How I Became a Poker Player

Learning the rules of poker is actually one of my clearest early memories, and I have no idea why, because I don’t think I was especially interested at the time, and I know I promptly forgot them. But I distinctly recall sitting on the hardwood floor of a Baltimore row … Read full post

Ten Ways to Improve Your Bubble Play

Why are tournaments so profitable for a smart poker player? It’s because you are always getting a giant overlay. In a 180-man Stars tourney, for instance, you are competing against no more than 100 opponents, and quite often less. In other words, there are at most 100 other players trying … Read full post

Profitable Situations

Introduction

How much would you pay for a program that allowed you to see your opponents’ hole cards? Wouldn’t it be even better if you had a program that gave your opponents whatever hole cards you wanted them to have? And if you had such a program, you wouldn’t just … Read full post

Introduction

One of my major goals for 2007 is to get my life in order. I’ve been a semi-professional poker player for about two years now, and the game has been very good to me, but it’s not what I want to do with my life. I still haven’t figured out … Read full post