Had a fun weekend with Vera Valmore at a horse show. It was a lot of fun to get away and be off the “grid” for a couple of days. I’ve written before about how Vera competes in dressage , that equestrian sport that involves training a horse to perform various gaits and movements — e.g., walk, trot, canter, passage, piaffe, pirouette, etc

“Back to quits” is one of my favorite poker expressions, although I don’t think it is one that is all that commonly known or used. I don’t see it in The Official Dictionary Poker by Michael Weisenberg, accessible online over at Mike Caro’s site . Nor does it appear in The Poker Encyclopedia compiled by Ethan Allan and Hannah Mackay.

Uncertainty

For those who might have missed it, check out the comments to yesterday’s post in which I talked about that forthcoming article by Kyle Siler on the “Social and Psychological Challenges of Poker” in the Journal of Gambling Studies .

Optimism

Ooh, I left this here cup of coffee on the burner too long. Bitter

Optimism

Ooh, I left this here cup of coffee on the burner too long. Bitter.