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I was playing 1/3 cash game. The table overall was fairly passive with all intelligent players, although none at a pro level. In this hand I raised to ten with A5 in middle position and got three callers – two after me … Continue reading
There are a lot of young players at the poker tables who come equipped with headphones (or earbuds) and computer tablet. When I see them I say to myself, “What the heck are they doing?” They sit at the table, … Continue reading
I’ve been playing quite a bit of Pot Limit Omaha (high only) lately and have developed my own system for evaluating the strength of starting hands. It’s completely mathematical: Every starting hand evaluates out to a value from zero to … Continue reading
How familiar is this scenario: You see a flop from the big blind after a hand is limped, with five players in. The board plays out with AK6T4 rainbow, checked down to the river, with no one showing much interest … Continue reading
How often should you be putting your tournament life at risk in a multi-table tournament? An adage has emerged in poker culture that you have to win flips to win a tournament. But is that really true or just an … Continue reading
Matt Kaufman at the blog site QuadJacks.com wrote an insightful editorial article about Sheldon Adelson’s campaign to Stop Online Gambling: http://quadjacks.com/adelsons-real-agenda/. Here is my two-cents on the topic: Kudos, Matt! I have long had no doubt that Adelson’s primary motive … Continue reading
Three hands from my $1/3 cash game last night are of particular interest. I’m playing my $300 buy-in, going up or down within $100 from there for a few hours. The table dynamics are quite interesting, with no player better … Continue reading
I agree with Sheldon Adelson’s concerns – online gambling presents serious dangers for underage and compulsive gamblers.But regulation, not prohibition, is the better answer. Adelson’s argument in his recent op-ed is obviously specious: “So let me get this straight. Proponents … Continue reading
Thinking at the poker table is much different than thinking in normal life. Going about your daily affairs, you may think about your schedule for the day, your emotions, enjoying your communication with someone you like, something that happened earlier, … Continue reading
Is poker a game of skill or a game of chance? This is the question which haunts the legal battles for the right to play poker. Let’s take a look at some comparisons: Chess is an obvious game of skill. … Continue reading
