One can hardly read any poker forum without running across individuals claiming that this or that site is rigged. Usually they are humiliated with the forum “experts” rudely telling them that the reason they’re losing is because they aren’t good poker players. I’m sad to say that I used to be one of those “experts.” …
Every now and then you see a player make a move so wickedly stupid that you have to wonder what in the hell was going on in their mind. For instance, the other night at Hawaiian Gardens we had one player at our $100 NL table who didn’t quite know the hand rankings. He had …
I finally got a chance to catch up on the Poker Superstars Invitational and I was reminded of a recent article by Linda Johnson in CardPlayer Magazine regarding behavior in the poker room. Not one player at the PSI ever seemed anything but thoroughly professional at all times. Bad beat? They just nod their head …
Last night I was playing $100 Buy-In NL at Hawaiian Gardens and in just a few hours had built up a nice little castle of yellow chips. Then I got bad beat in one of those hands you aren’t supposed to lose. Flopped a set and had my full house by the turn only to …
I got to serve up The Hammer* for someone’s Thanksgiving dessert. Preflop: Hero is BB with 7s, 2d. UTG folds, UTG+1 raises, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, Hero calls. Flop: (6.50 SB) 9h, 2c, 2h (3 players) Hero checks, UTG+1 bets, MP3 calls, Hero calls. Turn: (4.75 BB) …