Madden-ing: adjective meaning extremely annoying or infuriating; invoking the memory of former football coach and analyst John Madden. These back-to-back … 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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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
Auto-Fold Ranges
I downloaded a spreadsheet from poker guru Tommy Angelo’s website for developing “auto-fold ranges.” He defines an auto-fold range as … More
Nitsulting
“Are you going to play any hands other than pocket kings?” Apparently I brought my ‘A game’ last night, which … More
Boiling Frog
Like a frog in calm, cool water In a pot filled to the hilt Slowly brought to a full boil … More
The Cardinal Blockers
In the late spring of 1981, I was close to finalizing a summer internship in Washington, DC, where I had … More
