You Get What You Deserve

Last night I went out to the local poker fair and rode the tilt-o-wheel. It’s my least favorite ride, but … More

It Sucks to Suck Out

In poker, sucking out means getting most or all of your money committed to a pot with an inferior hand, … More

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

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

I used to be competent. I think so, anyway. While playing $2/5 no limit hold’em at Harrah’s Cherokee yesterday (whilst … More

Here’s an interesting “supposal.” Suppose a live, no limit Hold’em cash game has the “Mississippi straddle” rule in effect, which … More

I recently began binge-listening to The Grid, an ambitious podcast series hosted by Jennifer Shahade. Each episode is an interview … More

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

Greetings from the WSOP Circuit stop in Cherokee, NC. I’m just here for a couple days, and only to grind … More

Rationalizing: attempting to explain or justify one’s own or another’s behavior (or attitude) with logical, plausible reasons, even if these … More