The Surly Poker Gnome

I've picked up some strategic gems from a couple of recent shows. I'll put them down here in hopes that they stick. Cash Plays: Limi...

I bought a cheap Sansa mp3 player exclusively to listen to poker podcasts in my car as I drive to work. There's some high-quality conten...

“What’s the point of life if you don’t gamble?” -- Phil Ivey That's my favorite Ivey quote, taken from this old Michael Craig post . Ive...

Screw heads-up poker. I'm going back to my regular 6-max and full ring 5/10 NL games after failing to get close to becoming a winning he...

Video watched: Spaceman in a Cowboy Hat ep. 2 I always have to laugh at myself when I complain about losing one day, and then I feel like a ...

This effort to get good at heads-up poker is starting to discourage me a bit. I feel like I'm improving daily, but the results aren'...

Video watched: Spaceman in a Cowbow Hat, ep. 1 I've noticed that I've been calling too much out of position postflop. In general, I ...

One of the skills I'm focusing on is how to better adapt to my opponents. Every heads-up player is different, and it's entirely poss...

I ran pretty good in my five sports bets this weekend. I feel lucky to go 3-2, and another bet that would have been a loser didn't proce...

I got a poker coach, and it was completely worth it. Thanks to DeucesCracked for setting me up with cowpig, whose grasp of the heads-up game...

I usually single-table heads-up games so that I can get a feel for the flow of the match and look closely for exploitable situations. Heads-...

A lot of the money in hold'em cash games is made postflop, which is how it should be. Everything can change with the turn of a card or t...

This brutal run continued Friday and Saturday, but I seem to be pulling out of it a little today. What's important is that I'm learn...

Took a day off. Videos: pr1nnyraiding ep. 3 and ep. 4 . These videos dealt with adjusting to loose-passive and weak-tight players. Some of...

I've gotten myself into some cool situations recently with my turn bet-sizing. The idea is that if you want to get your opponent all-in,...

The difference in skill between 2/4 heads-up opponents and 5/10 opponents is truly amazing. I mean, some of these guys blow through their bu...

When I posted yesterday, I was playing way too aggressively preflop. I went over the edge with 3-bets and check-raises to the point where I ...

Well, that didn't go well. I can't seem to catch a break in the heads-up games the last few days, and I find myself a little bit los...

I'm going to try doing something a little different in this space by jotting down thoughts about my heads-up game without necessarily ma...

This hand came up in the middle of a very aggressive match. I'm happy with it. Full Tilt Poker, $5/$10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Playe...