Giant Buddha Poker

Hand of the Week 2

Here’s another free instructional video. This time I look at a pair of threes out of position in a three-bet pot.

Review by Instructor Ray Mannion

I’d like to thank my Taekwon-Do colleague, Instructor Ray Mannion for writing an excellent review of Way of the Poker Warrior on his website oneontatkd.com. Aside from being a great instructor, practitioner, and writer himself, Ray can do backflips! I have a good number of talents, but that’s something I never had [...]

Hand of the Week 1

This one took over 12 months from inception to execution (I’m a master of procrastination), but I’m happy to finally give you Hand of the Week 1. This is the first installment in a series of free poker videos. Each week I’ll pick one interesting hand and give it a thorough analysis. If you’d like [...]

Paperback Writer

Paperback Writer
I received a package slip from UPS two days ago. “Could it be my book?” I wondered. As I hustled downstairs, I employed a tilt-avoidance technique described in Way of the Poker Warrior. (I developed it for poker and martial arts to prepare for the full range of possibilities, but it’s just as effective [...]

Insomnia And Projection

Throughout my life, I’ve suffered from various forms of insomnia. When I was young, I had nightmares of witches flying through my bedroom window. More recently, my dreams tend to focus on alien invasions and zombie-mashing. I’ve always felt like sleeping was a massive waste of time. There’s so much to do! Sure, when I’m [...]

ClickTheButton

Lately I’ve been dragging the bar a lot, working on my No Limit game in conjunction with writing a strategy book with Dusty Schmidt. It’s been fun, educational, and a little bit frustrating. While my NL game is improving by leaps and bounds, I’m still weak at the actual mechanics of bet sizing. For instance, [...]

When Opportunity Knocks This Hard, I’ll Answer The Door In My Underwear

It’s no secret to anyone that knows me that I have a tendency to overextend myself. For instance, my plans for August included:

Promoting my book Way of the Poker Warrior
Making about a dozen videos for DragTheBar
Catching up on my Supernova Elite grind
Moving into a bigger apartment
Recording a single with Villain’s Lament
Starting a record company
Doing some [...]