32Red Poker Blog

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.

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For all the good things about poker, the great thing is hope. I’ve had a disappointing year in live poker, such miserable luck, and yet every new poker tournament brings such hope. If I could have chosen one to run good in at the start of the year, it might just have been this one. This is effectively the English Final of poker- the GUKPT Grand Final at the Vic- and it means so much to me.
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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…)

So, I’ve crept into the second day here at the first leg of the EPT in Barcelona. I only have 14,500 in chips, but am excited to be returning with some kind of shot today. Not too much time to write unfortuantely, as I felt straight asleep yesterday after eight hours tough play! Here are some of the key and most interesting hands of the day (more…)

Hey guys, I’ve just busted from the latest GUKPT event in rainy Bolton, in just the third level of the day. I wanted to describe the crucial exit hand, partly to give myself a chance to think about the hand, but mainly to share with you the kind of thinking I try to do after I have made a mistake in a tournament. Sorry that I have written the hand in note form, but I hope it’s hopeful to keep a running tab of the pot size, and my thoughts on the hand. (more…)

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 , 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 , 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…)