Mailbag: Weak Draw on the Button

Q: I’ve got a hand that came up at Event 3 of the $40k Guarantee $200 buyin Deepstack event at The Bike (no rebuys, no add ons).

This is level 2 (150 – 300) and I ran the starting stack of 15k up to 28k. A player from middle position Read full post

What’s Your Play? Big Draw, Short Stack

I haven’t done one of these in a while, so here’s a simple little spot to get us thinking again. Playing $5/$10/$20 NLHE. UTG1 is a better-than-average player for the game but definitely on the nitty side. I’ve never played with BB before but he seems a little less straight-forward, … Read full post

Thinking Poker Diaries, Volume 5

Depending on your definition of exciting, you might be interested to hear that my latest book has hit the digital shelves! The fifth volume of The Thinking Poker Diaries chronicles my 87th place finish the 2010 WSOP Main Event. Day by day, it introduces the situations and opponents I encountered … Read full post

Nitcast Meetup Reminder

Nate, Carlos, Andrew, and hopefully some special guests as well will be at the Gold Coast bowling alley from 10AM – Noon on July 6. If you suck at bowling, don’t worry – last year, no one actually played! It’s just a convenient spot near the Rio with plenty of … Read full post