Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Play Poker Quit Work And Sleep Till Noon by John Fox Hard-Boiled Poker. Existentialist musings from Short-Stacked Shamus, an online poker player of (primarily) micro and low limits. Friday, July 24, 2009. Play Poker, Quit Work and Sleep Till Noon! by John Fox. When in Vegas this summer I did get a chance one afternoon to visit the Gamblers Book Shop again. The store has a new location since my last visit, having moved from its previous spot over on 11th Street near Charleston Blvd. to a smallish strip mall over on E. Tropicana Ave. The new store has just about everything the old one did, although I missed the room full of old magazines and used books which didn’t make the trip. I bought one book while there, one with kind of a historical value as far as poker literature goes. The book is by John Fox and is called Play Poker, Quit Work and Sleep Till Noon! or The Complete Psychology, Mathematics and Tactics of Winning Poker . When one opens the cover, the title page looks like it might have been patterned after the title pages of 17th- or 18th-century British novels and satires, extending on and on down the page: Play Poker, Quit Work and Sleep Till Noon! or Play Poker With “The Fox,” or Poker for the Greedy Player, or The Complete Guide to Winning Poker, or Poker: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why, or The Secrets of a Professional Poker Player, or The Mathematics Professor Plays Draw Poker, or How to Be the Best Poker Player on Your Block (or the World), or Draw Poker Tactics and the Science of Behavioral Deductions, or How You Can Make a Living Playing Casino Poker, or How to Win at Poker Without Being Really Lucky, or A Brief Outline of Some of the More Fundamental Aspects of Draw Poker (in 600 Pages) . Fox’s book was first published in 1977, and as that long version of the title indicates the game on which it focuses is five-card draw. However, though much of the strategy discussed concerns that largely outmoded game, the majority of the book concerns psychological issues, with lots of specific pointers regarding tells, projecting an image, various strategems to elicit desired responses from opponents, and other advice not necessarily specific to draw poker. As that long version of the title also probably suggests, Fox is quite the humorist, and employs a witty, engaging style throughout, peppering his discussions with funny anecdotes (some of which are laugh-out-loud hilarious) and what he calls “stratefices,” a word he invented to refer to “a tricky, extremely useful, carefully selected, profound, and more than a little underhanded maxim, principle, or rule.” When introducing the word, he explains its etymology in detail, claiming it combines elements of Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit, “in keeping with the learned nature of this erudite tome.” The book was self-published, and has all the quirky, unexpected shifts in typeface, spacing, and sometimes erratic copy editing one might expect. Like I say, the book kind of reminds me of an old British satire, what with all of the digressions, the pseudo-academic apparatus, and other idiosyncracies -- including the author’s sort-of-crazy-sounding persona. For those who are familiar, think Robert Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy or Jonathan Swift’s A Tale of a Tub . Fox’s book has a definite historical importance in poker literature, appearing a couple of years before Doyle Bruson’s Super/System and seven years before Mike Caro’s Book of Tells . Arnold Snyder, whose Poker Tournament Formula books I’ve recommended here before, speaks highly of Fox’s discussions of the psychology of poker and bluffing both in Play Poker, Quit Work and Sleep Till Noon! and in Fox’s second book, How to Hustle Home Poker (1981). Says Snyder, Fox’s discussions “are truly exceptional,” adding that Fox’s first book “truly is in a class by itself as poker books go.” Snyder also points out how some of the “old timers I’ve talked with told me when Fox’s book first came out in 1977, it was viewed by many of the top players as a groundbreaking book on the game that did for poker what Ed Thorp’s Beat the Dealer did for blackjack.” Snyder also commends Fox for the way he understands the relevance of mathematical probabilities in poker -- that is to say, knowing odds and frequencies are important, but not everything, and in some cases of no relevance whatsoever. Such a position provides fuel for Snyder in his ongoing fight with the “math heads” -- Mason Malmuth and David Sklansky. (I might come back to discussing this conflict in a post next week, actually.) Caro acknowledges Fox in his Book of Tells , and in fact Fox appears in one of the photographs in Caro’s book (see left) in which he’s shown doing a poor job concealing his hand from the player to his right. If you are interested in learning more about John Fox and his Play Poker, Quit Work and Sleep Till Noon! , the poker author John Vorhaus wrote a three-part series of columns for Card Player about the book last spring, titled “The Ageless Wisdom of John Fox.” The first two parts are available online (Part I, Part II), but I am not seeing the third installment, which appeared in the March 31, 2009 issue (Vol. 22, No. 6) -- apparently it didn’t make the cut for the online archive for that issue. Anyhow, like Snyder and Vorhaus, I recommend Fox’s book as both an entertaining and useful read -- if you can find it, that is. It has long been out of print, and I’m seeing copies online being offered for $100 or more. I know the Gamblers Book Shop had a couple more on their shelves for considerably less than that, if yr really interested. posted by Short-Stacked Shamus at 7/24/2009 08:46:00 AM. 2 Comments: I read the Vorhaus articles. Mr. Fox definitely seems to be an interesting character and worth a read. Thanks. I absolutely loved this book back in the day. for some reason I was just randomly searching for this again recently. as you can probably tell from my site, I am something of a 5 card draw poker nut but we all have our crosses to bear :-) poker player internet stakes. Primarily aimed at LittlewoodsCasino.com the most fittingly named high-stakes gamblers. 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To answer this question we first need to break it down into two player types – serious player who want to win and recreational players. For serious players the answer to this question may be imposed on them by losses – however, the answer may not be so simple for recreational players. Since this blog is catered for serious players, I will be focusing on that side. 5 Reasons Serious Poker Players Quit. 1) Losing Money. This happens to recreational players, but it can also happen to more serious players. For serious players it is important to know what your bankroll is and have limits. Given the amount of rake that the house takes from pots, your edge over other players needs to be significant. Over years a lot of players become complacent with their skill level and slowly slip into being losers at the games. Variance can make it difficult to know when you have tipped onto the losing side. 2) Poker stops being fun. Over the past 5 years I have seen some massive changes in the online poker environment. Recent, I wrote an article about why online poker is dying and discussed in some detail issues that are facing the industry. Table selecting has become an increasingly important in today’s games. Unfortunately, as a result of the intense table selection that occurs, playing is more of a grind. 3) Better opportunities Outside of Poker. The majority of the best players in the game are young. After a few years of grinding at poker (live or online) they often come to realize there are better and perhaps easier ways to make a buck. Frankly, I think the vast majority of people who have the skills and abilities to crush it at online poker are likely capable of crushing it in other fields as well. 4) Family. When you are young and single playing a cash game till 3am at the Wynn or Bellagio might make sense. However, that lifestyle at 40 with a couple of kids might not go over so well. So, I think that as poker players age many of them naturally start to look for a more structured work environment (structured and poker generally don’t go hand in hand). 5) Variance and Stress in Poker. Ed Miller recently wrote an article about variance and he said that it is “where your edge lives”. Ok, that may well be the case – obviously, we can all agree that without variance the game would die because it wouldn’t be fun for recreational players. Having said that, variance is also the enemy of poker players. It can be incredibly stressful especially if you have monthly bills to meet. Understanding how variance works and managing it is critical IMO. I don’t think that openly embracing wild variance is a good strategy at all – in fact, contrary to some people in the industry I think there are some smart variance reductions strategies that players should employ. Bottom line, I think that variance is a big part of the reason why a lot of players pack it in. Of course, I haven’t covered all the reasons serious players quit. However, in my experience these have been toward the top of the list. It is easy to get a bit consumed by the game and not know when to pull the plug. I think it is really important for players to know when to call it quits. Sure it may have been great for a couple of years out of college, but do you really want to be grinding it out (live or online) when you are 55? Heck, will you still be capable of winning by that point? The game has changed so much since I started playing about 10 years ago, and I have no doubt it will continue to evolve at a rapid rate. It takes a certain drive and focus to stay at the cutting edge of poker – which, I believe is difficult to maintain for decades. Hope you enjoyed my post and best of luck at the tables. I hope you will check out my book Exploitive No Limit Holdem . The Hard-Boiled Poker Radio Show. This episode highlights the great comic actress Lucille Ball, star of film, radio, and television. Also given some attention in this one, of course, is Desi Arnaz, Ball’s husband of twenty years and I Love Lucy co-star. There’s a burlesque theatre where the gang loves to go To see Queenie the cutie of the burlesque show And the thrill of the evening is when out Queenie skips And the band plays the polka while she strips. “Take it off, take it off,” cries a voice from the rear. “Take it off, take it off.” Soon it’s all you can hear. But she's always a lady even in pantomime So she stops! And always just in time. She’s as fresh and as wholesome as the flowers in May And she hopes to retire to the farm someday. But you can’t buy a farm until you’re up in the chips So the band plays the polka while she strips. “Take it off, take it off,” all the customers shout. “Down in front, down in front,” while the band beats it out. But she’s always a lady even in pantomime So she stops! And always just in time. Queenie, queen of them all. Queenie, someday you’ll fall. Someday church bells will chime In strip polka time. Oh! She hates corny waltzes and she hates the gavotte And there’s one big advantage if the music’s hot. It’s a fast moving exit just in case something rips So the band plays the polka while she strips. Drop around, take it in, it’s the best in the west. “Take it off, take it off, take it off, take it off” -- yell like the rest. Take her out when it’s over, she’s a peach when she's dressed But she stops! And always just in time. Queenie, queen of them all. Queenie, someday you’ll fall -- ouch! Someday the church bells, the ol' church bells will chime In strip polka time. As I explain, this particular episode was a reworking of an earlier one on the radio show (assigned the title “Be Your Husband’s Best Friend”) while also providing the basis for one of the first I Love Lucy episodes (see below). There were 124 episodes altogether, many of which are available over at the Internet Archive. Along with Ball and Denning, Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet appear as the Atterburys, with Ruth Perrott as Katy, the maid. Jess Oppenheimer produced and directed the episode, and he also co-wrote the script with Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Marlin Skiles composed the music, with Wilbur Hatch conducting. Any feedback on the show is welcome, as are suggestions for further episodes. Here’s hoping it doesn’t take as long for me to get to Episode 22. Thursday, August 5, 2010. Season Two To Come. Hello podcast people. I’m still here! Apologies once again for the lack of updates and/or episodes. Since I last stopped in here, I’ve been in Las Vegas for a couple of months helping to cover the World Series of Poker for PokerNews. I also took a trip south to Lima, Peru to help cover the LAPT event there for the PokerStars blog. Back home now, though, and have begun again to think about producing some new episodes of the Hard-Boiled Poker Radio Show. Am thinking of calling these new shows “Season Two,” once I do get going with them again. Meanwhile, here are a couple of items I wanted to share. Back in June I appeared as a guest on the Gambling Tales Podcast (episode 17) where I talked with the fellas about some of my experiences covering the WSOP. Click here to get to that episode. I ended up listening back to this at some point afterwards and it came out okay, I think -- kind of an interesting conversation about a number of different WSOP-related items. Also, the most recent issue of The World Poker Tour Magazine included an article by Matt Waldron in which he listed the “Top 10 Poker Podcasts.” He made some good choices -- indeed, I like all ten of these that he has listed. Click on the image below and you’ll get to a larger, readable version of the article. Of course, even without clicking for the bigger view you can probably see why I’ve mentioned the article here -- Waldron also included the Hard- Boiled Poker Radio Show as a recommended “niche nugget,” saying some nice things there in his description, too. Thanks, Matt! If you happen to have found this site and the show via that article, know that all 20 episodes are still available for download. You can also hunt around here on the blog for detailed descriptions of each show. And as always, any feedback -- including suggestions about future shows -- is welcome! Be back before too long with Season Two! Monday, April 5, 2010. HBPRS in Syndication. Apologies for the lack of new shows over here. The Hard-Boiled Poker Radio Show continues to be on hiatus, although I do have ideas for new episodes and hopes to revive it here at some point. One bit of news to report. The Poker Radio Network launched earlier this year, a new streaming radio station where one can here several poker- related programs, including episodes of the Hard-Boiled Poker Radio Show. Kind of a “syndication”-type situation, with the old eps being played several times during the week. Here’s the PRN schedule page for info on when the shows air as well as all of the other shows. You can also still click through here on the blog to the shows to listen or download. Additionally, you can get the show in iTunes. (That link launches iTunes.) As those who have listened to any of those episodes know, the episodes aren’t really “time-bound,” meaning (hopefully) they remain as interesting or entertaining well after they are first made and posted. Much thanks again to all of those who’ve listened in the past and sent along nice feedback. And if you happen to be a new listener and have found the site, drop me a note and let me know what you think. And perhaps send along suggestions/ideas for future shows, too, if you got ‘em. You can leave comments here or review the show over in iTunes. Or you can email me directly at shamus at hardboiledpoker dot com . Sunday, January 24, 2010. Update, a Review, and Another Podcast. Hey all. Wanted to touch base and let you know that another episode of the show is in the works and should be coming before too long. Sorry about the gap between episodes, but it has been a busy time over the last few weeks. Meanwhile, here are a couple of items to keep you occupied. First, TripJax has written a nice review of the show over on his blog -- check it out here. Much appreciated, friend! Finally, those of you who enjoy The Hard-Boiled Poker Radio Show should check out another new poker podcast, the Gambling Tales Podcast, hosted by Special K and Falstaff. They started GTP a couple of months ago and have already created six very entertaining episodes thus far. All shows feature an interview segment, as well as various stories from gambling history. If you want to read more about it, I wrote a post over on my primary blog a while back that gives some more details, titled “The Gambling Tales Podcast Rocks.” The shows are very well produced and make for fun listening. I may actually be appearing on some of the GTP shows in the near future to talk about poker books -- keep an eye on the Gambling Tales Podcast website for information regarding the shows. So, while yr waiting around for Shamus to get off his keyster and make a new episode of the HBPRS, go check out and enjoy the Gambling Tales Podcast, why dontcha? Talk to you soon! Monday, December 14, 2009. Episode 20: Mel Blanc. This episode focuses primarily on the great actor, singer, comedian, and “man of 1,000 voices” Mel Blanc. Don’t want no lovin’, don’t want no kissin’, Don’t want no gal to call me honey. Don’t want my name in the Hall of Fame, Just want a big fat pile of money. Give me that all mighty dollar, for that lettuce hear me holler. Give me buckets full of ducats, let me walk around and waller In Mazuma, el dinero, wanna be a millionaro. Give me money, money, money, money, money. I want that green ammunition, that’s the stuff for which I’m wishin’. Fill my closets with deposits, I’m a demon at addition. Give me sheckels, give me pesos, let me see their smiling face-os, Money, money, money, money, money. I wanna get me a suit that’s made out of loot And whistle the wearing of the green. I’ve got that monetary-itis, like to be just like King Midas, Want that golden touch is what I mean. Give me that old double eagle, want that tender that is legal, And financially substantially any sum I can inveigle. Wanna live in regal splendor, with that lovin’ legal tender, Give me money, money, money, money, money. I’m a greenback collector, I’m a paper bill inspector, I’m a savage for that cabbage, man, to me it’s golden nectar. Pour that filthy lucre on me, spread those lovin’ germs upon me, Give me money, money, money, money, money. Just let me roll ’round upon it, stuff those bank rags in my bonnet, Any kind just so some president has got his picture on it. Let me feel it, let me hold it, let me sit there and fold it, Give me money, money, money. I wanna car load of cash, the kind I can stash A vat full of vo-do-de-oh-dough. You know your banker never lets it matter whereabouts you gets it. Has you got it, boy? That’s all he wants to know. Give me treasure I can measure, ’cause that’s my idea of pleasure, Give me wampum, guilder, Jesus, let me count it at my leisure, Let me live in regal splendor with that lovin’ legal tender, Give me money, money, money, money! And if they ever plant trees of E Pluribus Unum, I wanna be the guy that they send out to prune ’em! Money, money, money, money, money! I talk a little bit about a couple of old Bugs Bunny cartoons in which our favorite rabbit finds himself playing cards during the 19th-century gold rush. Included in there is a hand of blackjack in which Bugs defeats his opponent after standing on just one card! Not hard to find episodes of this one on the intertubes. Here is a site where you can listen to just about all of them streaming on the web, and here is another where you can download most as .mp3 files. This particular episode stars Mel Blanc, Mary Jane Croft, Earle Ross, and Joseph Kearns. The music is by Victor Miller and His Orchestra, and Bud Hiestand is the announcer. Read more about Mel Blanc’s long, varied career over on Wikipedia. As I mentioned before, the show will soon be syndicated over on the Poker Radio Network, which from what I hear should be up and running fairly soon. Stay tuned! Monday, October 19, 2009. Episode 19: Ace of Spades. I start the show with an excerpt from one of the later chapters in the new history of poker by James McManus ( Positively Fifth Street ). The chapter originally appeared as a column in the June 10, 2008 issue of Card Player magazine. This passage comes amid a discussion by McManus of some of the associations made over the years with the ace of spades. In particular, this excerpt focuses on how the card was “played” (so to speak) during the Vietnam Conflict. Could not possibly have an episode with this title and not pay homage to Lemmy and his mates, could we? The lyrics: If you want to gamble, I tell you I’m your man. You win some, lose some -- it’s all the same to me. The pleasure is to play, it makes no difference what you say. I don’t share your greed, the only card I need is The ace of spades, the ace of spades. Playing for the high one, dancing with the devil, Going with the flow -- it’s all a game to me. Seven or eleven, snake eyes watching you. Double up or quit, double stakes or splits, The ace of spades, the ace of spades. You know I’m born to lose, and gambling’s for fools, But that’s the way I like it baby, I don’t wanna live forever. And don’t forget the joker! Pushing up the ante, I know you’ve got to see me, Read ’em and weep -- the dead man’s hand again. I see it in your eyes, take one look and die. The only thing you see, you know it’s gonna be The ace of spades, the ace of spades. There is not a lot of information out there regarding this show. Here is the cast as best as I can make out from their listing at the end of the episode: The episode starred Betty Carmine, Olive Thomas, Jack Coster, Thomas Melba, Eddie Bryan, Malcolm Belairs, Robert Moore, Aldine Brennamen, and George Conkling. Eric Laurens was the announcer, with Nicholas B. Harris appearing as well. The script was written by Ralph Brookhart, and the show was directed and produced by Carolyn Carol. Anyone with more info about Nick Harris Detective , please feel free to send it along. Also, anyone with suggestions or ideas for future shows, do either leave those here in a comment or contact me via email at shamus at hardboiledpoker dot com . In other news, I mentioned at the end of this episode plans to have the show syndicated over on a new internet streaming station called the Poker Radio Network, currently set to launch in early December. More to come on that. Sunday, August 30, 2009. Episode 18: Gun Shy Gambler. I read a short selection from the entertaining and informative strategy text by John Fox, a book that preceded both Doyle Brunson’s Super/System and Mike Caro’s Book of Tells . Click here to read my Hard-Boiled Poker post in which I discuss the book further. In the excerpt, Fox tells a story of how he devised a system for keeping track of statistical data at the poker table -- and how all of his careful planning was nearly spoiled in dramatic, humorous fashion. Starring Brace Beamer (The Lone Ranger) and John Todd (Tonto). Directed by Charles D. Livingstone. Here is the Wikipedia entry on the Lone Ranger, which includes the story of the long-running radio show. Sites with many of the episodes are available all over the web -- here is one with nearly 1,000 episodes of the show. Saturday, July 25, 2009. Episode 17: Jack of Clubs. Turn the cards slowly while you’re dealin’, darlin’. Please don’t double-deal to win my heart. Turn the cards slowly while you're dealin’, darlin’. Don’t go breakin’ rules right from the start. The ramblin’ gamblin’ reckless way you treat my heart’s a sin. Each night down on my knees I pray your gamblin’ ways will end. Turn the cards slowly while you’re dealin’, darlin’. And if you stack the deck, then I’ll move on. I read excerpts from an article about the 1976 World Series of Poker Main Event. You can access the full article online in the Sports Illustrated “vault” -- an archive of all SI articles -- by clicking here. Starring Jack Webb (Pat Novak), Raymond Burr (Police Inspector Hellman), Tudor Owen (Jocko Madigan), Betty Lou Gierson, Victor Perrin, Ted de Corsia, and Herb Butterfield. Music by Basil Adlam. Produced and directed by William Rousseau. Announced by George Fenneman. Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Episode 16: Burns and Allen. Most of this episode is taken up with the main feature. By the way, it appears whatever problems I was having before with iTunes have been resolved, so the episodes should all be appearing over there as before. Enjoy! Starring George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Jimmy Cash. Guest star Alan Ladd. Music by Felix Mills and His Orchestra. Announcer: Bill Goodwin. Saturday, May 23, 2009. An Update. Hard-Boiled Poker Radio Show listeners! I wanted to send along a brief update here before I leave for Las Vegas (tomorrow!), where I’ll be helping PokerNews cover the World Series of Poker for the second straight summer. First, I wanted to let you know that I have recorded Episode 16 and plan to post it here in the next week or so, after I am settled in LV. Probably won’t be able to do another show until I return home in July, but I may try to gather some additional content while at the WSOP to include in future HBPRS episodes. Second, I have been using Feedburner for distributing the podcast, and have encountered a minor snafu here lately. Earlier this year, Feedburner merged with Google, and so those of us with Feedburner accounts were asked to allow them to move our accounts over, then get Google accounts so we could access our Feedburner stuff. I already had a Google account, of course, so that wasn’t such a problem. However, it appears that the merger might have affected how things work with iTunes. I’m noticing that since I went ahead and moved over to Google, the recent episodes of the show are not appearing in iTunes (i.e., the last five shows, or all of those posted in 2009). I haven’t checked the other places where you can subscribe to the show, and so don’t know if there are any problems happening in those places, too. Rooting around on the ’net reveals that I’m not the only one experiencing this sort of difficulty with iTunes since the merger, and that it appears to be some difficulty that Feedburner/Google is probably going to have to resolve. The show has a new RSS feed -- http://feeds2.feedburner.com/hardboiledpokerradioshow -- although the old feed is still working, too (apparently). There’s just some issue with iTunes at the moment as far as getting iTunes to recognize the new feed (?). Like I say, I hope the momentary trouble gets worked out. (If it doesn’t, I may have to explore moving the podcast over to some other location than Feedburner.) If anybody has any techy advice for helping me resolve my Feedburner-Google-iTunes dilemma, feel free to send it along to shamus at hardboiledpoker dot com . But right now, I need to go pack. Thanks for listening everyone, and I’ll be posting that Episode 16 here soon! Phil Galfond Vol. 22, No. 5 Card Player Magazine. In the past couple of years, the face of poker has drastically changed as baby-faced assassins have infiltrated the poker world at break-neck speed. A community that was once dominated by old-school poker legends who have spent decades perfecting their play is now crawling with eager, . Inside Straight -- News. Colorado Verdict a Huge Victory for Poker Poker Players Alliance Supports Local Poker Players By Stephen A. Murphy Rafferty's was hoppin'. It was the biggest poker night the Greeley, Colorado, bar had seen in quite some time. The owners even . continued. Player of the Year. Borgata Winter Open Loads Up the Leader Board The only players to crack the top 10 on the Card Player 2009 Player of the Year (POY) leader board during the last two weeks came from the final table of the Borgata Winter Open $3,000 no-limit hold'em . continued. Tournament Trail. Australian Poker in the Post-Hachem Era The Growth of Poker Down Under Takes Center Stage at the Aussie Millions Late on a Saturday night in July 2005, the poker room at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, was packed. All 27 tables were filled . continued. Final-Table Takedown -- Mike Watson. Mike Watson is a 24-year-old poker pro from Toronto, Canada. He graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in pure math in 2006, and around the same time, he started to play online tournaments seriously. By the end of 2007, he was . continued. Generation Next -- Matt Stout. Matthew Stout practically came out of the womb palming a fistful of cards, shoving all in on a draw, and jamming with fold equity with air. At the age of 4, he learned five-card draw, swapping loose change back and forth with family and friends. As he . continued. Hand 2 Hand Combat -- Kevin MacPhee. Want to study real poker hands with the Internet's most successful players? In this series, Card Player offers hand analysis with online poker's leading talent. Event UltimateBet Online Championship, event No. 5 – $320 six-max no-limit . continued. Card Player Pro. The "Gap Concept," coined by poker author David Sklansky, refers to the idea that it takes a stronger hand to call a raise preflop than it does to make the original raise. Like most other paradigms in poker, the Gap Concept took the poker . continued. Mind Over Poker. The school of thought on pot odds ranges from those who advocate going with the odds 100 percent of the time to Phil Hellmuth's famous declaration that "pot odds are for suckers." While I think that pot odds are definitely a factor and . continued. The Scoop -- Gavin Smith. Gavin Smith has earned more than $4 million in tournaments over the years, including a World Poker Tour title, and he's done it all with a style that's all his own. He sits down with Adam and Diego to talk about it. Diego Cordovez: Michael . continued. Capture the Flag -- Isaac Haxton. Isaac Haxton got his start in poker by playing cash games while attending Brown University, where he obtained a degree in philosophy. He continues to fuel his soaring bankroll by beating the high-stakes cash games online, where he plays anything from . continued. High Stakes Poker's Fifth Season Kicks Off. All of you high-stakes poker-action junkies, get set for perhaps the wildest season yet of monster pots and bricks of cash trading hands. The Game Show Network began airing the much anticipated fifth season of the popular poker cash-game show High . continued. Online Poker Q-7 Meltdowns! OK, I recently was playing in a $1,000 buy-in - $100,000-guaranteed prize pool - online poker tournament at UltimateBet.com. The tournament had 170 entrants and we started with 5,000 in chips. Simultaneously, I was playing in a $300 buy-in UBOC event . continued. Funny Hands - Part I. My columns have been a bit on the serious side of late, so I thought this might be a good time to step back and take a look at the lighter side of poker with a few of the funniest hands I've witnessed over the past 35 years. Yes, I did say 35 . continued. Chances of Winning Versus Improving. "You sure did that ass-backwards," I said to myself. I was in the small blind with the 6 5, two players limped in, and a local doctor raised from late position. Playing $30-$60 limit hold'em, it was an easy call, as I was one-third in . continued. Winners Act Decisively. This series of columns is based on this succinct statement found in Gambling Theory and Other Topics (Page 8): "The key to successful gambling is simply to 'get the best of it' and then to 'make the most of it.'" . continued. Maniacs. Hi. Come on in. Goulash today. Everyone's mom made goulash. My mom made it like this. Don't ask what's in it. Just eat. In some parts of the world, it's still winter. To you good folks, I offer this Poker Player's Prayer in Winter: . continued. The Mississippi Straddle. Editor's note: The following is a special preview from Jeff Hwang's upcoming book, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: Advanced Play Vol. I, tentatively scheduled to be available in the first half of this year. "People who don't straddle go to . continued. Practical Probability - Part IV. This column will discuss the important topic of correlation. While correlation is really more of a statistical measure than a topic within probability theory, it is extremely valuable to be comfortable with the concept. Correlation allows us to . continued. Deuce - Part IV. Generally, I play low-stakes online no-limit single-draw deuce-to-seven lowball straightforwardly. Here are some typical hands. This seven- handed game has blinds of 25¢-50¢. The first two players fold. The next player opens for the minimum . continued. Bluffing in Limit Hold'em: Mission Impossible? So far in this series, we have looked at some general bluffing concepts, and have explored bluffing preflop, on the flop, and on the turn. This column and the next one will look at bluffing on the river. You can find all previous columns in this . continued. When Do I Know I'm Awesome? It's a common question that takes many forms. "How many hands do I have to play before I know I'm a winner?" That's the most standard form of the question. "If I've won $12 per 100 hands for the last 10,000 hands, does . continued. High-Low Declare Rules. Because of my poker rules and writings, I get a lot of questions regarding rules. I recently got a question about the rules of high-low split when played with a declare. This game is rarely played in a casino, but is popular in private games. As far . continued. The Ageless Wisdom of John Fox - Part II. Last time, we started surfing the pages of John Fox's underappreciated poker classic, Play Poker, Quit Work and Sleep Till Noon! We had determined that while Fox had an eye for the trenchant observation, he was also very much a product of his time . continued. 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - Part 1. The early part of January is always time for my second-favorite tournament of the year. 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