IMy previous post focused on the physiological effects of excitement, and the attendant difficulty of shifting emotionally from “I just flopped … More
Tag: flopped set
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
When Dreams Come True
You know that poker hand you dream about? When you’ve been running so bad you resort to writing terrible poetry, … More
Bad Beat –> Happy Tilt. Oh my!
This post involves our friend “Myles” from the previous post, where I made a massive over-bet all-in river shove. Read … More
2 Straight Flushes in One Hand
I’ve never seen this before. Last night at a $1/1 home game, two of the players got all-in on the … More
Do-Over
This was a really weird situation at a $1/1 cash game last night. Effective stacks are about $110. I have … More
Cinderella
My father will celebrate his 81st birthday next month. He still plays in a weekly home poker game, every Thursday … More
