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There Are no Guarantees in Poker

Posted in Fun Links, Gambling Wheel, Internet Games on February 23rd, 2010

There has been a lot of buzz in the online poker community lately about going pro. Everywhere you look there seems to be advice on going pro, checklists for what you need to make the transition, and step by step guidelines to leaving amateur status. What all of this good intentioned advice tends to forget, however, is that there are no guarantees in poker. One of the most popular strategies to decide whether someone is good enough to go pro seems to be to look at their big blind average. This is fine as a tool to establish your overall strength of a poker player, but should not be used to indicate future winnings. You can only analyze things like this by looking backwards at the hands you have already played. Looking at the past will not help you project into the future. It is impossible to try to predict what cards you will get or the table you will be playing at in the future. These are the factors that determine how much you have in your pocket at the end of the day, not how you played three months ago. My advice to you is to realize that you can’t find all your answers looking backwards. There are no guarantees in poker that past successes will be repeated in the future.

Hand Analysis: 9-Queen

Posted in Fun Links, Gambling Wheel, Internet Games on February 12th, 2010

Queen nine is nicknamed “Quinine” for the way its words run together to form the name of the old malaria medication. You’ve got to be an older poker player, probably, to know about that one, so throw that out at the poker online next time you feel like looking like a dork. The queen nine is a pretty difficult hand to do much with. While it’s not total total junk (meaning that you could conceivably put it to use in the right spots, against the right tables, particularly weak ones, in position), you don’t really want to be getting involved with these kinds of uncoordinated hands, whether they may be suited or unsuited. Occasionally you see this online poker hand get worked out. It can flop a straight or two pair, or a straight draw, even, and get pushed into winning some money for its unlikelihood, but to be assured, these are not usual situations. The odds are against you, and not worth flirting with most likely. Save quinine for those who are looking to get flipped on gin and tonic and push their chips at your chips, thinking their queen on the flop with the nine kicker is just plenty fine by them.

Birthday Party Supplies

Posted in Better Recreation, Fun Links, The Virtual Lifestyle on December 17th, 2009

A birthday is not the same unless the party has tons of birthday party supplies! You can decorate a birthday party in just about any type of birthday party supplies although, a themed birthday party can be done up in themed birthday party supplies. The bare essentials to any party is table settings: plates, cups, table cloth and napkins, once those items are purchased, you can get a good feel of what other birthday party supplies you may need.

A centerpiece is always a nice addition as well, the possibilities for a centerpiece are absolutely endless - you can use anything from balloons for a children’s birthday party to a few candles for an adults birthday party. Balloons are a really good choice for any birthday party, they lighten up the mood and get everyone in the spirit of the party! You can also purchase personalize balloons that make the birthday party supplies that much more unique and personal.

Thank you notes and invitations is another critical part of a birthday party. The invitations are the guests first impression of the party, so make sure that they portray the theme that you are looking for. If you are having a children’s party, any bright colored invitation would be suitable - and fun! The thank you notes, leave a lasting impression and you want to make sure that you send them out no more than a week after the party.

During the party, it is always fun to give out goodie bags! These can be filled with cookies, candies, toys and any other type of trinket that you make want to include. Birthday party supply stores or websites will offer helpful tips on what you can put in goodie bags to make them fun and exciting.

So now that you have some good advice on what to get for your birthday party - go ahead and go crazy with getting birthday party supplies! Any birthday girl or boy, man or woman would be happy to have you throw them a party when you include their favorite birthday party supplies! So go out and throw that loved one a birthday party they will never forget!

Pay off in Early Stages, Deep Stacked

Posted in Fun Links, Gambling Wheel, Internet Games on October 15th, 2009

In the beginning of a Multitable online poker tournament that starts off deep stacked, I don’t mind playing a little loose. If I get to a cheap river and have 2nd pair, I might call off a poker value bet to see what my opponents are up to. It may not be wholly indicative on how they will continue to play, but it might give you some ideas. What if you call him down and he showed a small pocket pair that was under your pair. Not only do you win then hand, and let him know that you might call his bets light, but you also get to see his online pokerhand. How did he enter the pot with this small pair? What did he do when he saw an over or two on the flop. When did he slow down and when did he start back up?

First impressions also mean a lot at a poker table. Just like winning with aces or kings early on marks you as a big card player to be fearful of, calling with a weak hand and showing it down might tip off other players that you’re a weak player and will call with garbage. This could keep them from bluffing at you, and also, induce more bets with medium sized hands that you will be able to beat when you tighten your range later on.

Let’s face it, if you have a ton of chips to play around with, you might as well try to set up an image while you have some breathing room. One the antes kick in, you’ll be folding 80% of hands and waiting for cards and good spots to steal. Why not be the aggressor when the chips don’t matter that much, to help you out when they do down the road?

Read Your Opponent, Not Yourself

Posted in Fun Links, Gambling Wheel, Internet Games on September 22nd, 2009

A lot of poker online players have the bad habit of projecting themselves onto the opponents that they are trying to read. They may think about what they would do if they were in their opponents’ situation, without factoring the differences between their personalities and their opponents. The problem with this mindset is obvious, but most online poker players are guilty of committing this sin. I have often looked at an opponent and thought “If I was in his position, I would be bluffing…”, made the call, and lost the hand. The simple fact is, your opponent may not play online poker the exact same way that you do. Try to get into your opponent’s head and think “What would HE do in this situation”, not “What would I do if I were him?” Take what you know about your opponent and try to see things from his point of view. If the guy you’re trying to read is usually tight, try to imagine what a tight player would be thinking, and if he’s aggressive, then think like an aggressive player. It’s more difficult when your opponent’s playing style differs from yours, but a little imagination will go a long way in this situation.

Poker Terms: ‘Slowrolling’

Posted in Fun Links, Gambling Wheel, Internet Games on June 4th, 2009

‘Slowrolling’ in poker is when a player who knows he has the winning hand after all bets have been made, and yet still acts slowly or deceptively in a way that might make his opponent think otherwise. For instance, a player who has made the nuts in a hand, yawns and shakes his head after his opponent calls a huge bet on the river, letting his opponent think he’s been caught bluffing before he turns over his hand to share the bad news at the casino online.

While there is no outright rule in poker against acting however you want at the table, slowrolling is considered horrible etiquette, and is looked down on by most any serious poker online player. In a game where money counts, and when the hand is over, being direct and considerate with your opponent should be considered as much as part of the game as not jumping up and down crying when the flop doesn’t come your way.

In general, turning over your cards when you have been called for showdown is standard procedure, and should be treated as such. You wouldn’t want to get that race in your heart that you’ve won a big pot only to find out you hadn’t, so offer your opponent the same consideration.

Online Poker Is Convenient, but Not to Be Taken Lightly

Posted in Fun Links, Gambling Wheel, Internet Games on November 20th, 2008

Online poker offers many benefits and conveniences that playing in a casino or card room don’t.

You don’t have to spend any time traveling to play, or finding parking, and you can play in the comfort of your own home, dressed in pajamas if you like. However, one detriment, and a pretty big one I think, to online poker is distractions. While playing online is convenient, it is because of that convenience that allows you to do other things while playing.

You could be listening to music, cooking a meal, talking on the phone or any number of other activities. Or you could be playing multiple games at once, which commonplace with texas holdem, which is in itself a kind of distraction. Now certainly, there are many people who play multiple games and are successful doing so. But I think when you are at the point you have five games going at once, it becomes a negative. When I am practicing and playing at a free money games, I will sometimes have multiple tables open at once. However, when playing for real money, I have always concentrated at playing at one single table. I am sure it wouldn’t be that much more difficult to play at two or three, a d as I said people do do it successfully, but I think it’s best to stick with one for a while and get successful that way before venturing on.

Remember, your ultimate and only goal is to make money, and anything that might distract you from doing that should be avoided.

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Posted in Fun Links, Internet Games, Shopping Hall on August 4th, 2008

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Don’t Forget About the Little Favors for Your Wedding

Posted in Fun Links, The Social Webbing Way, Unassigned on April 9th, 2008

If you are planning your wedding in the near future, don’t forget to start organizing your wedding favors as soon as possible. Don’t worry if you can’t think of anything as there is a whole industry set up supplying treats for guests. With this in mind, it should be one less item you have to worry about for your big day because your favors might just be a phone call away.

If all other options fail you can always choose the easy wedding favor of flowers which can also decorate the reception at the same time. The preparation for flowers is almost non existent other than deciding on what flowers to use which can be ordered reasonably close to the big day.

A popular choice is a red rose and as a symbol of love which is very fitting at a reception. Using a single rose per guest gives an appearance of style and placing them can be left to staff immediately prior to the wedding reception commencing so they look very fresh.

Candy can be an easy wedding favor to arrange and there are a number of ways to give it such as presenting each guest with a small tin or basket filled with candy. A simpler but possibly more interesting method is to present the candy that does away with expensive centerpieces altogether. Now, how simple is a large glass bowl filled with candy going to be in the centre of the table?

To complete this idea, a small plain bag or carton can be left for each wedding guest to put their candy into. Your guests will fill up the presentation containers with the candy in the centerpieces making this an extremely convenient gift which does not involve any wrapping.

An alternative to using candy is a picture frame which can double up as a place holder just for the occasion. For many people that give picture frames as wedding favors, they spend too much effort wrapping them in presentation paper. By using the picture frames as placeholders provides a way around this, making it a gift that does not need to be wrapped.

A different but still an easy wedding favor is to supply every guest with a picture of themselves arriving at the wedding reception using the services of a professional photographer armed with a digital camera. If he brings along a printer you can distribute the photos before your guests begin to leave the reception. It is a nice gift and a wedding favor your guests will appreciate when they leave with a photo of how they looked on your wedding day. If the photographer can arrange a slide show, the guests not only get a personal memento but they also get the opportunity to see how the photos turned out for all of the other guests as well.