Before anything flows, there must be a difference. Between different elevations, water flows. Between different pressures, air flows. Between different poker players, money flows. What is Reciprocality? What is Reciprocality? In the world of reciprocality, it’s not what you do that matters most, and it’s not what they do. It’s both. Reciprocality is any
This article dissects four hands I played in the cash-game area at the 2017 WSOP in Vegas. The lens of analysis is focused not on my betting, but rather, on my timing. My strategy is pretty simple. I play fast. And I use my speed to create meta-game advantages. Perhaps you could do the same.
If you get a kick out of poker nicknames, this article is for you. If you enjoy the whimsy, transience, and candor of our peer-given monikers, then read on. If, on the other hand, you find names such as Uncle Stinker and Vinnie Beans to be neither amusing nor intriguing, then you might as well
Mechanics Rule #1: Do not move the button. Rule #2: Post your blinds when you should. Rule #3: When you have a live hand, place your phone face-down on the table or rail. Rule #4: Your cards should be visible to everyone always. Rule #5: Do not impede the dealer with your chip stack.
Every year, on the Fourth of July, your friends and neighbors gather in your well-provisioned back yard to enjoy a warm afternoon of laughter and food. Unless, of course, the sky turns into water and falls, in which case your 40 guests hustle into the house and gaze through your windows at the downpour. Which
“If you ask for a dealer-button change, you might be tilting.” “If you make a short buy with $1 bills, you might be tilting.” “If you decide to check-raise that lag fool one more time because there’s no way he can have it *again*%@!&!!, you might
Ever heard of Jeff Foxworthy? He’s a comedian who did a bit called, “You might be a redneck if…” In his skit, he fires off one-liners, like this one here: “If you cut your grass and find a car, you might be a redneck.” Here’s another: “If you’ve ever been too drunk to fish, you
Dear reader: In this Painless Poker excerpt, I propose an idea to the characters at the Painless Poker Clinic, and we bat it around. “You know what?” I said. “Let’s change things up and talk about betting strategy.” I leaped up and to the chalkboard. “At last,” Alf said, and Charlie rubbed his hands. “Keep in
“I would rather go naked than wear the coat the world has made for me.” Novelist Dorothy Allison wrote those words, and my sister Judith sent them to me, lettered and framed, when I became a Professional Poker Player. That was in 1990. I was 32. This was Jude’s way of saying, “I get it.
