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An Observation On The Nature Of Holdem 2008-12-03 20:53:27 There are some things about specific forms of poker that just don’t become obvious until you compare them to other forms, so for my holdem-only readers this statement may come as a surprise. But holdem (both limit and no limit) has the least information contained in the mechanical play of the cards of any form [...] Read more:Observation
Review: Tournament Poker - 101 Winning Moves 2008-11-21 16:16:48 subtitle: expert play for no-limit tournaments
Author: Mitchell Cogert - website for the book
Publisher: Self Published/CreateSpace
Since I took forever to review Cogert’s previous book, Play Razz Poker
To Win, and he was still kind enough to send me an evaluation copy of his latest I figured I’d try to be a bit more timely.
Compared to the [...] Read more:Tournament
, Winning
Beginner Mistakes: Giving Up Won Money For No Good Reason 2008-11-13 00:47:58 I’ve seen this happen a million times:
Beginner
Bob has just absorbed the sage wisdom of Play Holdem Pretty Darn Good, NL Edition and sits down at a small stakes NL game to try out his newfound knowledge. He knows his opponents will be playing far too loose at these stakes, and as such resolves to [...] Read more:Giving
, Money
, Reason
Review: Play Razz Poker To Win 2008-10-15 17:54:07 Author: Mitchell Cogert - website for the book
Publisher: Self Published/CreateSpace
This is one of only two books currently in print on the topic of razz poker. The other is Sklansky on Razz/Sklansky on Poker
which I previously reviewed. There are also a few pages in the lowball section of Supersystem. I was unaware this book existed, [...]
Review: Harrington on Cash Games Volume II 2008-10-13 15:38:50 Subtitle: How to Win at No-Limit Hold’em Money Games
Author: Dan Harrington
& Bill Robertie
Publisher: 2+2
This is the follow-on to the excellent Harrington on Cash Games Volume
I. The two volumes are in essence one book, and should be treated as such. Volume one deals primarily with basic concepts and play before and after the flop, [...]
Gambling Wisdom: Kelly Criterion Part 1 2008-10-08 16:52:00 In this series I discuss topics that are well known within the gambling community, but that may be new to players who come to the game of poker from a non-gambling background.
Maybe you’ve had this experience - I know I have. You’re studying some form of math, and you’re not quite clear on why it [...] Read more:Criterion
, Gambling
, Wisdom
CardSharp Mailbag: Split Two Pair in NL Holdem vs. Two Pair in Draw Poker 2008-10-02 16:40:59 One of my readers sent in the following question which I think deserves discussion:
Wayne,
I have stumbled across your website and I think your articles are excellent. I am writing to request your insight about split 2 pair. An article or an email would be much appreciated. I have heard it referred to [...] Read more:Poker
The Power Of Suggestion: The Luckiest Tourist In Vegas 2008-09-09 15:20:31 One of the advantages I have when playing in Vegas
is that almost nobody knows who I am. I don’t play there enough to be a “regular” and I don’t volunteer my name at the table so it’s unlikely anyone would connect me with CardSharp.
At first look, this might actually seem to be a disadvantage. [...] Read more:Suggestion
I’m Back, Some Updates, And Thoughts On The Poker Economy 2008-09-08 15:26:23 OK, it’s been WAY too long since I’ve posted. Sometimes I just go through periods where poker doesn’t interest me much. That said, I’ve got a burst of motivation so I’m going to get some new content up here. Here’s what’s on the agenda for the next few weeks:
A bunch of “CardSharp Mailbag” features based [...] Read more:Poker
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