Just look at the damn picture! A few additional words… Private house game Straight flush jackpot (“Piggy”) paid $350. “Rob” … More
Category: Bad beats
Kick in the Head
KKing David’s introduction: What follows is a guest blog post by another player I’ve enjoyed seeing in the local poker … More
Double Whammy
I have A♥T♦ and the turn card is the 6♥, making the board A♦9♥5♥ – 6♥. Both of the remaining … More
Royal? Or Bluff?
“Three-hundred dollars,” announces the player on my right as he slides out his river bet. For purposes of this blog, … More
Ringing in My Ears
After a couple months away from one of my favorite private house poker games, I made it back twice this … More
Queen Sheba’s Revenge?
Pocket Queens are killing me lately. Last Tuesday, QQ < AA all-in pre-flop. Then Friday, QQ < KK all-in pre-flop. … More
I’m Not THAT Good; He’s Not THAT Bad
In big bet poker games such as No Limit Texas Hold’em, you’re about as good as your long-term results. The … More
I Should Be So Lucky
Let’s look at a recent Texas Holdem hand in parallel universes. In our regular universe, we see it as played, … More
Such Fantastic Hands, So Little Time for Blogging
Phantasmagoria (from Merriam-Webster’s dictionary): a constantly shifting complex succession of things seen or imagined a scene that constantly changes a … More
Backdoor quad draw
Thursday night poker, on the second hand of the night the flop comes out king-high with all hearts. I was … More
