Chris moneymaker strategy
Former World Series of Poker champion Chris Moneymaker is making a full-time living playing poker. Previously an accountant in Tennessee, Moneymaker's incredible run to the World Series main event title in sparked new interest in Texas Hold 'Em and gave birth to a new generation of players that is brighter and more talented than ever.
Moneymaker resides in Memphis but now tours the country playing in tournaments and events. He's currently touring as an ambassador for the Hollywood Poker Open at different regional sites, which is taking place right now at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course. Between now and then, Moneymaker is taking a much-needed two-day break from the poker tables in an effort to refresh for the weekend.
He did make an exception Thursday morning when he stopped by PennLive headquarters and played a four-person game with sports reporters Eric F. Epler and Jeff Reinhart and advertising salesman Brian Krape.
Moneymaker offered tips and advice and methodically took down all three players in the exact order he predicted.
Reinhart was first to fall, followed by Epler and Krape. Here are five of his best pieces of advice he shared throughout the game for amateur poker players looking to beat him or any other poker pro in a tournament setting.
That option, of course, presents itself this weekend at Hollywood Casino in Grantville. Moneymaker says the first thing he will do when he arrives at a table is get to know you. Where are you from? How often do you play? What do you do for a living? He comes off as a nice guy. Besides, what's the harm in a little chit-chat before the tournament begins?
Well, poker is a game of information, and you're giving Moneymaker valuable background data for free, even if no cards have been dealt yet.
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Tell him lies or give him nothing at all. Basically all I'm doing is getting your life story. You'll tell me all this information for free. I don't have to figure out that you play tournaments every day of the week and you grind all the time.
Before the tournament starts, we're having a casual conversation. We're just making friends. I really don't care what your story is, I'm just trying to figure out how I can get your money most effectively.
The first 30 or 60 minutes in a tournament are Moneymaker's time to assess the competition, take his time and be mindful of patterns and tendencies. He will adapt his game to what you're doing, letting aggressive players beat themselves and pushing the conservative ones out of pots.
A pro has the ability to adapt his style to "maximize value" depending on his competition, he said.
An amateur should try and do the same. Poker pro Chris Moneymaker accurately predicts the hand that beats him Moneymaker correctly pegged his opponent with a King-Nine hand, but watched helplessly as he got beat on the river. The "poker face" isn't a myth, Moneymaker said, but it's also not the most significant piece of information he will pick up from your table manners. How you reach for chips, what you do with your hands, how often you look at your cards, how quickly you move, it's all fair game.
Some small patterns can only be fixed through experience, but Moneymaker advises being "just a normal guy" and fitting in with the table dynamic. Be aggressive with a pro. By Moneymaker's logic, small pots and lower stakes are a poker pro's best friend, particularly early in a tournament. If his competition isn't pushing in chips and making him less comfortable, the odds will almost always fall in his favor. Give him a wide range of scenarios to think about.
Mix and match your approaches, from conservative to aggressive. You'll be more difficult to read and more difficult to beat.
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Experienced players on the big blind don't "limp in," or check when their turn arrives on the first round of betting. That person's job is to narrow the field of players and use that bet to gauge which players might have hands and which do not. Failing to seize that opportunity is a rookie mistake that should not be made in tournament settings. Push in the chips, strong hand or not, and reap the benefits of information and better odds at a one-on-one showdown.
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