Barbara Connors
Latest Articles by Barbara Connors
Short-term perception is often at odds with long-term reality. It's too easy to get caught up in the immediacy of the moment. Poker players, too, ... [more]
The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
Poker players are forever drawing a circle around some random cluster and then declaring it a bullseye. Every time we complain, "I never win coinflips" ... [more]
Poker and the Sunk Cost Effect
There are many ways the sunk cost effect can influence us at the poker table, but the first and most obvious has to do with ... [more]
Anchoring Bias – Poker in Chains
Poker is a demanding game. It requires clear, rational decisions in the midst of a complex and constantly shifting landscape. The more bad decisions we ... [more]
Conflict is what poker's all about. This is a central truth of the game that we all deal with every time we sit down to ... [more]
Poker Promotions – Finding the Right Stakes
Whether you play poker for a living, as a means of extra income, or as a passionate hobby, one of the greatest things about being ... [more]
Opportunity Costs at the Poker Table
Virtually every decision you make in every walk of life carries some kind of opportunity cost, and nowhere is this more true than in a ... [more]
Underestimating Your Opponents
When it comes to sussing out the poker competition, no error is more common, more pervasive, and more deadly than the simple mistake of underestimating ... [more]
Is it Bad to Feel Good at the Poker Table?
It's no secret how negative emotions can impact the way we play the game of poker. How can feelings like love, happiness, and compassion affect ... [more]
Why do otherwise sane, smart poker players occasionally play like fish? Why do otherwise astute poker players behave in ways that are so obviously contrary ... [more]