Diane McHaffie
Let’s revisit some previous concepts and add a few new ones in our continuing quest to build a bigger bankroll. Here’s one of my favorite MCU lessons, based on the 34th of Mike’s Tuesday classroom sessions.
Mike teaches that thinning the field could do more harm than good, especially if you thin the field of […]
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Ashley Adams
In the long run, the difference between wining and losing is almost entirely due to a difference in skill. We all know that. We write and read about it all the time. But sometimes, winning is just a question of having an amazing string of good cards. I had the hottest 90 minutes of […]
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Byron Liggett
The Mayor and Hearing Officer of San Jose are trying to close down the city’s only two poker rooms, the Garden City Casino and Bay 101. What’s more, the officials are trying to do it without allowing the Clubs any opportunity to present their case to the City Council.
It’s No-Limit “Hold-up”. The Club’s opponents […]
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Have you spent any time watching the Travel Channel’s World Poker Tour or the World Series of Poker? If you have I am sure you’ve heard Mike Sexton refer to No Limit Hold-Em as the “Cadillac of Poker”. Will someone, anyone, including Mr. Sexton, explain just how that moniker was attached to No Limit Hold-Em.
Better […]
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Mike Caro is the ‘Mad Genius’ of Poker
What can you say about the flop in hold ‘em? There are few things in poker as suspenseful. The whole fate of your hand usually hinges on what those three cards will look like when the dealer turns them face up.
It’s fun watching flops. Indeed.
That’s why I’m asking […]
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Hot Tip: A joe and Hobby Fiction
Hobby was driving his Silver Cloud Rolls to Hollywood Park since valets there were likely to conviently leave it out front as a showpiece. It’s a short drive from Marina Del Rey to the racetrack, hardly time for me to study the Daily Racing Form for the nags in […]
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Pumped on Steroids
We have become a win at all cost society, so that the shortterm results have yielded a mix bag of consequences. Namely, for all the heralded accomplishments of this era there is an equal amount of failures and embarrassments. According to any number of sources, the increased steroid usage can be directly attributed […]
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Diane McHaffie
Mike teaches that superstition can influence your outcome at poker. When he was giving me this lesson about not acting superstitiously, I remarked, “There are many people who are very superstitious. What you’re saying is that superstition doesn’t affect your outcome at poker?”
He said, “Wrong! Superstition does affect outcomes at poker in dramatic ways.”
I […]
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Poker Cop
Detective Sweeny has told the newspapers: “The people of this city can rest easy. A ‘Mad Dog Killer’ has been put down.”
I, “The Mad Dog Killer,” put down the paper and quote Mark Twain, “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Reading the story of my own exaggerated death leaves me uneasy. […]
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Tom ‘Time’ Leonard
Continuing on our quest to examine all elements of our game in order to find possible weaknesses to improve upon, let’s discuss egos today. Egos are a curious part of our makeup. They may be inflated, bruised, overactive or any number of other things but we all have them. Do you keep yours […]
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