CPTV Video Spotlight -- Mike McDonald Discusses Poker Preflop ChecklistCanadian Poker Pro With More Than $11.3 Million In Earnings Gives Advice About Things To Think About Before You Act |
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When Mike “Timex” McDonald offers you advice about playing poker, you should probably listen. Not only does his own playing resume stand as a ringing endorsement, with over $11.3 million in live tournament earnings and nine career tournament titles to his name, but he also has an impressive track record as a poker coach.
He was hired by both 2011 World Series of Poker main event champ Pius Heinz and 2012 WSOP main event third place finisher Jacob Balsiger to help prepare them for the November Nine. Heinz and Balsiger both entered the final table among the three shortest stacks and walked away multi-millionaires. So, McDonald’s poker advice is definitely worth heeding.
During the 2012 WSOP “Timex” was nice enough to share some advice with CardPlayer TV regarding a preflop checklist of things you should be considering before acting on your hand, including your position, stack sizes at the table, metagame and the range of hands you will play given that information.
“Before you make a decision in a hand you have got to pay attention to all of the variables that are at play,” cautioned McDonald in the interview before launching into a description of some of those important factors. Check out the video below to find out just what those are:
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