Bluff Magazine asked me to write an article

I was asked by bluff magazine to submit an article for their magazine this month.

However, im not really sure what i should write about.

Jman (omgclayaiken on ftp) wrote an article for them, and it is phenomenal: http://www.bluffmagazine.com/onlinefeature/gbucks.asp


My article will be shorter, but you see what type of thing im looking for.


Any ideas on what I should write about? Something you have trouble with in your game? anything at all?

how about something like when its appropriate to fold a set?

How about write about the journey from micro stakes to the highest stakes. The triumphs and tribulations.

copy and paste an article by myth

yesterday, i was looking at bluff magazine and i came across your picture, i guess your nominated for bluff player of the year

i told my friend, "see this guy? yeah, he's a starcraft player too"

'Farting at the table' by Ryan Daut

i think itd be a really cool idea for u to analyze some tough hands in depth w/ math. i personally learned a whole whole lot when u reasoned out my AK hand w/ me using math and i can see how it can help others in a variety of situations. why not compile a list of really tough hands from the LP and 2+2 database and go from there?

i'd rather go with dynamics of farting at the table

key differences between online play and live play?

also, the entire universe seems to be "all about shorthanded," glorifying ultra aggressive and looser play. I think it would be interesting to write about full ring, and how to abuse such ultra LAG shorthanded lovers. You seem to be one of the few people who remains very profitable in fullring regardless of opponents.

that would be cool

Being affected by girls at the table



oh no really
dynamics at the table
maybe u can analize some of your hands and explain your thought process
like value betting, fold set vs set
that would be really cool

i hate most of above ideas (except how to abuse lags)
north idea is ok but i think its better to focus on explaining a concept than focusing on a very specific hand
write about something people havent heard a tons about ( the article u linked is one of these, i think its good)

heres some ideas of mine:
What to do vs a wild(but good) button in BB vs button wars (how to play OOP vs aggro ppl)
how to steal pots by abusing position
Explain in detail which flop textures are good for bluffing/floating and which ones arent

i will think about it some more

but something about folding set is stupid imo, this is very situationnal most people already have an ok idea of when its correct to (not that they do it thought)

pot control

write about how you folded AA preflop because you thought you could find a better spot*

Explain the "implied HOTW odds" reasoning behind PU's calls

come on guys this is a serious topic 75% of posts are jokes and 75% of real ones sucks anyways =]

Daut, ask yourself this question. What would you like to see (insert your favorite poker player here, I would pick Negraneau) write about? If you still can't think a topic, heres a list that might help you strike up an idea.

1. Differences between Online and Live Poker

2. Final Tabling a big event vs. sitting at home watching the a big event

3. Defining poker

Hope this helps!

only thing i can think of atm is going in depth into fold equity. maybe talk about a few general situations and really get deep into the math and such.

talk about what to do when ur 3 betted by a good lag player in position (aka you raise AQ on CO and the button 3 bet you, like 100$ effective stacks, blinds fold). what kind of plans on different flops, etc

On March 24 2007 14:17 XeliN wrote: copy and paste an article by myth

qft

I, however, am improving on it. And because I’m as egotistical as Sklansky, I’ll be naming my idea after me. Introducing “Galfond DollarsDaut dollars” (GD-Bucks for short):

there have been a lot of pretentious math-intensive articles already, so don't do that.

Dont go with math intensive articles imo. Not because it wont be something to learn from, but remember that a lot of people that read this magazine are mostly fish still (by pure population). So with that said, it would be nice to explore actual concepts or advices or just a discussion of something. IMO though, i'd stay away from severe math intensive discussion.

explain how to play unexploitable HU poker as a short stack (nash equilibrum)

Give lots of really bad advice to diseducate the fish.

On March 24 2007 17:56 Narious wrote: Give lots of really bad advice to diseducate the fish.

word

On March 24 2007 17:56 Narious wrote: Give lots of really bad advice to diseducate the fish.

best idea

don't give any exact poker math and poker strategy advices at all and just write about how great game it is and about final tabling big events

On March 24 2007 17:56 Narious wrote: Give lots of really bad advice to diseducate the fish.

lol the same idea at the same time

10 reasons to fold the nuts!

you can discuss the game of mistakes, and the concept of trading mistakes in your decision-making system. so like, come up with an example of a hand where you clearly have two choices, and both of them clearly have pros and cons (in terms of EV mistakes), but illustrate the importance of understanding the magnitude of your mistakes.

for instance, say you have a strong but fourth or fifth-nut hand, and you are forced to either push or fold, and when pushing is a mistake it's a huge mistake, but when folding is a mistake it's not a huge mistake. however, the upside of pushing when it's NOT a mistake counters the downside of the no-showdown fold...so what's ACTUALLY best?

Why sklansky sucks and even I would rape him hu

On March 24 2007 18:41 okyougosu wrote: don't give any exact poker math and poker strategy advices at all and just write about how great game it is and about final tabling big events

do that if you want ur article to be boring, standard and quickly forgotten -.-

I just thought of another idea, write about the process of learning and each crucial step. You can include liquidpoker as a "helper" because many of us "low stake" people learn from you pros by asking hand advice. Personally, I have seen the responses and they are very crucial each and everyones play. Ive been here at liquidpoker for only a little bit, but I have learned more in 2 weeks than I would have learned by myself in 6 months.

tell them about how you got the nickname bigballs

How important your online name is and obviously the importance of a baby or dog picture for your stars avatar

why not write about how poker magazines suck and that communits poker sites (like liquidpoker) are much better to learn poker than this magazine junk

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You could write about how glamorous playing online 8 hours a day barely eating barely sleeping and losing hairs from stress is.
Actually i guess a lot of people wouldnt' mind hearing how you started out in poker (i know you've done this before but most readers won't know) and your CHANGES in though processes as you learnt more about the game.

that

or just diseducate the fish and make online poker attractive ty 0.o

On March 25 2007 07:39 RaiNKhAN wrote: Well, one thing I think might be good insight for you Ryan is that during Day 1 of the event The__D__RY (biggest winner at the $1150 9-man turbos on PokerStars) was at my table and told me bluff magazine asked him to write an article as well about his SNG strategy, but he told me he refused it because it would be bad for his long term profits. Maybe this is worth consideration: I would choose a topic not related at all to how you really play at the tables (perhaps a more entertaining approach?).

He has an article in this month's Bluff Mag about his SNG play.. weird.

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