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October 2008 - Posts

• Poker and the Stock Market: Part 2

  
  

  (continued from Part 1 ) #3 Long Term vs. Short Term You don’t have to ask around long to find that if you are participating in either poker or the stock market to make money in the short term, you have it all wrong. Both share a fundamental concept that... Read More... Posted Oct 31 2008, 08:01 PM by xmikex137 with 10 Comments

• Barack Obama: My Choice in 2008

  
  

  As we all know, the UIGEA has significantly undermined the spread of online poker throughout the United States and made it somewhat harder to play online, especially for casual players. While it has not actually criminalized poker, even those of us who... Read More... Posted Oct 30 2008, 03:53 PM by adanthar with 37 Comments

• Poker and the Stock Market: Part 1

  
  

  For as long as I can remember, I have had an interest in business. Insofar I have pursued these aspirations with a dual concentration in finance and international business. During my early years of college I discovered a parallel desire of playing poker... Read More... Posted Oct 29 2008, 07:23 PM by xmikex137 with 13 Comments

• Reading Rainbow

  
  

  “They’re all donkeys.” “You can’t bluff them.” “Nobody ever folds.” It’d be easy to oversimplify your opponents in low buy-in poker tournaments. These snap judgments aren’t stereotypes, per se…just a misunderstanding of how others play the game and, more... Read More... Posted Oct 26 2008, 03:28 PM by grapsfan with 8 Comments

• Calculating Poker Tournament Expectation

  
  

  After reading countless books, studying videos, and talking poker for more hours than I care to admit I have noticed that most topics have been well covered in some way. In a recent World Series of Poker episode Daniel Negreanu said "In the long... Read More... Posted Oct 23 2008, 05:09 PM by dgillis with 23 Comments

• Winning at Micro Stakes Poker

  
  

  I hear the voice at least once a week, if not more. A voice crying out in a poker forum: “Should I move up in stakes? I can’t figure out how to beat these micro-donks!” My reply is always, “If you can’t find a style to beat bad players, how are you going... Read More... Posted Oct 19 2008, 09:52 PM by grapsfan with 16 Comments

• Knowing When to Say When

  
  

  I haven’t been teaching or even playing that much lately. Every time I turn around it seems that something else has been added to my plate and life isn’t leaving me much time for poker. But that’s alright. I know the wheel will soon turn and things will... Read More... Posted Oct 17 2008, 03:52 PM by seal with 5 Comments

• Perspective Revisited

  
  

  I live in central New Jersey. Like many of our friends and neighbors, my wife gets up at 5:00am and makes the daily commute into New York City for her job. For the past fifteen years she has worked for a huge, multi-billion dollar financial services company... Read More... Posted Oct 07 2008, 05:48 AM by seal with 7 Comments

• Savings Tips for Poker Players

  
  

  I have put together a list of investment vehicles that offer safety and liquidity during current market conditions. The following savings tips are easy to implement and can help hedge your current portfolio against risk. The benefits of having cash reserves... Read More... Posted Oct 07 2008, 04:50 AM by CardXFactor with 8 Comments

• Twenty-Four Hours for Larry

  
  

  Some of you may remember my post in Poker Discussion entitled An Eye-Opening Experience . If you happened to miss it or don’t recall the thread, you can read it here . I encourage you to take a look at it before reading this article, so that you have... Read More... Posted Oct 02 2008, 10:09 PM by shanetrain22 with 24 Comments