Online poker does its best to simulate the up and down swings that are mathematically probable for live-action players, mostly by delivering vastly unlikely beats upon players in predictable patterns. If you’ve had any experience online, you’ve certainly heard the complaints that online poker is rigged. While this is typically pronounced by players with limited [...]

I’m so pleased with the results of the new redesign of Chess and Poker Dot Com that I can’t stop clicking around the site exploring all of the great looking guides! It really is the result of tons of hard work paying off. I hope everyone else enjoys it as much as I already do. [...]

The wife and I had a great weekend, catching the scare-flick “30 Days of Night” in a rare adults-only outing after enjoying a nice meal out. We were of course celebrating out 6th anniversary which rolled around on Saturday, which means my phenomenal lucky streak continues! Then we had the families over for an early [...]

I always see pictures of players at the chess board with the typical Chess faces: blank and emotionless. You’ve heard the term “Poker Face” I’m sure, where the players try to wash all emotion from their palette and look as much like members of Tony Soprano’s crew as possible, but Chess Face is just about [...]

Here’s a snippet from the last two tourneys across two different sites:
First three hands of the tourney are AA, AK suited, AA which for those of you who play online know is just a harbinger of doom for the rest of the tournament. So cruising right along past the money bubble and into the final [...]