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KKing David's very excellent poker blog

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, no limit Texas Hold'em cash games. As he lives several hours' drive from the nearest casino, most of his play consists of private home or house games. Follow KKing David on Twitter @KKingDavidPoker and check out additional poker strategy articles published exclusively by PokerNews... https://www.pokernews.com/editors/david-bass/.

Too Clever by Half a Step

A former business client of mine was a terrific strategic thinker. With a fertile mind akin to many excellent poker … More

back-raise, fancy play syndrome, Joe, PLO, Too clever by half, Wayne Gretzky, Wile E. Coyote

What the Hell is a Jack?

Happy Chanukah! A good friend brought this New Yorker magazine cartoon to my attention. For purposes of this blog, I’ll … More

Chanukah, Iliad, Jack, Judah Maccabee, New Yorker, Second Temple of Jerusalem, Seleucid Empire

Survivor Pool Shenanigans

In August, a good friend invited me to join an NFL “survivor pool.” For purposes of this blog, I’ll call … More

Jonathan, NFL, Survivor Pool

It’s Not Really Luck

Like most poker players, I’m unlucky way more often than lucky. Or so it seems. A psychologist could explain this … More

Confirmation bias, Lucky, PLO, randomness, Self-serving bias, set mining

Two Streets of Value

I played this hand a few days ago in an online NLH game against a familiar opponent. Later, he texted … More

Range, Steve, Value Betting

Game of Chance? Or Skill?

Which is it? Is poker primarily a game of chance, where wining and losing is simply determined by the shuffling … More

Card Player, Jonathan Duhamel, Main Event, PokerStars, Rolex, taxes, The Hendon Mob, WSOP

What if it was a Cash Game?

My good friend, who for purposes of this post I’ll call “Henry,” loves to play poker and is quite the … More

bias, Cash games, Chuck, Henry, poker tournament, PokerStars

Holy Giveaways, Batman!

This morning I opened up Ignition Poker’s Zone (i.e., fast fold) games and quickly joined a $1/2 NL table. I … More

Alan Alda, American Airlines, Batman, bullets, Ignition Poker, pocket aces, Robin, rockets, zone poker

Card Removal Effects

When playing poker lately (online, that is), I find myself thinking more than in the past about card removal effects. … More

Card removal, hot deck, poker math, re-steal, steal

GOAT Poker Book

Keep reading… there’s a call to action near the end of this post. Via a series of Twitter polls, poker … More

Brad Wilson, Elements of Poker, GOAT, Jonathan Little, Maria Konnikova, Qui Nguyen, Tommy Angelo, Twitter

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  • Too Clever by Half a Step December 16, 2020
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  • Survivor Pool Shenanigans December 8, 2020
  • It’s Not Really Luck November 30, 2020
  • Two Streets of Value November 20, 2020

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