http://holdemforaliving.com/blog Heads Up Sit-N-Go Community Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:50:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Full Tilt's ninth edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) begins today with the first of 25 events, a $200+16 event hosted by Allen Cunningham which boast a million-dollar purse guarantee. FTOPS IX will run through August 17, 2008, with more than $15 million in prize money guaranteed. Five ... http://holdemforaliving.com/blog/full-tilts-ftops-ix-begins/ 4:54am: I found this article on P5s, written by Jack Welch. I think sometimes in poker we have to think outside the box for the solutions to our problems. This includes examining things outside of the game itself. This article makes a suggestion ten books that would make you a ... http://holdemforaliving.com/blog/top-10-non-poker-books-for-poker-players/ 4:44am: Everyone can agree that there's a specific course of events in poker that would cause them to "tilt". For each person, that course of events and the threshold for tilting are different but the lowest common denominator is that we all tilt in some, way shape or form. Let's ... http://holdemforaliving.com/blog/5-suggestions-on-dealing-with-tilt/ (PN) The United States abruptly announced a postponement in scheduled trade talks with representatives of the European Union that were to discuss online gambling and the stance of the current US administration, which in the EU's view is in violation of World Trade Organization treaty. The trade talks, scheduled for early ... http://holdemforaliving.com/blog/us-postpones-trade-meetings-with-eu-regarding-online-gambling/ 12:44am: After much contemplating, I have decided that the eighth tutorial will feature commentary on bluffing. Playing solid heads up poker on a daily basis involves you bringing your "toolbox" with you, and bluffing is definitely an important, if not essential, part of your arsenal. Playing "ABC" poker can and ... http://holdemforaliving.com/blog/eighth-tutorial-set-to-release-weekly-session-update/ 5:23am: Poker can be an impulsive game at times, but if you truly treat poker as a business, you have to make the smartest business decisions possible in order to optimize your bottom line. Part of being a smart businessman in this case would include two steps (a) collecting data ... http://holdemforaliving.com/blog/using-sharkscope-data-effectively/ 5:36am: I won't spoil the back story behind this hand, but it's a rather interesting situation and definitely awkward for both me and the guy I was playing against. Anyways, here was the hand, which was a complete cooler for him, that essentially put the exclamation point on the match. Also, ... http://holdemforaliving.com/blog/individual-hand-discussion-video-hand-3/ 4:59am: Poker can be a crazy game. No, scratch that, poker IS a crazy game, and there's really nothing we can ever do to change that, especially being no limit players. Take for example, my last match of the night, which would have put me up nearly $500 (if the ... http://holdemforaliving.com/blog/what-you-need-to-understand-regarding-husngs/ 6:46am: (P5s) The U.S. government recently seized $24 million from bank accounts linked to Bodog, the giant, illegal-under-U.S.-law Internet gaming operation founded by Canadian tycoon Calvin Ayre. Federal filings make very clear that a serious criminal investigation of the Bodog enterprise is ongoing. At a minimum, word of the seizures is ... http://holdemforaliving.com/blog/bodog-gets-raided-millions-of-dollars-seized/ 5:13am: The key to my success tonight was consistency. When bad things happened, I didn't let them compound into something that could potentially effect the way I play. After having put in a solid week of 24 games/day, I'm starting to realize that there's SUPPOSED to be a bunch of ... http://holdemforaliving.com/blog/session-results-16-8-680-net-profit/