School of Poker (Escola de Poquer)

MTT - Episode 07

2012-04-11T16:49:00.001-07:00

One more episode from the serie "Na Mira do Pro" (At Pro's target), produced by the TV pokerpro, presented by André Akari of team PokerStar.
The buy-in of this tournament was USD 5,50, with more that five thousand people and our hero finish 3°. However, AAKKARI denounces severals mistakes.
(THIS VERSION IS IN PORTUGUESE)

Holding Hands (2) - Big Pairs (QQ-TT)

2012-04-11T16:26:00.003-07:00

Maybe these Kinds of Hands - QQ, JJ and TT - are the most dificult of to play. That is because they are very strong, but are vulnerable against some kind of boards.
1) QQ. I love that hand, but sometimes i hate it. Preflop you must be agressive with QQ, and you can be willing to go all in before the flop, if comes to you a reraise. If you are in a tournament, you almost never could blame yourself for an all in preflop, so OK if your opponent open AA or hit a ace or king on board with him AK. But, with the finding of a very tight player, add to a deep stacks, in some kind of action of very strong hand demonstration, you can lay down your queens; on cash games, especialy, you must have that skill.
On preflop, pocket queens are much more valuable that before (the monsters are too, but the big pairs much more). Most of times the action is not limited to before the flop.
So if comes open to you, go with the pattern raise. If comes a raise, go with reraise. Resuming, preferentialy be the agressor preflop.
On flop, looking for to bet most of times, trying to put your opponent(s) in a range of hands. If you have overpair, almost always bet. If comes a ace or a king, i prefer to check and then controling the pot, but I go with call on turn against a possible bluff, and is very possible that i call the river too. AFTERALL, WATCH THE GAME AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.

2) JJ and TT. The arguments used to QQ are worth with jacks and tens, but the care must double up.
Preflop, like QQ, is very probably that you have the best hand, but DONT GO ALL IN TOO DEEP, LIKE >50BB. The judgement will be fundamental for the right decision, that is, how many times this player has reraised? And shove all in? How many chips has him? He is on tilt?
Once again on tournament you can play more easy these hands that on cash, because normaly the stacks are smallers.
Preflop and postflop, I consider that you can play them like queens, with some exceptions. First, if you feel some danger, like a action never saw or a raise from a very tight player, you dont have to reraise. On flop and/or turn you will get more information about how risk you are run. Second, on flop, JJ has one more danger card (Q) and TT has two (Q n' J). That means a lot, since the likehood of overpair is decreased.

Resuming, big pairs are strong hands, but they can't be played without one entire avaliation about patterns of opponents, stacks, position, image, etc.
In this short text I can't explain all about the subject, but keep in mind this: POKER IS A GAME OF OBSERVATION.

MTT - Episode 06

2012-03-12T06:57:00.001-07:00

André Aakkari, Team Pro PS, comenting hands about a guy that played a MTT - buy-in USD 5,50.

MTT - Episode 05

2012-03-10T18:04:00.001-08:00

MTT - Episode 04

2012-03-10T17:46:00.004-08:00

André AAKKARI, team pro. Version in portugese. He defends a tight game in this point, because the blinds are small and the players are loose. Aakari isn't playing there, just comenting.

Holding Hands (1) - The Monsters (AA and KK)

2012-03-10T14:28:00.001-08:00

This serie will show some guidelines of how to play several holding hands. First, the better hands.
Aces and kings are the hands that we want to receive. Is a true pleasure when they comes.
For simplify, be agressive with them. I almost never slowplay the monsters, unless that I have some reasons, like play against a maniac, or if I have a image very, very tight.
If comes open to you, raise 2 or 3 BB's. If there are limpers, raise 3 + 1 bb for each limper. If comes a raise, reraise 2,5x until 3x the value of his raise.
At flop, go with continuation bet whathever the flop, except by a pot control with check, if you have KK and at flop comes a Ace.
ALMOST NEVER LAY DOWN YOUR MONSTER. For to do that, you need to be pretty sure about your opponent's read. Its always important to watch the game, even the hands that you fold. My advice for you, begginer, is TO PLAY 1 TABLE.
Resuming, when you got a monster, you want be paid, so looking for a showdown, betting for protect your hand and for value, but controling some pots that you sense danger.

MTT - Episódio 3

2012-03-09T12:32:00.000-08:00

(portuguese)

Vídeo produzido por André aakkari - Team Pro PS

how I play the begin of the tournament?

2012-02-27T06:11:00.000-08:00

Well, the resumed answer is: play tight.
If comes open to you, play with AT+, KJ+ and any pair. In late position, increase some suited hands that you feels comfortable with.
If you is reraised, or if comes to you with a lot of action, play with AK and TT+. Add 88+, AQ and maybe AJ if you got a read of your oponnent. Is important that you watch the action. If you aren't sure, just fold.
Do NOT try to bluff. Is too early for that. Play only for value, and by the way, you can play some speculative hands in position and for a low price, but make sure that u will fold if you dont hit the flop.
Be patience and enjoy the development of the touney.

MTT - Episódio 02

2012-02-20T15:17:00.001-08:00

Continuação do vídeo do aakkari. Créditos para ele, visite-o no site http://atc.aakkari.com.br/

MTT - Um guia com o profissional

2012-02-16T18:28:00.002-08:00

Segue aqui o primeiro vídeo da serie "Na mira do pro", com o mestre André aakkari, exibido na tv poker pro. Sem dúvida é um material muito importante para os jogadores de torneios. O conteúdo é destinado para quem já tem uma boa base no poker.

Em breve mais vídeos.

Sobre o Blog

2012-02-14T19:45:00.001-08:00

Prezados, estou começando o blog com o intuito de compartilhar experiências relacionadas ao poker - particularmente o No Limit Texas hold'em.

O poker, agora reconhecido como um esporte da mente, vem crescendo bastante no mundo e aqui no Brasil, gerando oportunidades de diversão e de renda aos interessados.

Minha área principal de interesse é o MTT (multi-table tournament), que são os torneios de muitos jogadores, e o lucro pode ser muito alto.

Convido os amantes do poker a aprender e compartilhar experiências sobre esse esporte fascinante.

Regras básicas de jogo

2012-02-14T19:13:00.000-08:00

Regras básicas de jogo - Para iniciantes no poker: http://pt.partypoker.com/how_to_play/poker_school/basic_poker_rules.html

Odds Calculator

2012-02-13T17:13:00.000-08:00

Para jogadores que levam o poker a sério, esta é uma ferramenta que aprimora muito o jogo, ajudando a entender as hierarquias das cartas fechadas: http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tools/odds-calculator/texas-holdem

Particularmente, eu uso bastante nos torneios em situação de all in.

(English)
For the players that take the poker seriously, this is a tool that so much increases your skills, helping to understand the hierarchy of the holding hands: http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tools/odds-calculator/texas-holdem