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Shatner… part deux

In this post I will relate the card table demeanor of the shat man himself. I think this picture is a pretty good encapsulation of it…

The New Guy tells his favorite poker story

Hello everybody. As this is my first post, I am going to introduce myself to you all by regailing you with a story that I always tell when the conversation turns to either poker or Star Trek.  ”Star Trek? what does poker have to do with start trek?” you say “I’m glad you asked” I [...]

An Amusing Poker Story from Macau

   Macau is hosting it’s first poker tournament ever, so the local dealers had to be trained from scratch.  The following online report is about one of these poker dealers.   “During the $300 mega-satellite on the first day, we had a dealer at our table who was new and pretty nervous as it was his [...]

Poker tragedy: amateur poker player Frank Desena was murdered November, 1, 2007

Frank Desena, 55, of Wayne NJ was murdered Thursday night Nov 1, during an 11PM  robbery at the just re-opened Straddle Club at 28th and 5th.  I heard about this tragedy from a friend of mine named Steve, who had played poker with Frank at the old Mayfair club in NYC.   Frank was one of the small group [...]

Two Noteworthy Stories Concerning Neteller

                                                                       Neteller used to provide payment services to online gambling Web sites.  I used the company to transfer money in and out of online poker rooms.   After the American government cracked down on online poker and Neteller’s two founders were arrested, Neteller stopped dealing with online poker rooms.  They also froze the deposits of American players, which meant that they [...]

Loss Aversion: What to do about it?

I have written about loss aversion before.  It is the irrational tendency that people have to prefer avoiding losses rather than acquiring gains.  I know I have this problem, which becomes highlighted when I play poker.  I’m sure that if I could deal with it better, I would become a much better poker player. Why do [...]

Marc Salem – potentially the best poker player who ever lived

You have to watch this video of Marc Salem.  It is simply amazing what this guy can do in terms of reading peoples’ behavior.  I am certain that he would make a phenomenal poker player, always knowing what other players are holding.  There is a philosophical view called behaviorism.  According to an unsophisticated version of the view, mental [...]

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