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On the Origin of Tightness

On the Origin of Tightness

What is tightness? And where did it come from? To find the answers, we have to travel back in time, to the birth of poker. I wasn’t actually there, but I can imagine how it happened… Fred and Barney were playing cards for the very first time. “Let’s make up a game,” Fred said. “I’ll

June 9, 2018 Tommy Angelo Elements of Poker, mental game of poker, playing tight, poker coaching, poker discipline, poker origins, poker tightness, poker tilt, poker training, reciprocality, tight is right, tilt control
Raise Your Score By Folding More Blinds

Raise Your Score By Folding More Blinds

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

September 5, 2017 Tommy Angelo Elements of Poker, fold the blind, fold the blinds, painless poker, poker blinds, poker coaching, poker position, poker results, poker score, poker training, position at poker, TAG poker, tight is right, tight poker, waiting for straighters