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• Tournament Poker with Jeremiah Smith: To Three-bet or Not to Three-bet

  Jeremiah Smith

  As I was stopping by to check in on Thomas 'gnightmoon' Fuller’s table in a WSOP event, he looks back over his shoulder and asked, 'So...

   

• Poker Shrink Vol. 66: Illusory Correlation

  Dr. Tim Lavalli

  A leads to B, and B leads to C, so A leads to C. We all have some sense of what is logical...

   

• Talking HORSE with Lou Krieger, Vol. 9: Let’s Play Razz

  Lou Krieger

  I love playing razz. Sometimes it’s my favorite game...but only sometimes, and I’ll tell you why...

   

• Tournament Poker with Jeremiah Smith: To Flip or Not To Flip

  Jeremiah Smith

  While understanding the eventual inevitability, most live pros do their best to avoid coinflips. Late on Day 2 of the $1,000 WSOP 'stimulus special'...

   

• Poker Shrink Vol. 65: Habituation

  Dr. Tim Lavalli

  Human beings get used to things. New sights and sounds eventually become familiar. Even something that is initially very exciting can become routine. Habituation is this tendency we all have towards a decreased response to certain stimuli. A lot of...

   

• Talking HORSE with Lou Krieger, Vol. 8: Omaha/8 Starting Hands, Part 2

  Lou Krieger

  The first episode of this short, two-part exploration of hands you ought to consider playing during...

   

• Tournament Poker with Jeremiah Smith: Trusting Your Reads, Part 2

  Jeremiah Smith

  At the time, it made perfect sense. My hand was inconsequential — I was going to use my superior ability to outmaneuver my opponent and win this pot...

   

• Poker Shrink Vol. 64: Eustress

  Dr. Tim Lavalli

  One of my favorite concepts in all of psychology is eustress. When we think of stress, we usually...

   

• Talking HORSE with Lou Krieger, Vol. 7: Omaha/8 Starting Hands, Part 1

  Lou Krieger

  Stop me if you’ve heard this one: “I like Omaha/8 because you get four cards and can play more...

   

• Poker Shrink Vol. 63: Confirmation Bias

  Dr. Tim Lavalli

  Does this sound familiar? You have been working on your skills at reading players and you have improved...

   

• Talking HORSE with Lou Krieger, Vol. 6: The Hold’em and Omaha/8 Playing Zone

  Lou Krieger

  In case you missed it, please go back and read the first article in this two-part look...

   

• Tournament Poker with Jeremiah Smith: Gathering Info and Trusting Your Read

  Jeremiah Smith

  It was the first hand at a brand new table, and I wanted to implant a firm impression in my opponent’s minds that I was a bit of an idiot...

   

• Poker Shrink Vol. 62: Agreeableness

  Dr. Tim Lavalli

  There is good advice and there is bad advice. There is warm and fuzzy advice: “Be kind, be happy."...

   

• Talking HORSE with Lou Krieger, Vol. 5: The Hold’em Playing Zone

  Lou Krieger

  The concept of a playing zone is one that’s frequently alluded to by poker players, theorists, pundits...

   

• Tournament Poker with Jeremiah Smith: Preparing for the 2009 WSOP

  Jeremiah Smith

  Lebron James’ pre-game display hints at the show to come; the Nike commercial has immortalized his ritual of tossing a handful of chalk

   

• Poker Shrink Vol. 61: Conscientiousness

  Dr. Tim Lavalli

  The personality trait that covers organization, discipline, deliberation, and carefulness is called conscientiousness. Often the simple comparison...

   

• Talking HORSE with Lou Krieger, Vol. 4: Reading Your Opponents

  Lou Krieger

  One of the first things every successful poker player learns to do is get a read on his opponents....

   

• Poker Shrink Vol. 60: Neuroticism

  Dr. Tim Lavalli

  The most studied personality trait in psychology is neuroticism. Put every simply, if an individual scores very high...

   

• Tournament Poker with Jeremiah Smith, Vol. 3: Manipulating Your Opponents

  Jeremiah Smith

  It’s possible that he just didn’t like me. After all, he had announced a few orbits earlier, 'You better...

   

• Talking HORSE with Lou Krieger, Vol. 3: Adjusting to Fixed-limit Games

  Lou Krieger

  HORSE, as pointed out previously, is an unbalanced game because most competitors are primarily Texas hold’em...

   

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