Brent Philbin
Things not to do at the poker table
When you’re a recurring presence in your home poker room, people get to know you and some may look up to you. It’s extremely important
Ante Up Magazine
February 2, 2018
When you’re a recurring presence in your home poker room, people get to know you and some may look up to you. It’s extremely important
Many times in past articles, I’ve mentioned how to treat playing low-stakes cash games as a job. I’ve even given examples. Here is a roadmap of how to track everything, taken from my days of playing $2-$5 no-limit for a living. PAY YOURSELF AN HOURLY RATE: Don’t just come up with this number out of […]
The holidays are upon us and it’s always Christmas at the poker table. Our adversaries hand us gifts, red- and green-colored chips, all day and
While playing this game, it’s important to remember there are little things you can do that, when combined, have a large effect on your bottom
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
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
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”
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
Being a low-stakes pro is not going to make you rich. It probably won’t even make you upper middle class, but a career as a
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?
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