Mad World of Poker

I haven’t been playing enough poker over the last couple weeks and I’m feeling rusty. I played for like half an hour online yesterday and had a hard time focussing on the things I usually focus on without much effort. I’m going to the casino tonight hoping the lack of distractions will keep me playing [...]

I just had 2 in a row on UltimateBet. 1. Got aces, flop is all diamonds. I have the ace of diamonds. I check, villain bets, I raise, he shoves, I call. He shows king-high flush, I make nut diamonds on the river. 2. Holding QJ spades, flop is 49K rainbow. Check check. Turn is [...]

I played my first 12-hour live session yesterday, and I’m still somewhat shaking from the sleep-deprivation. I’m starting to realize playing poker under tough physical conditions is a challenge — but I had fun… Decided to play the $2/$4 No Limit Hold’em game as I feel I can bust a couple times before feeling bad [...]

On the RIVER! The painful thing is — it was quite a big pot, that I had built up to perfection… I’m holding KQos on the button — unopened, I decide to raise 3BB to hopefully steal the pot. No success, the Big Blind decides to call and we see a flop. Great news! KQ4, [...]