Bluffing, Anxiety, and Stillness

  • By Zach Elwood
  • February 20, 2014
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When animals are in danger, many have an instinct to “freeze”. It’s a physiological response to fear: the deer-in-the-headlights reaction that we’re all familiar with. And this is how many … Continue Reading →

Poker Is A Skill: How To Stop Losing, Part 3

  • By Paul Hoppe
  • February 20, 2014
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Put Your Opponent on a Range When I was just getting started in poker, I was always asking myself, “Does he have it?” If I had some hand that was … Continue Reading →

Mucking philosophy

If you’ve ever played Heads-up, think about how tilting it is when your opponent is running hot. You raise, he three-bets, you four-bet bluff, he shoves. You fold. You bet … Continue Reading →

Beware Story Equity

Poker being a game of incomplete information, equity assessment is a central aspect. Pot equity is assessed to measure the value of our holding, fold equity is measured by estimating … Continue Reading →