Bass Ranges

I’m a big fan of Mark Warner’s Exceptional Poker blog. At least I was a big fan until I read … More

Alice in Wonderland

In a draft for a future post, I’m describing one of the differences between cash game and tournament poker: Cash … More

Running It Twice

Running it twice (or three times) is fairly common in the private no limit Texas Hold’em games I frequent. This … More

If You’re Calling 17… You’re Calling 22

The most talked about hand at this year’s WSOP Main Event centered on a ruling rather than the play of … More

Madden-ing

Madden-ing: adjective meaning extremely annoying or infuriating; invoking the memory of former football coach and analyst John Madden. These back-to-back … More

FONK

Trying to keep up with social media acronyms makes me dizzy. My MAWG-ish-ness (Middle Aged White Guy) just gets the … More

Tells or No Tells

I’m reading Zachary Elwood’s excellent book Reading Poker Tells, trying to improve this part of my game. I can already … More

Forty-Love

The final week of Wimbledon is underway, with its traditions of grass and Brits and strawberries & cream. As a … More

Bonomo Bucks… One More Chance (Act Quickly!)

Loyal readers, FYI, poker superstar Justin Bonomo is offering a unique opportunity to earn a 2% stake in his 2019 … More

Straight to Jail

It’s a private $1/2 game. With AJo in middle position after one player limps in, I raise to $11. Somebody … More