Category: Strategy

Brent Philbin

Don’t overestimate your skill

Most of the population believe they’re above average in all areas when asked. This number is staggering because by definition 50 percent are above average

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Brent Philbin

Care about money, not about chips

That headline is funny, right? It’s basically exactly what the casinos wanted when they first started using chips in the 17th century. They want you to forget the little green clay thing represents two meals at Chipotle, so you’re more likely to lose your money to them. Why am I advocating you do exactly what […]

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Mark Brement

Adjusting your game is important

In many sports, we’re told to “Keep your eye on the ball.” In poker, we call this “paying attention.” In Texas Hold’em, we should strive

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Brent Philbin

Make a deal? Know how to do it

A couple of my friends just had a nasty disagreement over swapping percentages in a tournament. Neither of them was trying to “get one over”

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Brent Philbin

Metagame and how to use it in poker

Metagame is a concept that can be applied to many forms of games. The basic idea is you use what you know about the general biases and ways to play in a certain group to adjust your strategy from the accepted “correct” strategy to something more effective. For instance, if you notice most people in […]

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