It’s been awhile since I’ve had something about the basics. Probably because, I wrote most of that stuff when I was learning it myself (which wasn’t that long ago). But, in my home game, we regularly have some new players who genuinely want to play better poker. The home game ends up […]

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It seems appropriate that a review of Harrington on Cash Games Vol. 1 should follow my post about my good day at the casino, since this book is largely responsible for my win.
Harrington’s definitive work on tournaments is well known, but he clearly has as good of an understanding about cash games. Cash games […]

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Played $1/$2 No-Limit at Harrah’s during their Aces Cracked Wednesdays. Bought in for $120. Left with $249.
I had AA once and it was weird to slow play them hoping that someone is able to draw out on you. I mean, having your Aces cracked is $200 to your bankroll. That’s significant.
I […]

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It’s been 11 days since a near record field of 6,844 hopefuls first started playing the 2008 WSOP Main Event. Yesterday that number was reduced to a mere nine.
Each player takes home the $900,670 that he is guaranteed, and the rest will be awarded this fall at the final table.
On November 9th, 2008, the […]

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I’ve been actively following the Main Event at the WSOP since it started. It has been very exciting. Late yesterday, the last big name pro, Mike Matusow was busted in 30th place when his AJ got creamed by A9 on a board of AA59K. Gus was looking good for the first couple […]

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This is a hand from my home poker game last night. I wasn’t involved, but I watched it happen. My opinions will be stated in the comments section.
It’s in the middle stages of a sit-n-go. Two places pay. 7 of 9 players are still at the table. The blinds are […]

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Ever since I started playing poker, I’ve wonder what goes on in the heads of top pros when they make crazy plays like re-raising with T5o or making a sick call with Q high or simply how they put all their reads together so they can consistently end up in the money or at the […]

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