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The differences between cash game poker and tournament poker

Cash game poker and tournament poker are quite different. Not only does cash game poker allow you to walk away with your winnings at any time, you may play with any skill level player that you want to. In tournament poker, games and tables are much more regulated. Cash game poker is what many poker [...]


Sometimes I want to strangle people…

… at pokertables. I’ll give you the rundown of a hand I almost cried about. I have AK suited under the gun and I raise 4BB. I flop the nuts with QJT with two of my suit too so I’m on the royal draw on a jellyroll. I bet out knowing one guy behind me [...]


I kinda went on TILT

Like every poker player, I dread the days on which I know I play bad, or on which I realize afterwards I was tilting without actually realizing it, thus losing way too much money due to donkeyplay. Anyway, last night was such a night. Playing $2/$5, luckily, so only losing about $200 in the process. [...]


A steak at the poker table…

I ate a steak at the poker table today, and I wish I hadn’t. Let me tell you a painful story: Walked in with about $2000 in my pocket, went straight for the 5/10 game, my favorite at the casino here. Started off playing aggressive, making button-raises, following through on the flop most of the [...]