The Turn; The Forgotten Street
The turn causes problems because many players just see it as a stop-gap between the flop and the river. But if you can play it well, like every other part of poker, you will profit. Those studying poker games at sites like www.pokerstars.co.uk note how the turn is often the make-or-break part of a hand; where [...]
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Posted on December 8, 2011 by admin | Filed Under Stories
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Lawyer By Day, Competitive ‘Gammon Player By Night
A friend in Connecticut sent me something she read in the Connecticut Law Journal and I thought it was pretty cool. The story was about a New Haven lawyer named Marcy Kossar who is getting back into competitive backgammon playing. Good for her. Kossar, we understand, is an avid backgammon player. But for her, it’s more [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Backgammon, Basics, Stories
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Andy Beal versus ‘The Corporation’
This article is more of a guilty pleasure than an article on poker strategy, so could be of interest to many, including those more used to working with Scratch Cards than playing poker. It is about the billionaire Andy Beal and his attempt in 2004 to beat the best poker players in the world in [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2010 by admin | Filed Under Stories
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The Rise Of The Bots
The term “bots” has gotten an ill-reputation for itself. Perhaps it is mainly due to the fact that humans tend to take advantage of these bots and use them to gain an unfair edge over other human players. However, bots are not necessarily evil. If you think about it, automated trainers for backgammon (and other [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2009 by plato | Filed Under Backgammon, Culture, news, online, Stories, Variants
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Uli Koch: King Of Backgammon
Uli Koch is sitting on the left Ever heard of Uli Koch? If you followed the proceedings at the London Open Champion, you would know who he is. He has been called my many the King of Backgammon. How so? From May 30 to May 31, the tournament was held at Doggett’s Coat and Badge [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2009 by plato | Filed Under Backgammon, Events, news, Stories
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