With the passage of legislation in Nevada on Friday February 22, 2013, online gambling, and online poker will soon be available to people from the United States. I believe that it will take some time for sites to be up, running, and offering poker, but that gives you some time to prepare. If you intend […]
Category Archives: Poker Blog
Bankroll Management
Bankroll management is one of the most important early lessons for a poker player who desires profitability. If you are not managing your bankroll, you will not achieve success. If you don’t know what a bankroll is, well, then you are really behind, but you are not out of luck. What is a bankroll […]
The Bubble
You are on the bubble. How do you feel? I am sure that your answer is dependent on the size of your stack at the moment, but how would you answer if all stacks were equal? Does this spot in the tournament generally cause you anxiety? Are you simply trying to hang on? Over time […]
You will lose
When you play poker regularly, whether it be live or online, you will have to learn to deal with losing. You will lose for a variety of reasons, but you should limit those reasons and work to improve over time. Dealing with how to lose is also important. What happens to you when you lose? […]
Math and Feel
Though poker has thousands of elements, two that are of critical importance are math and feel. As a novice poker player feel is more or less what you are feeling at the moment. Thus, you are analyzing the moment. Ego is usually heavily involved at this point, as is your lack of ability to truly […]
The Poker Philosopher Launches
January 2, 2013 marks the launch of PokerPhilosopher.com. This is the launch date of the site, not of career. This site has been designed to increase my ability to reach my clients, and to give them additional resources for their success. If you don’t yet know who I am I have played most of my games […]