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16 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Fighting the School of Poker Fish: Andy Morton’s Theorem

[I've been] thinking about the mysterious “Morton’s theorem,” which is often referenced but rarely explained. It was offered up as an RGP post several years ago by the late, great Andy Morton, who tragically died in a Motorcycle accident at age 34. No doubt Morton would have been a star in the poker world, as [...]

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09 February 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Texas Hold’em Poker: Rules, Bet Limits, & Betting Rounds

Texas Hold’em Poker has become the hottest poker game going . The games popularity has grown leaps and bounds due to all the exposure it receives on television, the Internet and in land based casinos. Hold’em has replaced 7 Card Stud as the most common poker game in the U.S.A. and even a large part [...]

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04 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

My Strategy: Early in $35 No Limit Texas Hold’em Tournament

Blinds = 75/150
8 Players at Table
Seat 4 (Early Position) – KC (7,150 in chips)
Seat 8 (Big Blind) – Villain (10,000 in chips)
Pre-Flop:
With 7h7d, I decide to take advantage of my tight image and raise 3x to 450 from early position. All fold to the villain – a loose, aggressive player – who raises to [...]

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30 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Movie Wisdom of The Big Lebowski: The Dude & Poker (Part 2)

Since I got so many comments about the wisdom of The Dude, tonight’s post picks up where we last left off in our previous post in this two part series Movie Wisdom of The Big Lebowski: The Dude & Poker (Part 1). For you loyal readers, I give you more from Walter, The Dude, and [...]

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10 January 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Movie Wisdom of The Big Lebowski: The Dude & Poker (Part 1)

It’s been a crazy week at work, and aside from a good session on Monday night, I haven’t been on the tables. I have been working with my best friend, poker prodigy “Monk,” who’s been dominating the $1-2 tables and quickly moved up to two tables of $2-4. It’s a lot of work to review [...]

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