The comic Sasha Baron Cohen will be on Stern today but not as himself but as BORAT one of his characters.
Here are some links below:
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
The Offical Borat Page
The Ali G Show
Who is Ali G
Ali G Indahouse
X-Men: The Last Stand screenwriter Zak Penn has reshuffled the deck on his improvisational poker comedy The Grand.
Variety says the Insomnia Media Group has anted up financing and will produce the movie with Eleven Eleven Films. The project previously was set up at financing and production house Insomnia Entertainment — which is unrelated to Insomnia Media Group.
The ensemble cast includes Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, Ray Romano, Jason Alexander, Cheryl Hines and German director Werner Herzog.
CHUD further lists David Cross, Richard Kind, Michael Karrow and Gabe Kaplan AKA “Mr. Kotter” as part of the ensemble cast.
Penn will direct the film from an outline he wrote, but the dialogue will be improvised when shooting begins next month at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
The storyline revolves around an international poker tournament. The actors will play real games, culminating in a championship round.
- Making Easy Money using Poker Notes
- Stealing Knowledge From Players; Hand Histories
- The Serious Advantage of Big Buy-Ins
- Making Easy Money using Poker Notes
Not only are your online poker opponents anonymous, but you also
tend to get more players coming and going at a quicker rate at
online poker tables.
Player note sections are offered for free by many services such as
Party Poker. You can jot down important information regarding
opponents’ playing styles, things like: Smart or stupid player,
patient or quick to act, consistent betting patterns, tight or
loose player, type of hands opponents play pre-flop or push all-in
on, etc.
Not only does this practice keep you more attentive, it can also be
of invaluable use when you’re in the position of making a tough
call or looking to make a move saving or making you big bucks.
- Stealing Knowledge from Players; Hand Histories
The ability to see an opponents hand is the ultimate source of
information, especially when coupled with your notes. The trouble
is you only see these cards when a hand goes through to the river.
What about all those cards that were mucked after the bettor failed
to get a caller? Was it a bluff or did they have it?
Party Poker has a feature allowing you to receive hand histories.
All you have to do is click on the hand number and request an email
be sent to you. You can receive it within minutes giving you an
edge that nobody else at the table gets. This can help you put a
read on every player at the table, allowing you to take down
MONSTER POTS.
- The Serious Advantage of Big Buy-Ins
Most poker resources suggest that you sit down at a given table
with at least 20x the big blind (bb).
Example: $3/$6 no limit table. BB is $3, so you should sit with a
bare minimum of 20 x $3, or $60.
We’d suggest sitting down with anywhere from 50x - 100x the bb for
a couple of reasons. Sitting down with a 100x the bb ($300 in our
above example) will generally make you 1 of the big stacks at the
table. People won’t be as quick to mess around with someone
demonstrating a willingness to gamble. More important than the
intimidation factor is the “nuts” factor.
Imagine picking up the “nuts” and only having enough money left to
double the bb. This happens all the time and is incredibly
frustrating. Don’t let it happen to you. When you have the “nuts,”
you want to be involved with the betting from start to finish. This
way you can maximize your winnings.
This week we will deal with
- How to make a profit from deposit bonuses
- How to win consistently by following the 80/20 rule
- How to make a profit from deposit bonuses
Poker sites usually offer deposit bonuses of 20-25% about once per month. This means if you deposit $100, you get an extra $20-$25 for free as long as you see the required number of hands. The number of required hands is usually 6-7 times the deposit bonus amount. For example, to earn a deposit bonus of $20, you must see between 120-140 hands. The EASIEST way to make money is to deposit the maximum amount for the maximum deposit bonus AND play the 1/ 2 limit tables very tight. For example, if the maximum deposit bonus of 20% is $100, then you should deposit $500. Then you have to see 700 hands at the 1/ 2 limit tables in order to earn the $100 bonus. As long as you play very tight, you can come out even on the tables and still make $100!
Many different poker sites offer this monthly deposit bonus, which means you can do it every month for every site and make more than $500 per month without much risk. Pacific Poker is the ONLY site that offers an instant bonus of 25% up to $100 for new players. This means that as soon as you deposit $400 in a new player account, you get $100 added to your account without playing a single hand!
- How to win consistently by following the 80/20 rule
In the game of online poker, 20% of the players win 80% of the profits in the long term. The foundation of poker is the starting hand. In order to win consistently in a ring game (full table), you should see about 20% of the flops (+/- 2%). If you force yourself to see 20% of the flops, you will find yourself playing very tight with premium starting hands. Below is a quick chart to help you rank starting hands.
Group 0: AA KK (Always raise pre-flop)
Group 1: QQ JJ AKs (Always raise pre-flop)
Group 2: TT AK AQs AJs KQs (Always 2 bet/call)
Group 3: AQ 99 ATs KJs QJs KTs (Late position, Use judgment)
Group 4: 88 AJ KQ QTs A9s JTs AT A8s (Late position, Use judgment)
Group 5: KJ 77 QJ KT QT JT A7s K9s Q9s T9s J9s (Late position, Use judgment)
Group 6: 66 55 44 33 22 A5s A6s A4s A3s A2s (Late position, Use judgment)
Group 7: A9 K9 98s 87s 76s Kxs(?) T8s(?) 97s(?) 86s(?) 54s(?)
Next weeks column will deal with “Making More Money through Multi-tabling”.
Until then, money won is better then money earned!
I have been playing poker, and online poker for awhile now, and found that alot of the tricks and tips I have gotten over the years have actually improved my game by atleast 80%. I figured, being the nice guy I am, I would share some of the knowledge with you if this was something that you were interested in, and hopefully make you better as well.
Online Poker 101 – A Beginners Guide
On a weekly basis this column will present you with the “Do’s and Dont’s” of online poker.
This is one mans insight, with roughly 2 years of playing online poker at varies websites.
Do NOT Play Poker Online until you learn:
- How to cheat by knowing others’ cards
- How to spot cheaters and avoid cheating tables
- How to cheat by knowing others’ cards
It is not possible to know everyone’s cards, BUT if you have a friend at the table,you can easily share what cards you have by IM or telephone. This information gives you an edge against other players. You can also collude with each other in order to bet and raise people out of pots, even if you don’t have good cards. For example, if you are sitting 2 seats before the button and your friend is sitting on the button and no one has called in ront of you, you can raise 2 bets and your friend can 3 bet before the flop. 90% of the time, no one will call and you will steal the blinds. If you are sitting across the table from each other, you can help trap others in the hand when either player hits a strong hand. For example, say you flop the nuts. You are in early position and you bet. If there are callers behind you, your friend can raise the pot for you after they call. You can either smooth call or re-raise to increase the pot. In order to trap players, you need to have other players between you. I don’t condone cheating in poker and if you get caught, you will forfeit all of your money in your account. The only reason I teach you this is to bring up my next point.
- How to spot cheaters and avoid cheating tables
With over 50,000 players at the larger poker sites, there are bound to be friends that are cheating and it is almost impossible for the poker sites to police. So you have to be a smart player and look out for yourself. Fortunately, all cheaters are out to make an easy buck so it’s not too difficult to spot them. As you learned above, if you ever notice 2 players that play hands often together, you should take notice and report them to the casino. High stakes limit (10/20 and up) and high stakes no limit ($400 and up) are much more likely to have cheaters, so if you play these stakes, and then you should be extra careful. I would especially avoid high stakes no limit tables online.
Next weeks column will deal with “How to make a profit from deposit bonuses” and
“How to win consistently by following the 80/20 rule”. Until then, money won is
better then money earned!
