Equity Denial

In Texas Holdem poker, the experts teach that there are two – and only two – reasons for betting.  First … More

Pocket Aces in Weird Spaces

It was Friday night, which means a low-stakes, live Texas Holdem cash game.  After a frustrating first hour, my stack … More

PLO update, part 4

Another update to my online low-stakes PLO play. I continue to make plenty of mistakes, but overall winning just a … More

Reverse Reverse Tell

“Why such a small raise,” I asked.  The villain, who for purposes of this blog I’ll call “Lee,” had open-raised … More

How Does He Do It?

It seems like I’ve been card dead all night.  4 hours into a home game, my stack sits at 105 … More

PLO Equities, Part 3

In two recent posts, first here and then here, I summarized the equity at the time of all-in bets (before the … More

Angle Shooting at the Bike

In a recent post about angle shooting, I described several deceptive tactics that violate the unspoken norms that hold poker … More

PLO Equities, Part 2

In a recent post, I summarized the equity at the time of all-in bets (before the river card) in low … More

PLO Equities

In my last post, I compared Pot Limit Omaha to Major League Baseball, noting that equity percentages and variance in … More

PLO is MLB

I’ve started playing Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) at the very low stakes, online.  PLO offers a nice change of pace … More