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Category: Bad beats

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

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

Seriously?

Playing low stakes 6-max online, I get all-in on this flop with 99 vs. 77.   He makes a backdoor … More

pocket kings

Bankroll Mismanagement

This was crazy. I’m playing low stakes online poker, on the Ignition platform with random opponents, to kill time and … More

Ace on the River, Barry Greenstein, I Won't Back Down, Ignition Poker, Molly Bloom, Molly's Game, Occam's Razor, Tilt, Tom Petty

What are the Odds?

There are a lot of ways to shuffle a 52 card deck. Way more the a trillion or quadrillion. Something … More

2nd nuts, deep stack, Nut flush, Phil, Running bad

Angle Shooting on DraftKings

Are there any better angle shooters than the multiple-season Bachelor or Bachelorette contestants? Methinks not. For 23 seasons of this … More

Bachelor, Bacherloette, Collusion, DraftKings, Jade Roper, Millionaire Maker, Tanner Tolbert

My Turn to be the Pinata

The win streak is over at 12. Last night it was my turn to be the piñata. With 88, I … More

flopped set, flopped straight, gremlin, Houdini, Houdini draw, Pinata, Streak, Tom Petty

Wizard of Oz

In The Wizard of Oz, the title character is perceived as “great and powerful,” hidden from sight with a fearsome, … More

Frank, Frank Morgan, full house, Leo, pocket jacks, Wizard of Oz

48 Hours

“I haven’t slept in over 48 hours,” said the kid in his early 20’s on my left. He wasn’t winning … More

48 Hours, Eddie Murphy, flopped straight, full house, Reggie

Boiling Frogs, Scheduled Breaks and a 3-outer

The Sorities Paradox is a philosophical dilemma attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Eubulides of Miletus (a contemporary of Aristotle, … More

Aristotle, boiling frog, Budweiser Frogs, Eubulides, Open ended straight flush draw, Sorities Paradox

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