Archive for November 2009

SitNGo Single Table Tournament Beginning Strategy

November 29th, 2009   |   By stu   |   1 Comment »

The Table
Single Table Sit N Go Tournament

The table will have either nine (9) or ten (10) players. In almost all cases the table will have 50% or more average to below average player. Gathering information from the table at the beginning is YOUR  job.  I recommend you play ONLY premium hands for the first few [...]

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Sitngo News – Poker Players Alliance Optimistic With UIGEA Extension

November 28th, 2009   |   By stu   |   No Comments »

Online Gambling News Update
November 27, 2009
There’s been a lot happening lately in the online gambling industry, most notably with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), and there is some good news for online players from the United States.
As most online poker players and gambler know, the UIGEA regulations were due to take effect Monday [...]

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Sitngo – What are ‘M’ Zones?

November 25th, 2009   |   By stu   |   1 Comment »

The concept in Harrington’s poker tournament strategy.
Understanding the concept of M will allow you to understand the basic concept of chip count and playing strategy.
What is ‘M’
‘M’ is the ratio of the blinds (and antes if applicable) to your current chip stack.  At a  table of 9 or 10 players you add the 2 blinds [...]

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Sitngo – New Carbon Poker Rakeback Deal

November 24th, 2009   |   By stu   |   1 Comment »

November 23, 2009
When playing online poker it’s always a good idea to look if the poker room where you are planning to sign up is offering a rakeback deal or just a regular poker bonus. Right now you can get the highest possible Carbon Poker rakeback deal via CarbonPokerRakeback.net as they are offering 30% rakeback [...]

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SitNGO – POSITION IS POWER!

November 23rd, 2009   |   By stu   |   16 Comments »

WHAT IS POSITION?
Table position is where you are sitting in relationship to the dealer or ‘button’.  For this discussion we will assume a full table of 10 players.
‘Early position‘:  The two positions left of the big blind or three left of the button.
‘Middle Position’: the next four seats.
‘Late Position’ (the best position): The next two [...]

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Sitngo News – Rebranding of UltimateBet

November 20th, 2009   |   By stu   |   No Comments »

From its inception UltimateBet has been  referred to as UB. This is why UltimateBet.com is now being re-branded to UB.com The logo is brand new Too! UltimateBet has also  enhanced their poker software a little  for this re-launch of their brand.

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Sitngo – Q&A — Welcome To The Q&A Blog

November 17th, 2009   |   By stu   |   No Comments »

This is the inaugural post for OSP’s Q&A blog.  Do you have a poker question?  Ask us!  If we don’t already know the answer, we’ll find it.  Have a strategy question or a question about a particular poker site?  This is the place.  We want to be the site you refer to when poker perplexes [...]

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Sitngo – In Poker Tournaments PATIENCE Is Required!

November 17th, 2009   |   By stu   |   7 Comments »

Patience, Patience, Chance & More Patience

Ten days ago, I was doing just great at the Sit N GO single table tournaments. I was cashing over 78% of the time. Life was great!  But I’ve been playing long enough to know that this scenario can not last forever.
On Friday I started a 10 player single table [...]

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SitNGo — Starting with $0.00… The First $15.00

November 16th, 2009   |   By stu   |   2 Comments »

TIPS AND STRATEGIES INCLUDED!
It’s been a couple of weeks since my initial post on starting with nothing.  (If you haven’t yet read it, it can be found here.)  Assuming you have read the previous installment, I’ll pick up from there…
An Arduous Siege
It’s amazing how one good night can really set you up for a fall.  [...]

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Sitngo – Full Tilt Poker Releases Another New Update

November 14th, 2009   |   By stu   |   No Comments »

Date: 10/15/2009 13:46
Full Tilt Poker [an OSP affiliate] is making every effort to give the players what they want, but some things just take time. Well, today ftpdoug announced some really great additions to the site. Here is a list of the new things in today’s update:
Run It Twice
If there are two [...]

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