For some reason, people in Vegas talk to strangers on the elevator, which is a total 180 from common elevator behavior anywhere else in the world. I think it has something to do with the general mood of the place combined with how crowded the elevators often are.
Usually it’s … Read full post
3875 coming into the break. Were playing 200 400 when we resume.
Level 3 I got into some good spots vs the fish (there are 2 now). Once had three to a low flush that turned into a 7 low and lost to a better low from fish who limped … Read full post
Up from 4500 at the start. Table isn’t particularly soft. There’s one very loose player on my right but otherwise everyone seems solid. I’ve had some strong hands, including rolled up 7s that only got half of a small pot and a buried pair that made trips to chop a … Read full post
Edit: As I was drifting off to sleep last night, it occurred to me that I should have titled this post “Loosey Luske”. In my defense, it was 3AM and I’d been playing Stud/8 for 8 hours, so my creative juices were a bit stymied.
Early in level 7, the … Read full post
Legendary 2+2 poker author David Sklansky was recently the victim of a home invasion robbery committed by what appeared to be several armed individuals. According to the local NBC affiliate,
“‘The guy burst into the bedroom, it was dark but I did see what appeared to be a gun,'” home … Read full post
So apparently Vegas isn’t quite as dead as I thought and waiting until the day before my arrival to make hotel arrangements was not wise. The Rio is booked solid until Tuesday, so I’m spending my first three nights at the good old Imperial Palace. I stayed there last year, … Read full post
I’ve recently received a few requests for old articles of mine that appeared in the 2+2 Magazine. First off, let me apologize that my archive is so out of date. The revamping of the website has proved far more complicated than anticipated, but it is nearly finished now. When it … Read full post
Yesterday’s New York Times ran an article about how poker players are using Twitter. I can’t say it’s particularly thorough and insightful, in fact it seems to be based almost entirely on an interview with Joe Sebok of Poker Road, it’s neat to see our little world getting … Read full post
Full Tilt Poker, $40/$80 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter
SB: $34,593
Hero (BB): $22,437
UTG: $19,010
CO: $22,366
BTN: $8,180
Pre-Flop: 8
6
dealt to Hero (BB)
3 folds, SB raises to $320, Hero calls $240
Flop: ($640) 5
4 5
(2 Players)… Read full post
Sorry for the recent lack of updates, but I haven’t been playing all that much. Since I’ll be in Vegas soon and devoting myself to poker nearly 24/7, I’m trying to get some other stuff done right now.
Speaking of Vegas, thanks to everyone who’s asked what my plans are. … Read full post
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $10.00 BB (5 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
Button ($885)
SB ($2165)
Hero (BB) ($2458)
UTG
Even though I’m too sloppy/lazy/uneducated to work out the details of complicated problems, I’m quite interested in the mathematics of poker. I feel like I do have a broad grasp of the game theory that underlies many situations and can use that to aid in my decision-making. Recently, I’ve been … Read full post
Full Tilt
BB ($9000.50)
UTG ($16025)
MP ($5309)
Hero (CO) ($10269)
Button ($10000)
SB ($10391)
Preflop: Hero is CO with A
, J
2 folds, Hero bets $175, 1 fold, SB calls $150, 1
As a first step towards a larger blog/website revamping, I’m finally moving away from the awful Ipower company that’s been hosting the blog. This should be a smooth transition that doesn’t result in any downtime, but nothing with them has ever gone smoothly, so we’ll see. If for some reason … Read full post
Maybe I haven’t forgotten how to play tournaments altogether? I went into yesterdays’ session resolved not to LAG off too many stacks in my tournaments, and while I didn’t entirely keep that pledge, I did play a pretty disciplined game in the Stars $300. To wit:
Button ($1000)
SB ($1195.75)
Hero (BB) ($2396)
UTG ($1232)
MP ($1679)
CO ($1052)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 9
, 10
2 folds, CO bets $30, Button calls $30, SB calls $25, Hero
May was a solid month, though a bit bittersweet because it started off phenomenally and then took a pretty sour turn. I can’t complain about the bottom line, but let’s see what kind of progress I’m making on my yearly goals.
Resolution One: Keep Grinding NLHE Cash Games
Goal 1: … Read full post
Congratulations to Poker Savvy’s Dani “Ansky” Stern, who finished fourth for better than half a million dollars in the special $40K NLHE WSOP anniversary event. I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t even realize he was at the final table. I’d looked at an article about the final table that … Read full post
My latest poker strategy articles, Debunking Myths About Implied Odds, has just been published in the June 2009 issue of 2+2 Magazine. The article explores one of the most important and misunderstood concepts in big bet poker:
… Read full post“Calling a late position raise with a suited connector when you