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Articles by LoriAnn Persinger
What’s the most controversial poker ruling you’ve seen?
It’s Day 2 of the WSOP Main Event and we are approaching the last level of the day, leaving around 40% or so of the field remaining.
What is your best story from an underground poker game?
I've told this story a few times, but nearly 20 years ago, I played poker in a fireworks warehouse that doubled as a poker room and trebled as a weekly circus. On this cold night, there was a four-figure jackpot on offer, a bench press competition, and a Ping-Pong match that—based on the screaming from the audience—carried the world’s fate on its outcome.
Are mandatory straddles good for cash game poker?
Many casino cash poker games are started with, or evolve to have, a "mandatory" straddle. That is, the entire table agrees to put on a semi-permanent straddle, with the expectation that everybody will do it. For example, a $2/$5 no-limit hold'em game gets started. The players who start the game agree that there will be a "mandatory" $10 under-the-gun (UTG) straddle. Now it's a $2/$5/$10 game, with an effective $10 big blind.
How do you think men play differently against women?”
From my personal experience, the main difference that I see is that some--but definitely not all--men have issues with taking their ego out of the game when they play against women. They can’t stand the thought of losing to, getting bluffed by, or just flat out getting outplayed by a woman, so they will call extra-light and/or berate her play when losing the hand, especially if she has raised or three-bet with a hand he wasn’t expecting.
LoriAnn Persinger: Stop screwing your customers
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