The Macabre Tale of the Dead Man’s Hand, or How to Play Eights & Aces When You’re Dead With wits as oxygen tanks and imagination our sole anchor to the now, we’re back for another deepdive into history’s dirty mirror. This time, we’re taking the scenic route via Deadwood Territory, Dakota, where we’ll investigate the […]

Introduction Nothing excites like a scandal. A Scandal in Bohemia for Mr Sherlock Holmes. A scandal in the tabloids, ever a favourite of gossiping masses. Scandal is a primordial element, like fear and creation itself; we can trace scandal’s history to antiquity with shamed Roman aristocrats and before them, disgraced Etruscans, embarrassed Greeks, scarlet Assyrians […]

Hello again, From tracking softwares to guidebooks to observation and careful study, improving your graphs in the post-net world is easier than ever before. A hundred years ago if you wanted to improve your EV you had to sneak out the bedroom window, rappel down the house, make your way to the smoky tavern on […]

Hello again. Is online poker rigged? The million dollar question. Anyone person positive poker is controlled behind-the-scenes by shady corporate entities who turn on or off the ‘win’ button to further personal vendettas don’t need to ask – their minds are already mind up. If, like me, your inner skeptic trumps that tinfoil hat wearing […]

We’re back with another poker ponderance. This time it’s a Stud Poker deep-dive, talking rules, strategies and all the basics you need to start playing successfully. You might see the name and immediately think it’s horse related right? It’s not…. BUT WAIT *gasp* Does it involve racehorses? Just maybe! During my research I stumbled upon a presumably […]

Planning isn’t easy at walking pace, doubly at triple speed (doubly at triple sounds like racing parlance), but there’s grace in quickness. Like Bruce Lee said, we must be like water. Having recently introduced Rush&Cash, our own take on the Fast-fold formula, we thought we’d give you guys a strategic head start.   What is […]

Introduction Even in brutal warfare where waves are atomised in a single lance of pale fire and the churned world is rendered lunar, there’s planning behind the frenzy. Master of warfare Sun Tzu understood the importance of strategic deployment of resources and, most applicable to poker, he never underestimated the strength of an opponent. All […]

In endeavoring to catalog single player card games, one first finds that the word Solitaire must be included in every entry. For the word itself defines the content, meaning ‘a game for one player’. Alternate definitions describe a single inset gem. Think a dagger with a lone ruby in the pommel, which would be called […]

It’s not often an assignment lands on my desk and immediately brightens my day. There’s a definite ‘forbidden thrill’ in sitting up to the fullest in my chair to obscure my saucy monitors from prying eyes during research. Finally, I’m getting paid to use incognito mode. A far cry from awarding endless ticket bushels while […]

What do people look for in a Twitch poker pro? A driven individual with a strong personality fits the mold. Out-of-this-world poker skill is a plus but not a complete necessity. In fact, that could be the conceit of your stream. Fans watch you grow as a player, and with it the stream and the […]

Poker players are a superstitious lot.   Every player, from the fishiest fish to the proiest pro has their own ritual. Whether you take measures to ensure no black cats cross your path or fast the night before, it can’t be as weird as these guys!   Sammy Farha Sammy Farha should be well known to […]

Eleanore Dumont, along with our old friends Poker Alice and Lottie Deno, was one of the most famous female card players of her time. Also known as Eleonore Alphonsine Dumont, she lived much of her life under the pseudonym Madame Mustache. This nickname was due to the appearance of a line of dark hair on […]