In “Mastering The Big Stack” I discussed why most players rarely acquire big stacks and therefore don’t win tournaments and the challenges of playing the big stack: balancing aggression with self preservation. But I mainly focused on self preservation and…
There is something interesting happening beneath the surface in the market right now. While the S&P is on the verge of making new all time highs above 7,000, the stocks that are really working are defensive in nature. The S&P…
Disney (DIS) has been struggling for years but I think this morning’s post-earnings selloff represents a nice entry. The stock has been consolidating for a long time and I thought the quarter was pretty good. Let’s talk about the quarter…
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? – Genesis 4:9 As an observer of human nature, it’s clear that human beings are extremely driven creatures….
Let me start this blog by saying that I am a big Pat Lyons fan. Over the years I have encountered a lot of people who say he’s not that good of a poker player or he inherited all his…
On Monday, Bridgewater Founder Ray Dalio wrote a well read article on Twitter and LinkedIn titled “Money, Civil and International War, Minneapolis, and Beyond – In Perspective”. In that article, Dalio argued that we are in the process of moving…
The precious metals – especially silver – have gotten overly extended to the upside while the dollar seems due for a countertrend rally. SLV closed 144% above its 200 day moving average on Wednesday as massive amounts of funds flow…
Most poker players have no chance of winning a big tournament because they play too tight. Let’s say the starting stack in a particular tournament is 30,000 and the blinds start at 100/200/200. The weak tight player reasons as follows:…
In his book Small Giants: Companies That Choose To Be Great Instead of Big (2005), Bo Burlingham has written a book about the possibilities of business. When we talk about business, we usually talk about the large corporations that dominate…
I haven’t played much poker in the last 4 1/2 months as life has interfered: health problems, legal issues, business, etc… But I decided to head up to Thunder Valley from the Bay Area early Monday morning to play Event…