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Owen Gaines

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I was always fascinated with poker. I read a small book or two about poker long before I got a chance to play the game. Then, in 2004, a friend told me I could play poker online. I decided to investigate.

I knew little about poker at that point. I bought a stack of books on Limit Hold'em, joined a poker forum, and began to learn the game. I worked hard. I deposited $300, which I lost rather quickly in $.50/$1 Limit Hold’em games. I decided to try one more $300 poker experiment. That one bore fruit. The hard work began to pay off, and I built a nice bankroll for the Limit Hold'em games. Since my hourly rate playing poker was double that of my entry-level, nine-to-five job, playing poker professionally seemed the best option for me. I became a ...more

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Multitabling on WPN (America’s Cardroom) with a Controller

Here’s a demo of me using this setup while playing around 41 tables. People have emailed and PM’d me about getting this setup for a couple years now, wanting to pay me, etc. I’ve never done it. Now…here it is for everyone—free of charge. It will likely be a while before I masstable again. I don’t wish to sell this because I don’t want to support it. I’m sure the code could be more efficient, etc.

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Average rating: 4.03 · 104 ratings · 10 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Poker Math That Matters: Simplifying the Secrets of No-Limit Hold'em 4.03 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hole Card Confessions: Hand-Reading and Exploitive Play in Hold'em by Owen Gaines (Goodreads Author), Jack Welch (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poker Perspectives: Bringing the Game into Focus by Owen Gaines (Goodreads Author), Jack Welch (Editor) 2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poker's Postflop Course Part 1: The River by Owen Gaines (Goodreads Author), Jack Welch (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cómo ganar al poker aprendiendo la técnica de lectura de manos by José Daniel Litvak, Owen Gaines (Goodreads Author), Gastón Catzman (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By Owen Gaines Poker Math that Matters : Simplifying the Secrets of No-Limit Hold'em 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Geographies of Urban Risk and Resilience: Towards a Relational Politics of Disaster 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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