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The term is a metaphor describing when a player has experienced a sequence of unusually unplayable cards over a seemingly extended period of time. In a sense the hands seem…

A dry board in poker features a lousy flop with no apparent flush or straight draws; no coordination whatsoever. However, it makes an ideal spot for a c-bet or position…

In poker a ring game is another name for a live action cash game played with chips. Ring games have minimum and maximum buy-ins. You can open your wallet as…

This refers to what some players swear is a way to intuit what your opponent is up to. A tell is a cue, intentional or unintentional, giving away information about…

Geometric bet sizing is when a player wagers the same percentage of the pot on the flop, turn, and river. It makes your betting strategy harder to read, keeps bluffing…

This is when a player calls a bet, usually on the river, despite suspecting they are beaten.  It’s often done because they’ve already invested so much money in the pot and…

Angle shooting occurs to confuse opponents in order to gain information and/or put them off balance. Here are a few examples. Mixing chip colors to make stacks hard to count…

Several of the players listed below were regulars at Moll’y’s Room high stakes games: Top Stars: Toby McGuire Ben Affleck Jason Alexander Matt Damon Jennifer Tilley Top Athletes: Richard Seymour…

I’ve got a problem with continuation bets. If you don’t improve your marginal opening hand or position bet on the flop, several players will have. A C-Bet, at that point,…

Well-mixed cards are the goal for a near-perfect random deal in poker. Using the riffle technique, a 52 deck of cards is considered optimized after seven shuffles and ready to…