July was a pretty sweet month, just for life in general. The only thing that sucked about it was the demise of my football team the Lions. Some of their performances through the month had me depressed for days at time. I held a lot of hope for them this year, but for some inexplicable reason they have lost their way from their good early season form. Joining the gym was definitely one of the [...]

I thought it would be good to write a little piece on a concept in poker that is rarely touched upon, but I feel is very important. I’d like to talk a little about confidence levels, the psychological kind, not the mathematical kind. Whether you are new to poker or an experienced grinder, your self-confidence can have a dramatic impact upon the way you play and approach each poker session. Your bankroll is going to [...]

Villain is xxTehBluffmanxx, 17/13/4.13 over thousands. His line is strange here obviously, but he plays pretty weird in general. The remaining stack size and size of the pot makes this a kind of an awkward spot to value bet… Thoughts? Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 8 Players LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter MP2: $285.50 CO: $333.90 BTN: $83 SB: $198 BB: $94.60 UTG: $115.55 UTG+1: $298.70 Hero (MP1): $357.45 Pre-Flop: A A dealt [...]

Villain is 26/4/1.3 over 70 hands. The original raiser pre-flop is a decent tag reg for what it is worth. I’m not sure what to read into his cold-call of the three bet pre-flop, usually that is pretty strong, but going by his stats I’m not so sure. I’m assuming the flop call is pretty standard once he does this small donk bet, although it is indicative of weakness I don’t really see what a [...]

Both players have 40+ vpips over around 60 hands. Very weird line by the villain and a short stack to act behind me, do I still shove? Poker Stars, $2/$4 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 8 Players LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter CO: $72 BTN: $400 SB: $278.95 Hero (BB): $455.30 UTG: $130 UTG+1: $443 MP1: $88.85 MP2: $396 Pre-Flop: 9 J dealt to Hero (BB) UTG raises to $8, 5 folds, SB calls $6, Hero [...]