Trip Report - WSOP at Rincon San Diego - Part 1
Living in South Florida, the only live poker near me is at the Hard Rock Casino. The problem with this is the State of Florida. There's a law in the books that limits bets to $2, and 3 raises are...
View ArticleDonkeytest - Neat Little Poker IQ Test
So, upon my nightly perusal of the ITH Forums, a post by Mecil caught my eye. I'm always a sucker for aptitude tests, as long as they're not general IQ tests - I'll rant about them shortly. I've seen...
View ArticleThe Independent Chip Model – An Introduction
I'm certain many people have read through the online forums on occasion, and have seen a glimpse of something referred to as ICM. Upon reading further into a jumble of decimal numbers, people typically...
View ArticleThe Independent Chip Model – Examining a Bubble Hand
In the first article of this series entitled The Independent Chip Model – An Introduction, we investigated the roots of the Independent Chip Model (ICM), and we also explored an example of when ICM...
View ArticleThe Independent Chip Model – Caveats and Further Learning
In poker, the classic joke is that the answer to any question you may ask is “it depends”. While it may seem silly at first glance, there is much truth to that statement. Nothing in poker is an...
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