I’m in Vegas this week, and two nights ago had a good time and some success playing $4/8 limit Omaha … More
Category: Bad play
Cliff Diving
Last night I was playing small stakes online when I got pocket 9’s under the gun, made a fairly standard … More
Married to Big Slick, Part II
To understand my angst in making this post, please check out my immediate prior post here. Last night I’m playing … More
Married to Big Slick
Last week I was playing in a short-handed live cash game, no limit Hold’em with blinds of $0.25 / 0.50. … More
Daily Debacle – What Not to Play
One of my daughter’s favorite TV shows is TLC’s “What Not to Wear.” In this makeover reality show, participants are … More
Daily Debacle – Straddle Battles
I just returned from a road trip that included a stop at the Hollywood Park Casino at Charles Town Races, … More
Daily Debacle – Poker After Dark
Sorry I haven’t been posting much lately. Running so bad, I don’t know where to start. River suck-outs, missed draws, … More
Daily Debacle – Did I Really Shove Here?
Playing $0.10 / 0.25 NL online this afternoon and got a little tilted over a pattern of folding mediocre hands … More
Daily Debacle – Easy Button
A few years ago Staples introduced an advertising campaign around their “Easy Button.” To emphasize how easy it is to … More
Daily Debacle – Trapping… myself!
Over and over, non-standard plays seem to backfire more than they work. Deceptive play is believed by many to be … More
