Variance. Getting owned. Running bad. Call it what you will. Losing is still losing, and long losing stretches can wear us down physically, mentally, emotionally
There’s no golden rule and no single path to achieving peak performance. There’s a process and it’s work. First you need to place yourself on the continuum that poker has to offer, from the once-in-a-while recreational player to the avid and regular recreational player; from a grinder who supplements real-life income to a full-time grinding […]
As we approach the one-year anniversary of Black Friday, I thought it would be worth looking back on where the poker industry has been and
How many times after you’ve been eliminated from a tournament have you complained you were card dead? I find card-dead stories more repellent than bad-beat
By Scott Long It was shortly after 4 a.m., and players were starting to line up. As the evening night gave way to the morning
I’d like to give you a little challenge: Go to Google and try to find information on hourly rates for live tournament poker professionals. You’ll
I’m always surprised by how many tournament players are willing to risk their tournaments by going all-in preflop with little knowledge of their chances to
Talking strategy is a great tool to improve your game, and I’d argue it’s damn near integral. Just be conscious of where and when you discuss strategy. I recently played the World Series of Poker Circuit in West Palm Beach, Fla. On Day 2 of the $1,600 main event, I overheard two players at my […]
Being a poker author and teacher has been amazing. In my wildest dreams, I never imagined my books becoming as popular as they have, nor finding amateurs as well as professionals so interested in my material, and an interesting phenomenon has been taking place. Though I’ll be honest and say I suspected this would happen, […]
Jim Valvano always will be remembered for his quote “Don’t give up; don’t ever give up.” This quote is the motto of the Jimmy V
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