Nate Meyvis’s latest book, Thinking Tournament Poker Volume Two, which covers his second day of play in the 2014 WSOP Main Event, has just hit the virtual shelves! It features Nate’s own analysis of virtually every pot he entered that day, plus additional commentary from myself, Leo Wolpert, and … Read full post
Q: Do you, personally, use any kind of loss limit for a given session? Do you have a cap on the max you will lose before going home? I know this is not consistent with thinking of each hand independently, so I’m guessing the answer is no, but still curious.… Read full post
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Matt Berkey shares his remarkable story of growing up in a small steel town with a drug addicted mother, pouring himself first into baseball and then into poker, and ultimately rising through the ranks to play as big as $300/$600/$1200 no-limit … Read full post
Nate Meyvis and I will once again host a podcast meet-up in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker! We’ll be at the Gold Coast bowling alley from 10AM until at least Noon on Sunday, July 10 (Day 1B of the Main Event). You’re welcome to hang out for … Read full post
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Benjamin Reason began playing the violin at the age of 4. It wasn’t so long after that that he discovered poker, and although the latter eventually subsumed the former, he remains a music aficionado (“a recovering music snob”, as he puts it). … Read full post
Sorry everyone, time got away from me today, I’ll post the new episode tomorrow. It’s a good one!… Read full post
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Christopher George is a long-time poker professional, but his focus on Stud and other non-hold ’em games sets him apart from your average twenty- or thirty-something online grinder. You wouldn’t think it from his demeanor, but the swings he’s experienced set him … Read full post
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Collin Moshman is a widely respected sit-and-go player and coach and author, but he’s no one-trick pony. We talk to him about his background in Theoretical Mathematics, why he initially focused on sit-and-goes, how and why he branched out into other games, … Read full post
Thanks to everyone who participated in the second and final part of the Hand of the Week. You can find discussion of the flop play here. I was really impressed with the quality of the comments. It didn’t seem like anyone was confused about a check was worth … Read full post
My latest poker strategy article, Stop Telling Stories, is now appearing in Two Plus Two Magazine. It’s about the natural but dangerous temptation to create a narrative (and assign blame/take credit in the process) out of all of the randomness that’s inherent in poker:
“Ancient civilizations invented demons, gods, … Read full post