Tag: Ante Up

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

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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

Let’s go to the WSOP! (Not so fast, Charlie)

May is upon us and that means the start of the World Series of Poker. We’re pros now, so we better go out there, right? Slow your roll, Charlie. We’re low-stakes cash-game pros and we might want to avoid the WSOP. I remember my first summer at the WSOP when I was playing full time. […]

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Brent Philbin

Eliminate the idea of getting even at the poker table

The gambler’s fallacy is a concept as old as the first bet: “The roulette wheel has hit red 10 times in a row; it’s guaranteed to hit black this time,” is the mentality buried deep inside everyone. You need to fight the urge to think this way and one of the big ways the gambler’s […]

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