Disqus - Friends of Grundy

Re: Why I play poker

stevebrogan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:54:18 -0000

Hi Grundy, just visited your blog. http://hellscoldday.com/ Very nice. Thanks for the welcome. This should be a fun year, hopefully for all.

Re: 7th Place at the TPT:Stars Event #6 – 1/15/2009 – my play at the Twitter Poker Tour recapped

stevebrogan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:18:38 -0000

Andrew, the Twitter Poker Tour currently alternates between PokerStars and FulltiltPoker. Check http://twitterpokertour.com for more details and their schedule.

Re: 7th Place at the TPT:Stars Event #6 – 1/15/2009 – my play at the Twitter Poker Tour recapped

stevebrogan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:20:02 -0000

Right your are. I just hope that am I as great a dad as he is a son ... and a father as well. Thanks for the comments.

Re: How much money do I need to play? – Bankroll management made simple (I hope)

stevebrogan — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:11:47 -0000

One way to change up your game is to raise or re-raise with your good hands. Don't go all in but do bet a little more actively when you are in position. Try stealing the blinds once in a while with a bet increase in a limit game and a 2 1.2 times the big blind bet in no-limit game. If you get played back, you can always back off. Once in a while lead off with a bet or a raise even with a bad hand. In fact, never playing the same hand the same way could help. Like raising or calling with AA. Most of the time pre-flop, you would raise. Perhaps 1 out of 3 times you could just call. You could even be loose for say three or four hands in a row and then tighten up. I will post more on that later

Re: Fellowship of the … ring games

stevebrogan — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:09:15 -0000

Thanks for the blogroll ad - consider yourself added to mine as well. Maybe next Thursday we will tangle - if I last that long. I am expecting payback .. lol

Re: Strange times at online cash games – maybe not so strange?

stevebrogan — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:58:46 -0000

I can understand how you feel. This takes away some of the plays you need to make in the cash game. It cuts down you ability to bluff in position and does make you have to play a tighter game. Not only are you watching the big stacks that you are against, you now have to watch the potential hit and run low stacks going all-in with their pocket pairs.

Re: Confidence and The Next Move

stevebrogan — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:18:39 -0000

I wish I had read this post prior to playing a tourney at Poker Stars on Sunday when this post came out! Lots of great ideas, usable in real life.

Re: Day 4 of the race to $250 and other thoughts

stevebrogan — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:51:02 -0000

I use the plugin from http://www.zemanta.com. Hope thats help.

Re: The “all in” bet – has it’s uses – but is overused

stevebrogan — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:41:29 -0000

My plan, most of the time, is to see the flop. I usually do not want to go all-in pre-flop. Some exceptions are when I am short stacked or the chip leader by a large margin. Why do something that will end your game soon. I have placed and gotten paid in better than 23% of the tourneys that I have played in the last ten weeks and my method has worked for me. Yet as today's post indicates, I probably should have gone all in preflop to keep him from calling. These are just my opinions. I am a member of the Poker Players Alliance and as a benefit of the paid membership I get a weekly Newsletter from Daniel Negreanu and he basically says that most top pros play the early stages in a manner that does not get them eliminated too soon. Yes, risk is good, but why jeopardize your entire tourney on one hand at the wrong moment. Don't get me wrong. I do make this bad play more often then I would like. But I am currently enjoying a good cash in rate by my style of play. Since taking the http://twitter.com/sebastia... challenge, I have improved my tourney play. My cash game on the other hand has gone south. But I hope that Deuces Cracked will help me with that.

Re: The “all in” bet – has it’s uses – but is overused

stevebrogan — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:26:41 -0000

I totally agree with that concept. In a cash game I might act differently depending on how much cash I want to risk. But in a tourney, I can chug away maybe catch some cards, maybe steal some blinds, maybe even suck out. But I just don't see why I would want to risk my tournament life on an all in. Again, thanks for commenting. I like the almost part of your comment. I do in fact go all in and sometimes I win and sometimes I lose. If I lose I am not happy. But that is the nature of the game called poker.

Re: A guest post – from comments made by Jack – updated 5/20/09

stevebrogan — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:48:53 -0000

Jack, you are welcome. There was an additional comment but disqus did not seem to see it. I will try to have it fixed as it contained useful and interesting information as well.

Re: A guest post – from comments made by Jack – updated 5/20/09

stevebrogan — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:56:38 -0000

Jack, I have updated the guest post to include your ending comments - have a great day.

Re: A 1st place finish in the #TPTE – Twitter Poker Tour – Europe & 2nd place in a home game.

stevebrogan — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:28:26 -0000

It was nice meeting you in person. And Kevin Palmer was great to host the event in his home. Hope to see you in June. The group had a great mix of people and skills. Your skills are good and sometimes you just need to catch cards to go along with those skills.

Re: Another #TPTE takedown and mixed results at the cash games

stevebrogan — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:50:44 -0000

Thanks for the comment. This is the only second Royal I have had it my limited career. lol, The last one was in a live game at the Seabrook NH poker room and I only had one heart in my hand - the 10, the flop was AKQ of hearts, the turn a blank and the river was the Jack of hearts. Still it was a nice hand. Again, thanks for taking the bad beat so well. To have flopped trip aces and lose is not fun either.

Re: Playing while tired still does not work for me!

stevebrogan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:15:12 -0000

Paul, that is a great observation. Lately I have been playing the tourneys on the large screen and Diane rails me. I am able to discuss each move before I make them. It does help to have the right atmosphere to play. Having said that, some day I would like to play in some of the WSOP events and I know that there are hundreds and perhaps thousands of distractions there. Consider your hectic home life as the training you will need at the WSOP. When you play at a casino, how are the distractions there? Is it a noisy place? Are there TV's on? I do play best when I can concentrate - which is why I don't chat during a game for the most part. Good jog on Carbon. A great bankroll builder. Use bankroll management and your win to start a #Raceto2500!

Re: Playing while tired still does not work for me!

stevebrogan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:51:04 -0000

William, our family's most favorite place in the world to have a lobster feed is at Young's Lobster Pound in Belfast Maine. You pick out your lobster and they cook it right there. Bring your own beer.

Re: Playing while tired still does not work for me!

stevebrogan — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:56:22 -0000

Grundy, thanks for the comments. @AmericanPoker, George Iacovacci, goes for a run prior to playing in a tourney. So there is a physical endurance aspect of poker tournaments. If I ever plan to play in a WSOP event, I need to get into shape,

Re: When you gotta go, you gotta fold.

stevebrogan — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:15:54 -0000

I have manged to take care of this problem by taking my computer with me. I am careful about washing hands and dropping the netbook where it should not go. I did hear that Daniel Negreanu ran into a similar problem - he lost network connectivity I believe.

Re: Will Scotty Nguyen really quit?

stevebrogan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:26:06 -0000

He is so colorful, it would be a shame not to see him again. You know what I mean, baby?

Re: My third #TPTE win in a row

stevebrogan — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:26:27 -0000

Grundy, If I can win one more time in a row, can I change it from a brag to just being obnoxious?

Re: Bankroll management

stevebrogan — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:16:38 -0000

Jack, thanks for the comment. There is no one perfect system. Plus a skilled player needs an even smaller bankroll than an average player. Based on your decisions it sounds like you are a good player. Good luck at the tables.

Re: Thoughts on Limit Poker play

stevebrogan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:30:03 -0000

Thanks for your comments. I agree with your comments. In Limit Hold 'EM, straight forward play is the best policy 99% of the time. And paying attention to the board is important. Some hands are hard to put down however. I had pocket nines and the flop was 9 2 Q rainbow, giving me trips. I had already 3-bet it pre-flop and jammed it after the flop. The river was a five. I lead out and was raised, This time I just called. On the river a seven. This time I checked and just called the raise. Showdown, my trip nines, my opponent, trip queens. It is hard to put down trips. But you need to be open to the possibility that you are beaten.

Re: Can’t we all just get along?

stevebrogan — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:12:06 -0000

Of course you will appreciate some irony. I was accused of chasing a flush draw by an another player. It was true, I did chase. But I had the excuse of min beating right up thru the river when I finally made my nut flush. Had my opponent raised me, I would have folded in an instant as this was No Limit I would no longer have had the odds to call. In the process, of criticizing me, I went back to my poker books and realize that the person was right. I have improved my play (I still donk from time to time) but now I know more. Had the person just said "Nice Hand", I would have aimlessly gone on playing and chasing and thinking that I was doing a great job. Now, when I donk, I know I was lucky instead of skillful.

Re: When to move to the next level

stevebrogan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:58:56 -0000

Paul, as usual, you have a very detailed and reasonable approach to moving up in levels. I agree with all that you have said and I don't find it difficult to move down in levels when my bankroll is in jeopardy.. Thank you for the comments and thoughts about moving up and down levels.

Re: A lifetime of poker - and learning about it.

stevebrogan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:55:10 -0000

I like your goals. Mine is to some day go to LV for the WSOP and pay for an entry to the ME and to a Limit Holdem Event and walk away with a bracelet and some cash. :-)