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Entries from July 2007

Comics about poker!? Awesome!

July 28th, 2007 · No Comments

comics-about-poker-awesome

So, recently I got involved in an online discussion about calling an all-in with pocket 2s (I think it’s a very bad idea, BTW) and someone responded to my comment with a link to an online comic strip that is entirely about poker.
It’s called +EV and I’ve since read every single strip. It is […]

Tags: David · Poker Talk

Continuation Bets

July 14th, 2007 · 2 Comments

continuation-bets

A continuation bet is a bet made after the flop by the player who took the lead in betting before the flop.
According to Harrington, three conditions must hold true for it to be a continuation bet.
1. The player making the bet was the betting leader before the flop.
2. After the flop, no other […]

Tags: David · General Strategy · Online Poker

Another riddle

July 13th, 2007 · 3 Comments

another-riddle

This Wednesday I played in the Harrah’s weekly tournament. Buy-in was $100+$10 with a $10 add-on. Starting chip stack was $2500. This is something that happened to me… I present it here to spur discussion and thinking.
Through the first couple of rounds, you do well… taking down a nice size first pot. […]

Tags: David · Tournament Play