: About Me

I like guitar, poker, computers, art, food and anything else that happens to tickle my fancy at any given moment. I work as an analyst for a large engineering company. I like my job, fortunately. When I grow up (it could happen) I want to do creative things to entertain strangers.

My passion is ...

Stuff

I know too much about ...

Other Stuff

My parents always told me ...

Stuff that I didn't listen to at the time

My childhood ambition ...

To do cool Stuff with computers (possibly in space)

My favorite memory ...

Stuff that I did in a place one time

Why I write ...

Because there's a lot of Stuff in my head trying to get out

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Old Time Radio Stuff

My first job ...

Delivering one of those free newspapers with ads for Stuff

My best moment ...

Seeing some of my Stuff online

My inspiration ...

Too much Stuff to mention it all

Hobbies & Games > Card Games Why bluffing is a vital part of playing card games

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It's a rare discussion of poker that doesn't include at least a passing reference to the art of the bluff. It's an important part of the game that helps to separate the more skilled players from the run-of-the-mill ones. More importantly, a properly executed bluff will separate the less-skilled player from his chips! The bluff is important in poker for a couple of reasons: In some situations you will be able to determine that a player is "on a draw". That is, they have the potential to make a strong hand but still need to catch a card to complete their hand. A typical example of this is wh...

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