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		<title>Tips To Help Determine Whether Or Not to Chase A Flush</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flushes are a pretty bit part of playing Holdem and you will find that you will have quite a few flush draws throughout most sessions that you sit down and play. One attribute that a skilled poker player needs to be able to have is to be able to determine whether or not to chase [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flushes are a pretty bit part of playing Holdem and you will find that you will have quite a few flush draws throughout most sessions that you sit down and play. One attribute that a skilled poker player needs to be able to have is to be able to determine whether or not to chase flushes after the flop. For the sake of this article we’re going to be looking at tips to assist you in determining whether or not to call a flush draw after the flop when you only need one card to hit the flush.</p>
<p>    * One of the first things you should look at when you notice you have a <a href="http://www.playsolidpoker.com/PokerStars/">Poker Stars</a> flush draw after the flop is how many chips are in the pot. You want to be able to know exactly how much money is in the pot that you will have a chance at winning.</p>
<p>    * If nobody bets the pot then I would suggest taking a free card to see if you hit the flush, but if you don’t hit it on the turn and noone bets then you might want to try and bluff the pot.</p>
<p>    * If someone does bet the pot after the flop you need to first consider who the player betting is and how they have played hands in the past. If they are generally a tight player then they might have trips or two pairs, but if they are a loose player then they could be on a draw or maybe have high pair.</p>
<p>    * Once you determine what type of <a href="http://www.playsolidpoker.com/PokerStars/PokerStars-Download">PokerStars Download</a> player is betting in the pot you need to see how much they have bet compared to how much is in the pot. If they bet $10 into a $10 pot then you’re not really getting the best odds of calling. If you have a big stack and you think the player is bluffing or you want to try and at least catch them then you might want to call the $10, but generally you don’t want too.</p>
<p>    * If the player bets $10 into a $100 pot then you definitely want to make sure you call the pot and chase the flush because you’re getting pot odds to make the call.</p>
<p>    * If you don’t hit the flush on the turn and your opponent continues to bet then you need to see if they have raised their bet or kept it the same. If they kept it the same then you might want to still call because you’re getting good odds to call, but your odds of hitting the flush also went down when you didn’t hit it on the turn. If your opponent increases the size of bet they’re making then you should probably fold because your odds have gone down and the pot odds have gotten worse to make the call.</p>
<p>Chasing a flush is very profitable when you hit the flush, but you need to remember that the odds aren’t with you on hitting a flush. It seems that they hit often, but you need to remember that there is only about a 25% chance of hitting a flush on the turn and even less when trying to hit a flush on the river.</p>
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		<title>Poker: Don’t call, raise</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the saying goes, if you’re calling, you should be raising. Or, another variation, if you’re hand is strong enough to call, it’s strong enough to raise. New players might be wondering why this is the case? Isn’t there more risk associated with raising? You’re upping the stakes, and thus putting more of your poker [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the saying goes, if you’re calling, you should be raising. Or, another variation, if you’re hand is strong enough to call, it’s strong enough to raise. New players might be wondering why this is the case? Isn’t there more risk associated with raising? You’re upping the stakes, and thus putting more of your poker livelihood (at least for that sitting) on the line. So at what point does this become a reasonable blanket statement?</p>
<p>The answer is, all the time, and here’s why. If you just call a raise or blind, especially pre-flop, simply to get yourself to the point where you can see the <a href="http://www.tilt.org/www-FullTiltPoker-net">FullTiltPoker.net</a> flop, that’s called limping. Limping doesn’t do a whole lot for you as a player, and it’s an incredibly transparent move most of the time. We’ll go further into that in a bit.</p>
<p>Limpers do so mainly on the notion that the flop will “make” their hand, which is a risky proposition to begin with. You’re basically paying into a draw before you even have a strong enough hand to consider calling it a draw. It’s also in no way a cheap way to see the flop. In reality, you’re building the pot, and if you’re just calling, it means other people are in the game, as well. As a result of this, you’re really going to have to hit a strong flop to position yourself as the favorite hand at the table, in terms of cards and/or perception.</p>
<p>Another detriment to limping is that it limits your options as a player. If you’re raising, you can end up “buying the pot” whether it’s intentional or not, thus affording you an early way to win. You also limit the amount of limping other players can do (which can hurt you later in the hand) if you’re raising pre-flop. Then they’re put to the decision of having to call a sizable <a href="http://www.tilt.org/www-FullTilt-com">FullTiltPoker.com</a> bet or fold. They can’t sneak in “cheaply” to see the flop.</p>
<p>Getting back to transparency, raising instead of limping will keep you unpredictable. If you limp in, eventually the table will get wise to your breaking point. They’ll see enough hands turned over to take stock of when you raise and when you limp/call. Raising more often than not keeps the opponents back on their heels. Of course, I don’t advocate this as a regular method of baseless bluffing on pokerstar.com. Knowing when to fold is as strong a weapon as raising over limping in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_hold_%27em">Hold ‘Em</a>.</p>
<p>It’s no surprise that it all ends up coming back to unpredictability. In this case, though, there’s logical strategy behind the theme.</p>
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		<title>Guaranteed Prize Pool Tournament Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of the larger US online poker rooms offer guaranteed prize pool tournaments and the best poker room for this is Poker Stars. Every single day they have tons of guaranteed prize pool tournaments running and they range from $1 – $100K+ depending on the day. A guaranteed prize pool tournament is when the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of the larger <a href="http://www.playsolidpoker.com/us-poker-rooms/">US online poker rooms</a> offer guaranteed prize pool tournaments and the best poker room for this is Poker Stars. Every single day they have tons of guaranteed prize pool tournaments running and they range from $1 – $100K+ depending on the day. A guaranteed prize pool tournament is when the poker room guarantees that a given tournament is going to have a minimum prize pool. If the prize pool doesn’t reach the minimum that the poker room guaranteed then they will need to cover the rest.</p>
<p>In a $10+$1 guaranteed prize pool tournament where the prize pool is guaranteed to be $20K then there would need to be 2000 players to join the event. If there weren’t 2000 players who joined the event then the poker room would need to cover the rest of the prize pool. This means that you also have a better shot at winning the money because the tournament doesn’t have the typical minimum amount of players.</p>
<p>If only 1000 players sign-up in the event then it’s like you’re playing in $20+$2 event when you’re really only playing in a $10+$1 event. If you can find guaranteed prize pool tournaments like this then these are the ones you ideally want to play in because you have the best shot at winning a big amount of money. You will need to get extremely lucky in order to win one of these tournaments, but you could potentially finish in the top 10% pretty consistently and typically that’s how many players get paid.</p>
<p>You will need to <a href="http://www.playsolidpoker.com/">play poker</a> tight and wait for your chances early on in these tournaments so that you can have a shot at increasing your stack in a few nice hands. Doubling up a few times early on is important so that you can stay above the average chip count. Don’t worry about being in the top ten positions early on, but always try to make sure you’re keeping up with the average chip stack.</p>
<p>Once you get down to the bubble of the tournament and you’re about to win money you should start playing extremely tight poker until you move up in the rankings. You want to make as much money as you can before you need to risk your stack in an all-in hand so keep that in mind and don’t be overanxious for going all-in.</p>
<p>I find that these tournaments are only good when the guaranteed prize pool isn’t met by the amount of players who bought into the event. When the poker room needs to put in their own money to complete the prize pool though, these events are excellent because you’re getting a shot at winning money that wouldn’t be there in a regular tournament.</p>
<p>You’re going to notice that most tournaments with guaranteed prize pools with fill up, but if you find some late at night then you might have a better shot at finding some tournaments worth playing. Don’t fall in love with these tournaments though, unless of course you’re consistently winning money in them.</p>
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		<title>Poker: Be aggressive, but be careful</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you trying your hand at being an aggressive poker player? Many regular players who’ve taken a downturn on their luck and financial situation will resort to “changing things up” in order to right their gambling ship. If you’re been playing for a while, the possibility exists that you feel your game has gotten stale, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you trying your hand at being an aggressive poker player? Many regular players who’ve taken a downturn on their luck and financial situation will resort to “changing things up” in order to right their gambling ship. If you’re been playing for a while, the possibility exists that you feel your game has gotten stale, predictable, boring, fill in adjective here. So as a knee-jerk reaction, you decide it might be in your best interest (doesn’t matter if it’s online or in a casino), to start playing more aggressively. Don’t let those missed opportunities get away. You figure, “I’m losing anyway. If I’m going to keep losing, I might as well take control of my betting.”</p>
<p>This approach, brash and risky as it may be, is actually not half bad. But if you’re going to take that leap and commit to playing aggressively at the <a href="http://www.poker30.net/">best online poker sites</a>, you better be able to back it up. What does that mean? First, you need to get the latest pkr download. That means if you’re going to put yourself out there, take control of the betting and be the pulse of the table (for better or worse) you better be darn sure you conceal yourself to the point where other regular players will have no chance of reading you. If you leave yourself open, though, playing aggressive will only expose you even more. This will lead to the horrible result of you not only losing, but losing your hold on an essential component to your game.</p>
<p>That said, let’s take a look at what playing aggressive even means. Some will claim it’s a “cheap” way of playing, i.e. buying pots or half bluffing your way to nickel and dime wins that may add up to a little something over a few hours. I tend to disagree. This is more bullying than playing aggressive. There’s a fine line.</p>
<p>Here’s an example of aggressive play. <a href="http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Gambling/Web_Games/Card_and_Dice/Poker/">Texas Hold ‘Em Poker</a>, pre-flop hand of A, K off suit. You’re late in the betting position, and a few people already have called the blinds. Just called. And you move all-in. If this scares everyone off, you make the blinds and a few calls for a modest, if not overwhelming pot. If you get a caller, you should be in a good mathematical position to take a big pot.</p>
<p>The one thing you’ll never be able to account for is a pkr bonus code and a player not doing “what they should.” In the example above, you’ll still get people calling with low pairs, or runners to a straight or flush, who have a gut feeling they should call and take the chance. Statistically, they’re going to beat you at some point. It’s just the nature of the game.</p>
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