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They Always Have It

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Category: Missed opportunities

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

I’ve played an awful lot of poker for many, many years, and this was a first for me… A couple … More

jackpot, pennywise, straight flush

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

Madden-ing

Madden-ing: adjective meaning extremely annoying or infuriating; invoking the memory of former football coach and analyst John Madden. These back-to-back … More

Boom, Chris, Dave, Easy Street, John Madden, Mrs., set mining

More Math that Doesn’t Matter

In my previous post, I described a big decision – either fold or commit $500+ to a likely 3-way all-in … More

Billy, EV, expected value, Omar

Big Decisions that Don’t Matter

In cash game poker, some of the biggest decisions actually don’t matter very much. Let me explain. We try to … More

Cherokee, EV, expected value, flush draw, Harrah's, pocket aces, poker math

March Madness

I won’t lie… I’ve been running really good at the poker tables for the last six months. At least that … More

Charles Barkley, cooler, KK vs. AA, Las Vegas, March Madness, quads
rapid eye blink rate poker tell

Trust Thyself

Staring at the guy at the far end of the table, I see his eyes blink rapidly several times.  Really … More

blink rate, bluff, combinatorics, flush, flush draw, MAWG, MGM National Harbor, Middle-age white guy, Nixon, tell
phantasmagoria poker night

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

Adam, Andrew, Chuck, Dave, Jason, Josh, K. Pete, Ray S., Vinny
value bet vs. bluff

It’s All About Value

Bluffing is exciting.  Well-timed bluffs are profitable.  Bluffs that work based on accurate reads or range analysis plus an understanding … More

bluffing, Brian, Elroy, George Jetson, John, Patience, regression to the mean, Value Betting
Ace-Jack soul sucker

Soul Sucker

Lots of poker hands have nicknames.  Ace-king is “Big Slick” or “Anna Kournikova,” (… looks good but never won anything). … More

Anna Kournikova, Big Chick, Big Slick, Blair, calling station, Dave, deep stack, Dr. Seuss, Mrs. Slick, out-kicked, Soul Sucker, The Cat in the Hat

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