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Fiction Podcast A monthly reading and conversation with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

A remarkable resource for writers and readers. If your children have writerly talent, this pod is also a beautiful teaching space. www.newyorker.com/podcast/fict... @shteyngart.bsky.social

BEWARE NOT THE BLUFF "People don't bluff nearly as much as you think they do. Tourney and cash pros win because they play big pots with the best hand. Not because they use advanced bluff strategies. They simply depend on the fact that you won't believe them." -- h/t Power Hold'em Strategy

Women writing poker books still remains regrettably rare. Bravo to Lena for this outstanding hustle. Lots of great minds share their thoughts in this book.

Read my Poker Org feature: “Women’s poker events are not only necessary but also foundational.” Read it on www.Poker.Org. With comments from Linda Johnson, Lexy Gavin-Mather, Marsha Wolak-Barnett, and Lara Eisenberg.
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Honor Thy Villains - RecPoker We can’t have it both ways. We can’t launch profitable surprise attacks then complain bitterly when a fish (however defined) makes us the victim. We can’t celebrate our genius then careen into pricey ...

I believe that every live cash session is a collective endeavor. We both forcefully compete, and respectfully engage. Both halves to me are essential. rec.poker?p=49966&prev... @recpokerjim.bsky.social @queenfive.bsky.social @daraokearney.bsky.social @tommyangelo.bsky.social

#2: Multiway Made Simple: A Flop Heuristic That Actually Works Avoid these two major mistakes in three-way pots.

Interesting tournament strat chat but cash players can always learn something. substack.com/inbox/post/1... @daraokearney.bsky.social

The Grid 093 ft. Cindy Spier – Queen Seven Offsuit Urgent care physician and poker player Cindy Spier enters the GRID to discuss one of her impressive tournament victories. At the Senior’s Event at a WSOP circuit event in Pompano, Florida, Dr. Spier h...

The Grid by @jenshahade.bsky.social has been a marvelous poker journey. Check out her latest. thepokergrid.com/2025/09/25/t...

Leo Margets: Focus, Balance, And Perspective - Card Player Leo Margets finished seventh in the 2025 WSOP main event, and earned a career-best $1.5 million. But that's only a small part of her story.

Seeing accomplished women presented in poker media fully clothed is welcomed and regrettably, still rare. She had a brilliant run in the Main Event this year. www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/l...

Homepage | Girls Write Now Girls Write Now is a nationally award-winning nonprofit, media incubator, and multi-generational community. For nearly three decades, we have broken

Lots of ways to help girls and women find their voice. This mentorship program looks marvelous. girlswritenow.org @mjr1.bsky.social @kathapollitt.bsky.social @queenfive.bsky.social @jenshahade.bsky.social

Best of luck, Tricia! I wrote for the Voice at the very start of my writing life. Glad to be even a little bit connected to such an important institution.

Consider and evaluate your entire cash session as a package. It's never just one interesting or complex hand.

Wonky, fascinating, vital:

"The opportunities in a poker session that survive despite competition will tend to be worse than they may appear—and they may be much worse." www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/2... @edmillerpoker.bsky.social

‘Welcome to Fabulous’ affordability should be here to stay for Las Vegas For decades, Las Vegas has been celebrated as the city where anyone could feel like a high roller, whether they arrived with a high-limit credit card or just a few bucks in their pocket. But in recent...

Watch the film "Casino" to get the full grim picture of corporate ownership. Bean-counters have nothing to be proud of. I love this analysis of greed. The data is vital as always. lasvegassun.com/news/2025/se... @andybloch.bsky.social @doughenwood.bsky.social @mjr1.bsky.social

It takes mindful practice to grow indifferent to starting hands, especially AA and KK. We see these hands and expect to win with them. I love Doyle's quote in SuperSystems: "I'd rather have A/K than either aces or kings. You win more when you make a hand, and lose less when you miss."

YouTube video by nettipokeri Ossi ”Monarch” Ketola vs. Alex Foxen $11,000,000 pot!

Why do we put in big river bets at times without worrying about scaring away the customer? This is why. youtu.be/W4lTbDVT9lc?...

The Story in Your Head — Philgalfond.com These four words are simple, but they’ve been incredibly valuable for me.

The stories we tell ourselves present demanding tripwires. I talk to countless players who repeat many of these internal narratives. One of the more popular is, "they know exactly what I have." Never true. www.philgalfond.com/articles/the... @jakenetter.bsky.social @recpokerjim.bsky.social

The modern poker landscape is marked by just a few great writerly minds. @philgalfond.com numbers among them. Some wonderful insights here. www.philgalfond.com/articles

From Chaos to Clarity: How Mindfulness Transformed my Trading Discover how mindfulness transformed my trading, helping me stay in control and make better decisions. Learn techniques to manage emotions and stay focused.

"Staying present" is more than a goofy phrase in poker and trading. www.tradingcomposure.com/blog/mindful...

Poker is information warfare. When you give less than you get, you control the info balance and it shows in your confidence. The longer you tank, say, in any given hand, the more information you give up about your range. Equilibrium is fed by strong hand planning and fast action.

Fear in poker causes pain.

Capitalizing on your unfair share of pots is what separates the girls from the women in live-cash poker.

YouTube video by Andrew Brokos - Thinking Poker Free Poker Strategy Video Featuring Andrew Brokos and Matt Berkey

From a few years back, but a brilliant strategy chat between @thinkingpoker.bsky.social and Matt Berkey. youtube.com/watch?v=BoeC... @carloswelch.bsky.social @jakenetter.bsky.social @recpokerjim.bsky.social @jenshahade.bsky.social

When you master fast-folding, you keep your mind clear, your hand-planning strong, and you induce tremendous confusion in your opponents as pausing, deliberating, and tanking are the norm.

Times Square Casino Proposal Is Voted Down After Mounting Opposition

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"When playing, you don’t want to be too self-reflective, beyond real-time adjustments or knowing when to quit. When your job is to perform and compete, that needs to be your sole focus. Afterwards it’s vital to reflect on the quality of the performance." -- Jared Tendler on keeping journals

Effective Journaling - Jared Tendler I recently asked for feedback on topics you’d like to see covered in blogs. Effective journaling was one of the suggestions and I decided to tackle it right away because of the ROI. Journaling is the ...

This is an absolutely invaluable tool. The word journaling as a verb gets on my nerves, but the habit shines a very bright light on what in your game needs to be fixed. jaredtendler.com/effective-jo...

Why do we care about how we feel when we play poker?

“Your toughest opponent will always be you. The only person who ever beat me was myself.” -- Stu Ungar

My favorite hand: Dara O’Kearney’s misread of a lifetime Poker pro Dara O’Kearney recalls a legendary misread hand that turned into a great bluff story in hindsight.

"Misread of a Lifetime" is the gorgeous title of someone's next poker book! www.poker.org/latest-news/... @daraokearney.bsky.social @jamesmcmanus22.bsky.social

Marvelous, and as it should be. Ignoring bad beats and making skilled hero folds belong to a mature poker mind. I put hero folds in the flow category. I remember mine like you. The dopamine echo is for life. I had a flow moment in NYC underground seven years ago. Could have happened this morning.

Hi Chad thanks for weighing in! This came to me through Jason Su's newsletter. The folding player is his client. Jason said something like that, about how relaxed he was and how his state of mind, and all the training he had done, allowed him to make this incredible fold. So beautiful.