The Spanish Inquisition

Like many aficionados of Texas Hold’em, I’ve long been drawn to starting hand nicknames. Most recognizable are the nicknames for … More

Riddle Me This

Every week the geeks at FiveThirtyEight.com post a couple of riddles for their followers to solve. One of last week’s … More

NOTE: This entry was originally posted on a different site on December 30, 2016 and has been slightly edited prior … More

One of my daughter’s favorite TV shows is TLC’s “What Not to Wear.” In this makeover reality show, participants are … More

Last night I was playing $0.50 / 1.00 NL online and lost a full buy-in of $100 fairly quickly (ironically … More

This hand came a couple weeks ago playing $2-4 NL online. I was the big blind. A middle position player … More

This hand occurred two nights ago playing $1-2 no limit hold’em online. I am on the button with Qc Jc. … More