A River Decision

Recently, I was honored to serve as "Expert of the Month" on Matthew Hilger's forum at InternetTexasHoldem.com. Here is one of the first hands posted to me: In a PokerStars eighthanded $30-$60 limit hold'em game, I am dealt the Q 10 in the small blind. After three folds, the...

Wednesday Jun 11, 2008

published 25 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 11

Trends

You almost certainly have not been counting, but this is the 100th column that I have written for Card Player. This is by no means a record, as stalwarts like Roy Cooke and Roy West have produced hundreds more, but for me, it represents a milestone. Many things have changed about our game since...

Wednesday May 21, 2008

published 46 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 10

'Poker Erosion'

I'm going to discuss a concept that I call "poker erosion." Everyone knows what erosion is in science. You take a block of granite, start a slow water drip into the center (drip, drip! drip!), come back in a few centuries, and there is a huge hole in the granite. Poker erosion is...

Wednesday May 14, 2008

published 53 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 9

Free Cards in Limit Hold'em - Part VI

My last column started investigating when you can give a free card. I created the following list: You flop (or turn) an unbeatable hand. The pot is very small. You have a vulnerable hand that can improve. Your opponent is a frequent bluffer. You are in a way-ahead/way- behind scenario. That...

Tuesday Apr 29, 2008

published 68 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 8

Free Cards in Limit Hold'em - Part V

Thus far, I have discussed times that you are trying to get a free card, and times that you are trying to stop an opponent from getting one. While you generally want to avoid giving free cards, giving a free card is occasionally a strategically sound play. Here are the instances that we will...

Wednesday Apr 09, 2008

published 88 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 7

Free Cards - Part IV

In this column, we continue our look at free cards and related topics by discussing defenses against free-card raises in limit hold'em. On the surface, defending against free-card raises is pretty simple: If you suspect that an opponent is raising to take a free card, don't give him one....

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