Tuesday Sep 20, 2005

published over 3 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 18
Card Player College Magazine Volume 1, Number 3
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 2, Number 10

Almost There with Success and Failure

Note: I have been extremely fortunate to meet and play with some of the best poker players in the world. For this issue, I decided to ask my friend Darrell Dicken (aka Gigabet) to share some of his knowledge as my "guest columnist." I really think that having friends who share a passion...

Tuesday Sep 06, 2005

published over 3 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 17

London Calling

With all of the traveling required to play in major tournaments, I consider staying home to be a vacation, so convincing me to go all the way to London was quite a feat. Since there were about four different tournaments going on in the span of a week, I figured this was as good a time as any to...

Tuesday Aug 09, 2005

published over 3 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 15

'What Day Is It?' Maintaining focus and stamina are key factors in achieving tournament success

Well, I am smack-dab in the middle of the 2005 World Series of Poker, and I could not be happier! My goals for this year were simply to be as mentally prepared as possible and to play great poker every day. With the fields as large as they are, I did not want my goals to be unreasonable, which...

Tuesday Jul 26, 2005

published over 3 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 14

Empty Seats - A thought-provoking method of dealing with huge tournament fields

The time has come for the biggest event of the year, and with the explosion of poker over the past couple of years, 2005 has brought with it some enormous fields for the World Series of Poker. I am not going to try to predict any exact numbers for the upcoming events, but I will tell you that the...

Tuesday Jun 28, 2005

published over 3 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 12

Prediction - Will perfection be maintained in predicting a tournament winner?

Right now, it is Monday, May 23, and I have just arrived back home after day one of the main event at the Mirage Poker Showdown. It was a roller coaster of a day for me, and I made it out alive with about 40K. However, I really don't want to talk about my poker ability in this column. I want...

Tuesday Jun 14, 2005

published over 3 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 11

Mixing It Up

One of my favorite things about poker is that it is sort of an organized chaos. There is always an element of chance, which makes it unpredictable and keeps players on their toes. Every game is unique and the same exact sequence of events will never be repeated. This element of change is...

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