It Was 20 Years Ago Today ...

This month marks an anniversary of a sort: It was 20 years ago that I first sat down in a public cardroom, where "they went through me like a freight train through the wind." Twenty years. Wow. Twenty years of trying to balance sensible caution with naked aggression; of work on the math...

Wednesday Jul 23, 2008

published 28 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 14

Not Playing Poker

I'm sitting in an airport in Cancun, Mexico, waiting for my flight back to Los Angeles. I've spent the past two weeks on a little island called Holbox, just off the northern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula. To describe the place as "back of beyond" does no justice to its...

Wednesday Jul 09, 2008

published 42 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 13

How Green is My Wally

Based on a true story. A no-limit newcomer finds himself in Las Vegas for a haberdashers convention. Late one night, his business done for the day, his intestines distended by a heavy meal, and his mind muddled by fine wine (or what passes for such in Vegas), he slopes into the poker room of the...

Wednesday Jun 25, 2008

published 56 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 12

The OODA Loop

In certain circles, I'm known as King of the Acronym, or KOTA. After all, I'm the guy who gave the world ICTAFCOA (increasing commitment to a failing course of action), LPOOP (little pairs out of position), and LIGARA (like I give a rat's ass). And while I would love to claim credit...

Wednesday Jun 11, 2008

published 70 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 11

River Rafting

I start the no-limit hold'em hand in late position with A-8 and face a raise from a middle-position bettor. Since I know this player to be capable of raising with all premium hands and some sub-premium holdings like K-J offsuit or Q-J suited, I decide to call and see the flop in position. The...

Wednesday May 21, 2008

published 91 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 10

Third Time's the Adjustment

The accelerated pace of play online allows us to manipulate our foes in ways that are generally ineffective or impossible in the real world. The controlling idea here is something I call third time's the adjustment. Here's how it works … Give an attentive poker player one look at a...

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