Category Archives: Poker and Money Managment

The Mathematics of a Lowball Sidebet

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Prestonp

This month I have gone ahead and gone along with the other Lowball players wishes and played the “gidgets and gadgets” of Lowball sidebets. I figure it doesn’t cost me anything, it’s good for my image, and it pays to … Continue reading →

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Probabilities for Fun and Profit

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Prestonp

So it gets around after a time that I’m pretty good with probabilities. Strangely, the management at the casino I work at has asked me to start giving them “the answers” to various problems that their management just hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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Defending the Big Blind and Preflop Hand Selection

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Prestonp

I’ve been criticized in my limit play for calling a single raise out of the Big Blind with hands such as A6 offsuit. Poker players are prestigious as Jennifer Harmon in Super System 2 say that you should not call … Continue reading →

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An Indispensable Book on Poker

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Prestonp

My friend (and blog reader) Taylor called me yesterday to ask me questions about what constituted an out and when he would know that he was getting odds to draw. I started to explain the “rule of two” (where you … Continue reading →

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Rough Day at the New NL Table

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Prestonp

For a time, my employer was trying to get a yellow chip limit Hold’em game going, so I ended up getting paid to play $15-30 Limit Hold’em with a kill. I loved this because I had already logged over 1000 … Continue reading →

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The Day to Day Mindset of a Professional Poker Player

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Prestonp

Being a professional gambler means you lead a strange and unconventional existence, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve done the corporate grind and I find it wonderful to not have to such freedom from middle managers trying … Continue reading →

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Ethics and Professional Poker

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Prestonp

The poker authors I read, Mike Caro, Doyle Brunson, and Bob Ciaffone tell me not to “soft play” anybody. That means that when you’re at the table, you take advantage of whatever opportunities for profit come your way regardless of … Continue reading →

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Defending the Merits of K2 suited

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Prestonp

As I mentioned previously, Normandie now has as $15-30 game, and I’m very happy to see that. In order to improve my game, I started reading Bob Ciaffone and Jim Brier’s book, Middle Limit Poker. I like some sections of … Continue reading →

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A Funny Thing Happened When I Decided Not to Chop My Blinds

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Prestonp

Normandie Casino, where I work, has been under new management in the past few months, and our new manager has really done an excellent job of turning the place around. Part of that has been bringing a yellow chip game … Continue reading →

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Losing my Stack on the Way Out

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Prestonp

So I’m working a bit of overtime and I’m on the last round of card before I leave. I’m playing $40 NL and I’m in for around $80 when I pick up As Qc in the big blind. I get … Continue reading →

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