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M and Q
[RR] “Are your kids into the Alex Rider novels from Alex Horowitz?” Roderick the Rock asked Stan the Stat. [SS] “Oh yeah! They’ve read them all. And we have Stormbreaker1 on DVD”, Stan replied. [SS]...
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[SS] “Overall, Harrington’s too conservative for your temperament, but you might still appreciate his ideas about M”,1 Stan the Stat continued, specifically addressing Joey the Juvenile. [SS] “His...
View ArticleSuited Aces
Figaro the Fish had gone on another amazing run, this time fueled by an overabundance of nut flushes. But again, his luck had run out at the final table even as his string of suited Aces continued....
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A Round at the Pub: Tournament vs. Ring Game All-Ins
[LL] Leroy the Lion was amazed to hear that Kieran the Keeper, who now played as loose as anyone in the room, had once been the tightest player in the pub. “Did you ever fold a pair of Aces preflop?”...
View ArticleBasic Player Reading – Levels of Thinking
[BB] “Like in chess, better poker players generally think deeper than weaker players”, Benny the Book compared. “It’s not a clean correlation because it doesn’t help to think incredibly deeply about...
View ArticleBasic Player Reading – The Next Step
[FF] Deb the Duchess was being anti-social, tapping away at a Texas Hold ‘Em game1 on her iPhone when Figaro the Fish and Nate the Natural approached. “Haven’t you beaten that game yet?” Figaro...
View ArticlePreflop Odds Heads Up
[SS] “If your only opponent is all-in with a pair of Aces, what’s the best hand you can hold?” Stan the Stat opened. [FF] “The other two Aces”, Figaro the Fish observed. [SS] “Besides that, of course.”...
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[SS] “Again you’re all-in against a single opponent”, Stan the Stat posed. “But this time you can select both your own hole cards and your opponent’s. What should you pick?” [RR] “I thought the best...
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[SS] “Fig, I’ve got a bet for you”, Stan the Stat propositioned Figaro the Fish while retrieving a set of three dice from his left pocket. [FF] “Okay…”, Figaro responded warily. [SS] “I’ll bet you...
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[SS] “Okay, one last preflop matchup trivia question”, Stan the Stat promised. “You have almost no chance on this one, so I’ll give you the answer after you each take just one guess… What nontrivial...
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Texas Hold ‘Em Odds from 1 to 52
[SS] Stan the Stat loved lists almost as much as he loved numbers. His favorite Go-Go’s song? “Girl of 100 Lists”.1 Slacker. Stan had created that many by the time he was seven years old. So it was no...
View ArticleStan’s Lists – Hand Group Analysis
[SS] Stan the Stat was always happy to talk numbers, and he had a table full of captive but eager listeners who were waiting for the tournament to begin. “Suppose the tightest player you’ve ever met...
View ArticleSAGE – Sit And Go Endgame
[SS] “Iggy, for heads-up, short-stack, push or fold decisions, I use SAGE”, Stan the Stat declared. [II] “What’s that?” Iggy the Improver inquired. [SS] “Sit And Go Endgame, Copyright ©2005 by James...
View ArticleReading Hands, Preflop: Part One
[FF] “I’m really trying, but I just can’t figure out what cards people are holding. There’s just too much to pay attention to, and I seem to notice all the wrong things. I have a general idea that...
View ArticleReading Hands, Preflop: Part Two
[FF] “I think I understand the idea behind hand ranges now,” Figaro the Fish began, “but I’m pretty clueless as to what ranges to put people on. It just seems so complicated!” [NN] “It is complicated,...
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