So why dedicate precious hours of life hunched over a card table in complete concentration? I guess it’s because the poker table is one of the few places where concentration and knowledge is immediately rewarded, while mistakes are immediately punished. After giving up football, I needed an arena to compete in, something that required complete [...]
“Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.” – Sir William Osler A quick post to recount one of the most memorable hands I’ve ever participated in. Welcome to Hollywood Park, the place where the gambler’s dreams can come true. Any two cards will do, no matter what limit you’re playing. [...]
Professor Mark Griffiths has been kind enough to give me a few minutes of his time to answer some questions about his research on gambling, his feelings on being included in the new 2008 specification, and what relevance his studies have to help us understanding gambling and addictions in general. Dr. Mark Griffiths is a [...]
I know some tight-wads out there may have a negative view of poker. Truth is though, poker is a game that actually help you learn various lessons in life. Now, it’s not at a level of reading Emmanuel Kant’s philosophies, but it’s a game that can actually let you see different sides of the same [...]
From Monk: How many times have you tried to explain to someone that poker is not just a game of chance? Can you show someone else how you understand a situation? And then show them how someone else sees the same thing, but differently? Now explain how that difference gives you an edge over them? [...]
From Monk: Poker has nothing to do with money. Now you might think it does, but it can’t. The first thing I need to do before I sit down at the table is remove myself from the world of bills and burgers and new tires for my old saab. If I am still there I [...]
From hdouble: “Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” –William Shakespeare The last couple months have been a tough grind as my compadres and I at one of the best online poker sites out there have been camping out at the office. It’s been [...]
From HDouble: The most important lesson I’ve learned in the past couple months is that the biggest difference between players at middle limits and above is the relationship between a poker player and his bankroll. While players often overvalue hands and have minor differences in skill, the biggest difference I see among players is their [...]
Rest When you’re winning just keep riding that winning wave. But if you start losing, stop and rest up. Use your time to do relaxing things like hitting your bed to take a power nap, watch some television, or get a snack. If you think of it like if you’re a computer, you’re “resetting yourself”. [...]
From The Cards Speak: “The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray, and the advantage of science is that it is not emotional.” –Oscar Wilde Main Entry: emotion Function: noun Etymology: Middle French, from emouvoir to stir up, from Old French esmovoir, from Latin emovEre to remove, displace, from e- + movEre [...]
