WSOP Road Trip Day 0

It’s been a hectic few days. I wish I had more time to share some of the craziness with you, but the truth is that I’m not at all prepared for the Vegas road trip on which I’m about to embark. I think the kids’ mother is even less prepared … Read full post

Road to the WSOP 2014

I’ve driven from the east coast to Las Vegas several times, including in 2007 and 2013, but this year is going to be different. In the past, my girlfriend was my only companion. This year, I’ll have three children under the age of ten in toe.

I’ve mentioned several … Read full post

Episode 82: Ari Engel

On this episode of the Thinking Poker Podcast, Nate and Andrew set the location for the meet up in Las Vegas, break down a cash game hand that listener Jason played at Maryland Live! Casino, and talk withAri Engel about how to travel the circuit profitably, the … Read full post

Big Pots, Same Villain

Act One: They Meet

One of the first hands I saw when I sat down at the 5/10 game was this guy (“Villain”, hereafter) 4-bet-jamming 54 (no draw) on a 9h 7h 4s flop. He actually won a “flip” against 8h 5h, and his opponent was pissed. Other than that … Read full post

Episode 82 Update

The latest Thinking Poker Podcast hasn’t been released yet. When it is, I’ll post an announcement here, but it will be available only from PokerNews.

We’d had trouble finding a guest, it was a busy week for me, and we were thinking we might just take the week off. … Read full post

What’s Your Bluff Target?

What's Your Play?In this instance I think that bluffing is clearly correct, and the most interesting question is what to target and thus how much to bet.

First a little history. Villain is a nitty regular, so much so that it’s at least a running joke that he isn’t allowed to participate … Read full post