On 08.20.10, In Uncategorized, by Charlie Ivey
I think every poker player over the age of 23 really understands the effect that online poker has had on the game. Just the quick pace and tournaments that are always readily available have made for more aggressive games. But what players spend less time thinking about is the game within the game and how [...]
On 08.11.10, In Uncategorized, by Charlie Ivey
A lot of the research on the subject will tell you that the Tight Aggressive style is the most profitable. I strongly disagree. Maybe 5 years ago. I’ve played against too many creative and fierce LAGS that seem to be in every pot…why? Easy answer. Their cards barely even matter. They get the most of [...]
On 08.10.10, In Uncategorized, by Charlie Ivey
A few years ago, I was really deep stacked in a $5/$10 cash game filled with really tough local players. I had about $2300 in chips and woke up to under the gun. Having acquired a fairly tight image through about 6 hours of play, I made a standard raise to $30. The action folded [...]
On 08.05.10, In Uncategorized, by Charlie Ivey
Poker players often say that one of the beauties of the game is that everyone is on equal ground at the poker table. When a cash game begins, everyone has the same opportunity to buy in for an equal amount. In a tournament, everyone is given the same amount of chips. But are we all [...]
On 07.29.10, In Uncategorized, by Charlie Ivey
I think this concept as it relates to overall play is massively understood. Is “aggression” profitable? Does it pay to be aggressive? Is aggression “good”? A lot of players would quickly say yes. But I say…well, sort of. I think there is a much bigger picture. There is good aggression and bad aggression. Aggression just [...]
In early 2004, online games were much softer than they are now. The economy hadn’t quite gone in the toilet yet, and poker players were a lot less savvy. So I took a shot at the online thing, taking an $100 deposit and quickly running it to over $10,000 in a matter of about three [...]
On 07.17.10, In Uncategorized, by Charlie Ivey
This is an amusing story. I’ve mentioned before my M.O. at the poker table: full fledged “poker armor” consisting of a large hood, dark shades and most important, the IPOD. I believe in listening to cerebral music when I play. This usually consists of classical music, but in particular the Bach Cello Suites performed by [...]
On 07.16.10, In Uncategorized, by Charlie Ivey
You ever have a situation with a lover just totally fizzle? Indifference sets in, and you push the many “what ifs” out of your head until the point in your life comes where…you get that phone call. What the hell right? You’ve been single all of this time, whats the harm in seeing what they [...]
On 07.14.10, In Poker, by Charlie Ivey
Former World Series of Poker main-event champion Peter Eastgate has chosen to retire in dramatic fashion, releasing a statement through his now former sponsor Pokerstars, the night before the World Series of Poker Main Event. The 24-year-old Dane released a statement saying, “When I started playing poker for a living, it was never my goal [...]