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Dr. Foldsworth

Dr. Foldsworth

Dr. Foldsworth holds strong and usually controversial opinions on everything from pants to astrobiology. He has played poker on several occasions, including once in Norway. Foldsworth's long and largely meaningless rants have found a home on PokerJunkie after a long series of rejections from Reader's Digest.

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The Origins of Poker: Myths and Facts (Part II)

May 18th, 2010
You have probably been waiting for the follow-up on my revolutionary study aimed at shedding light on the mysteries surrounding poker’s early days. Today I proudly present to you the second part in this Read More
seraphin-goggles

Putting Your Opponents on a Range

April 21st, 2010
Today, all poker experts seem to agree as to the immense value of putting your opponent on a range. What is less clear is what this range might consist of, how to find this Read More
pokerbot

Poker Bot Crackdown in Macau

April 15th, 2010
Law enforcement officials are finally starting to up their efforts on combating the growing poker bot problem. Yesterday they arrested a poker bot that appeared to be of Japanese make in downtown Macau. It Read More
ma gu the liberator

The Origins of Poker: Myths and Facts (Part I)

April 13th, 2010
Today most scholars I know agree that the game of Poker (as we know it today) was a gift from Squanto to the pilgrims of the Mayflower, but who gave poker to Squanto? You Read More
South Ocean

Least likely 2010 WSOP Main Event Winner

March 24th, 2010
As you may already know, PJ’s science team has figured out who the next WSOP Main Event winner is going to be. Our crack team has used a cutting-edge poker seismograph along with previously Read More
poker bot

Poker Bots: Giving Them a Taste of Their Own Medicine

March 18th, 2010
At first they were only spotted sporadically in the shadier corners of Macau, but lately they have become common even in Las Vegas. I’m talking, of course, about poker bots – mechanical monsters who Read More
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Field Testing the Chutzpah Monitor

March 9th, 2010
Although it hasn’t been manufactured on a commercial scale as of yet, you may have heard of it through the grapevine; the revolutionary device called the Chutzpah Monitor. It is a device similar to Read More
yourmom

Some Thoughts on Your Mom

March 2nd, 2010
There are few more effective ways to win at poker than a well-timed insult. The big question here is what type of insults are the most appropriate to increase your win rate, and during Read More
scrod-cat

Verschränkung! Schrödinger’s Hole Cards

February 24th, 2010
How does quantum mechanics and a half-dead cat relate to your ability to read your opponents’ hole cards? Maybe a lot less than you think. The Austrian physicist Erwin Schröder’s famous experiment of placing a Read More
Stu Ungar seen playing water polo - strangely for the Serbian national team. Anything is possible in the multiverse.

Many-Worlds Theory and Poker

February 22nd, 2010
Out of all the possible worlds out there in the multiverse, is it possible that somewhere, Stu Ungar is still alive and not playing poker but water polo? It is definitely worth contemplating. However, Read More