Tilt is the emotional storm that sweeps over poker players when frustration hijacks logic. The feeling doesn't discriminate between grinding online or sitting at a live table. No matter the place, it can turn good strategy into reckless calls or tight folds. Yet the way tilt develops, and how you
Last month, "Alex Martinez," a successful online poker professional who routinely played 12 tables simultaneously, hit a wall. He was experiencing poker burnout. After grinding 50-hour workweeks for three straight months, he made basic mathematical errors and felt physically ill at the sight of a poker table. His story isn't
The Pot-limit Omaha betting structure presents a fascinating mathematical puzzle that poker enthusiasts need to understand. While Texas Hold'em flourishes with no-limit betting, Omaha (despite having more cards and apparent action potential) primarily uses pot-limit rules for sound mathematical reasons. This article explores why Omaha's unique card distribution and equity
The poker world's fascination with Game Theory Optimal (GTO) strategy can cost you money at lower stakes. While solvers and game-theory research have improved high-stakes play, unthinkingly pursuing perfect GTO lines often produces smaller win rates. This is particularly true in softer games where targeted exploits yield larger edges. Evidence
What Really Determines Poker Bonus ROI? Understanding poker bonuses and their ROI requires looking beyond the headline dollar amount; it's part of your overall poker strategy. The true value of any bonus depends on several interconnected factors that affect your return, and many players overlook critical components that can make
2017 WSOP Main Event winner Scott Blumstein said "a normally inconsequential duece just changed my life", after winning a heads-up showdown with Dan Ott. Blumstein collected a miracle river card on the 242nd hand of the final table to eliminate Ott from the world's biggest annual poker event. On the
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments in the New Jersey sports betting case. At heart of the case is New Jersey's challenge of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992. Arguments in the case begin in October, when the Supreme Court's next court
A Manhattan judge recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by MGM Resorts against the State of Connecticut. The lawsuit involved the licensing of a tribal casino in the Hartford suburb of East Windsor. The Manhattan court's ruling prompted the mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts to criticize the process which led to the
Reuters recently conducted an independent investigation into "transaction laundering" websites and released a report on its findings. Transaction laundering is a growing trend in online gambling transactions, in which websites pretend to be online vendors which sell everyday products. In its months-long investigation, Reuters found a network of online dummy sites which
The iDevelopment and Economic Association [iDEA] formed this month to back online gambling legalization efforts throughout the United States. IDEA is an industry group of like-minded gaming companies, including some of the biggest names in land-based casinos and online gambling. After three states first legalized online gambling in statewide initiatives in
A woman is suing a Queens, New York casino for nearly $43 million in damages, claiming the casino did not pay a slot machine jackpot. Instead, the woman claimed, they offered her a $2.50 prize and a steak dinner. Katrina Bookman was playing the slots in Resorts World Casino New
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with the attorney generals of the State of California and the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit in a federal court to temporarily stop the merger of FanDuel and DraftKings today. Officials at the FTC said the merger would create an illegal monopoly. Tad
