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The Four 2008-02-11 06:00:00 I'd like to say thanks to Ed Miller, Wes, Fuel55, and RecessRampage. Not only are these four gentlemen bloggers successful and savvy poker players: they are also fine teachers of the game of no-limit hold'em. Ed Miller's books - No Limit Hold'em: Theory and Practice and Professional No-Limit Hold'em Vol. 1 - continue to teach me new things about no-limit hold'em cash games on a daily basis. The more I read and the more I play, the more I come to identify the leaks in my game and correct... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

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Spending Those Sklansky Bucks 2008-02-08 17:30:00 I've managed to play a lot more poker this week than expected. I told myself that I'd keep hitting the tables until I put in a session or two where I feel that I played terribly. So far, I've managed to hold off on throwing too many chips away on donkey plays. I have, however, spent quite a few Sklansky Bucks this week and now find myself running a Sklansky Buck deficit as my expected winnings have fallen well below my actual winnings. I made a few rough calls in the past few days that... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Session Review #14: Easy Decisions 2008-02-08 06:00:00 I used to think no-limit hold'em was about making tough decisions for lots of money. I do believe this becomes quite true as you make your way to the higher stake tables and your edge over other players grows smaller and smaller. At the micro-stakes and small-stakes tables, I believe that the NLHE games are quite beatable as long as you're able to think a hand through from start to finish and do your best to achieve your desired result. Although I've started to play some more medium-stack... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Great Players, Great Blogs 2008-02-07 06:00:00 Over the past week, I've started adding some new blogs to my daily read. I mentioned last week that I was looking to add more cash game player blogs to my daily reading in an attempt to improve my own game. So far, the results have been pretty good. I'm in complete awe at the skill level displayed by most mid- to high-stake poker bloggers. The only downside I've noticed from all my reading is that I'm probably dreaming if I think I'll be able to sit at the $1000 buy-in NLHE games in just... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Always Thinking 2008-02-06 17:30:00 A year and a half ago, I asked a set of questions on my site in a post titled Somebody Set Me Straight. I was interested in how other bloggers and players made a go of things: where they played, what they played, and the importance of bonuses and rakeback on those decisions. At that time, Wes had just started to get his groove on and was doing quite well four-tabling the $1/$2 NLHE 6-max games at UB and Full Tilt. Although he stated that he liked PokerStars, rakeback was definitely... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

We All Make Mistakes 2008-02-06 06:00:00 A friend e-mailed me after my last post and claimed that perhaps I was being a little too results-oriented in terms of evaluating my poor play in the QQ vs. AK hand. After thinking things over, I decided to refine my point of view in terms of the hand played and present other ways in which the hand could have played out. My friend - who I used to refer to as Mr. V. but will henceforth be known as MJ - brought up a few points: Giving up my premium hand when an overcard hits the flop is too... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Hall of Shame (Vol. 1) 2008-02-04 06:00:00 It's easy to review winning sessions and show everyone how good you are at poker. It's even easier to show a few hands that demonstrate how well you handle bad beats. But what about those hands where the results, either good or bad, are determined solely by your inexplicable poor play or lack of awareness at the tables? I've never been too proud or too embarrassed to show my readers how poorly I can play a hand of poker. Sometimes I get really lucky and rake a big pot; oftentimes, I simply... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

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Month in Review: January 2008 2008-02-01 06:15:00 When the New Year rolled around, I was ready to make my big comeback in poker. Gone were the days of overly careful bankroll management. I was ready to usher in a new era of bold play and higher stakes. I was ready to log as many hours as I could given my extremely tight schedule. I was to be king. Of course, reality set in around January 5th and things went very much back to normal. If anything good came out of my New Year's resolutions, it would be that I've finally made the jump to... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

PokerWeblog of the Month? 2008-02-01 06:00:00 I got a message from PokerWeblogs.com today to congratulate me on having been named Poker Weblog of the Month. I guess a quick thanks are in order for everyone who voted for me...is this a "voting" thing? In any case, I'll keep doing what I'm doing in an attempt to keep my readers happy, be it more shameless advertising posts, more contests that no one seems interested in, more posts about how I don't have the time to play poker, or more poker strategy posts that help my readers make lots of... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Late Night, No Poker 2008-01-31 06:00:00 I wanted to play poker so badly last night. Around 9:30 PM, I got my laptop ready and was about to run to the fridge to grab a Rockstar energy drink in preparation for a solid session of $100 NL. Unfortunately, my youngest decided to start crying and fussing at 9:32 PM. After my wife finished feeding him, I helped soothe him as best as I could while encouraging my wife to relax. What a long, crazy night... Once all was said and done, I finally got some free time at midnight. But I was too... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Peek-a-boo! 2008-01-30 17:30:00 Rather than playing poker last night, I played peek-a-boo with my youngest son. I didn't win any money nor did I lose any money. I did, however, get to hear my son giggle his diaper off so it was definitely a +EV move. But if I get the chance to sit down down tonight at some time before 10:45 PM, I'll definitely be playing poker. I haven't played since last Friday and I really want to get a good session in before January's over. I did play quite a bit of Mass Effect last night. Of course,... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Surfin', Readin', Gamblin' 2008-01-29 11:15:00 Every since I started taking poker seriously again - something which I aim to do at least once or twice a year - I've been reading a lot. I estimate that I read three to four poker-related books a week. You can imagine how much I'm looking forward to receiving my four new books from Amazon in next couple months. In the meantime, I'm re-reading the Sklansky/Miller opus No-Limit Hold'em: Theory and Practice. I'm starting to feel like I'm back in school again with all the studying that I've... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...