BrainBrain List

This is just my first entry in my blog. I will use this site to trace my poker exploits: starting from the penny tables to either WSOP victory, or when my funds run out. more⇛

This is the site where I learn odds and generally improve my poker skills. They are still quite in their infancy now, but it is quite fun. replies⇛

Here I felt as though I was cheated out of a legitimate win against an aggressive player who got lucky. more⇛

I'm holding and I'm on the river comes . I'd limped in with 3 others. My bet of $0.10 on the flop was met with two calls. A followup of $0.15 on the turn got one fold and one call. more⇛

Running some quick stats I noticed that if the board in hold'em is showing: Then the distribution of possible hands, for all players, shows that two pair (41%) is more common than one pair (36%). I'll have to remember this while playing. more⇛

Watching the mistakes others make seems to be a valuable way to learn poker -- it is far less costly then making the same mistake yourself. This time however I couldn't quite understand what was happening. more⇛

Sometimes it can be good to not make your hand. In this case I was absolutely grateful I didn't. more⇛

Following the advice given in numerous poker books, when I fold my hand I watch the table to see what the others do. Sometimes strange things happen, and this time I'm not sure what happened: a shitty pocket ultimately costing the player 30xBB! more⇛

Ties come up often enough, and three way ties come up occasionally, but a five way tie is new to me. The board shows a nice palindrome: more⇛

I made a terrible mistake relating to pot odds and what the pot was showing on Poker Stars. Cost me 25xBB, the rest of my stack. more⇛