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  • Dressed To Play

     DRESSED TO PLAY by JACK DOG WELCH A possibly accurate historical narrative from the archives of the Wild Dog.   Woke up feeling too ugly to puke, so I biked down to some schoolyard backboards to shoot hoops.  The action stopped the moment I walked through the tall mesh wire...
  • How Do You Compare Your Luck?

     We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. - Abraham Lincoln   I am trying to make the move to PLO.  I understand the increased variance.  I understand sample size.  Even at my advanced age, however, I wonder h...
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  • Rebuy, Here! Rebuy, Please!!

     I came across what follows as I cleansed my computer.  The material originates with a Full Tilt Poker pro, whose name did not get recorded.  The info comes from late 2006, but I am guessing the advice remains applicable at most of the levels we currently play. ...
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  • Are You Feeling Lucky???

        Luck is always gonna break even.  Everybody in the whole world is gonna get the same amount of luck. - Puggy Pearson   Are you feeling lucky?       First of all, I suspect most folks commonly do not understand the concept of lu...
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  • Does This Chip Stack Make My Butt Look Big?

    DOES THIS CHIP STACK MAKE MY BUTT LOOK BIG???  by Jack Dog Welch     "In the end, if you are still just doing it, you win." - Laird Hamilton       Like many poker players, I first played seriously in college.  I began to believe I was ...
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