The Enlightenment

Ah yes, the thrill of victory.

Interesting week. So I finally decided with the prodding of my room mate - that poker has become an addiction. A good one. I never read, now I read poker books. I never work out...now I can only play poker if I work out (are you reading this honey).

I invested in Poker X Factor. It took a long time to decide on which service to subscribe too. The cost is prohibitive..but I figured my casino winnings should be "invested" rather than spent. The fee will pay for itself in the short term...its that good an experience.

First, I watched a MTT 5$ tournament. Sheets Haber commentated through out the tournament about each hand, his moves, amounts and incredible SHOVES. It was cool to watch. His plays were very sharp and limited to strong hands. No 6-4 gappers or suited connectors. I learned a ton from the first video.

Since that I watched a few SNG (4 6$ tournaments - he was always in the money). The shoves were cool to watch especially as he got down to the bubble play.

The other noticeable play was to never enter a pot as a limp/call or min raise against aggression...almost any aggression. They would rather fold their hands then play against someone who has shown aggression. The comment made was people will protect their investments. The only time they would play against aggression - was against all in shoves. Then he would make some sick calls or reads on players to fold.

All in all the first few days of "lectures" has been solid. Its changed the way I look at the game and I am excited to keep learning more. The books I have bought will now make more sense because I'll either be able to visualize the aggression they speak about - or refute the cautious plays they refer too.

I can't say I fully endorse the site just yet - but so far so good. We'll see what happens.