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The other day I was playing some cash and struck up a conversation with another player. We were discussing tournaments and the profitability and playability within them. It ended up being a very interesting talk. That will be the topic of discussion for this week. I ask my readers, if you have poker questions about hands, general strategy, or anything …

Poker is all conjecture. conjecture [kuhn-jek-cher]: 1) the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof. 2) an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation. I ask my readers, if you have poker questions about hands, general strategy, or anything else poker you’d like answered, send me an e-mail, tweet, or DM, and …

This week I will be discussing at what point we should rely on physical tells to make a decision. They can be a big part of making a decision in a poker hand, but only if we use them correctly! I ask my readers, if you have poker questions about hands, general strategy, or anything else poker you’d like answered, …

Thank you once again for joining me. This week I want to discuss the decision on when to risk our tournament life in an event. I found myself in an interesting spot earlier this week and think there are good points to be made for both arguments. I ask my readers, if you have poker questions about hands, general strategy, …

Welcome to Cre8ive Coaching Newsletter #07! It has almost been exactly a year since my last e-mail (one day away.) What a good time to start this Newsletter again and be more diligent with providing advice, strategy, and content to poker enthusiasts and friends who have subscribed to this list. I have spent the last year working on me, my …

Welcome to Newsletter number six! I hope the cards have been treating everyone fairly. They have been equitable for me. I finished 22nd out of 911 entrants in the $3500 WPT at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Darryll Fish ending up winning. Congratulations to him! Last newsletter I told everyone not to worry about being a short stack. It …

Thank you for participating in the newsletter. It is nice to connect with the masses and hopefully help you improve, somehow. Lately I have been playing cash games and some tournaments near my home in south Florida, at the Hard Rock in Hollywood. Last week, I cashed (about double my buy-in) 102nd place out of 1366 runners in the WPTDeepStacks …

Welcome to 2018! What are some things you want to accomplish this year? How will you develop your poker game? My 2017 ended with a trip to Sydney, Australia, where I played a few WSOP Circuit events. My only decent result was finishing 7th out of 341 players in the $1100 NLH 6-max event. Another deep run but no big …

Another Deep Run! (12th place) Last week I played the $1100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event in Oceanside, California. The tournament had 326 entries and I finished in 12th place. The tournament prior to that, I finished 7th place. I was close to making back to back final tables! I had many interesting hands on the way to the final table, but …

Good day! The first ever Cre8ive Coaching Newsletter went out last week. There were free coaching opportunities, along with gear giveaways. I have sent those e-mails to the winners, so check your e-mail and see if you won! I also mentioned I would be playing the World Poker Tour DeepStacks (WPTDS) Iowa tournament. The event finished on Monday and had …