Poor denominators! They are the red-headed step children of basic math. Nobody likes them and even worse, nobody understands them. … More
Author: KKing David
David Bass -- a/k/a "KKing David" -- has been playing poker since the 1970's, at kitchen tables, dorm rooms, dining rooms, converted garages, and casinos too. His main game is live, cash games, no limit Texas Holdem. As he lives several hours' drive from the nearest casino, most of his play consists of private home or house games.
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Hero Calling (is) for Dummies
A week ago, poker pro Jonathan Little tweeted “I have yet to hero call correctly in the #wsop.” A “hero … More
Ultimate Freeroll
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day, the ultimate free roll! Bobby Bonilla was an above-average professional baseball player from 1986 through 2001, … More
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
