The Business of Poker

January 14, 2010

 I was sitting in a conference room today learning all about better ways to control costs and predict what effect a new cost would have on a business and I couldn’t help but think how all this information could help me in poker.  I slowly started to realize something.
Poker is a business.
When you become a [...]

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What Are Your Problem Areas?

January 11, 2010

I’m getting ready to take a trip to Florida for a conference required by my “real job.” But before I go, I wanted to ask something.
What are your biggest challenges in poker?
What is it that you think is keeping you from making the money you want to make at the tables?  Your comments will help [...]

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The Importance of Review Sessions: Part 1

January 10, 2010

Reviewing your play is the most important thing you can do to improve your poker game.  You know it’s true and still you don’t do it.
You tell yourself all kinds of lies.

I just need more experience at the tables.
I don’t make money when I’m reviewing my hands.
I already know what I did wrong.
I don’t make [...]

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Great Poker Comic

January 9, 2010

I was surfing around the net and found a great poker comic strip called +EV. If you want to see more of them, go to http://plusev.keenspot.com.
The strip below is one of my favorites. Looks just like my laptop.

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If I Had To Do It Again

January 8, 2010

Building my bankroll from $100 to a little over $4,000 has been a lot of fun, but there were frustrating moments too.  My aggressive growth goals meant that I had to play a range of different games and play buy-ins that violated traditional bankroll management rules.  Through it all I learned a lot about what [...]

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