"My favorite, of course, are the GTO solutions handed to you in ethereal perfection, promising an unexploitable defense, heads-up, against god herself. But implode the moment when a couple of drunks enter the pot. The comedy is golden. And it's not even hyperbole." -- Client of a famous content guy

"It takes years to refine post-flop aggression." -- Brian Rast for @tritonpoker.bsky.social

Poker, anyone? "Better to do the simple stuff well, than the fancy stuff badly." -- Two and a Half Men

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@colsonwhitehead.com Colson, hi! Never forgot the sensation of your wonderful novel. www.linkedin.com/news/story/d...

Brian's work commentating cash games for @tritonpoker.bsky.social is some of the best analysis of the last decade. Eye-level and actionable, his mind just shimmers.

Trading and poker are Siamese twins. They are both engagements of risk assessment with identical psychologies and success strategies. www.quantifiedstrategies.com/trading-bias/

Call me crazy comrades. Unscientific, but the most basic tell in the book: drinking during a bluff as self-soothing behavior. Which I've seen in high-stakes games for years. Alan actually drank three times during Tom's tank. Alas! @shinnypoker.bsky.social @jakenetter.bsky.social

Life is on the wire, the rest is just waiting. ― Karl Wallenda

What does that fancy poker word "flow" mean? This, for starters. Acting to me is about finding those precious moments when I feel totally, utterly, sometimes dangerously alive. -- Sally Field

I love brilliant hand analysis with a minimum of poker-nerd-speak. Lucky nails it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNYi... @thinkingpoker.bsky.social

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One of the best recent guides I've seen on women in the game. pokerfuse.com/live-poker/p... @jenshahade.bsky.social

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I see countless cash players piling in money with C-bets regardless of board texture. A handy guide for slowing down errors. upswingpoker.com/podcast/ep6-...

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Andrew's use of the word "extraordinary" is not hyperbole. I had the recent pleasure of meeting Lucky. HIs ideas about (often dismissed) soft skills will surely change your views.

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Poker, anyone?

Beautiful work from Scott Seiver back in the day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRtA... @jakenetter.bsky.social

Learning poker should be fun. Tommy drills down on several key concepts through deep creativity and joy across 11 short videos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFcM...

Dear women, poker awaits. Run don't walk. Change your life. www.salon.com/2017/01/23/p...

Phones and poker? "A clever 2023 experiment found that the mere presence of participants’ smartphones in a room significantly reduced their ability to concentrate." -- @nytimes.com www.tommyangelo.com/project-phon...

Looking for your next great read? The Eunoia Bookshelf is a curated list of books on philosophy, psychology, and personal systems: https://eunoiabloom.com/category/bookshelf/

VEGAS POKER NOW I rarely lead with the so-called money shot, but different times. At a 1/3 game my pal started at 11:00 a.m. (no late-night drunk-bum-hunting). She made $1.5k in three hours. Generous visitors here around the clock. Poker not dead! @thinkingpoker.bsky.social @jakenetter.bsky.social

Ebony is a remarkable role model for us all. Every woman who wins on the @tritonpoker.bsky.social is making history. (Post from Women's Poker Association on FB.) @ebonykenney.bsky.social @thinkingpoker.bsky.social

No better guide to the history of this fiendish game. www.amazon.com/Cowboys-Full... @jamesmcmanus22.bsky.social

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Thanks Mr. Ledbetter! It also helps the writer hear the rhythm of the work in more authentic ways. Strong writing is all about movement. @mjr1.bsky.social

I tell every student to read their writing out loud. The brain processes it differently--if you have to form the words with your mouth, it's closer to reading it like someone other than yourself. It doesn't allow your brain to skip over mistakes/unclear parts with a subliminal "I know what I mean"

You never want to think about "doubling up" in a live cash session. That's one of the least optimal things you can do in terms of mindset, performance, and where your priorities should be. You simply want to be thinking about playing cards.

Poker is just the worst men in the world and Ike Haxton

Pay close attention: poker tells. A pal of mine played with a guy who held strong cards in his right hand, and weak cards in his left. My friend called a $5k bet with ace-high cause he had observed his V's habit across a session. Be aware of what others bodies are doing, as well as your own.

Nothing's scientific. But "happy feet" is a reliable tell in weak males who only know home games. When they're strong/nutted, legs jiggle and the vibration moves up torsos. I watched a young tourist's body in three hands recently. Movement and meaning were obvious. upswingpoker.com/poker-tells-...

I've seen countless high-stakes players engage this timeless tell: drinking and "self-soothing" when bluffing. I see regular folks do it too. Not scientific, but often reliable. Elton's villain called, BTW. Cause he knew Elton loves to bluff on TV. Know your customer! @tritonpoker.bsky.social

"Physiology is real. As women, we’re not programmed into combat so we err at times on the side of passive. But studied poker aggression gives us a different kind of control. With greater emotional precision we can decide for ourselves how and if to strike." redchippoker.com/winning-as-a...

Early memories in NYC when aggressive young poker fish at underground games seemed invincible. How the passage of time reveals new perspectives! redchippoker.com/girls-guide-...

Every action we take in a live-cash poker session impacts our mental game including the hands we open; how we bet; how often we put stacks in play; how much we talk; how long we play; our aggression; and more. Make mindset a priority and change your results: suttonstories.com/mindset-trai...

Older players who trained in backwater Texas joints, or crooked-staircased NYC joints, or cheating-laced river boats marked by the game's outlaw culture, are blessed with a rare instinctive knowledge that can rarely be duplicated in modern training.

When the real goal hand for hand is staying present. I've never had more respect for someone's honesty: "I had no idea what to do there," said a world-famous player on a live stream after he shipped it.

Hall of Famer T.J. Cloutier weighed in on grinder Betty Carey. “One night Carey had all the hands in the right spots and the guys weren’t giving her credit for the player she was. She ate them alive.” redchippoker.com/where-are-th...

Poker, anyone? It's unbelievable how much you still don't know about the game you've been playing all your life. -- Mickey Mantle.

"Visually singular in poker literature, this book can't prepare you for everything you'll encounter on this journey. Yet it does invite you into an experience of revelation. Page by page, you’ll discover the beauty of one of the most intricate games ever invented."