John Vorhaus is a man of many talents: Poker author, screen writer, comedy instructor, and ultimate frisbee champion. John has been writing about poker for over a quarter century, for magazines like Card Player and his own novels. In this episode we pick his brain on the evolving game that we love so much. At the end Steve, Mike and John review a hand from a recent 2/3 NL cash game. Scroll down to see a list of John Vorhaus' books.
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Hand History
UTG 6 - straddle
MP1 6
MP2 6
Hero 6h4h LP 6
SB 6
BB 6
Flop ($36) 4c 4s 9d
SB ck
BB ck
UTG all in 21
MP1 folds
MP2 calls 21
Hero calls 21
SB calls 21
BB folds
Turn ($120) Jh
SB ck
MP2 ck
Hero bets $50
SB calls $50
MP2 folds
River ($220) Kh
SB bets $60
Hero ??? Pot = $280
You can reach John Vorhaus at:
http://radarenterprizes.com
http://johnvorhaus.com
www.amazon.com/author/jv
He is also on Twitter:@TrueFactBarFact
John Vorhaus poker books:
Decide to Play Great Poker - Co-authored w/ Annie Duke
Decide to Play Drunk Poker - the parody
Killer Poker: Strategy and Tactics for Winning Poker Play
Killer Poker Online: Crushing the Internet Game
The Killer Poker Hold'em Handbook: A Workbook for Winners
Killer Poker Online 2: Advanced Strategies for Crushing the Internet Game
Killer Poker No Limit!
Killer Poker Shorthanded (with Tony Guerrera)
Poker Night: Winning at Home, in Casinos, and Beyond
The Strip Poker Kit
Under the Gun
John's Novels:
Lucy in the Sky
Poole's Paradise
World Series of Murder
Steve tries the advice of a poker coach and plays like a complete maniac for an hour, playing every single hand, raising and 3 betting preflop. If he makes it to the flop he then c-bets or reraises every single time without fail.
Mike makes it out to Trader Joe's to put in an application and a few book stores as well.
00:00 - 02:00 Intro
02:00 - 12:00 Free training opportunity at: TransformMyPoker.com - Nick Wealthall
12:00 - 19:00 Reraising with trash / good variance
19:00 - 31:00 Steve hand history
31:00 - 58:00 Mike hand history
58:00 - End Mike's job hunting
Steve's Hand History 1/3 NL
MP $3
LP $3
Hero SB AdAh $12
MP and LP call $12
Flop ($39) Kh Td 5c
Hero bets $22
MP calls $22
LP folds
Turn ($83) Qc
Hero bets $45
MP shoves for $162, $290 in the pot, $117 for hero to call.
Mike's Hand History 5/10 NL
UTG $10
Hero UTG+2 6c6d $10
But $10
SB raise $100, everyone calls
Flop ($410) A 7 6 rainbow
Checks around
Turn ($410) Q completes rainbow
SB chk, UTG chk, Hero bets $250, But folds, SB calls, UTG folds. Heads up to the river
River ($910) 4
SB chk, Hero bets $615, SB pauses for 15-20 seconds and shoves all in. Pot is $3775 and it is $1635 for hero to call.
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In this episode Steve is in Las Vegas staying at his brother Chris' house over the holidays. He's able to sneak away for a few sessions playing at the Bellagio, Binion's, and the Aria. A couple interesting hands come up, one of which is laying down Queens before seeing a flop.
Mike is back in the game and back to his jovial self. He's booked a few winning sessions, and the dynamic duo discuss playing AK from the blinds - in one hand heads up against a pro and the other against a reality tv star.
00:00 - 11:00 Intro, poker in Vegas, catching up
11:00 - 37:00 Steve's Strategy Hands
37:00 - 1:18:00 Mike's Strategy Hands
1:18:00 - End Closing
Steve's Hands: 1/3 NL
UTG+1 ($195) R $12
MP C ($200) $12
Hero But ($300) QQ R $35
UTG+1 shoves $183, MP folds, Hero folds
EP1 ($200) $3
EP2 ($118) CS $3
MP $3
Hero Hyj TcTd R $18
EP1 C $18
EP2 CS $18
MP folds
Flop ($58) - 9s 4s 2c
EP1 & EP2 chk, Hero bets $40, EP1 folds, EP2 calls $40
Turn ($138) - 9d
EP2 cks, Hero puts EP2 all in, EP2 calls and shows Qs7s
Mike's hands: 5/5 NL
UTG (2000) R $30
MP1 C $30
MP2 C $30
LP C $30
Hero (2000) RR $150
UTG C $150
MP1, MP2, LP all fold. Heads up to the flop.
Flop ($425) - Qs 8s 3d
Hero B $250
UTG C $250
Turn ($925) 5h
Hero B $575
UTG C $575
River ($2075) 9c
Hero chk
UTG B $600
Villain C $5
MP1 R $30
MP2 C $30
MP3 C $30
LP C $30
Hero SB C $30
Villain C $30
Flop ($185) A 2 4 rainbow
Everyone checks around
Turn ($185) 4x
Hero B $80
Villain C $80, everyone else folds
River ($345) 9x
Hero B $175
Villain R $375
Hero C $200
Villain shows 35o for the flopped wheel
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Mike runs out a 22 hour marathon, finishing the morning off with a 10/20 NL heads up match. Several hands from this match are briefly discussed.
Steve goes over his warm up routine before getting ready to play:
- Breathing exercises
- Mirror exercise
- Motivational speeches
- Power naps
- Hypnosis tapes / Hypnosisdownloads.com
Mike goes over his results for the last several months. Phil Hellmuth and Phil Galfond are briefly talked about and advice that they've given to poker players.