Two Plus Two Online Poker Strategy Magazine Publisher Note
A few weeks ago I started a new thread in our News, Views, and Gossip Forum called “Cardrooms: Everything Bad.” My purpose was to discuss a new book that I’m working on titled Cardrooms: Everything Bad and How to Make Them Better; An Analysis of Those Areas Where Poker Rooms Need Improvement.
I was hoping to get a post or two with some possible suggestions of what the book needed to cover. Instead, there was an avalanche of responses, and apparently a nerve was hit and a much better book than what I originally intended will be produced. more ...
How to Deal with Bad Beats and Coolers
One of the most difficult aspects of playing poker is handling the emotions caused by losing a hand when we expect to win. Whether someone draws out on us or has the one hand that can beat us, we have to learn how to accept bad events. From a psychological perspective, there are four main ways that we can train ourselves to deal with bad beats and coolers, and these strategies relate to different aspects of our psychology. more ...
Applying the Kelly Criterion to an event with existing bets - Part 3
The title of this article is a lie. It should actually be called Staking Strategies that may Require you to Place a Negative EV Bet. While it is a follow up to my two previous articles here and here, I won’t be applying the Kelly criterion to existing bets or analyzing what to do with bets you’ve already made. Instead, I’m going to take a deep dive into applying the Kelly criterion to making a strategic plan for staking all your bets before you make them. more...
