If you play poker for keeps, there is plenty to fear. Fear of being wrong, getting bluffed, losing, going broke, … More
Tag: flopped set
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 … More
Things That Are Cool
Going to Las Vegas is cool. Such a poker mecca. Visiting the Bellagio hotel and casino is cool. Timeless beauty … More
Questions from the Felt
A few musings after a Saturday night poker game: Do the biggest assholes at the poker table even have a … More
I Should Be So Lucky
Let’s look at a recent Texas Holdem hand in parallel universes. In our regular universe, we see it as played, … More
Tantalus, Greek God of Temptation, Part 2
IMy previous post focused on the physiological effects of excitement, and the attendant difficulty of shifting emotionally from “I just flopped … More
The Worst Rule in Poker
“I want to see her cards.” Who knew such a simple sounding request would nearly lead to an all out … More
Mistakes and Coolers
In David Sklansky’s classic book The Theory of Poker, the author introduces his Fundamental Theorem of Poker: Every time you … More
I Played That Right, Didn’t I?
Last night, on the 5th hand of an online poker session, I get the coveted pocket aces. As a good … More
An Embarrassingly Bad Call
I didn’t want to write this post, but I’ve been thinking about this hand for several days and need to … More
