Poker and The Big Mo
Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream — Malcolm Muggeridge. Everybody loves a winner. Any time we see someone,...
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Barbara Connors
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
The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
Picture a man, sitting on a hillside. He has a gun and he's firing random shots at the side of a barn...
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Poker and the Sunk Cost Effect
I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes - Carl Sandburg Humans behave irrationally when making economic decisions. This notion...
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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...
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Poker and the Flight Club – Conflict Avoidance
Conflict is what poker's all about. This is a central truth of the game that we all deal with every time we...
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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...
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Opportunity Costs at the Poker Table
In the study of behavioral finance there's a concept known as opportunity cost. The official definition goes something like this: It's the...
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Poker Warfare: Underestimating Opponents
He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them - Sun Tzu In...
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Is it Bad to Feel Good at the Poker Table?
Everything in moderation - Socrates It's no secret how negative emotions can impact the way we play the game of poker. Fear...
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Poker Sabotage
We have met the enemy and he is us - Walt Kelly Why do otherwise sane, smart poker players occasionally play like...
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Poker Battles: It’s Nothing Personal
Poker is war. Though we might not always recognize it as such. Poker disguises itself under the veneer of a civilized game,...
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Fear and Goading at the Poker Table
What drives you to play poker? When you sit down to play, what are you goals - what is it exactly that...
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Poker and the Mendacity of Hope
He that lives upon hope will die fasting - Ben Franklin I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand...
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Identifying Tilt Triggers
Prevention is better than cure —Desiderius Erasmus It is a peculiar trait of poker that in order to be a consistent winner,...
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Wait-Loss (Poker & Patience)
Of all the ways we sabotage ourselves at the poker table few are more pervasive, and ultimately more costly, than impatience. It...
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Managing the Fall (The Greatest Loser)
If you're falling, dive - Joseph Campbell. We've all been through it at one time or another. The endless parade of garbage...
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