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The story of my twenty-fourth BARGE. “Axoxicillin and seven.”

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The story of my twenty-third BARGE. “Hanging in there.”

My seventh EMBARGO. “Minions at Binion’s”

A newbie’s first impression of BARGE… Originally published at http://www.pokertelegraph.com/blog/2014/07/17/love-going-barge/ Posted by: Eric on July 17, 2014 The year was 2003. A couple of friends of mine and I had just arrived into Las Vegas from Los Angeles and we were looking to play some poker. One of the friends, having never been to Binion’s Horseshoe before and having watched countless repeats of Chris Moneymaker’s victory the year before, wanted to head over as soon as possible which meant we traveled past our hotel and got right off the freeway into the Binion’s parking lot and into what was then the mecca of poker. ...

The story of my twenty-second BARGE. “Where’s the dealer at?”

Translation – “Good lord you drink like a fish, … brought in a friend who stayed on 2-3, and we are sure you have more … please don’t take losing so seriously and go play elsewhere! Come back and gamble today!!!”

Great chess players are legendary for their ability to think many moves ahead. But in poker, forward thinking is undervalued by most players. How a hand will play out is the most important component of your decisions. Current odds are chiefly immaterial, implied odds are how you should calculate your probabilities. And to be able to closely estimate your implied odds, you must read your opponents’ hands, their tendencies, and predict how they will play differing scenarios. ...

ABC loose-passive’s are the easiest opponent’s to play, and you generally have the largest edge against them. Most lowstakes players are ABC loose-passive. Aspiring to see many flops, they habitually limp. Their propensity to call pre-flop raises varies, but they call pre-flop raises much more than your average opponent. On the flop they tend to be fit or fold. Meaning, if they hit the flop, they continue, if not, they’ll fold. The good news is they’re easily exploitable. ...

Many people don’t know the exact difference between equity and EV. In fact, some people use the terms as if they were identical. Equity is the percentage chance that a hand will win after all the cards are dealt. The percentage chance includes splits and is utilized when comparing your holding against opponent’s hand(s) or range(s). The term is used in different ways, with or without more cards to come. Without cards to come and your opponent’s hand unknown, your equity is calculated against his likely range. But with cards to come, when all the cards are known, your equity is calculated by your chances after the river card is dealt. In other words, your percentage chances on a runout. But with cards to come and your opponents hand unknown, your equity is the percentage chance against his feasible range. ...