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Tag: flush draw
Big Decisions that Don’t Matter
In cash game poker, some of the biggest decisions actually don’t matter very much. Let me explain. We try to … More
Double Whammy
I have A♥T♦ and the turn card is the 6♥, making the board A♦9♥5♥ – 6♥. Both of the remaining … More
Royal? Or Bluff?
“Three-hundred dollars,” announces the player on my right as he slides out his river bet. For purposes of this blog, … More
Combinatorics Meets Luck
Just returned from a poker weekend at MGM National Harbor, just outside Washington DC. It was a good and profitable … More
Non-Verbal is Revealing
Betting actions or patterns can scream louder than any words. If we listen carefully in the silence, the villains often … More
Trust Thyself
Staring at the guy at the far end of the table, I see his eyes blink rapidly several times. Really … More
Ace High Has to be Good Here
Last night… private house game… I have A♠ 7♠ on the button. The flop was K♠ Q♥ 4♠, giving me … More
Classic Western Shootout
John Henry “Doc” Holliday was one of the best poker players of his era in the 1870’s and 1880’s, in … More
They Always Get There
Last night, whilst playing Texas Holdem in a house poker game of course, I took an informal poll. If I … More