2006 was a roller coaster for Mac poker players. We had a slow start, then a bunch of great news, followed by some horrible news, and finally at the end of 06 we’re leveling out again. The Good Full tilt … Continued
2006 Mac poker review
Monthly Archives: December 2006
Do you have fancy play syndrome?
Fancy Play Syndrome, AKA playing backwards, is a very serious condition among poker players. It causes you to have a high short-term variance while being -ev (negative expected value) in the long run. Players with this condition can be found … Continued
Tip 14: Poker tournament bankroll
Tournaments have a lot of variance, so playing them will require a large bankroll. Most people throw out 4% (25 buy-ins) as a standard bankroll number, but serious players are going to need more. A 4% tournament bankroll is fine … Continued
Tip 13: Calculate poker odds quickly
Calculating poker odds is very easy. You don’t need to know a whole bunch of formulas or memorize all the possible situations. This one easy formula is all you need to know to calculate the odds of completing a draw … Continued
Tip 12: Play pot limit omaha post flop
The majority of the action in Pot limit omaha (PLO) should occur post flop. Even hands that look like gold, like AAxx and KKxx, might be even money or even behind against multiple players pre flop. The best pot limit … Continued
Full Tilt Poker’s Generous Christmas Promotion
Full Tilt Poker is giving away $200,000 worth of christmas spirit this holiday season. Every day, for the rest of December, you’ll have a solid chance to win a share of $15,000 in the form of cash and prizes. To … Continued
15 Advantages of Online Poker vs. Live poker
When online poker first came about in the late 90’s, it made a lot of players uneasy. Not because they thought it would hurt their live games, but because they believed it wasn’t real poker. Since those early days of … Continued
Poker.com – Mac version planned for the future
Poker.com is a medium sized internet poker room. They run great promotions, give away a lot of money in freerolls, and have a responsive support team. Unfortunately, they’re missing one important element to make their poker room complete. Mac software! … Continued
Updates to Poker on a Mac
It’s update time! Over the next few months there’s a few thing I plan to update to Poker on a Mac, to increase the quality and information. Most will involve content and organization. One feature that needs to be redone … Continued
New Mixed Games at Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker added a new tab to their lobby titled, ‘Mixed Games‘. Mixed games are poker tables where you can play multiple variations of poker on a single table. […]
The title’s for mixed games are names like Horse, Hose, and Ha. Odd sounding, yes, but they’re abbreviations for each poker game.