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Andrew Murnane

Dec 31, 2007

Lessons on poker
by: Anonymous

Hi,
I started to lose quite a bit of cash recently and felt very downbeat about my game. So I took some time to reflect on where i was going wrong. I talked to Fr.Ashley and he said that i should read winning on internet poker for dummies. Also I have being playing a bit of blackjack and roulette games and profiting with them.My discovery with all these games is 1)I grind out a profit rather than trying to get a quick profit. 2)Everyone faces a losing streak its just a matter of limiting that losing streak. 3)To keep reading the game.
Anway my confidence is good in the game at the moment and i am enjoying playing poker again.
Wish everyone on church-of-texas-holdem.com a new year and look forward to having more lessons with Fr.Ashley soon.
Cheers,
Andrew.

Dec 11, 2007

Reading material
by: grunta0

Glad to see you are getting on well Andrew.

Unfortunately the cards have been as cold as a mother in laws' kiss for me lately. The bad beats were really getting to me so I took my first voluntary break in over a year. Never played a hand for three days.

There are many good books on the market and the following are some of the ones I have.

Harrington on Holdem. Volumes 1,2&3.

David Sklansky.. The Theory of Poker, Gambling for a living, Holdem Poker , Holdem Poker for advanced Players, Tournament Poker, Tournament Poker for Advanced Players.

David Sklansky and Ed Miller. No Limit Holdem.

Ed Miller. Getting Started in Holdem

Phil Gorden's Little Green Book

Doyle Brunson's Super System

Some forums worth looking at are..
The 2+2 forums, Card Chat and The United Poker Forum.

These sites will answer all your questions.

Hope this helps !

All the best.

Dec 05, 2007

Variable Bets.
by: Andrew.

Hi Father Ashley,
I am wondering how to know what the correct bet for a particular hand is. I feel that at times i am either under betting or overbetting and missing out on getting the maximum amount of money for winning hands.
Start out Premium hands I usually start to raise the bet to two or three times the blind and then after flop if it hits my hand, i check, if its a aggressive player, I am playing against and then bet if its a passive player.
Anway, other things that i have found useful to my play is the local libary. The libary has some useful reading resources on poker play including "Hold'em Poker" by David Sklansky.
The Abc of poker as well has being instrumental in my current upward turn in my poker profits.
Anway comments from fellow disiciples would be welcome.
Thanks,
Andrew.

Nov 22, 2007

Starting to Win.
by: Andrew

Hi Everyone,
After Fr. Ashley's second lesson. I know that I am on the right road to becomming a better poker player. He kindly showed me where I needed to improve my play which is on the flop, when I had a pair of nines and a jack showed up on the flop. In this instance, i would usually passively check where he showed me to raise. I have used this technique in games since and it has worked out better for me. Also my improvement has started in cash games and i am in profit for this week which for me is a big achievement!.
Everything is habit forming and now i am taking notes on other players, keeping a record of profit and losses on my spreadsheet and keeping a record of my own play. At first this seemed daunting to me but now its like second nature. I look forward to more lessons with Fr. Ashley.
Thanks,
Andrew.

Nov 18, 2007

Discipline
by: Father Ashley

Don't beat yourself up too much, Andrew. It's natural to want to explore a new poker site when you have just downloaded it.

We're due to have our next lesson tomorrow. Maybe play a freeroll or sit very small at a micro limit table to keep your feet wet.

You did the right thing. By giving yourself a larger starting bankroll, you have already broken one bad habit: the eternal $50-buy-lose, $50-buy-lose cycle that over 80% of online poker players fall into.

Somehow poker players think it's better to lose money in small amounts rather than "risk" a bigger chunk (even if they won't sit with more than $10 at a time). And, if they somehow turn their $50 into $500, there's a victory. Even if that "victory" took 150 hours to achieve.

During that time, they could have earned $2,000 in a fast food restaurant. Not a particularly good return on the time invested!

If you are serious about improving your poker, then you have to give yourself the best possible chance of success. A larger starting bankroll is one way to help. A long losing run can be ridden out; you also have the benefit of a larger cash bonus to clear (even if you never clear all of it); and there's comfort and confidence in having more money behind you.

Patience, Disciple. We'll sort you out!

Nov 18, 2007

Fr. Ashley's advice
by: Andrew Murnane

My first lesson was clear to me. Fr. Ashley told me to forego sit and go no limit texas hold'em tournaments and concentrate on cash games. Also to deposit $500 hundred into my titan poker account to max out my bonus.

I deposited the money but I didnt take his advice to stop using my poker account until my second lesson with him.

Why does the subconscious play tricks on me despite my best intentions to follow his advice? Again this links in with Tilting, as it more or less comes to the same rash action.

My solution to this is to stay away from the table and rehearse the correct choice until it goes into my subconcious mind. Any suggestions would be welcome.

Nov 18, 2007

On tilt
by: Father Ashley

Tilt is a very dangerous inclination. Essentially you are doubling or trebling the effect of a really nasty losing hand by letting it affect future decisions.

Anytime you feel as if you're tilting, it's time to take a break and get away from the game for a while. Ideally you will be able to control yourself while playing, but not everybody can wipe the slate clean after a very bad beat.

Interestingly, there is a version of tilt that occurs when you've just won a big pot, have a nice happy buzz going and call down too many bets, because you're enjoying the game!

We'll work on eliminating tilt from your game over time. For now the best advice is to be aware of when it affects you and go and make yourself a cup of tea to get away from the game until you're back on an even keel again.

Nov 18, 2007

Follow up: tilt
by: Andrew Murnane

I find that sometimes when I play cash games that I go on tilt without thinking about it. Mainly because I lose patience at the poker table. This then costs me more than one hand it usually ends up costing me two or three hands and by that stage i have spent all my chips.

Then if I am still reeling from losing a round I should have the discipline to leave the cash table. Unfortunately more often than not I fail to do this.

Patience is something that is key to this game and the more patience a person has the more likely I think that they will do well. Anyway please forward me some advice as to how I can improve my game.

Nov 12, 2007

Welcome
by: grunta0

Welcome Andrew and I hope you do well.

I've been getting hammered for the last six weeks but the cards are starting to get warmer.

With Ashley's help we should make it. (But he's not sure about me lol.)

All the best.

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