Two Year Anniversary

Date: Sat, Feb 12, 2011

I just wanted to let everyone know that today is Risk Oriented's two-year anniversary. I'd like to thank each and every one of you (if I could) for making this website a success far greater than I or anyone involved...

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Yale Game Theory Course Online

Date: Fri, Feb 4, 2011

If you have ever been interested in game theory, I seriously recommend watching the YaleCourses YouTube account. ...

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I Play A Short Stack

Date: Sun, Jan 23, 2011

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Improving Your Red / Blue Line

Date: Tue, Jan 18, 2011

I often hear people ask the question, "My red line is going down, am I doing something wrong?" The short answer is maybe....

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Why To Never Do Anything 100%

Date: Wed, Dec 22, 2010

I've been doing some work with pareto equilibriums and I've come to a realization about poker strategies. If our opponent is highly exploitable, say, in a way that would cause us to CORRECTLY perform an action 100% of the time, we...

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Science of Bad Financial Decisions

Date: Wed, Dec 8, 2010

I really liked this NOVA documentary, and I hope you do too....

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Sweat Me While I Play

Date: Sat, Dec 4, 2010

I just wanted to inform everyone that I've started doing regular sweat sessions with some light coaching for anyone interested in improving their heads-up game.I'm going to post them about an hour before they begin on the Risk Oriented Facebook...

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Why Board Texture Matters

Date: Tue, Nov 30, 2010

If you make all of your decisions on the basis of board texture, you're not completely missing the point of poker, but you are missing the value of second-level thinking. You can think of the diagram above as an...

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The LAG Dilemma

Date: Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Exercising pot control against loose aggressive players is a balance between getting value when you're ahead while maintaining the kind of pot control that keeps you from overplaying your hand....

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Get a Free eBook!

Date: Fri, Nov 12, 2010

Have you read my free eBook The Seven Biggest Mistakes Amateur Players Make? Did I mention it's free? Get it here!...

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Heads-Up at the End of an MTT

Date: Sat, Sep 25, 2010

I took 2nd in a MTT this afternoon. (End brag.) I thought it would make an excellent post to detail what changes I made to my normal heads-up game, what I looked for in my opponent, and how you should...

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Risk Oriented Open Thread

Date: Sat, Sep 11, 2010

It's time for another open thread. An open thread is a thread where discussion can go wherever you want it to. You can talk about things you want to see on the site, topic ideas, how your September is...

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Relax and Breathe to Win More

Date: Tue, Jul 27, 2010

This is probably one of the most important lessons I've learned at poker, and it took me a lot of years to actually learn this lesson. This article is about your mind, relaxing your mind.Included are my two very favorite...

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Ten Ways To Spot A Liar

Date: Mon, Jul 26, 2010

In this recent Forbes article, cops, spies, and psychologists teach you how to spot a lie. That's really important in poker, isn't it?...

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