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Exclusive Jonathan Little interview

July 17th, 2010

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Mcdpoker has been a fan of Jonathan Lttle for some while now and once we got hold of Jonathan Little Secrets earlier in the year we just had to ask him to reveal some some of the tactics he uses to win at poker on a consistent basis.

Below are some of the questions Jonathan has kindly answered for mcdpoker readers to not only improve their game but win consistently! Read on and enjoy!

Q1. I want to become a winning player, what do I need to do?

Jonathan Little Answer,

Here’s what I recommend you do if you want to become a winning player:

1. GET Quality Training Videos such as my Jonathan Little Secrets

2. STUDY The Videos.

3. EMULATE The Playing Style In The Videos.

4. PRACTICE Sound Bankroll Management.

5. PLUG Your Leaks.

6. TRACK Your Results.

7. REPEAT Steps 2 Through 6.

That’s it. The key is to constantly WORK on improving your game.

Q 2, That’s pretty sound advise Jonathan, but what about advanced players that have watched your videos, how can they win more money playing poker?

Jonathan Little Answer,

Time and time again I hear poker players talk about how they are the greatest in the world and they know all there is to know about the game. Usually around a year later, these players end up broke.
Poker is not a standard, solved game, as there are just too many moves to accurately predict the optimal way to play against each opponent. Also, no two opponents are the same. You must constantly keep up on the way a standard game flows, as well as howthe current games are playing.

A great example of this is to look at the tournament scene ten years ago versus the tournaments of today. Ten years ago, if you stole more blinds than everyone else, you were almost certain to win money. In today’s game, players constantly raise and reraise. Because of this, you have to sit back a little more and wait for these over aggressive opponents to give their money to you. I strongly believe the best way to learn about poker is to watch videos of the best players playing the game you want to learn about.

Q3, Excellent stuff, you mentioned tournament play in your last answer, but what about Cash game play?

Jonathan Little Answer,

If you are trying to learn tournaments, there is no point in watching cash game videos. Also, you need to pay attention to the way good players play and think. You should not only try to emulate these players but also try
to figure out an appropriate counter strategy to beat these great players.
The most important thing in poker is to be flexible. Just because you had a great strategy to beat the games two years ago does not guarantee you will be able to beat the games of today.

If you constantly think about and study the game, you will have great results in your future. If you want to learn how I play the game and take your game to the next level, Check out and watch My Training Videos and never stop learning.

Q4, Thanks Jonathan, great advise anything else to add before we go?

JL Answer,

Yeah sure, Here’s a “little” trick you can use to get maximum value
out of your training videos.

Start watching the video, and whenever the action comes around to me, pause the video and think about what you would do in this situation.

Analyze your position, your chip stack, your opponents’ chip stacks, and anything else you can pick up on that might factor into your decision. Decide how you would play the hand and then unpause the video to see what I do.

Experience the video in this way and I guarantee you will learn more than you’ll learn by just watching the video straight through.

Watch the Video and Try It Out For Yourself

Good luck at the tables,

Jonathan Little

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Win an Ipad with 888poker

July 29th, 2010

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888poker introduced one of its most dramatic upgrades ever this week with its new Poker 6 software.

The software is almost a complete overhaul of the former user experience with over 100 new features including improved search functions, layout, 3D table graphics and an always visible cashier.

Catering to both beginners and advanced players the new 3D lobby is separated into a simple easy-to-navigate section or an advanced layout with customizable features like favorites.

Tournament players will be happy to know 888poker has added late registration and several time bank options.

888poker also introduced its new online store where players can spend their reward points on poker merchandise, iPods, trips, cars and clothes.

To celebrate the new software, 888poker is launching a series of new micro buy-in tournaments where entry is just eight cents. Players can win iPad, Kindles a Sony Home Cinema and entry into a special $15,000 poker freeroll.

The software upgrade is available in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Portuguese, Russian and Italian.

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Learn To Play Poker Free And Read Set Hands

August 28th, 2010

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Regardless of if you just play free poker tournaments or play for the highest stakes imaginaable a Set is one of the most unreadable hands in Texas Hold’em. A Set is made ip of a pocket pair plus one of the Community cards that has the same rank as your pocket pair. For example, if you have 4-4 and the Community cards are 5-4-10-J-K, you have a Set of Fours. Sets are unreadable because most players are accustomed to reading (a) two different hole cards, (b) high cards or overpairs, (c) draws that complete the Board, or (d) cards anyway related to the Board cards.

Our hand reading habits generally a mix of limiting possible hands to the given characteristics of the board/community, how would you put someone on 5-5 or 4-4 when it is much easier to put him on A-K (for top pair, best kicker), A-Q (for a made Straight), or K-10 or 5-4 (for Two-Pair), or even A-A (a high pair)? Sometimes you may even put him on one Five, say, 6-5. But on two Fives or two Fours? This is why Sets are very potent in Boards which have no Straight or Flush potential.

But lets suppose in a Flop of Q-7-2 with no Straight or Flush possibilities, you have 3-3. You check in the hope of trapping and the other player bets. You raise all in then he immediately calls and reveals Q-Q. You thought your opponent had A-Q or K-Q. How is this possible? It’s possible. Even in this spot you are more at risk.

Since there are no Straight or Flush potentials your opponent will fold cards that didn’t fit into the Board cards. If you read hands based on the criteria above, you might put your opponent on A-Q, K-Q, or even Q-7 (can you go as far as 7-2?!). Here because you are the one who moved all-in, the outcome of the hand is not fully on your control; it’s up to whether your opponent calls or not. But suppose the situation is reversed. The player with the Q-Q checks, you bet, then the response is a raise all-in. What would you do?

When you are slammed in a situation like this (which usually occurs on the Flop) on a cash game, take it as it is. Pay him off. Another time you will have the Q-Q, another player will have the 2-2, and you will be paid off. But in a tournament, you have many givens to consider (and you might want to consider these even in an ordinary cash game). Compare your stack sizes relative to each other. If the difference is great, expect one of you to put his chips in the middle.

A Set could be the best hand both of you can have to get a double-up. If you have the smaller Set get eliminated, attribute it to bad luck. However, assuming both of you have stacks above chip average, and you are put to a decision costing you all or virtually all your chips. You have 2-2. You are not likely to be blinded out in a few hands.

You might like to reason out: I have a Set. He raised me enough to put me all-in, or almost. He may do it with Q-7, (and whether your opponent had Q-7 or not will depend on what happened preflop. If no raise occurred it might be with Q-7, and you can safely call. Whether the other guy had 7-7 or not can also come under similar scrutiny) or if there is a raise, it might be with A-Q.

Now, top pair, top kicker is a weak hand to risk an above-average stack. And there’s no Straight and Flush incoming, so the all-in could be made only with an especially strong hand. It might also be with A-A or with K-K (most probably it is) but it might also be just with Q-Q. If I put him on those three hands, there is a 2/3 chance I’m right, but a 1/3 chance of wrong, and when I’m wrong I will be busted. So I’ll fold.

If you have the middle Set (Set of Sevens), the same analysis may also apply. But you will be much safer because there is only one Set to kill you instead of the two possible Sets a while ago. If you have the Set of Queens, enjoy! The above analysis is agonizing and painstaking, especially when it all amounts to giving up one of the most valued hands in Hold’Em.

Reading Sets Summary

It takes some time to learn how to read hands, it’s not something the unthinking donk “chip flingers” seen on many free poker tables even consider. Most players it seems can’t or won’t put the time in, they claim to play just for fun which misses out on the key fact that winning lots of money is a lot more fun!

Ironically the fact that so many players play at this low skill level is excellent news for you. That’s because once you learn to play poker with above average skill and are able to combat the “all-in-all the time” donk maniacs then you can take them apart in coldly calculated massacres anytime you like. This can mean really good easy money in low stakes money online games and in free online poker games that pay out real cash such as those found at http://www.NoPayPOKER.com.

To make this work first, play free poker online to learn how to play poker where you can learn while you lose but without losing real money, then once ready to can move up to low stakes and start to make some serious poker cash!

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High Stakes Poker – Tom Dwan Annihilating The Competition

August 14th, 2010

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Tom “durrrr” Dwan seems to be making up for lost time by annihilating the competition on Full Tilt Poker.

Mcdpoker has been keeping a close eye on the high stakes action over at Full Tilt this week and “durrrr” put in countless hours at the tables this week, played over 7,070 hands and earned $969,145.

His victims included Gus Hansen, Niki Jedlicka and Patrik Antonius.

The sheer volume Dwan is able to generate in a week continues to leave his opponents in the dust. Cole South was the nearest high stakes player in terms of hands played but he had only 3,434.

For the year Dwan is now up an astounding $4.8 million.

Meanwhile Phil Ivey continues to be red hot online with another $931k in the bankroll after a busy week.

Ivey didn’t shy away from anyone taking on Dwan, South, NEKOTYAN, Jani Vilmunen, Dan “Jungleman12″ Cates, Observer84 and others while recording over 3,000 hands on the site.

The action was spread over a variety of games including $300/$600 Cap Pot-Limit Omaha, $2,000/$4,000 Limit Hold’em and even $500/$1,000 Cap No-Limit Hold’em.

To put things in perspective Ivey only won $352,319 over the entire six-week long WSOP. Ivey is now up $3.2 million in online poker alone this year.

Also winning hundreds of thousands this week were Cole South (+$343,742), Dan “Jungleman12″ Cates (+$285,628) and Jared “harrington25″ Bleznick (+$204,446).

Meanwhile NEKOTYAN had the dubious honor of being the hardest hit player this week.

NEKOTYAN, who is rumored to be Russian pro Vladimir Schemelev, lost $1.04 million or approximately everything he won by placing second in this summer’s WSOP $50k Player’s Championship.

Gus Hansen was also a big loser, racking up $484,456 in damage. Hansen now finds himself $794,667 in the hole in 2010.

We found a few recent videos of Dwan racking up the hands this week on Full Tilt courtesy of some of our friends over at youtube. hope you like them. Watch, learn and enjoy!

Dwan V Gohanounet

durrrr vs. Ziigmund Heads Up Battle

Tune in next week for more high stakes poker news from Full Tilt and PokerStars

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Why You Should Consider Partypoker’s Snowball Promotion

August 31st, 2010

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There’s a lot of cold hard cash to be won in PartyPoker’s most recent promotion.

The Snowball will allow players to build momentum as they generate frequent player points in the month of September.

If players are able to generate 5-200 points they will automatically gain entrance into freerolls that range from $5k all the way up to $50k.

Fortunately you don’t lose the chance to enter smaller freerolls the higher you go so if you qualify for the $50k freeroll you can enter all four of the smaller freerolls.

Players who earn from 500 points all the way up to 50,000 will earn bonus cash from $20 all the way up to $5,000 as well as entry into all the freerolls.

More info visit >>>>PartyPoker For Details!

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Poker Intelligence That Gives You A Competitive Edge

August 31st, 2010

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I recently discovered something that has given me and my friends a fresh competitive edge against the increasingly tough online poker competition we all face today. In fact, it has made such a huge difference in how I approach online poker, and for making money at cash games, that I realized I should share it with you, as a valued reader here at mcdpoker.com.

Click here to jump ahead and visit the site now:

POKER INTELLIGENCE ON OVER 6 MILLION HANDS PER DAY!

This site actually monitors poker games all across the Internet, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, collecting over 6 million hands a day at various stake levels, adding to its already enormous database of over 2.3 billion hands! This is, indeed, the world’s largest poker database ever constructed, containing 99% of all the cash game hands played at the world’s most popular sites.

You simply enter a player’s name in the player search box, and look up a player’s key stats, their profits and a ton of helpful statistics that provide great insights. Best of all, it’s free to join and begin making use of all this information. In fact there’s so much useful information there, I cannot possibly cover it all here, so I would suggest you watch this video to learn more:

I think you’ll find this could be one of the best, most profitable tips I’ve passed your way in a long time. I hope you take a moment to check this site out right now – you’ll be glad you did.

Goto: PTR.Com or watch the video above for details!

Until next time, see you at the tables!

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Where can i get i Free Poker Bankroll without deposit?

September 7th, 2010

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hey guys i find everywhere on the web where can i get a free poker bankroll without deposit..
so hard helpp me please

i tryed this one it work… but i need a second bankroll

http://free-full-tilt-poker-bankroll.blogspot.com/

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Be Ready To Win And Lose While Playing Poker Online

September 6th, 2010

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No matter what casino you will go to there is no chance to get really good money immediately. Even though the chances are really high very often some time and efforts are required. You will always have to play at some level of risk in case you decide to join the world of online poker. That is why a lot of people decide to give up brick and mortar atmosphere and start to play free online poker. However, before joining online poker site there are some things I would like to pay your attention to.

First of all, make sure that you realize the way the bonuses work. It is necessary that every casino has certain stipulations and as a result create fair incentive for every person. In some situations you will be required to make some o the deposits and as a result you are going to be awarded with the fee. In some other situations you are also going to get a percentage of what you have contributed. In any case your contributions are going to determine the bonus.

What is more, even there is addition of the incentives it does not mean that the risk will be eliminated. It is necessary to show respect to the other players during the game. You also have to realize that there is a very thin line between playing free poker money and also playing assets. In case you take into consideration risk then you are not going to be plugged in to the game. It is very important to understand the game inside and out before starting to risk. Make sure that you are thinking about possible ways to decrease your loss and about the peculiarities of the play.

However, you have to be prepared to lose. Even though the site will try to convince you that the chances to win are really high you still have to do everything possible to avoid some difficulties. Try o keep only realistic expectations of the way online casinos operate. Three is no need to chase crazy dreams to win huge money because you are not going to reach success in that case. Make sure that you will not risk everything on one desperate bet. Even though you are not sure whether you are going to win or lose you have to understand that there are some odds and that is why you have to try to stay on the winning side.

At the same time do not forget that you are not going to get free poker money for nothing. In any case you have to stay all the time in the game and take good with the bad and wins with the losses. Try to play all the time to your advantage and very soon you are going to get positive result.

Poker is everything: a game, fun time, profit source, sport, hobby – you name it. But only those who are always ready to learn more about poker can expect to see the absolutely new horizons with poker.

Due to this poker lessons are a must. For noobs and for experienced poker afecionados. Surely there are no poker lessons that can be the ultimate source of truth about this game.
But it is very important to never stop improving; and this is when poker lessons can help you a lot.

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Make A Background Check Before Signing On The Online Poker Site

September 6th, 2010

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All of the poker players will agree that online poker does not differ much from the regular one that is usually played in casinos. The only difference in that situation is the fact that online poker is played via computer. At the same time if you are interested whether this game is safe then you have to understand that everything depends on the situation.

It is true that not all of the online casinos play fair. A huge amount of the casinos are scams and as a result they will simply launch the viruses that will seriously damage your computer. What is more, some of the online casinos manage also to steal money from the players. There are also some sites that did not give winnings to the player and it is usually done because the casino hopes to win the money back.
You have to remember that some free online poker sites are not safe to play especially if there occur some conflicts between the players. In case the person suspects an activity it is necessary to contact support immediately. Since the computer keeps the record of all of the hands of the players then the operators of the site are able to check all of the accidents. On some of the sites the check is done by special software. If the person still wants to play online poker then there are some ways that will help to avoid the risks.

While visiting some of the scam sites you are going to be offered free demos. To see how good the software and the graphics are you are required to download the player. In case everything necessary is downloaded then the person has to check whether there are enough tables for the limits. In case the person is interested in tournaments then it is necessary to make sure the site can also offer freeroll. As a result the player is going to be enabled to get account started.

However, before signing at the site it is necessary to make a background check. In that case the person can ask other players whether they got money after winning. The information is also usually posted by the Poker newsgroup. It is not a problem to play poker online and everything you are required is simply to download it to your computer. At the very beginning you have to make sure that the program is compatible and you also have to scan the program for the possible viruses since they can seriously damage the computer. You can be sure that the choice of the sites is really great and you can choose those that are really fun. What si more, all of the players have to be prepared either to win or lose money online.

If you are interested to spread the horizons for their understanding of poker, please pay attention to poker lessons.

Beyond any doubt poker lessons will not answer all questions, and will not be the last stepping stone to reaching a level of poker pro. However remember that every poker guru of today was making the first steps with poker lessons. Are you the exception from this
rule?

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Make Some Efforts To Win The Poker Tournament

September 5th, 2010

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There are a lot of poker players who are not sure whether they are able to play poker online and also participate in different tournaments. However, there are a lot of people that have understood that playing poker online is a great way to make money. Even though the most money you will get only in case you get a first place, but still it is better than nothing. Besides, there are a lot of people who think that it is completely impossible to win such tournaments. In that case it is necessary to realize that normal people can win the tournaments without any problems.
In case you are not sure whether normal people can win online tournaments then you have to understand that they have a chance to win it in case they follow some of the requirements and make some efforts. Those people who usually win poker tournaments are regular people who are really good at playing poker. Do not forget that players of online poker are regular people. Some of them have a day job and the others earn while playing poker online.

However, not every average poker player will be able to win the tournament. You just have to realize that you will simply have no opportunity to get to money. Besides, if you are just interested in making money then your chances to win are not high at all. In any poker situation many skills and efforts are required. Do not forget that it does not really matter what cards you have and how many chips you have got. It also does not matter how many people are at the table. You have to play tight, loose and at the same time aggressive. Otherwise you have to know when it is better to back off. Sometimes it is necessary to hit really hard and which pots have to be in and out.

To win the poker tournaments it is very necessary to get necessary skills. In that case you are recommended to start out with free informational practice it. After that you have top move onto paid books or even courses so you will be able to get necessary knowledge. However, practicing is the most important aspect of al of these things.

There are a lot of E-books that can be really helpful. Everything you are required is just take some time and make the research in the internet so get insight into the peculiarities of the playing poker online. At the same be ready to overcome some difficulties so very soon you will become really experienced online poker player and after some time you will benefit from it a lot. Just try to be determined and ready to overcome all of the difficulties.

If you are interested to spread the horizons for their understanding of poker, please pay attention to poker lessons.

Beyond any doubt poker lessons will not answer all questions, and will not be the last stepping stone to reaching a status of poker pro. But remember that every poker star of today was starting from poker lessons. Will you be the exception from this
rule?

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Online Poker Is Not More Complicated Than Regular Poker

September 5th, 2010

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Even though you are playing the same games in online and live casinos in reality there are a lot of differences between two of them. There are some nuances that have to be taken into account. First of all, it is necessary to remember that online players are much stronger. All of the beginners start with it. While playing online you can play really small games and as a result you will not be able to make really big money. In that case you have to understand that all of the beginners who are playing in live casinos are playing for much different stakes. Usually, online poker players are very strong.

While talking to players of regular poker live players I found out that they do not understand how it is possible to play poker online if you can not “read the face” of other player. At the same time online players do not know how to bluff and at the same time keep “straight face”. In reality it is really stupid. At the same time a lot of live players can not get the completely different concept and betting patterns.

At the same time live players do not consider big blinds and in most of the cases they just consider chips. There are some moments that are very important. For example, in case you are planning it join live game then make sure you rise between 6-8bb. At the same time it is necessary to keep in mind the fact that in live games 3bettting is very little. A huge amount of the live players are just interested in calling a raise that will be some kind of oppose to 3bet.

A lot of live players do not understand how it is possible to play in pairs. While playing live games it takes really much time and efforts to create some pairs. In case you do not take it with proper attitude then there is no possibility to reach success and earn some money.

In case you have some questions concerning the peculiarities of playing poker online then you can easily refer to some online sources that will provide you with different articles. There are a lot of professional poker a writers who are ready to share personal experiences take this fact into consideration. Nowadays there are so many opportunities that it will never be a problem to start playing online poker. However, you also have to remember that even though you have been playing live games you still have to be ware of the particular strategies of online piker because this is the only way to succeed. Try to be determined and create your own style so you will increase your chances to win

The game of poker is everything: a game, leisure time, revenue source, sport, hobby – anything you wish. But only those who are prepared to find out more about poker can expect to see the new horizons with poker.

That is why poker lessons are a must. For fresh players and for seasoned poker players. Surely there are no poker lessons that can be the final point of knowledge about this game.
But it is very important to never stop improving; and this is where poker lessons can be of big help.

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