Staring at the guy at the far end of the table, I see his eyes blink rapidly several times. Really … More
Category: Missed opportunities
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
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
Soul Sucker
Lots of poker hands have nicknames. Ace-king is “Big Slick” or “Anna Kournikova,” (… looks good but never won anything). … More
Running Bad Gets Totally Confirmed
It’s Thursday night home game poker. This is the lowest stakes, loosest, loudest game I regularly play. No rake, no … More
Three Mistakes
The night was going extremely well. I’d won a very large pot and more than tripled my starting stack. I … More
Should I Turn This Into a Bluff?
NOTE: This entry was originally posted on a different site on December 30, 2016 and has been slightly edited prior … More
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect, a phrase coined by American mathematician Edward Lorenz (an early pioneer in the field of chaos theory) … More
Overbet All-in on the River
Last night I was playing $1/2 no limit Hold’em in a private house game, where I am a regular. It … More
Too Nitty?
I may have been too nitty on this hand last night. When this happened, I was having a bad night, … More
