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In Part 1 of this I went over the history of the Fox and the Hedgehog, and how we can apply it to poker. Now I’ll take a closer look at what makes someone a Poker Fox and what makes someone a Poker Hedgehog. So how can we apply the Hedgehog and the Fox to […]

The ancient Greek philosopher Archilocus is credited with the first mention of the Hedgehog and the Fox, saying, “The Fox knows many things, but the Hedgehog knows one big thing.” While a bit abstract, and with the possibility of being interpreted in a number of different ways, this sort of intellectual puzzle was later turned […]

Why is that people ignore the NCAA Basketball season for months, but for a few weeks in March it becomes the leading story every day? The answer is simple, BRACKETS! Filling out a bracket and dumping $5, $10, or even $100 for some people into a pool is a fun way to potentially make a […]

There has been a recent Twitter kerfuffle regarding the NBC National Heads-Up poker Championship and whether or not the final match of the event, pitting Mike Matusow against Phil Hellmuth, would be “good” for poker. This question eventually evolved into what hypothetical matchup would have been “good” for the game. I actually only have one […]

I’m a big fan of Top 10 lists, having penned everything from the 10 Best WSOP Runner-Ups to the 10 Poker Players you Love to Hate over the years, but for the most part I tend to use my top-lists for historical rankings, leaving the who is the best player in the world to others. […]

I’m a big fan of Top 10 lists, having penned everything from the 10 Best WSOP Runner-Ups to the 10 Poker Players you Love to Hate over the years, but for the most part I tend to use my top-lists for historical rankings, leaving the who is the best player in the world to others. […]

I’m a big fan of Top 10 lists, having penned everything from the 10 Best WSOP Runner-Ups to the 10 Poker Players you Love to Hate over the years, but for the most part I tend to use my top-lists for historical rankings, leaving the who is the best player in the world to others. […]

I’m a big fan of Top 10 lists, having penned everything from the 10 Best WSOP Runner-Ups to the 10 Poker Players you Love to Hate over the years, but for the most part I tend to use my top-lists for historical rankings, leaving the who is the best player in the world to others. […]

I just finished reading one of the more interesting, and in the end altogether satisfying, poker stories I have come across in a long time at the LeggoPoker.com blogs. The author, who goes by the screen-name “lostinthesaus” at Leggo Poker, as well as at 2+2 where he is a respected member, recounted a story that […]

The journey from a fish to a shark in poker is not an easy one. The path you take will be filled with pitfalls, enticing shortcuts, and setbacks, but for the few who players that manage to not stray from their chosen path the reward at the end is often well worth it –both financially […]