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March 22, 2022
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Last week in The Small Stakes I discussed my attempts to find a new weekly home game and listed the players who often ruin any good amateur session. Today, The Small Stakes introduces a few more home game killers and explains just why they’re so terrible. 1. The guy who can’t stop talking about television poker He’s got every season of World Poker Tour on DVD and still thinks Phil Gordon is a poker
titan. He spends most of his time
at the table talking about obscure hands from season two of Poker Superstars, or expressing his disappointment in the spectacular
failure of Ace in the House. Don’t try talking to him about who just
won the main event at the LAPC because as far as he is aware, it hasn’t
happened until he’s seen it on TV seven months later. He’s going back to school next semester so he can finish his
dissertation on Million Dollar Challenge vs. Face the Ace. 2. The Verbal Mathematician It’s getting late and you’re down to four handed play. You’re heads-up in a hand with the Verbal Mathematician. Stacks are about equal and you bet half of your chips into a pot with top two pair. He tanks. After about 30 seconds he starts to list his outs, taking into account his straight draws, backdoor flushes and over cards. He then moves on to count precisely every chip on the table before running through pot odds, implied odds, reverse implied odds and the first 40 numbers in pi just for good measure. You’re lucky to get in 12 hands an hour with this guy and once he finally does bust, he is sure to tell you that mathematically he had to make the call every time. 3. The Rounders fanatic Dude can work as a voice stand-in for John Malkovich should there ever be a sequel to 1987’s Santabear’s High Flying Adventure. He isn’t aware that everyone at the table has seen the movie just as often as he has and insists that there is still some cleverness in saying “very aggressive” every time you bet into him. Sneak into the den next time you visit him and look for the movie on DVD, special edition DVD, VHS and laser disc as well as the screenplay. Once he brings Oreos to the game, it’s time to tell him to go home. Come back to The Small Stakes to see how I fair in my quest
to find a home game that isn’t overpopulated with deal breakers, or stop by our
forums to talk about who drives you nuts at your local game. |
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2010
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August
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Aug. 19 7:01 am
Does the Durrrr Challenge Prove Anything?
Ben Conoley breaks down the relevance of the Durrrr Challenge
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Aug. 10 12:47 pm
Post-WSOP Update
Ben Conoley fills us in on the goings-on in the poker world since the end of the WSOP
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Aug. 4 6:21 am
The Best of the Worst in Poker TV - Celebrity Poker Showdown
Ben Conoley hightlights the finer points of the now-cancelled Celebrity Poker Showdown
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Aug. 19 7:01 am
Does the Durrrr Challenge Prove Anything?
- July
- June
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May
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May. 28 6:57 am
WSOP Diary - The Calm Before the World Series of Poker
Ben Conoley talks about his first three days in Vegas, which included a stop by the Doyle Brunson Beer Pong Challenge
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May. 27 6:48 am
World Series of Poker Pre-Game
Ben Conoley gives you reasons to be pumped up on the eve of the 2010 WSOP
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May. 24 8:56 am
A Poker Players Guide to Vegas Summer 2010
Ben Conoley breaks down all the WSOP action and more this summer in Vegas
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May. 17 7:29 pm
Home Game Killers Pt 3
Ben Conoley continues his list of players who can make any home game suck
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May. 11 7:44 am
Setting Long Term Goals
Ben Conoley sets his sights on some long term poker goals
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May. 3 9:43 am
Setting Short Term Goals
Ben Conoley sees the PokerStars SCOOP as a great opportunity to achieve some short term poker goals
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May. 28 6:57 am
WSOP Diary - The Calm Before the World Series of Poker
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April
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Apr. 26 11:04 am
The PokerStars SCOOP Series
Ben Conoley explains why the SCOOP is a great value for low limit online poker players
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Apr. 19 6:06 am
Who is Isildur1...Who Cares!
Ben dissects the interest surrounding Internet poker phenom Isildur1 and explains why you shouldn't even care
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Apr. 13 8:20 am
Ways to Play at the 2010 WSOP
Ben gives you the low down on the most cost-effective ways to get in on the action of the 2010 World Series of Poker
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Apr. 6 10:51 am
Rush Poker
The Small Stakes takes at look at the pros and cons of Full Tilt Poker's new Rush Poker
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Apr. 26 11:04 am
The PokerStars SCOOP Series
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March
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Mar. 29 2:46 pm
My Top Four Favorite Poker Prop Bets
The Small Stakes lists the best prop bets in poker history
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Mar. 22 8:11 am
Home Game Killers Pt 2
The Small Stakes break down the players that can ruin any home game
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Mar. 15 5:58 am
Home Game Killers Pt 1
The Small Stakes break down the players that can ruin any home game
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Mar. 12 10:36 am
My WSOP Invitational Wish List
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Mar. 29 2:46 pm
My Top Four Favorite Poker Prop Bets
- February
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August
tellbox | What about the guy who's hosting the game, has crazy chip denominations of $.10 $.20 $.50 $1 and $2 in a $20nl game and all the color assignments go against the traditional chip color scheme. Also the guy who unnecessarily counts out the side pot before the river in a 3 way all in. | |||
