Texas Calculatem and Poker Office Blog

After a week of Poker I decided to flick through Carson's book again and realised how much I'd missed on earlier readings. There is so much to learn in this game!

However, I'm more interested in beating the system rather than learning the skills, as my skills have severely let me down recently.

What I'm going to have to do is tighten up my play with Calculatem and practice discretionary on a separate P&L account. I'm not sure if I'll have the time or motivation to do that and will work primarily with Calculatem for the time being.

Unfortunately some of the signals from Calculatem are a little weak. Here are some additional rules that I shall add to my Calculatem play:

- Always raise if it recommends a raise. I often only call if it recommends a raise but I’m too scared. This rule will make me more aggressive in strong positions.
- Only call “call unraised only” from the button or blinds. This signal is often generated when I’m UTG and is a bit silly in these situations. Following this rule will make my game tighter.
- Call if Calculatem recommends a fold on the river but the pot odds are favourable. This will make me less vulnerable to bluffing and the pot odds should make this profitable in the long run.