Let’s look at a recent Texas Holdem hand in parallel universes. In our regular universe, we see it as played, … More
Category: Bad beats
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
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
You Know That Feeling?
I’m at home playing poker online. You know that feeling? You don’t have to be fully dressed, and can put … More
Classic Western Shootout
John Henry “Doc” Holliday was one of the best poker players of his era in the 1870’s and 1880’s, in … More
P-L-Ohh-Nooo!
I don’t play much pot limit Omaha (PLO). A few times here and there, plus a bit online. A few … More
Jammed and Damned
This was a low stakes online poker hand. I have A♣ K♠ with a stack of 100 BBs in middle … More
It Doesn’t Matter How
You get to the river and the villain puts in a big raise. Suppose the hand went like this (which … More
WWSD
What Would a Supervisor Do (“WWSD”)? In my previous post, I described a friend’s horrible stretch at the poker tables … More
