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…Like a Terrible Poker Player

In case you missed it, FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver wrote an interesting piece last week entitled “How President Trump is Like … More

538, bluffing, Nate Silver, Trump
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

Way Ahead or Way Behind

In Aesop’s fable The Tortoise and the Hare, an over-confident turtle, tired of being ridiculed, challenges an arrogant rabbit to a … More

Aesop, bluffing, continuation bet, double paired board, Harold, multi-barrel bluff, Rope-a-Dope, Tortoise and the Hare, WA/WB

Rope-a-Dope

Most poker experts will describe two reasons for betting:  Value Betting and Bluffing. Betting for value happens when you think … More

Ali, bluff, bluffing, Foreman, George, George Foreman, MAWG, Middle-age white guy, Muhammad Ali, multi-barrel bluff, Q, Rope-a-Dope, Rumble in the Jungle, Ryan, Value Betting

Winning by Leading

You want to win more often than you lose, right? In team sports, two teams compete head-to-head.  When each contest … More

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David and Goliath

“The excessive use of force creates legitimacy problems, and force without legitimacy leads to defiance, not submission.” This quote comes … More

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Math, Combinatorics and Frequencies

NOTE:  This entry was originally posted on a different site on June 16, 2016 and has been slightly edited prior … More

5th Street Chicken, Adam, Bart Hanson, bluffing, combinatorics, flush draw, frequencies, Math, pocket queens, poker math

No More Free Beer

Last night I played in a home cash game.  I’ve played 4 times previously with this group, lots of fun, … More

bad beat, bluffing, flush draw, full house, Nut flush, pocket aces, straight flush, tank

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