Exploring the Corners of Game-Space

Texas Hold’em is an extremely simple to learn game, but is actually very complex. The number of possible ways a single hand can play out is just mind boggling. I recently created a simulation for a very specific turn + river scenario. A screen shot of the turn...

Progression of a Poker Player’s Thinking

An opponent raises from the button in a limit hold’em game, the small blind folds, and the hero calls in the big blind with AcKd. The flop is 7c6c2d. Level 1 At Level 1, a person is only capable of determining the strength of their own hand. Holding AcKd on a...

Counting Combos

I must begin with a disclaimer: This post is directed towards poker novices and/or non-poker playing family and friends. No smarmy comments from poker pros who might be reading this. 🙂 A fairly common question from the general public to a poker professional is,...