The Surly Poker Gnome

It feels good to be playing my "A" game. My results have been OK but not great as donkeys get it in bad and suckout repeatedly. Wh...

A few days ago, I wrote , "Calling 3-bets preflop with low pocket pairs is not profitable if you have to count on hitting a set to win ...

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding Bob Ciaffone, but his "open-book test" in this month's issue of Card Player Magazine seems wr...

Wow, the 3/6 and 2/4 NL games on Full Tilt have been incredibly loose over the last few weeks. I can't explain it. Maybe it's the ho...

This hand of the day played out well. http://www.pokerhand.org/?1625641 FullTiltPoker $3/$6 - 4 handed Dealt to smizmiatch [6c 5d] CO folds ...

I found Kick Ass Poker Blog's breakdown of the UIGEA regulations to be informative. Check it out here (don't let the multipart forma...

I love coinflips. In a cash game, I'll take them any chance I can get, especially if I'm the one able to put the pressure on. Only g...

I took down the monthly WPBT event today. It was a pretty solid field. I only really got lucky on the last hand, when I hit a set of Queens...

I was really bored and couldn't sleep on the flight back from Phoenix to Honolulu, so I ended up doing some lengthy poker math. Here...

Here's the problem: You have AA or KK and raise in late position. The big blind calls. The flop comes down single suited, like 3c 6c 8c,...

The sting of tax day still hurts. I hate losing bankroll because it sets back future earning potential and makes my goals for the year harde...

There are many sites that provide information about poker odds, but none provides a comprehensive single source for basic odds knowledge in ...