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Queen Sheba’s Revenge?

Pocket Queens are killing me lately. Last Tuesday, QQ < AA all-in pre-flop. Then Friday, QQ < KK all-in pre-flop.…

Bill Cosby, Ground Hog Day, Harvey Weinstein, pocket queens, Queen Sheeba, R. Kelly
Queen Sheeba late night poker heads-up play

Consenting Adults

It’s almost 3:00 a.m. and the poker game is breaking up. We had a full table, then 6-handed for awhile.…

consenting adults, heads up, Queen Sheeba, short-handed poker
poker twitter ethical question

Given Only This Information, Is This Ethical?

An interesting post in my Twitter feed: Would like thoughts from the poker community on this: Two friends play cash…

poker all-in bet no pot control

Just Close Your Eyes and Gamble

If you play poker for keeps, there is plenty to fear. Fear of being wrong, getting bluffed, losing, going broke,…

Brian, flopped set, John, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Josh, Patrick, pot control, Sam, Wesley, Wherever you go there you are
pocket aces at Bellagio

Do You Have a Big Pocket Pair?

The flop was T65 with no flush draws, giving me a set of fives. At the start of the hand, I…

aces cracked, Bellagio, check in the dark, flopped set, Las Vegas, pocket aces
aria poker Crazy Asian crazian

Thin Slicing

“Thin-slicing” describes the ability to make very quick inferences based only on narrow experiences. Judgments based on thin-slicing can be more…

Ace on the River, Barry Greenstein, Blink, Crazian, LAGGY, Malcolm Gladwell, MAWG, Old Man Coffee, Thin-slicing
poker blog variance long-trem results

I’m Not THAT Good; He’s Not THAT Bad

In big bet poker games such as No Limit Texas Hold’em, you’re about as good as your long-term results. The…

Aria, Barry Greenstein, Bellagio, Jose Canseco, MGM Grand, Planet Hollywood, Variance, Zach

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

“I know the rules.” These words flew from the open mouth of a player one table over. He was an…

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, all-in, Angry Old Man, AOM, Bellagio, Bellagio poker, Robert Fulghum, rules, supervisor
Bellagio poker room

Things That Are Cool

Going to Las Vegas is cool. Such a poker mecca. Visiting the Bellagio hotel and casino is cool. Timeless beauty…

Bellagio, Bellagio poker, flopped set, Las Vegas, pocket aces, WPT
poker showdown protocol

Show Time

“No offense,” said the villain after the hand ended, “but after we’re all-in, aren’t we supposed to turn our cards…

check-raise all-in, fast roll, Keith, showdown, slow roll, suckout, Tournament Directors Association, WSOP

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