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Donkeytest.com – A nice way to evaluate your poker ability

October 30, 2009

A good poker friend of mine sent me this interesting link from donkeytest.com which is a  poker skill test. It is the first and only of its kind. They have a unique scoring system measures your overall poker skill level and assesses performance in 13 sub categories, revealing key strengths and weaknesses. Developed by poker professionals, this test is for no limit Hold’em cash games and tournaments (MTTs and SNGs).

Before taking the test, take these pointers into consideration:

  1. The test is free-bonus!
  2. The test is fairly in depth.
  3. Take the time to read the instructions and questions carefully.
  4. Dont rush the test
  5. Have fun, thie question go in depth so dont take it to heart if the results dissapoint.

Finally, this is what your scores mean:

IQ Score Skill Level
60 – 74 Donkey (Expected to lose quickly in all games)
75 – 89 Donator (Expected to lose in all games)
90 – 109 Average Player
(Expected to lose slowly in raked games, break even in homegames)
110 – 119 Low Stakes Winner (Wins at 100 NL and lower)
120 – 129 Medium Stakes Cash Pro / Tournament Pro
(Wins at 200-600 NL and tournament poker)
130 – 144 High Stakes Pro (Wins at 1K NL+)
145 – 159 Poker Genius

Not for the faint hearted

Not for the faint hearted

Notible Scores from some of the top poker players:

BLdSWtTRs (High stakes pro) 150

Taylor “Green Plastic” Caby (High stakes pro) 143

Ryan Daut (High stakes pro, ‘07 WPT winner) 143

Bryan “B_Buddy” Sumner (High stakes pro, recent WPT winner) 140

Dustin Dirksen (High stakes pro) 137

Eric “p3achy_keen” Liu (High stakes pro) 137

Born2DogBaby (High stakes pro) 134

Alec “traheho” Torelli (High stakes pro, 2nd ‘08 WSOP $10K HU) 133

Ben “Sauce123″ Sulsky (High stakes pro) 132

Vanessa “fslexcduck” Selbst (High stakes pro, ‘08 WSOP bracelet winner) 131

James “Mig.com” Mackey (High stakes pro, ‘07 WSOP bracelet winner) 131

Jason “KRANTZ” Rosenkrantz (High stakes pro) 131

Noah “Exclusive” Boeken (High stakes tournament pro) 129

Matt Matros (High stakes tournament pro) 127

Can you guess my score? Id love to hear your scores :-)

”All-in Stefk”

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To be the best poker player you need to….know your poker

October 29, 2009

I want to be the best poker player that i can be. To be the best poker player i can be, what can i do to achieve this goal? Players like Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey and Gus Hanson have that regular poker players like me dont have? After some carefull consideration i have realised that its not just that the odds and percentages knowledge that give them an advantage but its the depth of their poker game knowledge and variety that gives them the ultimate edge.

Can you call yourself a poker player if you dont know, understand or play the other types of poker? My quest is to cover the basics of all the types of poker and practice them. So below i will add some links to the rules and concepts of all the poker game types.

  1. Texas Holdem
  2. Seven Card Draw
  3. Red Dog Poker
  4. Razz
  5. Omaha
  6. Five Card Poker
  7. Pai Gow
  8. Crazy Pineapple Poker

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Poker Shufflers Gallery – 27-10-09

October 29, 2009

Poker Shufflers was hosted at The Duke of York on 27-10-2009.  Won by Ryno Olivier with Ryan Hannival coming Second Place! Well done!

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Protecting your blinds - The key to winning poker? There are many players who lay down their hands to blind stealers or on the other hand don't steal enough blinds to be competitive. There are a few strategies to employ when making a bid to be more competitive at the the poker table. Identify the Blind Stealers - These players are generally players that steal blinds to boost their chip stack. The tend to pick on one or two weak players in order to get away with stealing their blinds. Blind stealers  act when they have the positional advantage and when there aren't too many players contesting the hand. Play Position with the Reverse Bluff- Remember position when attempting to steal your blinds. If you have a decent hand and there is a late raiser, try to counter with a c-bet tactic. The'' reverse bluff'' is a vital part in protecting blinds. Use this with great caution and pick your spots very carefully! Don't fall in Love with you Blinds - As much as you want to protect your blinds, dont go over the top and loose more than just your blinds. If the action is too hot for the hand you are holding then pull out early. Raise when in the Small and Big Blind- Don't allow limper's to be part of your your hand. So ask the table a question and see who is serious about there hand by putting a small raise. Represent the Bad Flop- If the flop spills over a number of low and random cards with straight , set or full house draws then represent with a marginal bet. This is vital as most players have come into the pot with strongish hands like AK, Q 10 etc. ie. Flop is 3h3d6c, bet into this hand and lead from the start- 9/10 you will win the hand without hitting a single card. * use these tips at your own discretion, taking into account the tables players, betting history and so forth