Posts Tagged ‘Theory of Poker’
by Simon Dexter Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
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When Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson beat TJ Cloutier in the WSOP main event in 2000, many game theorists hailed the victory as one which marked the beginning of a new poker age. Forget all of that nonsense about reading your opponent or wearing dodgy sunglasses and a headset they suggested, for poker is en route to becoming a lot like chess or backgammon. In both of these games, computer models can replicate the moves of the greatest players; only child prodigies and world-class players can beat them.
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by Simon Dexter Monday, November 5th, 2007
A former FBI secret agent is using the skills he was taught to catch double agents, to help poker players improve their game.
Joseph Navarro believes that subtle body language can reveal much about a player’s intentions and whether they hold a good hand or are bluffing.
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by Simon Dexter Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
To stand any chance of winning at poker, players should keep one word in mind at all times.
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by Simon Dexter Saturday, July 28th, 2007
The Who famously asked (without a question mark) Who are you. It is a question that every poker player needs to ask themselves and only an honest answer will allow them to move on and become a better player.
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by Simon Dexter Monday, May 28th, 2007
I was offered the opportunity to share a helicopter for the short ride between Monaco and Nice airport after the Monte Carlo Grand Final. I decided that, as I had plenty of time on my hands, to make the journey by road instead.
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by Simon Dexter Monday, May 28th, 2007
The question of how to play pocket pairs comes up time and again on poker forums and strategy sites.
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by Simon Dexter Saturday, April 28th, 2007
A number of years ago, an English football coach named Charles Hughes wrote a book about football tactics and skills in which he revealed that 85% of goals come following five passes or less. At the time, Hughes’ findings were deemed to represent an incredible breakthrough; years of statistical evidence seemed to support his statistical case and subsequently, the dreaded long-ball game was born.
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by Simon Dexter Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Why is it that politicians of every persuasion are often referred to as knaves or jokers, but rarely as aces? And isn’t it a peculiar fact of life that every negative card-playing connotation, from being guilty of sharp practice to behaving in an underhand manner seem to be associated as much with elected members of Parliament as they are with the dirtiest of poker tables?
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by Simon Dexter Sunday, November 26th, 2006
A friend, who happens to be a publisher, asked me recently whether I would be interested in helping him put together a book about poker tips and poker strategy. Maybe I have this thing about seeing my name in print, so naturally I concurred, but with one proviso: that we were not assembling yet another instructional poker rules manual that resulted in its contributors being labelled ‘poker guru’. “No,” he confirmed, “it’s much more interesting that that.”
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