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OMG! It’s So Rigged

Often, when a poker player loses and they aren’t very good, their chief complaint is that online poker is rigged.    They complain that the random number generator that assigns the cards is rigged against them or set by the … Continue reading

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Dear Daniel Negreanu

Dear Daniel Negreanu, When I saw you busted just short of the final table of the World Series of Poker last year I was disappointed because it would have been great for poker and poker legalization across the United States. … Continue reading

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Thinking About What Your Opponent Has Matters (Sometimes)

I’d like to use this hand to relate how it is important to think about what your opponent has and not just how strong your own hand is.  Thinking about what your opponent has and how to win the most … Continue reading

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Poker Tells vs. Math

Most people believe that poker is all about reading facial expressions and using tells.  As a result, when people find out that I am primarily an internet poker player, I am often asked if playing poker on the internet is … Continue reading

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The Final Word on Variance, Winrates, Small Edges and Loose Aggressive Players

In this post, I want to explain how variance, your winrate, pushing small edges and being a loose aggressive player come together to affect your winrate and your game. There are two definitions of variance.  The first is the statistical definition of … Continue reading

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