Tag: Ante Up

Brent Philbin

Keep your poker game loose, fun

Your name just got called for your $2-$5 no-limit hold’em seat. You arrive at the table and start stacking your chips. You look around and

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Poker

Help us restock the shelves

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 and poker players who have participated in our Restock the Shelves charity food bank initiative over the past two years. We and our partner in this endeavor, Blue Shark Optics, […]

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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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Brent Philbin

Stop berating inferior players at the poker table

People do stupid things all of the time. When you’re working at a sushi restaurant and someone asks if you have pizza, you’d like to tell them how stupid they are for coming to a sushi restaurant and asking for pizza. What an idiot, right? But you don’t tell them that. You bite your tongue, […]

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