Under the Felt: Fold Equity In Poker and Life
There is a huge difference between learning a key poker concept and mastering it on the tables. With chips on the line, book knowledge is put to the test— with your grade determined in dollars, not letters. When reading about poker concepts, they are understood at the cognitive level. While playing the game, you feel...
Under the Felt: The Psychology of the Read
Reading Your Opponents: Real Life Applications Being read like a book in poker is never fun. My first experience at truly having my pages turned was in a Venetian Deep Stack tournament. I survived 300 players and made it to the final two tables. I was getting short stacked. With the blinds and antes inching...
Under the Felt: Lessons From a Five-Year-Old
Lessons From a Five-Year-Old In considering the many psychological aspects to poker, tilt quickly surfaces to the top my list. Of course, this word now quickly connects to “Full Tilt.” And there is a lot of psychology involved with that whole operation, including how they stole so much from so many for so long. But...
