08 Jan 09 Experimenting with Small Ball Part III
The first tournament I played using small ball was successful in that it allowed me to play a lot of hands in the beginning stages and accumulate some chips without risking very much. However, I got killed using this tactic with my big pocket pairs. For my second tournament I wanted to use the small ball method to control the pot post flop and preflop I decided that I would use it as a means to see more flops. With my big pocket pairs I needed (more…)
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08 Jan 09 Experimenting with Small Ball Part II
Previously I wrote an article about the small ball concept and the theory behind it. I mentioned before that I was having trouble in tournaments with managing my chip stack, so I started playing around with different theories to help me improve. Overall, small ball seemed to work the best out of the concepts the I tried.
The first tournament I played implementing small ball, I decided that no matter what I was going to use the (more…)
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26 Dec 08 Experimenting With Small Ball- Part I
Small ball poker is a method that has been made famous by poker pro Daniel Negreanu. I first became interested in the theory because I was having trouble with managing my chip stack in tournaments. In the beginning rounds I would bet my big hands substantially, and somehow people would still draw out on me. In the later rounds, I was having trouble compensating for the growing blinds, and I would tighten up the range of hands I would play (more…)
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22 Dec 08 Going All In With Small Pocket Pairs
If you’ve played tournaments, you’ve probably run into the situation where you are short stacked and have to make a move soon. In these situations, you are looking for any two big cards or a pocket pair. I’ve been in this situation a million times, just praying that my next hand will bring me pocket aces. Instead, I will look down at pocket 3’s and have to make a decision. My first instinct is always to push in. My thinking is, (more…)
