The first week of the Little @Mikey Poker Series is now behind us and we're more than halfway through week two (see week 1 results here). @Potplucker won the Player of the Week award and the 25 SCR that came with the title. At the end of this week, we'll likely have a new champion who will win the 25 SCR bonus in addition to what they receive for playing well in each 5 SCR tournament.

GoldHunter1 Takes Out PotPlucker on 1/21

Poker Tip: Play the Player AND The Hand

I have had success balancing my play. I try to know my opponents as well as possible and play smart poker at the same time, which can be difficult. When you're playing against a reckless player, you may tend to play much looser, exposing yourself and taking you out of your comfort zone. Instead of adopting your opponents style, stick to your game while making tough plays based on the tendencies you've noticed. This may help you make a difficult all-in call or fold because you know you're playing against someone who will take bigger tisks than you will.

As of late, I have found myself calling loosely and entering hands that I shouldn't because I want to knock out a player who is also playing loose. This is not a strong long-term strategy. I am now trying to balance out my play to make tough calls when I need to but not to call with bad starting hands solely because I'm going against a loose player.

Results From This Week

We've had three tournaments so far this week. Here are the results along with the post accumulated from each tournament.

  • Monday

#4. Potplucker (1)

#3. Mikey (4)

#2. Goldhunter1 (6)

#1. Nikoskol (10)

  • Tuesday

#4. Nikoskol (1)

#3. Tadas (4)

#2. PotPlucker (6)

#1. TheBull (10)

  • Wednesday

The Final Hand from January 23

#4. Mikey (1)

#3. KryptoKeeper (4)

#2. TheBull (6)

#1. Tadas (10)

Current Standings

There is a close battle for first with several others within striking distance. I will publish the final standings for the week on Friday and send the winner the 25 SCR bonus. Don't forget that players who play in all 5 tournaments this week will earn an additional 5 points that go towards their weekly point total.

#7. KryptoKeeper (4)

#6. Mikey (5)

#5. Goldhunter1 (6)

#4. PotPlucker (7)

#3. Nikoskol (11)

#2. Tadas (14)

#1. TheBull (16)

There is still time to join us this week! The next game will be Thursday at 10 AM Central. Good luck to all and thank you so much for supporting this tournament.

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