About the Author

Curtis Mayfield III

Curtis Mayfield III is a freelance poker writer with several years of online and live experience.

He is also the son of R&B superstar Curtis Mayfield. As a player Curtis excels in all forms of poker and prefers No Limit Deep Stacks tournaments.

Curtis is author of the Do or Die Poker blog

He resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife and 2 daughters.

Favorite Quote: “In order to live, you must be willing to die!” –Amir Vahedi

Running Good and Cashing Big

The past few days I have been playing poker like I am on fire. It seems like every hand is holding up and I am picking up cards and playing them for maximum value. I prefer playing tournament poker as you are probably aware. However, You still need to get lucky in order to really take advantage of your opportunities no matter what form of poker you play. The same goes for cash games. You still need that eliment of luck to fall your way at the right times but your skill is more likely to determine the outcome over long periods in both formats.

I have always believed that cards come in waves. For instance, lately I hav e been dealt Pocket Aces more frequently than normal. I had Pocket Kings dealt to me twice in a row and I doubled up each time. That is when you KNOW you are in the zone and your poker strategy is to basically play every hand.

So that is where I am at right now. I am riding the wave of success to final table after final table and taking down some nice cashes in these multi-table tournaments. I don't think I can ask for much more than that.