Month: November 2016

Brent Philbin

Faking positivity can work in poker

Even faking a smile can improve your mood. Seriously, Google it. When you’re playing a game that’s constantly adversarial, sometimes it’s hard to stay positive

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West Virginia

Big day in A.C. for Acosta, PokerStars

The inaugural PokerStars Festival debuted in Atlantic City at the Resorts Casino Hotel on Oct. 29-Nov. 6 and Jason Acosta won the $1,100 main event, topping a field of nearly 210 players. He defeated Mike Gagliano heads-up for $38,220. The 30-year-old recreational player from Little Ferry, N.J., qualified for the event on PokerStars, parlaying 500 […]

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Poker

Get to know what thin-slicing is

There are quite a few books that are a must-read for poker players and Malcolm Gladwell’s second book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking,

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Washington

TommyGun Nguyen is WSOP world champ

The string of twenty-somethings winning the World Series of Poker Main Event is over as 39-year-old Las Vegas resident and Saigon, Vietnam, native Qui “TommyGun”

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