In this episode about poker avatars and getting into Poker, we’re discussing our journeys into the game, from the early days of online poker to our experiences at Pokerstrategy.com.
Welcome to Poker Stories: Behind the Scenes, the podcast where we share our personal experiences and stories from the world of poker.
Table of Contents: Poker Avatars and getting into Poker
We delve into the impact of avatars on the game and share some hilarious stories about applying poker principles to real-life situations.
We start the episode by discussing the Full Tilt Poker Avatars and how they can affect your opponents’ mindset. insyder19 shares a great story about how he used his avatar to mislead his opponents and win a big pot.
Next, we discuss how we each got into poker. For many of us, the Chris Moneymaker effect sparked our interest in the game. We share our personal stories of how we discovered poker and started playing.
We then move on to talk about our experiences at Pokerstrategy.com. We discuss the early days of online poker schools and how they helped us improve our games. Wladimir and Herbert share some entertaining stories about playing poker over a modem phone line and how they had to use creative methods to stay connected to the game.
Later in the episode, we discuss our preferences for cash games versus tournaments. insyder19 and huckebein share their experiences and strategies for each format, and we discuss the pros and cons of each.
We also dive into essential timing tells in the early days of online poker. Your hosts share some amusing stories about leveling the game, thinking outside the box, and reading simple online tells.
Finally, we wrap up the episode with a discussion on calculating EV in real life. We share some funny anecdotes about applying poker principles to everyday situations, like smashing your mouse or washing your clothes. It’s a light-hearted and entertaining conversation showing how poker can influence our thinking unexpectedly.
So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! Don’t forget to tune in for more episodes of Poker Stories: Behind the Scenes, where we’ll be sharing more of our personal experiences and stories from the world of poker.
Poker Avatars
We start this episode talking about the Full Tilt Poker Avatars and their emotions. Avatars can have a huge impact on your opponents’ mindset, and insyder19 shares his best story.
How did we get into Poker?
Many of us started playing poker when Chris Moneymaker won the WSOP. We delve deep into our own stories and explain how we got into the poker industry.
Our journey at Pokerstrategy.com
We talk about the poker online schools back in the days and how we got to pokerstrategy.com.
Playing poker in the good old days
Did you ever play poker over a modem phone line? Wladimir and Herbert share their experiences.
Cash- and Tournament Poker
insyder19 and Huckebein share their preferences in their early days.
Basic Timing Tells back then
Listen as your hosts talk about leveling game, thinking out-of-the-box and reading simple online tells.
Calculating EV in real life?!
What is the expected value of smashing your mouse or Macbook or wash your clothes? Dive deep into funny anecdotes about applying poker principles to real life.
Stay tuned for more episodes on PokerStories. Behind the Scenes! We would love to hear your stories and your experience with avatars in the comments below!
