Learn to analyze decision-making
An excellent recreational player recently told me he doesn’t mind suckouts or having the second best hand because he accepts this as part of the
An excellent recreational player recently told me he doesn’t mind suckouts or having the second best hand because he accepts this as part of the
When asked about the variance of poker from a psychological perspective, I often say, “I can handle losing, but I hate it when I make

Some of my students are scrappers. Scrappers tend to be winning players and let’s just say what I like most about this style of play

During the first series of the recent Dallas-Green Bay playoff game, Dallas had Green Bay pinned and stopped, only to get caught with 12 men
Many of us have abandoned our New Year’s resolutions, settled into old habits and are comfortable. I know I have: I haven’t lost the weight

To chase or not to chase? That is the question. The term “chaser” or “chasing” in poker refers to a player who doesn’t have a
Psychologists try to figure out what rewards people. Historically, psychology realized that until we know a person’s baseline, we really could not tell what an

When playing a speculative hand preflop, understand why you’ve decided to take a flop. There are three critical reasons you can justify this. GETTING THE

Why does someone play poker? Fun, money, competition, adrenalin rush, better than bingo. For some, poker seems to be the last arena for their completive

110,776. That’s the number of people all across North America who had a meal who otherwise wouldn’t have without the support of the poker venues



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