Tag: Round 2

I’ve worked at SIG for 8 years, currently as the Head of Quantitative Research here at our Dublin office. I only began playing poker when I joined SIG, and I’d describe my style as tight and rational. I always have an eye on my opponents and can adapt to their...

I’m not a betting person, but after learning to play poker as a SIG intern last summer, I learned to really enjoy the calculated way of play taught at SIG. I’d describe my style as loose aggressive, but I definitely let the emotion of winning a hand show with a...

I started at SIG in the summer of 2010 as an Assistant Trader Intern and currently work out of the Bala office as an Equity Options Trader. I began playing poker in middle school when the World Series of Poker became popular on TV, but really honed my skills in...

I walked into Round 2 with just over 20 big blinds, which was a good stack to start off with. The night started well, I was able to pick up a few blinds and saw a lot of pocket pairs. My “funniest” had to be when I was dealt pocket...

Going into Round 2 of the tournament, I was sitting in the bottom 10% in chip count. I would love to say that I overcame the near impossible and came out on top, but the reality is far less entertaining. My table was very fast paced with not much action....

Of course this is true of financial options, but in addition it’s pretty generally true in all games. It’s really pretty straightforward. Suppose you are allowed to do something, but doing it is worse than not doing it on average. Then you can just choose to never do it, and...

Today’s guest post comes from The Deliberator, a Development Team Lead with a loose aggressive poker style. He’s been playing for the seven years he’s been at SIG; let’s see if that practice pays off for him. Round 2 was uneventful except for 1 hand I played pretty badly and...

Today we’ll hear from The Wild Card, a Business Analyst originally from Canton, MA. When this guest poster first came to SIG, she couldn’t properly shuffle a deck of cards. Through over two years of practice, she’s not only one of our players, but also a dealer in the tournament!...

Today’s guest post comes from The Poker Shark, an Assistant Trader originally from Chicago, IL. With a loose aggressive poker style and a lot of confidence, this Shark is a fun one to watch! It’s better to be lucky than good, but it’s even better to be both! I think...

I came close to losing it all last night. I ignored another player’s signals that he had a flush and came within inches of being forced to go all in, in the hopes of a straight. But the closest moment came right at the end, when I was dealt a...