Monthly Archives: December 2009

“Cross Cards” Hand Recognition Exercise

Posted on 12/12/2009 by admin

Another experimental brain exercises, this program is a crossword puzzle of sorts that requires no spelling ability. Instead of spelling words, you make poker hands with the combination of 2 hole cards and a set of 5 selected cards, Texas … Continue reading →

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Texas Hold’em Pre-flop Hand Reading Drill

Posted on 12/09/2009 by admin

This drill-exercise prototype is intended to improve pre-flop hand evaluation skills, as an alternate way for those who are not that good at memorizing tables of data, this preliminary module just asks you to order hands by value. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Texas Hold’em Starting Hand Return On Investment Stats, Take 2

Posted on 12/06/2009 by admin

interested in seeing the actual benefits of position tailored play , where the late positions have the strategic edge, I examined a number of Poker Stars hand histories from late 2008. Comparing $0.25/$0.50 blind no limit to $3/$6 no limit … Continue reading →

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Barney Frank’s Internet gambling hearing December 3, 2009

Posted on 12/04/2009 by admin

The House Committee on Financial Services held a  hearing on Internet gambling on December 3, 2009 Chaired by Congressman Barney Frank, a proponent of online gambling, up for consideration were H.R. 2266, Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act, and H.R. 2267, … Continue reading →

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