Kathleen and I got married on 4-20, inadvertently. This is that story. According to legend, and Wikipedia, 420 gained its meaning in 1971, at San Rafael High School in Northern California, when five students hatched a plan to find an abandoned cannabis crop from the grower’s treasure map. They met after school at the Louis …| Tommy Angelo
To play your best all the time, you must feel financially secure at the table all the time. That’s just how poker works.| Tommy Angelo
That’s the root of impatience, right there: we can’t sit still and feel at ease. Kinda funny, right? Our main problem is that doing nothing is a problem.| Tommy Angelo
Equanimity is a state of steadiness that’s impervious to external conditions. Equanimity is calmness and composure, even in the face of difficulty. Equanimity is the acceptance of whatever is, on an ongoing basis. That sounds to me like a dandy way to play poker. My exposure to this word comes from Buddhist teachings. In Buddhism, […] The post The Math of Equanimity appeared first on Tommy Angelo.| Tommy Angelo
When the voice speaks, heed it. The opinionless voice. The quiet voice. The voice of inner wisdom. The voice that knows when it’s time to quit, or change seats, or add on, etc. The voice is your only advocate. But it’s easily drowned out by the loudmouths and bullies in your head who don’t really […] The post Heed the Voice appeared first on Tommy Angelo.| Tommy Angelo
In 1972, the rock world was dizzy with euphoria after Led Zep IV came out, and I was dizzy from smoking pot for the first time, in the back seat of a parked car. The seat was black vinyl. I remember that much. I don’t recall which liquified first, me or the vinyl. I do […] The post The First Time I Played Poker for Money appeared first on Tommy Angelo.| Tommy Angelo
Have you ever played a hand so atrociously poorly that you just can’t let it go?| Tommy Angelo
Freeze plays allow me to float across rivers and into showdowns.| Tommy Angelo
Let’s talk about secretly supercharging yourself right in the middle of your poker sessions so that you’ll feel better, and therefore play better, and therefore feel even better. It’s simple to do, but hard, and that’s a recipe for frustration because even though you’ll probably want to try this stuff, you probably won’t.| Tommy Angelo
