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$4,000 GTD - Be the Bounty (WSOP56), 11/04/10 Results..

April 19, 2010 By: Nick - 32Red Poker Manager Category: 32Red Poker Blog, Be the Bounty, Poker Blog, Poker News No Comments →

Thanks to all who played in our $4,000 GTD - Be the Bounty (WSOP56) tournament and congratulations to everyone who made it in the money!  Here are the results:

Be the Bounty - In the Money

  1. theT ($1,110, PLUS! a €100+€9 WSOP56 Qualifying Ticket)
  2. Matt362 ($740, PLUS! a €100+€9 WSOP56 Qualifying Ticket)
  3. warbirds ($462.50, PLUS! a €100+€9 WSOP56 Qualifying Ticket)
  4. lil_J ($351.50)
  5. fistik333 ($296)
  6. onlinetells ($240.50)
  7. bobstar11 ($185)
  8. hanator6 ($148)
  9. rugg1 ($111)
  10. malcb ($55.50)
  11. super668 (Bubble gets free entry in next BtB game)

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Wise Guys Results, 12th - 18th April..

April 19, 2010 By: Nick - 32Red Poker Manager Category: 32Red Poker Blog, Poker Blog, Poker News, Wise Guys No Comments →

Win at the 32Red Poker cash tables and you may qualify for even more cash rewards with our Wise Guys weekly leaderboards. Yes, we reward our biggest winners at 32Red Poker and we reward them well, with a prize pool of $350 for our Deputy Wise Guys and $700 for our Sheriff Wise Guys every week! Congratulations to last week’s winners and this week’s Wise Guys. Let’s take a look at the results… (more…)

Ask Stuart “TrickyRock” Rutter

January 09, 2009 By: Aaron_32Red Category: 32Red Poker Blog, Ask Stuart Rutter, Poker Blog, Poker Strategy, Stuart Rutter 10 Comments →

Stuart 'TrickyRock' Rutter

32Red Poker and Stuart “TrickyRock” Rutter invite blog readers to ask Stuart questions. Rated as one of the UK’s finest young poker players, Stuart has made a lasting impression on the circuit and on this poker blog, where his frank posts have meant he has developed a close following of both professional and amateur players. Now it’s your chance to get the answers you need to improve your game. Simply ask you question via a comment and Stuart will answer as soon as he can.

If you need any more information about our online poker then visit the 32Red Poker website or drop our poker manager a line on nicholas@32red.com.

The most common misconception in poker

October 02, 2008 By: trickyrock Category: Poker Strategy No Comments →

The most common misconception in poker

There is nothing that many poker players like more than a good debate. You will hear statements in cardrooms everywhere like “it’s never right to slow play aces,” and “I would never put all my money in with ace-king, it’s just ace high.” These kind of statements will cause a lot of debate, but are in some part true. (more…)

Hand Decision Point

July 31, 2008 By: trickyrock Category: Poker Strategy 2 Comments →

Hand Decision Point

Let’s put you in a tough situation:-

In the early stages of a tournament, we are playing a stack of 8,000. We are happy to look down at King of Spades - Hand Decision PointKing of Hearts - Hand Decision Point, and raise to 350 in early position. We have caller on the button. We put him on a good hand, but within a wide range at this early stage. The flop is a decent looking Queen of Hearts - Hand Decision PointSix of Clubs - Hand Decision PointFive of Spades - Hand Decision Point, and we bet out for 600. The caller now raises to 1,800. A call here would leave us with 5,850. It is time to think… (more…)

Escaping the Marginal Hand

July 07, 2008 By: trickyrock Category: Poker Strategy No Comments →

Stuart 'TrickyRock' Rutter

Escaping the marginal hand

You hold Ten of Spades - Stuart RutterEight of Spades - Stuart Rutter in the small blind, and call a raise from the button to see the flop four-way. The board comes Eight of Hearts - Stuart RutterSeven of Hearts - Stuart RutterFive of Clubs - Stuart Rutter, and you lead out with a bet. It is passed round to the player on the button, who puts in a big re-raise to put you all in. What do you do (more…)

Bluffing the Continuation Bet - Part 2

June 14, 2008 By: trickyrock Category: Poker Strategy No Comments →

Bluffing the Continuation Bet - Part 2

In the part one, we began to look at the valuable move of playing back at a continuation bettor. We have looked at how best to bluff, at the best type of flops to choose, and will now look at the right type of bluffing hands to play with:

It is the late stages of a poker tournament, you have the biggest stack at the table, and are looking to put other players under pressure. A mid position player raises, and bets 4,000 on a Ten of Diamonds - Bluffing the Continuation BetThree of Spades - Bluffing on the Continuation BetTwo of Clubs - Bluffing the Continuation Bet flop. This leaves him with 12,000 behind, and the pot stands at 9,000. You have a marginal hand, and are planning to pull the all-in move to put your opponent to a decision. What type of marginal hand would you like to have? (more…)

Bluffing the Continuation Bet - Part 1

June 02, 2008 By: trickyrock Category: Poker Strategy 2 Comments →

Bluffing the Continuation Bet - Part 1

A player has raised in mid position, and you make the call from the small blind with 10 of Diamonds - Bluffing the Continuation BetNine of Diamonds - Bluffing the Continuation Bet. The flop misses you completely, coming Queen of Hearts - Bluffing the Continuation BetSeven of Clubs - Bluffing the Continuation BetThree of Diamonds - Bluffing the Continuation Bet. You check, and your opponent bets two thirds of the pot. You have no idea what he has, but you do know that he tends to make a continuation bet on the flop with a massive range of hands. (more…)

The Value Bet

May 26, 2008 By: trickyrock Category: Poker Strategy No Comments →

The Art of a Value Bet

As a good player, you know that it is crucial to try to squeeze the most out of your value bets when you hold the winning hand. Chips are lost not only every time you lose a pot, but every time you win a pot and do not get the maximum value out of your hand.  (more…)

Master Slow Play

May 25, 2008 By: trickyrock Category: Poker Strategy No Comments →

The most overused play in poker: the slow play

Slow playing a big hand in poker is often seen as being the height of cunning. It can be a very effective play, but the slow play is a strategy often overused. Failure to play certain hands more actively routinely costs players a lot of chips.

There are two types of hands to consider here. Firstly, you will sometimes flop a hand so strong that you can give your opponents a free card without risk of them outdrawing you. (more…)