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• Poker Shrink Vol. 69: Recency and Primacy Effects

  Dr. Tim Lavalli

  Both the Recency Effect and the Primacy Effect have fairly simple explanations but some not-so-simple applications....

   

• Talking HORSE with Lou Krieger, Vol. 12: Stud, the Old School Game

  Lou Krieger

  Seven-card stud is old school. In fact, it’s about as old school as it gets, unless you consider...

   

• Poker Shrink Vol. 68: Opponent Process Theory

  Dr. Tim Lavalli

  OK, this one can get a bit tricky but opponent process theory has some strong applications to poker...

   

• Talking HORSE with Lou Krieger, Vol. 11: Razz Hands

  Lou Krieger

  Earlier we discussed some general concepts about razz, and the myriad advantages accruing to poker players who take...

   

• Poker Shrink Vol. 67: The Hawthorne Effect

  Dr. Tim Lavalli

  The Hawthorne Effect describes an actual mistake discovered by some researchers. The original study was attempting to discover...

   

• Talking HORSE with Lou Krieger Vol. 10: Let’s Keep Playing Razz

  Lou Krieger

  When we left off last time, I was playing razz against a well-known tournament pro who had raised...

   

• 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...

   

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