 2nd! When I left off we were down the final 3 players, So I have now made the money! WOOOO HOOOO! So now I actually start playing the game. When I am in the money I turn into an actual Poker Beast, Kick it up a gear and take advantage of every good hand you receive and play position, position, position!
When there are only 3 players left and one of the players folds, creating a Heads up situation, always raise the pot (2-3 times) the big blind! this is assuming of course that you actually are choosing to play the hand! If in doubt at all? (FOLD) Never let your opponent see a flop for free, always raise the pot unless you are trying to trap your opponent!(in my book that is the only time you should simply call the bet) You have to force the decision to play the hand onto your opponent, Be extremely aggressive or don't play!
Like I said in the previous post there is not that much of a payout difference between 2nd and 3rd place. But a big difference in payout for Winning! Always try to create a heads up situation in any poker hand you play because then your odds are 50/50!
OK mates, I'm not really finished on this subject and I would like to get more into the strategy of playing individual hands, and as soon as I finish my new website page I will be able to add to this Blog Daily! So until next time mates, Don't forget to show them NUTS!
Masala
Continuing from my last post, I actually placed 2nd! When I left off we were down the final 3 players, So I have now made the money! WOOOO HOOOO! So now I actually start playing the game. When I am in the money I turn into an actual Poker Beast, Kick it up a gear and take advantage of every good hand you receive and play position, position, position!
When there are only 3 players left and one of the players folds, creating a Heads up situation, always raise the pot (2-3 times) the big blind! this is assuming of course that you actually are choosing to play the hand! If in doubt at all? (FOLD) Never let your opponent see a flop for free, always raise the pot unless you are trying to trap your opponent!(in my book that is the only time you should simply call the bet) You have to force the decision to play the hand onto your opponent, Be extremely aggressive or don't play!
Like I said in the previous post there is not that much of a payout difference between 2nd and 3rd place. But a big difference in payout for Winning! Always try to create a heads up situation in any poker hand you play because then your odds are 50/50!
OK mates, I'm not really finished on this subject and I would like to get more into the strategy of playing individual hands, and as soon as I finish my new website page I will be able to add to this Blog Daily! So until next time mates, Don't forget to show them NUTS!
Masala
Friday, November 17, 2006
A few tips on Sitngos
G'day mates
As I stated in my last entry, I am intending to make this a daily entry! I have been very busy writing a new website, which by the way this page and all of my mates Blogs will be able to be accessed from.
"Now for my first few tips on playing Sitngos". First let me lay a little foundation! If you are playing a 10 or 9 man (game). You must remember that only the top 3 places get PAID! So your object is to make it to the final 3 or else it was all a useless exercise! I will almost never play the first hand unless I have a monster hand like- BULLETS(AA) or BIG SLICK(AK) I play extremely tight and wait for all the other impatient players to kill each other!....LOL
You may be laughing at that but if you are paying attention to your game you will see that in no time you will be down to 5 players and you may not have even played 1 hand yet? This is good because you have just increased your odds at winning/placing in the money! I only play a monster hand or (A-5 suited) or maybe even a high pair. But I will normally just call until Im down to 3 players and then I will go for the throat, my object is to win because there is not much difference in payout between 2nd/3rd.
I am playing a game right now at Doyles and I have given up 3 blinds and have only lost $180 with only 6 players left and I am holding 4th place and I havent even played a hand yet?I just played a hand only because I was on the Big Blind and I got to call for free, I had 4/5 and only 1 other player so I bet 3times the big blind in a total bluff which works when you havent played at all in 15 hands. The other guy Folds............LOL
Tomorrow I will continue this because now I am in the money and have to get to playing in this game. .....................Catch Ya tomorrow mates.......................Masala
As I stated in my last entry, I am intending to make this a daily entry! I have been very busy writing a new website, which by the way this page and all of my mates Blogs will be able to be accessed from.
"Now for my first few tips on playing Sitngos". First let me lay a little foundation! If you are playing a 10 or 9 man (game). You must remember that only the top 3 places get PAID! So your object is to make it to the final 3 or else it was all a useless exercise! I will almost never play the first hand unless I have a monster hand like- BULLETS(AA) or BIG SLICK(AK) I play extremely tight and wait for all the other impatient players to kill each other!....LOL
You may be laughing at that but if you are paying attention to your game you will see that in no time you will be down to 5 players and you may not have even played 1 hand yet? This is good because you have just increased your odds at winning/placing in the money! I only play a monster hand or (A-5 suited) or maybe even a high pair. But I will normally just call until Im down to 3 players and then I will go for the throat, my object is to win because there is not much difference in payout between 2nd/3rd.
I am playing a game right now at Doyles and I have given up 3 blinds and have only lost $180 with only 6 players left and I am holding 4th place and I havent even played a hand yet?I just played a hand only because I was on the Big Blind and I got to call for free, I had 4/5 and only 1 other player so I bet 3times the big blind in a total bluff which works when you havent played at all in 15 hands. The other guy Folds............LOL
Tomorrow I will continue this because now I am in the money and have to get to playing in this game. .....................Catch Ya tomorrow mates.......................Masala
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Masala Plays @ DOYLES ROOM
G'Day Mates
Masala can always be found playing at "Doyles Room"!!!
Just about every night I am usually playing at the (10 cent SitnGo tables). I play these very small buyin Sitngo Tournys as practice while I am usually working on my website (www.pokermatesnz.com) or answering post's on my forum(http://pokermatesnz.suddenlaunch3.com).
You May laugh at why I play such small money buyins? First of all let me tell you that I am mainly a CASH player, but I normally only play at the low money tables. I am not much of a freeroll player because I would rather make $10 in ten minutes then spend half my day playing against 6000 players to win a $1.... LOL
I have played at almost every poker room you can think of and I have Found Doyles Room to be the most Honest, Fair and realistic poker play/ and I have never ever had any problem whatsoever depositing or withdrawing my winnings!
Doyles room will have me as a player for LIFE.
I am normally playing there around (9-12pm NZ Time). I dont play the speed sitngos, but I tend to play the 6 or 9 man NL Holdem sitngo games.
If I could give you One word of advise when playing sitngo's it would be "PATIENCE" ( Pick your hand's and pick your Battles or dont play).
Tomorrow I will elaborate on My Startegy for playing SitnGos!!!!
And Remember, when you play Poker? Dont forget to show them Your NUTS!!!!!
Cheers Mates
Masala
Masala can always be found playing at "Doyles Room"!!!
Just about every night I am usually playing at the (10 cent SitnGo tables). I play these very small buyin Sitngo Tournys as practice while I am usually working on my website (www.pokermatesnz.com) or answering post's on my forum(http://pokermatesnz.suddenlaunch3.com).
You May laugh at why I play such small money buyins? First of all let me tell you that I am mainly a CASH player, but I normally only play at the low money tables. I am not much of a freeroll player because I would rather make $10 in ten minutes then spend half my day playing against 6000 players to win a $1.... LOL
I have played at almost every poker room you can think of and I have Found Doyles Room to be the most Honest, Fair and realistic poker play/ and I have never ever had any problem whatsoever depositing or withdrawing my winnings!
Doyles room will have me as a player for LIFE.
I am normally playing there around (9-12pm NZ Time). I dont play the speed sitngos, but I tend to play the 6 or 9 man NL Holdem sitngo games.
If I could give you One word of advise when playing sitngo's it would be "PATIENCE" ( Pick your hand's and pick your Battles or dont play).
Tomorrow I will elaborate on My Startegy for playing SitnGos!!!!
And Remember, when you play Poker? Dont forget to show them Your NUTS!!!!!
Cheers Mates
Masala
Monday, November 13, 2006
Masala wins (Leaderboard Points tour) Make-up Points "STUD" Game
G'day Mates
Tonight was the last make-up points day for this week, in our PokerMatesNZ Forum Leaderboard Points Tour. I believe ther were only 7 of us there tonight! We played "Stud" for the first time so I'm not really sure if thats what scared all the players from attending the game tonight?
Even though the game of Stud is really not my poker forte I managed to win the game! The main thing I can say about playing Stud poker is to choose your starting hands wisely and if in doubt just fold! I am normally a tight player anyway and I win a fair bit of the time as long as I am not being distracted by other things going on around me.
I am the current Leaderboard Points Leader with 2 weeks left to play in this 8 weeks round of play! Anyone can come and play for absolutely free and I also offer a $1 bounty at each of our games if you should happen to eliminate me from the tourny? We play every Tues, Wed, Sat & Sun (NZ Time- GMT +12 hrs) at 9pm!
On our own Branded Poker Room- Poker Mustang (www.pokermustang.com)
Cheers Mates
Masala
Tonight was the last make-up points day for this week, in our PokerMatesNZ Forum Leaderboard Points Tour. I believe ther were only 7 of us there tonight! We played "Stud" for the first time so I'm not really sure if thats what scared all the players from attending the game tonight?
Even though the game of Stud is really not my poker forte I managed to win the game! The main thing I can say about playing Stud poker is to choose your starting hands wisely and if in doubt just fold! I am normally a tight player anyway and I win a fair bit of the time as long as I am not being distracted by other things going on around me.
I am the current Leaderboard Points Leader with 2 weeks left to play in this 8 weeks round of play! Anyone can come and play for absolutely free and I also offer a $1 bounty at each of our games if you should happen to eliminate me from the tourny? We play every Tues, Wed, Sat & Sun (NZ Time- GMT +12 hrs) at 9pm!
On our own Branded Poker Room- Poker Mustang (www.pokermustang.com)
Cheers Mates
Masala
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