Poker Goals 2008
Tom and Karridy and I have been talking a lot lately about our various goals for next year — poker, podcasting, and otherwise. Apparently Tom thinks he knows a thing or two about setting and achieving said goals … man, […]
Strategy & Theory
More Poker Bowl Fun
T.J. Cloutier has another \”blog\” about good times around the unique concept of the US Poker Bowl with his Dallas Roughnecks teammates. Though for some reason he doesn\’t extol the virtue of Karridy\’s team management prowess — he was the
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My First Royal Flush of 2007 (and then some)
It\’s been a long time since I posted an online hand history, but if we can\’t celebrate this one, then really … why are we here? (Props to Robert Goldfarb on how I played it to maximize my return.)
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Booking Wins
In my last post, I responded to an email that I received from Ralph, a nice young guy who wanted to become a professional poker player. I told him that if he hadn’t read at least 15 books he might
What Cheating Looks Like
In a weird way, you can see how Potripper might have convinced himself it was still something of a game. Call me sick for thinking this, but there is a thing or two you can learn about strategy from watching
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Unabomber Economics
Recently stumbled across this video, where Phil Laak espouses the basics of bankroll management — i.e. 10 buy-ins and 100x the big blind. Personally, I think the 10 buy-ins needs to be increased for no-limit players … because otherwise, how
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So You Wanna Be a Poker Pro?
It’s a Little Better than Being in Iraq
I recently received a thoughtful email from a young guy who has great interest in playing poker for a living or finding a good job or possibly doing both. He has asked for my advice regarding various topics of passion
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Beyond the Table: Cops and Roberts
FYI, another episode is up … for those of you who haven\’t yet subscribed or synced your iPods. In this episode, our favorite non-bracelet-wearing cruiser-stakes pro sits in for Tom. Robert G drinks the BTT Kool-Aid. WSOP scheduling, the Houston
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A.D.D. + SNG = ROI?
I was noticing that I was playing VERY sloppy SnG’s lately. I had a nice MTT win and had pretty much pissed it all away before deciding to try to occupy myself with a few more tables, hoping it would
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2 + 2 = 7
A question I often get from Sang tight-passive amateurs looking to add a little oomph to their game is: \”So is that a good hand to bluff with?\” Well, gee, I dunno. It depends on so many other things …
