You know the saying that ends with “money back in spades.” We’ve all heard it in different ways…
Earned his money back in spades.
Repaid their money back in spades.
etc…
Why spades? If we’re talking money, shouldn’t diamonds be the more expensive suit in a deck of cards?
On my rides to and from work each day I’ve been listening to poker podcasts. Listening to poker discussions keep my mind off the traffic. In the mornings the poker talk gets my mind thinking and after work it helps to relax me after a long day.
My favorite poker podcast without a doubt is Card [...]
There are few things that are so unpardonably neglected in our country as poker. The upper class knows very little about poker. Now and then you find ambassadors who have sort of a general knowledge of poker, but the ignorance of the people is fearful. Why, I have known clergymen, good men, kind-hearted, liberal, sincere, [...]
Has anyone else been following Dutch Boyd’s blog? He seems to be on a downward spiral, out of control. It’s one thing after another. I’ve recently been in touch with Dutch through email. He had even given me his cell phone number to discuss some things about Poker Chip Tricks. I don’t think I’ll be [...]
Awhile back I wrote a post at my personal site about tipping dealers at the poker table. Yesterday, someone who claims to be a dealer in Reno posted a comment and basically said that the dealers will cheat and do what they can to get rid of players who do not tip. I really hope [...]
John Kerry says we have to get back to the place where terrorists are a nuisance, like gambling and prostitution.
Have you seen this ad on TV? If I was a voter, this alone would make me vote for Bush. Since when is gambling a nuisance? WTF!
I’ve been thinking recently about a player’s attitude at the poker table. Obviously some styles work better for some than others and each person displays their own attitude. I say “display” because a lot of people might be putting on this attitude simply for the poker table; just another bluff if you will. But does [...]
A few weeks ago Jackpot Jay wrote a column asking which poker super power you’d rather have.
(1) knowing your opponents’ cards, or (2) knowing which community cards were going to show up.
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It’s an interesting question. As many people wrote in response to his article, I think it all depends on the situation at hand. If [...]
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