Loosest Game In Town

The other night I’m on Paradise and this one guy is bitching and moaning about how loose the table is and he keeps telling everybody how he’s been playing poker over 20 years and he’s never seen anything like this. Now, the funny part is that this is a fairly tight table by online poker …

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Las Vegas Poker Bloggers Tourney: Dec. 11

I’m all set for Pauly’s Las Vegas Poker Bloggers Tourney coming this Dec. Got the airfare booked, hotel squared away, and a confirmation from Pauly that everything’s set. See ya in Vegas, baby!

Using Poker To Teach Economics

I think poker is the perfect tool for teaching economics. In a sense, it is the most perfect form of capitalism. The entire game revolves around making decisions on incomplete information. That’s pretty much business. Those who are good at decision making tend to do well while those who aren’t tend to do poorly. It …

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Two Bluffs Gone Bad

I had two bluffs go bad this weekend. They should have worked. 🙂 Bluff 1 was Firday night at Hawaiian Gardens. $100 NL. Table is ok players except for the random drunk fish who would sit down and donate chips to the table. I get KJ and raise it up. I get one caller in …

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The Suckout

Last night I went down to Hawaiian Gardens with Zengy to play some NL and witnessed one of the all-time great suckouts. Luckily I wasn’t in this hand but it was amazing all the same. Flop comes Q high, all clubs. Player in EP catches a flush on the flop and pushes all in for …

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