http://www.tiltproof.com/ en-us 2007-08-07T22:44:44-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000045.html I had a couple of tough days playing NLHE cash games over the weekend. I was winning some small pots and losing big ones, which always hurts. Some of it was bad situations, where I had a very strong hand... Ted Williams 2007-08-07T22:44:44-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000044.html One of the issues I deal with sometimes when playing loose NLHE cash games is that I get too passive preflop. I limp a lot and hope to hit big hands that can bust someone, like sets, but sometimes I... Ted Williams 2007-07-31T18:12:01-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000043.html I had taken a break from poker, but I've recently started playing again at the $100 buy-in NL tables at Bodog ($0.50/$1 blinds). I played a hand tonight that I think illustrates a couple of good points. I opened for... Ted Williams 2007-07-30T23:29:47-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000041.html It's pretty common to see people online berate a player they think is bad who happened to suck out and win the hand. This is a strategy that makes no sense - we should encourage bad players to stay in... Ted Williams 2006-03-07T23:03:00-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000040.html I was playing in a low buy-in NL cash game recently when the following hand came up. I haven't looked at the history and can't remember the exact sequence, but there were a series of raises and re-raises pre-flop, until... Ted Williams 2006-03-02T20:14:06-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000039.html Well, I had been on a real tear there at Ultimatebet, but things started to slow down. I lost some hands where I was a pretty big favorite, misplayed some others, and ran into some tougher games. I was still... Ted Williams 2005-05-08T17:11:08-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000038.html I hadn't been playing much poker recently. I was laid off from a job several months ago, and I definitely felt like I was playing on scared money while I was unemployed. I also wasn't in a position to leave... Ted Williams 2005-04-04T20:59:42-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000037.html Sometimes I forget how much of an impact one really bad player can have on my win rate, until I'm lucky enough to have someone remind me. I recently played at a low buy-in NLHE table with a calling station... Ted Williams 2005-03-07T09:31:23-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000036.html I've written a longer article about some of the common mistakes I see at low buy-in No-Limit Holdem games with playing hands like medium and small pairs and suited connectors. These hands are longshots preflop, and so they depend a... Ted Williams 2005-03-06T07:32:15-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000035.html I recently ran into a couple of hands in a row where the miracle cards hit. I've written an article about them, and how the odds in a hand relate to actual results. It's called Miracle Cards and Statistics and... Ted Williams 2005-02-19T09:07:07-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000034.html I saw a post yesterday on rec.gambling.poker asking about a hand that I think raises some interesting questions, interesting enough to repeat here. The action went like this: There are 7 players at the table in a NLHE tourney. The... Ted Williams 2005-02-15T12:44:25-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000033.html I haven't been writing here much lately, because I haven't been playing much poker. Money has been tighter than normal recently, and I know I don't play well when that's the case. People use the term "scared money" to refer... Ted Williams 2005-01-23T20:36:04-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000032.html The set is the classic hand for doubling up in No-Limit Holdem, mainly because of its deceptive nature. It can be hard for the other players to put you on a set, and you may get a lot of action... Ted Williams 2004-11-11T22:38:25-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000031.html Most poker books teach that the best style to play is tight-aggressive. Pick good starting hands, but when you choose to enter a pot you want to play strong. A bet or raise gives you two chances to win, as... Ted Williams 2004-09-18T19:53:37-08:00 http://www.tiltproof.com/archives/000029.html I played a hand recently in a raised pot with suited connectors, and afterwards the other player involved said I had made a "moronic" play. I disagree, but I think it's useful to look at the decisions I made and... Ted Williams 2004-08-30T21:33:05-08:00