Gargamel resurfaces in a fucking thoughtful mood – P.I’m in the midst of a downswing and getting best handed a lot. Instead of writing about how I want to tear up the cards and flip the table, I figured this would be a good time to write about my favorite[…]
Category: guest post
Poker and The Culture of Narcissism
Guest post and artwork from Porter today – P.You are a serious poker player. You post hand histories in the forums, subscribe to the poker training sites, and watch all the latest vlogs. You even have a coach. Yet you still aren’t crushing the games. Probably variance. But humor me[…]
Millennial Boy
A guest post today from Fernando, a Las Vegas player and student of the game. Enjoy – Persuadeo.The following is a tale of chicanery, risk management, and people who play poker in the desert.Old Man Collin (OMC) has been been retired and living in fabulous Las Vegas for about ten[…]
Gargamel: Superhero Call
We hear from Gargamel, who is back and playing lights out in 2017. I ask him some questions at the end. – P.I love going against the player in this hand I’m about to describe. He’s the type to give you 75 bbs with six high. He’s arrogant enough to[…]
Poker Dealing: Training and Early Days
(A warm welcome to guest poster RickyNate – P.) Before I explain my experiences dealing poker so far or explain the process of becoming a dealer, I’d like to briefly introduce myself and explain why I chose to deal poker in the first place. My name is Nate, and for confidentiality[…]
Gargamel: Leaving Money on the Table
Gargamel steps back out of the shadows with a guest post today. -PSomething is definitely wrong. Here I was in the midst of another crappy session. I just 4b AA and managed to get 2 callers in a 100bb cap game. Then I CRAI to ensure all the money would[…]
Gargamel: Dodging Coolers
New post from Gargamel, where he thinks through seemingly reciprocal spots. – P.Today I’m going to talk about hero folding and being able to put your opponent on a very narrow range of hands or even a single hand.First, what is a cooler? My definition of a cooler is a hand[…]
Gargamel: Still Salty After All These Years
Gargamel’s back with an update – P.Last year I had a 22 session winning streak end and this year it was a 22 month winning streak that fell. The month started out with beats including, but not limited to AQ vs Q2 AIPF, QQQ vs AQ on AQ83 all in[…]