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DEEP POKER BLOG

About Me

Welcome to DEEP POKER BLOG

Hey, I'm Sal, a professional poker player from Canada and I created this page to share some of my thoughts about the game and network with other poker fans.
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

fishcakes, sharks, donkeys, turkeys, jackals, monkeys, tuna, whales, birds, mules, mice,cobra and mongoose

My Blog

One Million Donkeys

Whenever I run sour playing a biggish game, I like to try and remind myself that it'll be allright. I know I'll be allright because there's always a good game, live or online, there are a million donk...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:15:00 GMT

Optimal Strategy For Games Featuring A Kill Button: part 1

Baseline ConsiderationsA kill button is a feature anyone can incorporate into their poker game. When the kill is 'off' the game plays normally, but when the kill is 'on' the stakes are doubled for one...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:15:00 GMT

Beating Online Poker Zombie Syndrome

I recently went back to my hometown for an extended stay. This trip provided me with a chance to get away from live poker for awhile and focus on my newest interest, online pot-limit Omaha. My rate pa...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:54:00 GMT

My Top 5 North American Cities With The Brightest Poker Futures

1 - Los Angeles, CaliforniaL.A. is now, has been, and will remain for quite some time the poker capital of the world. There are two strong reasons why it has the very best action in a wide variety of ...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:15:00 GMT

Living It Up In LA

A couple of weeks ago my girlfriend and I drove across the US from Toronto to Las Vegas. It was a really cool trip, we took the old route 66 for the first time ever and really had a blast. I was tota...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:26:00 GMT

Just Play The Game

"Just play the game... Just play the game..." I can't remember if these words are mine or if they are something a famous pro once said in an interview. Like a poker mantra I hear it repeating in my he...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:51:00 GMT

7 Resolutions for 2008

It's that time of year again when many people serious about improving their lives write down a list of things that they can improve upon over the next 12 months. Since I am a serious poker player I su...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:25:00 GMT

"When it looks like a bluff... it is"

This is the first ever installment of my new column 'Deep Poker'. The idea behind it is simple, I will make deep, zen-like comments about the game of poker and then spend some time discussing what the...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:19:00 GMT

Optimal Strategy For Games Featuring A Kill Button: part 1

A kill button is a feature anyone can incorporate into their poker game. When the kill is 'off' the game plays normally, but when the kill is 'on' the stakes are doubled for one hand. Also, the player...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 1981 12:00:00 GMT