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Poker Nugget Mission Complete!

Ever since the end of July, we have been collecting nuggets of poker tips&tricks and the treasure chest is now full for your enjoyment and instruction! Some of the entries were funny, others were serious; there were those who chose an academic approach and others who shared stories from their personal experience. What all of these bits of poker wisdom have in common is that they are heartfelt, hard-learned, and last but not least, generously shared with all of us! Thank you!!!

Here is a small selection of gems from our collective poker treasure:

Making a bluff is much like having a sweet romance with a beautiful woman, you need to woe the intended into submission with graceful and well timed storytelling of how perfect a play master you are and follow through with a flawless display of commitment and confidence until the end.

So make sure your story stacks up, play with confidence and remain committed!

Wynford - Blog Post - Ranking Hero#PokerNugget #Bluffing www.rankinghero.com

...For a bluff to work, your 'story' needs to be believable. The most believable stories have lots of believable details...

...So that's bluffing sorted, then: Pretend you're George Clooney for  couple of streets, but then actually be George Clooney on the river.

Poker Nugget - Blog Post - Ranking Hero#PokerNugget #Bluffingwww.rankinghero.com

..if we are pre flop aggressor then bet flp and turn or check the flop bet the turn.....never check the turn or u are in trouble

John Thomson - Blog Post - Ranking HeroOn a paired flop or a flop with 2 suited cards, if we are pre flop agrressor then bet flp and turn or check the flop bet the turn.....never check the turn or u are in trouble, this is the most common mistake i have seen in the past month or so. #PokerNugget #tournament www.rankinghero.com

..the most important moment for both poker tells and behavioral information is when a player checks his cards and the immediate action following that.

DecoGTX - Blog Post - Ranking Hero#PokerNugget #tellswww.rankinghero.com

Also, practice by watching your friends and coworkers in different situations, particularly stressful ones, or when they're telling stories. This is a great time to practice, and nothing is on the line.

If you want to know if you're being watched, wear a watch and check the time. It's contagious. If someone is watching you closely, they'll feel the need to also check the time or the tournament clock. It really works!

Nels Peterson - Blog Post - Ranking Hero#pokernuget#tellswww.rankinghero.com

..be lucky look lucky feel lucky..

Poker Nugget - Blog Post - Ranking Herojam it all in its just hold em  #PokerNugget be lucky look lucky feel lucky #tournaments www.rankinghero.com


Even if you took part in the mission simply for the fun of sharing, as usual on RankingHero, there are rewards for the active community members:

The winner of a RankingHero T-shirt, with most likes, is @Santo Abate!

 The winner of a RankingHero card deck is the team favorite: George Clooney, known on our website as @Arty Mcfly :)

 The randomly drawn winners of RankingHero patches are: @Jonny2192  Jonny2192@William Calder @B165L1Ck75  @Archywraith @Wynford @John Thomson @Nigel Jones @Pike Haxton @Bestiz  and @Nels Peterson ! 

You will all be contacted by @Ina Rkh for details concerning your prizes :)

A final word of thanks to our own @Nicolas Levi and @Pedro Canali who inspired the whole campaign with their video series of personal Poker Nuggets :) You're welcome to subscribe to the RankingHero youtube channel where you can watch all of the videos shared by Pedro and Nico!

#PokerNugget 

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Password came when tournament was over

Sorry for the technical issue everyone, next week we will make 10000% sure (that's a lot of %) that everyone has the right info on time :/

Everybody doing mistakes,even  computers

#PokerNugget #Bluffing

For a bluff to work, your 'story' needs to be believable. The most believable stories have lots of believable details. You can't just say "I'm George Clooney" and expect a random person to believe you. You've got to look like George Clooney, act like George Clooney, and sound like George Clooney.

I don't look like George Clooney, I don't act like George Clooney and I don't sound like George Clooney, so I don't go round telling people I'm him, as no one will believe me. At the poker table, however, I act like a reasonable player (most of the time), so if I raise under the gun, I can rep a strong hand on flops that contain aces or kings. If I bet the flop,I'm usually going to stick with my story and also bet the turn if it doesn't change the board much. I'll be especially likely to barrel if my bluff has some outs. Since I don't get out of line too much, people will usually believe me if I represent a strong hand by firing multiple barrels.
Here's an example, where I open 53s UTG (don't try this at home, kids!). I bet the AK4 flop, because I have lots of aces in my range. I could also have KK for a set. On the turn, I pick up an OESD, but I stick to my story of "I have at least top pair". When villain calls, it's very likely he has an ace of his own, but if I fire a third barrel, I'm saying "I have at least two pairs (most likely AK) and you should fold one pair". As luck would have it, I got the perfect river card. I backdoored my straight (I made the nuts with 53!) but at the same time the villain made two pairs with A7. On another card he might have folded to my triple barrel, because all of my value hands can beat a random Ax, but here he has to call.

53s UTG

 

So that's bluffing sorted, then: Pretend you're George Clooney for  couple of streets, but then actually be George Clooney on the river.

Nice post. George

 

#PokerNugget #Bluffing 

Making a bluff is much like having a sweet romance with a beautiful women, you need to woe the intended into submission with graceful and well timed storytelling of how perfect a play master you are and follow through with a flawless display of commitment and confidence until the end.

So make sure your story stacks up, play with confidence and remain committed! 

#PokerNugget #Bluffing 

 

Heres my nugget 

 

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Thanks @John Thomson 

The stirring soundtrack works well. But #ICantStopBluffing

#PokerNugget #Bluffing

BLUFING ???  blufing ???
I do not know anything !!!
I never lied, I never bluffed in poker !!!
In Poker, you must be true, even when betting or rerase and has no cards !!!

#PokerNugget #Bluffing

 

My tip for bluffing, is don't think too deeply on it, pick the right spots, and once you've decided, then go with it.

Dont think too deeply

He thinks, I think, he thinks etc... can get you into a lot of trouble I think.

I have heard pros on televised events speaking about 'well I knew he thought I might be bluffing in this spot, and if i was bluffing I would be acting like Y, and so I acted like Y to make him think I was bluffing when in fact I wasn't bluffing etc.' This kind of thinking can get you tangled up very often.

I do go to level 1 thinking when I bluff live though, I simply think - what kind of image do I need to project to get this guy to think I have a really strong hand. I really enjoy this part of the game, as it's a little like acting! :)

I made a mistake once... I thought I had flopped the straight and did my very best job of making it look like I was bluffing... the guy tanked for ages and I did my few special moves (haha) that make it look like i'm bluffing... and he stacks off with second pair!!

Then when I say , straight and show my cards, the dealer looks a little sorry for me, and says... you haven't got a straight. No i had misread my cards! So a top tip for bluffing, or making it look like you're bluffing... is make sure you have read your hand right in the first place! (yes i had, had a few drinks by this time )

Pick the right spots

You have to pick a spot to bluff that makes sense. Sometimes you can rep a really strong hand and it just wont look right and you will never be believed.

Take this cat for instance: -

He's cute. He's doing his best job at bluffing... but do we believe him?

NO! Because it looks wrong. It's out of place.

This guy however... is doing a bit better, he's picked a better spot to bluff and his bluff makes a little bit more sense

When you've decided go with it

Once you've picked the line you are taking, stick with it.

To do this you have to believe the bluff yourself! As you are playing convince yourself that you have the hand you are repping.

Just like this guy did...

Then crush themmmm !

one time happened to me too, i miss read my pocket card and i bet a straight but oppo had drunk it and fold... i usually get a last look to my cards before muckin, when i check before muckin i had not straight...

i'm not very nice to bluff , but usually when i do it i try to do with a standard bet size, when people bluff many time have input to doing too much suspect bigger size, a nut point maybe will do a check/lowbet to induce oppo to raise back in bluff, or try to exctract valure with a proper half pot or 3/4 pot...

the classic raise allin on a flush draw not really works so much with all opponents, if doing the mistake to do it to wrong person he will call his top pair/double pair the same, it's also too much classic...push allin on a draw board it's better if you really have nuts into entry levels live tourney, oppo levels is so low many people just not consider dangerous a flush draw board, they not see it many time and call you fixed.

bluffing is for sure one aspect of my poker where i have to work a lot, i usually bluff very little and only with high blinds levels.

i think is the worst way to be busted a missed bluff, that's why i not do it so much, my luck to found oppo always full is very high.

have a good reading about oppo hands is basilar to try some good bluff.

Newsletter 08.31.2015


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POKER NUGGET: BLUFFING!


This week, our Poker Nugget is about bluffing.

Poker Nugget - Bluffing

Our pro player and co-founder Nicolas Levi reveals one of the keys to his success.

Do the same:

  • in a post on RankingHero;
  • or in a short video!


Up for grabs:

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  • 10 RKH patches!

AND some poker wisdom from the other members!

#PokerNugget & #Bluffing


More info HERE.

BE CONFIDENT BE COOL DONT TALK LET YOUR CHIPS DO THE TALKING  #PokerNugget #Bluffing

#PokerNugget

BLUFFING IS THE ESSENCE OF POKER. I NEVER BLUFF BECAUSE IF I BLUFF NOBODY NEVER SEEN THEM.

I LOVE THIS GAME

 

I just add the hashtag #Bluffing

thanks

Poker Nugget: Bluffing

#PokerNugget #Bluffing

This summer, the RankingHero community is collecting a shared treasure of poker nuggets!

 

 

We’ll cover 6 different topics and every time, our pro and co-founder @Nicolas Levi will reveal one of the keys to his success in a short video.

 

We invite you to share your own little secrets and recipes for poker success with the community. You’re free to choose how best to do it:

 

A short one-minute video (or just slightly over one minute).
A text, also as short of possible.
A post full of cat GIFs (but there again, you’d better not overdo it, Nicolas is a bit allergic to cat hair).

 

 

Up for grabs:

 

The most liked entry at the end of the mission:
1 RKH T-shirt!

 

The one chosen by the RKH Team:
1 RKH card deck!

 

10 randomly drawn entries:
1 RKH patch!

 

 

This week: #Bluffing 


Here is Nicolas’ nugget:



Tell us yours now with the hashtags #PokerNugget and #Bluffing  !

Thanking you in advance for your precious tips  !