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Poker Anecdotes Vol. 6 ; The Trials and Tribulations of an Online Player

‘Being dumped out of a poker game always hurts, but the pain is more intense when you’ve made a great read on your opponent, only to suffer a suck-out on the turn or river. In only the 6th hand of this particular 6-max sit and go, which had got off to a particularly slow start, [...]

Skill vs. Luck in Backgammon; Is One More Important than the Other?

I’ve often been asked, is it more important in backgammon (or any game of chance) to be lucky or skillful? It’s not an easy one to answer. A key question is, how the heck can BG be a game of skill if so many of a player’s moves are governed by the roll of the [...]

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