Mike Swick MMA and Poker Player – His Tips for better poker play
Next to MMA fighting, poker is a big chunk of Mike’s time. He got inspiration from the televised poker tourneys and played successfully in ring games and various tournaments, finishing in the money in his first World Series of Poker appearance, the $2,000 No Limit Hold’em event in 2007. In 2008, he was ranked in the top 4% of online poker players.And most recently ,at the 2010 WSOP hit with a 10th place finish out of 2,521 competitors in the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event, good for over $34K.He plays at full tilt poker where they have poker pros to answer questions from members:
QUESTION FROM Hustle UK: hey mike quick question do you know when the first deposit tornis are
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: not sure on that
QUESTION FROM Hustle UK: im finding it really hard to play online im a good live player but on here its really donkey whats the best bet for avoiding donkey tables
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: lol u can’t. gotta adjust! 
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Hey
QUESTION FROM whitelily k9: Hi
QUESTION FROM 907Eric: what up swick when ur next match ?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: not sure taking some time off to get my health and weight back up. Maybe after summer.
QUESTION FROM COLORMEIN69: hey mike i noticed that some players can change their country of living that shows up when directing the cursor to their podium, how is that possible abd is it ok with Full Tilt.
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Not sure on this…
QUESTION FROM 907Eric: keep a look out for my boy put in a word for him he is at tryouts right now for ultimate fighter jeffrey bailey from alaska
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Cool! Tell him good luck!
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Good so far!
QUESTION FROM whitelily k9: Hows ur tourney going?
QUESTION FROM whitelily k9: a smalll request, can you play play one sit N go for the “aid for japan” starting in half an Hour??
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: what is tourney ID?
QUESTION FROM whitelily k9: 227008620, is that a yes?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: ea I will. remind me if it starts before I register…
QUESTION FROM all night 12: what did u think about john jones
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: didn’t see fight yet. I just know he won.
QUESTION FROM Kerpal55: hi
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: hi
QUESTION FROM CoolJakeB: hey mike, what did u think of Bones Jones performance last night?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Didn’t get to see it yet. I am overseas. Watching replay soon.
QUESTION FROM Lonewolfchef: Are the Mini a good place to learn or what would you suggest?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: U mean Mini FTOPs? Playing any poker only makes u better!
QUESTION FROM all night 12: he dominated, remember my name is all night 12 city starts with a C. lol
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: LOL we will see who last man standing is!
QUESTION FROM garner2k10: hi mike
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Hi
QUESTION FROM whitelily k9: I will send you a reminder 2 mins before the Tourney begin.
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: thanks
QUESTION FROM CertainBaboon: Hey Mike. In your experience, does flexing menacingly at the table cause people to bluff you less?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: No, they always try to bluff me!
QUESTION FROM koking85: you need to fight soon you are still one of best in the world.. you are underestimated at this time.
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: I will, thanks bro!
QUESTION FROM CoolJakeB: When’s the next time we’re going to see you in the Octagon?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Maybe after summer. Taking some time off to better my health.
QUESTION FROM EurasiaN: Hi, Mike! how much time do you play poker online (per a day)?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Too much!
QUESTION FROM whitelily k9: Hi MIke, Its starting, 227008620
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: I am in. doing 1 table since I am in the other one plus pro chat.
QUESTION FROM Louui: what ever happened to jon “war machine” kopenhagen, i think i mis spelled his last name
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: He is porn star now I think.
QUESTION FROM 2Good4Any1: hi
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Hey
QUESTION FROM skatertee91: yo mike, what you think about Jon Jones taking the title from Shogun ?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Didn’t see yet but thought he would
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: No problem!
QUESTION FROM whitelily k9: Thank You so much. This means a lot to me
QUESTION FROM 1holic1: hey, what was your biggest win ?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: poker or fighting?
QUESTION FROM CoolJakeB: Thanks for answering my questions, good luck in your next fight, I’ll be rooting for you.
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: No problem, thanks!
QUESTION FROM paulockpaulinho: hello
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: hey
QUESTION FROM capt_morgan06: hey man
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Hey
QUESTION FROM water191: In a tournament and it is only 200 members left, should you go all in on a hand like QQ, KK and AK or should you play aggresive post flop?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: If your low stacked, those are good hands to push…
QUESTION FROM kmax11: how much do u play on here
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: too much!
QUESTION FROM 1holic1: what is your biggest poker win ever ?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Last year WSOP Event #42 I think. Took 10th for $34k.
QUESTION FROM Little Jive: hello hru u doing good in the mini ftops event44
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: hangin in there!
QUESTION FROM EurasiaN: do you play high stakes ring games?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Moderate sometimes. Not super high. Do home games a bit for higher stakes.
QUESTION FROM Henryg129: Hello Mike
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Hey
QUESTION FROM Risky Dave: Mike what would you suggest on betting where you’ve hit middle pair..check…min raise or what?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: think it all depends on who you are playing and how they play.
QUESTION FROM ClaSSiCJuNKiE: hey mike, how important is it to bet out on top pair low kicker when you feel weak? am i wrong when i say, you have to see where you stand in the hand?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: See my last answer…
QUESTION FROM PIPPOZ67: HI
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: hey
QUESTION FROM whitelily k9: Howz Your Touney going?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: Not so good at the moment but it will get better!
QUESTION FROM EurasiaN: tell me please how much time did it take you to become a good professional player?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: I am not a good professional player yet. I hope to be one day!
QUESTION FROM PIPPOZ67: WHO SPEAK ITALIAN?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: no, some russian
QUESTION FROM pokerhottie11: do you play on high stakes poker on tv?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: I haven’t
QUESTION FROM pokerpro1309: do you use bankrollmanagement or do you play how you want?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: ust my own style. I do manage money though.
QUESTION FROM Ndenetikipapale: Did you have a big bankroll when you started to play poker seriously?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: ea I guess. Depends on what you call small.
QUESTION FROM ClaSSiCJuNKiE: Would you play PKT 10s the same way you would play PKT Js? i cant seem to win with 10s but i have 100% win ratio with PKT Js. any suggestions?
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: play my own style and it varies depending on who I am playing and how they play.
QUESTION FROM edicius666: hey i have a question
ANSWER FROM Mike Swick: You must type it for me to answer…
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