Hot off the virtual presses, my latest e-book chronicling the 2009 WSOP Main Event is now available in the Amazon Kindle Store or from www.nitcast.com.

2009 wasn’t my best year in the Main Event – in fact it was one of my worst – but understanding the agony of defeat is even more important to appreciating the WSOP experience than is understanding the thrill of victory. As always, I take you inside of my head, to see both the strategy and the emotion, the excitement and the disappointment, the great plays and the mistakes and the we’ll-never-knows.

It’ll set you back less than three bucks, so please check it out and let me know what you think, preferably in the form of an Amazon review. Thanks and enjoy!

Hand Reading Made Simple– By far my requested article ever, this one outlines a simple method for categorizing an opponent’s hand as strong, marginal, or weak/drawing. It also explores some of the applications of this information in common no-limit hold ’em situations.

Debunking Myths About Implied Odds– This poker theory article offers some new thinking about one of the most important concepts in big bet poker, especially no-limit hold ’em, and debunks some common misunderstandings and mistakes.

Relative Hand Strength– This is one of the most advanced concepts I’ve ever explored in writing. It’s about learning to think about your hand solely with regard to its equity relative to your opponent’s range rather than how highly it ranks in the hierarchy of possible poker hands.

Real Time Equity– This article is full of practical advice for equity-based decision-making in the heat of the moment. Sure, playing around with Poker Stove between sessions can be illuminating, but how do you figure out how much equity you have when the pressure’s on and you have just seconds to decide if you will raise, call, or fold?

2009 World Series of Poker trip report- For the first time in my poker career, I didn’t cash in the WSOP main event, but I did make it to Day 3 and play alongside Luca Pagano, Isaac Baron, and cricket legend Shane Warne.