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Muckin Psychology

What’s up guys,
Been a while since I offered a poker article to you guys, but I have a thought that’s been kickin around in my head so I thought I’d share it with you.  It’s probably most relevant in HU matches but is definitely still applicable in a 6m setting (possibly even full ring, but [...]

Surfing and Tilt

What’s up guys, I’m here in beautiful Troncones, Mexico, chilling on the beach after an afternoon of surfing in the sun. 
Actually, while I was surfing it wasn’t going all that well.  The past few days, every time I’ve surfed I’ve hit a ton of waves and it’s felt great.  I felt like a king.  Today, [...]

Value Ranges, Bluff Ranges, and why handreading can be so damn hard

Every poker player can remember improvements in his thought process.  We know how important the decision-making part of poker is, so we have the tendency to jump straight to it.  When we started with poker, it was: “I have an Ace and a Jack, and those are pretty good so i’m going all in!!”  Then [...]

Leverage is Your Friend

This could also be titled “Why it sucks to get minraised OOP (feat. T-Pain)” 
There’s a reason many poker players are fascinated by investing– our day-to-day job is essentially a collection of small investments; he raises UTG, I have 55…. I’ll invest 4bb.  Maybe my investment pays off, maybe it doesn’t.  In real-world investing, however, leverage [...]

3-betting is Overrated

Hey y’all
I’m chilling at Logan airport in boston waiting for my flight to leave for the British Virgin Islands (supposedly paradise), and so i’m going to write a little bit about why I think 3-betting is overused.
Essentially, I think 3-betting is something that average players do to make money.  It probably nets a slight profit [...]