Barbara Connors

About

Barbara lives in the Coachella Valley of Southern California and became a serious student of poker in 2001. She particularly enjoys writing about the psychology of the game.

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Barbara Connors

Poker and The Big Mo

Barbara Connors • September 30, 2011

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream — Malcolm Muggeridge. Everybody loves a winner. Any time we see someone,...

The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy

Barbara Connors • August 8, 2011

Picture a man, sitting on a hillside. He has a gun and he's firing random shots at the side of a barn...

Poker and the Sunk Cost Effect

Barbara Connors • June 17, 2011

I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes - Carl Sandburg Humans behave irrationally when making economic decisions. This notion...

Anchoring Bias – Poker in Chains

Barbara Connors • April 19, 2011

Poker is a demanding game. It requires clear, rational decisions in the midst of a complex and constantly shifting landscape. The more bad...

Poker and the Flight Club – Conflict Avoidance

Barbara Connors • February 21, 2011

Conflict is what poker's all about. This is a central truth of the game that we all deal with every time we...

Poker Promotions – Finding the Right Stakes

Barbara Connors • January 10, 2011

Whether you play poker for a living as a means of extra income, or as a passionate hobby, one of the greatest things...