Tag Archives: Mental Game

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

I was listening to a Freakanomics podcast which discussed how people like to predict things (supposedly because a more predictable world makes them feel safe) and how since there is rarely a penalty for being wrong, people make outlandish predictions … Continue reading

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How Not To Beat Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning has had among the best starts in NFL history, having thrown more touchdown passes in the first 5 games than any other quarterback while leading the Denver Broncos to a 5-0 record.  His team has averaged 46 points … 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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Bet Sizing Live vs. Online

I have been listening to a few poker podcasts lately that talk about betsizing on later streets that I believe have the wrong idea.  The basic premise is that in live poker you want your opponent(or you, if he covers … Continue reading

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A Response to Criticisms of My Last Blog

I received a lot of encouragement of my last blog as well as some criticism.  After posting it to 2+2 here, I was surprised at the amount of people who were extremely critical, as I thought that a poker forum would … Continue reading

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