Monthly Archives: September 2012

Cold Calculated Analysis

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jason Schlachter

I have played a lot at the Borgata with a regular who I consider to be a tough winning player.  He often plays $10/$25 and has a good sense of how to manipulate people into making mistakes.  This post is … Continue reading →

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Freakanomics on Poker

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jason Schlachter

This is the transcript of a podcast with Steven Levitt(one of the authors of Freakanomics) where he discusses the skill in poker.  In it, he discusses two studies he has done proving the skill in poker and its statistical significance. … Continue reading →

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Small Edges Add Up

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Jason Schlachter

While I was playing poker in the Borgata during the Borgata Poker Open, I overheard a conversation between two players I play with regularly, and I realized how their nonpoker successes have allowed them to become even more successful.  These … Continue reading →

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Is the River the Most Important Street?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Jason Schlachter

Things have been going well over the past 2 days.  There are a lot of games and they are excellent.  I have been playing very well so far and would like to keep it up! In answer to the title, … Continue reading →

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At Borgata for the World Poker Tour

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Jason Schlachter

I will be in the Borgata for the next two weeks for the World Poker Tour tournament series.   I will try to update as frequently as I can, telling interesting stories and hands.  If you are going to be … Continue reading →

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