Ed Miller > Quotes

“BOTTOM LINE: 1. Don’t limp for three sessions. 2. Raise bigger pre-flop. 3. Consider re-raising or folding before you call a raise. 4. Want to limp, see Rule One. 5. Seriously, see Rule One.”
― Ed Miller, STOP! 10 Things Good Poker Players Don't Do

“The tools of aggression we have do not work as well in bloated, multi-way pots.”
― Ed Miller, STOP! 10 Things Good Poker Players Don't Do

“Signode strap”
― Ed Miller, A Trucker's Tale: Wit, Wisdom, and True Stories from 60 Years on the Road

“Hands that we are looking to cold-call will include high equity hands that play well versus the range of hands our opponent chooses to open. For example, these hands may include hands such as 6-6 — T-T, 7-8s — K-Qs, A-Ts+, A-Qo. Depending on stack depths we may choose to include small pocket pairs in our range in order to set-mine.”
― Ed Miller, STOP! 10 Things Good Poker Players Don't Do

“Overdrive magazine.”
― Ed Miller, A Trucker's Tale: Wit, Wisdom, and True Stories from 60 Years on the Road

“1. Stop leading with weak pairs. Don’t try the old check-call flop, bet turn small line. Don’t try the variation where you just bet small on the flop either. Just don’t do it. 2. Instead, go ahead and check your weak pairs. Call small early bets with them (like the $20 on the flop in the above example), but fold if your opponent starts betting big money. You might feel like you’ll be pushed around if you play this way, but you won’t. First, most of your opponents at the small stakes will be too timid to try to push you around, and while they’ll take a stab for $20, they won’t try to blow you off your hand for $60 or $100. Second, when your opponents are aggressive, you just help them out with your weak leads. You tell them when it’s safe to bluff. 3. If you see someone else make this play, raise! You know how some players will tell you, “I’ll fold if you raise?” Well, this weak lead play tells you the same thing non-verbally. When someone bets out like this, they’re saying they plan to fold if you raise. So do it.”
― Ed Miller, STOP! 10 Things Good Poker Players Don't Do

“This structure creates fragility in the system. Often, one sportsbook moves a market based on a bet, and then a large number of sportsbooks will copy that move even though none of their customers made a bet. This behavior means the real market is often much smaller and less liquid than it appears. It also allows savvy bettors to manipulate the market. Worse, it makes game integrity problems harder to spot. The best weapon in defense of game integrity is a large liquid market, where nonsensical movements stick out like a sore thumb.”
― Ed Miller, The Logic Of Sports Betting

“When we get an opportunity to open-raise from early position, this is the range I suggest you use:”
― Ed Miller, STOP! 10 Things Good Poker Players Don't Do