Category: Brent Philbin

Game Theory Optimal: You hear players throw this term out all of the time. Do you need to play this way to win at poker? In a world where every

One of the most frustrating parts of poker for me is tanking. Most of the time, taking a while on a decision is an attempt

How can we detach ourselves from the results, but still analyze them? As a professional player, you have a duty to yourself to be unemotional

How can we detach ourselves from the results, but still analyze them? As a professional player, you have a duty to yourself to be unemotional

All I’ve been consuming lately is information about an alleged cheating scandal in a California cardroom. Whether it happened or not, what can you look

I’m a pro; I can use my cell phone at the table because I know what to do. Smartphones, love them or hate them, are

There’s a fine line between discussing hands and bad-beat stories. Too often you’ll have a friend ask you for some advice on a hand and

Now that you’ve become a poker pro, what are you going to do after that? This is an important question. The answer can’t be, “Move

Many of my columns are about specific considerations for low-limit live pros. All of the advice is specific to someone who’s quit their day job