2022-02-07 01:05
The last time I posted was in April of last year so I thought it was about time I did an update. Back then we were Covid free here in New Zealand and still playing live games… Read More
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A Poker newbie in New Zealand learns about Texas Holdem and other Poker games, playing online and live, tournaments and ring games.
2021-04-17 05:34
Well, it's been a while since I last posted. Over the last few months I've been playing in the usual assortment of live games and (mostly) turbo Sit and Go Tournaments on Party Poker… Read More
2020-08-04 09:56
Well, here in New Zealand we've been at Covid 19 Alert Level 1 for a couple of months now. So the country is back to some kind of normal, except that anyone entering the country… Read More
2020-05-25 09:47
So here we are, in the middle of a global pandemic. As of today there have been over 5.5 million cases of Covid 19 worldwide, and nearly 350,000 deaths. And the death toll… Read More
2020-01-13 05:39
It's 2020 already and I fervently hope that my poker winnings improve this year. After tallying up my results from last year I found that I actually managed to make a profit in… Read More
2019-09-21 04:38
Winter is over, the weather is getting warmer the spring flowers are in bloom and I've finished working on my winter season poker summary. The results however, are not great. It… Read More
2019-07-06 05:42
I started my dedicated poker bankroll in October of 2008, more than 10 years ago now. I guess that more or less marks the point at which I started taking my poker games seriousl… Read More
2019-05-13 09:26
I started this blog in May of 2012, almost exactly seven years ago. At the time I was playing online on an old desktop computer and I had a dial-up connection so there were occa… Read More
2018-11-20 07:18
I was cruising around YouTube the other day, looking at some poker-related clips (as you do), when I came across a link to a very interesting article by Tommy Angelo. It was called 'Reciproc… Read More
2018-10-14 04:21
The Kowhai trees in my neighbourhood are a riot of yellow blossoms and the All Blacks have put the Rugby Championship trophy back in the cabinet, so I guess it must be sp… Read More
2018-04-28 02:13
I've been playing in live poker tournaments for quite a few years now and the vast majority of these have been pub or club games. These tournaments are run by amateurs who typic… Read More
2018-01-23 06:48
I'm back at work now after the summer break. It was a pretty relaxing three week holiday with my wife and I just hanging around in Auckland and enjoying the summer. At the start… Read More
2018-01-05 03:24
I'm in the middle of a three week holiday and the weather in Auckland has been pretty good so far. But a storm hit yesterday and it's raining and blowing a gale outside. So this… Read More
2017-12-22 02:37
Most of the live poker tournaments I play in also incorporate a highest hand competition. You pay an extra $5 at the start and the person who hits the highest hand by a certain… Read More
2017-10-23 00:39
I'm pretty sure that it was the National Pub Poker League (NPPL) that originally introduced Texas Hold'em tournaments to the New Zealand pub and club scene. The NPPL i… Read More
2017-09-19 08:23
Auckland's Sky City Casino plays two types of no-limit Texas Hold'em ring game (cash game). They spread a $1/$3 game and a $2/$5 game. Both are standard ring games with a maximu… Read More
2017-08-05 02:01
I've been playing every Wednesday night in the Landmark Bar re-buy tournament for about three years now and for the last five months I've also been running the game. This… Read More
2017-07-01 05:55
Friday It was Queen's Birthday Weekend early in June; time for another round of the Clubs NZ North Island Poker Championship. This year it was being hosted by the Weymouth Cosmop… Read More
2017-05-14 02:45
I started writing this blog about five years ago, in May of 2012. At that time I'd already been running a poker 'log book' for a while, keeping records of my games and results… Read More
2017-02-13 09:47
Last year I played in the Waitangi Weekend Deep Stack Tournament at the Sky City Casino after winning a couple of satellite events. I was hoping to play my way into this $1100 b… Read More
2017-01-11 06:43
Last year was a busy year for me poker-wise, so here are some edited highlights. JANUARY. At the start of 2016 I decided that my primary online game would be Te… Read More
2016-12-30 01:28
The basic principal that is at the heart of poker theory, the point at which all poker primers start, is the two types of poker hands: made hands and drawing hands. Pr… Read More
2016-12-03 21:24
I play in two or three live poker tournaments every week. These games are played at pubs or clubs and all are run by amateurs who are usually also playing in the tournament them… Read More
2016-10-11 06:05
When I play poker online it's all very simple: no-one has to actually shuffle or deal cards, there can be no mistake about how much you are trying to bet, showdowns, folds and t… Read More
2016-08-11 08:40
In a typical week I play in three live poker tournaments and one online tournament. Last week was a typical week. Here's how it went...Wednesday I took my regular tr… Read More
2016-07-12 09:07
FRIDAY With Queen's Birthday weekend this year came what has become my annual pilgrimage to the Clubs New Zealand North Island Poker Championship. This year it was held in N… Read More
2016-05-31 07:57
At the beginning of this year I decided that if my bankroll reached a high enough level that I'd move up to a bigger buy-in Friday night tournament. I'd been playing in the same… Read More
2016-04-24 03:46
When I first started writing this blog I fully expected that it would be mostly about playing online poker. At the time I had just started playing online and a vast smorgasbord… Read More
2016-03-16 22:27
Friday Having won a ticket to the Skycity Casino Deep Stack Tournament on Saturday night, I had to wait almost a week for my first time playing in a big buy-in tournament ($1500 m… Read More
2016-02-23 05:06
I've been playing in a few online satellites to the Aussie Millions over the past year. But I recently came to the conclusion that if I were to win a seat in this tournamen… Read More
2016-02-01 04:45
Collusion is when two or more players at the same table work together as a team to help each other and therefore gain an unfair advantage over the other players. &nbs&hell…Read More
2016-01-04 07:59
Last year I discovered the Clubs New Zealand North Island Texas Holdem Championship, which is played annually, on Queen's Birthday weekend. It was played at an Auckland club las… Read More
2016-01-04 07:32
When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide, And I stop and I turn and I go for a ride, And I get to the bottom and I see you again … Read More
2015-12-13 00:44
I've spent the last three months writing about the five main poker games I've been playing in over the last year or more. Meanwhile, Christmas has nearly arrived and various oth… Read More
2015-11-23 07:18
Apart from the weekly 'Friday Nighter' and the regular Wednesday night tournament, I play in one other live poker tourney on a regular basis. This is the monthly Interclub tourn… Read More
2015-11-05 09:28
I've been playing in a live poker tournament nearly every Friday night since June of 2013. The only times I've missed this weekly event has been on the couple of Frida… Read More
2015-10-19 05:59
The first time I played in an online no-limit ring game was back in February 2011. I'd just registered with Fulltilt Poker when I decided it would be a good idea to try the ring… Read More
2015-10-01 07:17
Unlike some people I know, I have nothing against rebuy tournaments. Up until recently I've played very few rebuys, but this has nothing to do with the format of this tourney ty… Read More
2015-09-10 08:04
The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off, You've been reading some old letters, You smile to think how much you've changed &nb&hell…Read More
2015-09-10 07:50
We had one million bales of the best Sligo rags, We had two million barrels of stones, We had three million sides of old blind horses hides, … Read More
2015-09-10 07:31
Well a house of cards Was never built for shock, You could blow it down in any kind of weather … Read More
2015-09-09 11:04
I started playing online poker back in 2011 and one of the very first games I played was a Sit and Go tournament on Fulltilt Poker. According to my records, it was a $US22 tourn… Read More
2015-08-24 07:14
I've been posting to my poker blog for a while now and I've got into the habit of making a note of any poker topic that I want to write about whenever it occurs t… Read More
2015-06-12 05:42
The pleasure is to play, Makes no difference what you say, I don't share your greed, The… Read More
2015-05-04 07:53
The winner takes it all, The loser has to fall, It's simple and it's plain, &n&hell…Read More
2015-04-14 07:51
The major difference between playing in a tournament and a cash game is the amount of time you have to play. In a cash game, where a typical buy-in is 40 to 100 big blinds, &hell…Read More
2015-04-07 08:42
You never count your money When you're sitting at the table, &nb&hell…Read More
2015-02-27 04:59
Tired of lying in the sunshine, Staying home to watch the rain, … Read More
2015-02-27 04:58
Bad connection, I'm losing my mind, Ooh ooh ooh, won't you throw me a line? The Crocodiles I regularly play online poker on the 8… Read More
2015-02-27 04:58
" You played that as bad as you can. Your career's finished. &nbs&hell…Read More
2015-02-27 04:57
The boys next door, The mums and dads, N… Read More
2015-02-27 04:56
Yes there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, &nbs&hell…Read More
2015-02-27 04:56
Would I lie to you? Would I lie to you honey? … Read More
2014-03-28 04:34
Live Tournament. In early position I have K Q. As the table is pretty passive I decide to limp and see what the flop brings. In late position, player R raises. If it was an… Read More
2014-02-24 07:36
Now I'm sitting here, Sipping at my ice cold beer, Lazing on a sunny afternoon &nb&hell…Read More
2014-02-03 08:23
The plan that you make, that's the one that you rely on, The bed that you make, that's the one you gotta lie on… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
If I count up their percentages I know they're getting rich But they haven't taken everything … Read More
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