Rob on Poker

img_0006.JPGWhile reading the Blast Magazine sports section I realized that there is no recent mention of poker anywhere. Don’t get me wrong I am by no means trying to say that poker is a sport. It’s more of a thinking mans game like chess and nobody would call chess a sport. I realize you must be mentally prepared to make important decisions that may cost you a tournament or cash but let’s get real, have a Red Bull and some coffee and you will be alright.

Editor’s Note: I didn’t have an actual picture of Rob, but I do have this one of his ugly sneakers.

So this will be my first article on poker, I hope you all enjoy it. And I hope just maybe I can teach you just one nugget of information. I am by no means an expert on the subject of poker but I am Micah’s cousin and about the most qualified person he knows. So I guess I win.

First of all let me tell you a little about myself. My name is Rob Murie and I grew up one town outside of Atlantic City. So, needless to say I have been gambling for quite some time now. It all started when I was working in one of the many casinos that I worked for over the years and I was waiting for my bus. I strolled into another casino because we could not gamble in the casino we worked for and I started playing a slot machine. It was a quarter machine, I was just trying to kill time; I had $3.50. I started with the two quarters and then I put the three bills back in my pocket. About 20 minutes later I hit about $750 off 50 cents. Wow! Needless to say I was hooked.
Now as far as poker I have been playing in casinos and home games for the last 15 years. I have been playing since before it was cool.

For my first topic I am going to discuss beginning play and the steps that you should take to not embarrass yourself at the tables. First thing that any beginner should do is read as many books as possible. If you don’t like to read than watch some of the instruction DVD’s that are out there. This is going to help in many ways that you don’t even know now. If you had to ask me which books I would recommend I would Have to say the poker bible Doyle Brunson’s “Super System”. I would start with the original and then work from there. This book will teach you things that might not make sense now, but when you start to get good and somewhat understand the game they will make sense. The one thing to keep in mind if reading a lot of books is they are not all right and don’t all pertain to you, so pick the one that you can model your game after and use that one. If you like the way Phil Hellmuth plays than use his books and so on and so forth. I personally like to take a little from all the top players and create my own style. The moral of the story is that knowledge is power. While you can gain a lot of experience from the tables it can’t hurt to learn as much as you can before you lose your bankroll. And you will go broke more times than not. If you meet a poker player who said he has never gone broke he’s lying!
Chase your dreams, not a straight.

Rob

In Uncategorized February 26, 2008

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