Picking Splinters: Into the Magic Mailbag



Here it is, the second week of the tournament, and Cinderella’s ride to the ball is back to being a Halloween decoration. Goliath is peeling David off his heel and using his sling to pick his teeth.

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Picking Splinters: Into the Magic Mailbag

Here it is, the second week of the tournament, and Cinderella’s ride to the ball is back to being a…

Daniel Negreanu on Poker: Starting Hands in Small Ball Poker – Part II

Premium hands are simply few and far between when large pots are at stake. Tournaments are won by aggressively going…

Daniel Negreanu on Poker: Starting Hands in Small Ball Poker – Part I

The world’s most successful tournament competitors, like me, Phil Ivey, Erick Lindgren, Phil Hellmuth and countless others, like to play…

Picking Splinters: Can Georgetown Find its Game?

Remember a few weeks back when I said that Georgetown looked like a fine-tuned machine? Remember when I even went…

Picking Splinters: First Mailbag Deliver 2009

Did Tim Tebow really have to damn us to another year of hearing college football announcers gush like they’re describing…

Daniel Negreanu on Poker: A Small-Ball Betting Guide for Deep Stacked Tournaments

You probably know by now that I’m a proponent of small ball poker. It’s a technique that allows you to…

Daniel Negreanu on Poker: Beginners Should Play Bigger Pots

The best players in the world rely on small ball poker when playing in No Limit Hold’em tournaments. (more…)

McLean Remains Winless

After putting together a solid first three quarters on Friday night, the McLean High School Highlanders lost 21-14 to the…

Daniel Negreanu on Poker: Betting in Deep-Stack Cash Games

Regular readers of this column know that I am a proponent of small ball poker which is characterized by low…
Losses Shorten F.C. All-Stars' Summer

Losses Shorten F.C. All-Stars' Summer

Despite defeat, the Falls Church’s (F.C.) All-Star teams finished the season with strong performances from their players, new and experienced…

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