How I (Accidentally) Got Through 2,684 People to a Final Table - Part II

Fighting one's way through a massive field is a task that every tournament player faces in today's environment, especially in the lower buy-in World Series of Poker (WSOP) events. In my last column, I detailed how I slogged my way through day one of event No. 52, $1,500 no-limit...

Tuesday Aug 19, 2008

published about 1 month ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 16

How I (Accidentally) Got Through 2,684 People to a Final Table -- Part I

There are few feelings worse in tournament poker than to play for many, many hours and earn little or no money. In this year's World Series of Poker, I played two long days to win only a little money in event No. 49 -- a $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament in which I finished 30th out of...

Wednesday Jun 25, 2008

published 3 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 12

Beginners, Beware of the Overplay

If you're new to limit hold'em, and you've read a poker book for beginners, you're probably playing tight -- and that's fine. It's important, however, to understand that an ultra-tight strategy won't work forever, and even has its drawbacks. As I've written before,...

Wednesday May 21, 2008

published 4 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 10

Some More Ways to Say It

I've written lengthy columns in this space about my overriding philosophy of poker tournaments, but I can actually sum up that philosophy in one sentence: Get as many chips as you can, as often as you can, in whatever way you can. Do you agree or disagree? Maybe you're unsure. If so, I...

Tuesday Apr 29, 2008

published 5 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 8

Rebuy!

Rebuy tournaments are becoming more and more popular - especially online, where you don't have to wait for a chip runner to stroll over to your table and offer you additional chips. It also helps that in online tournaments, the rebuys go directly into the prize pool, unlike some...

Wednesday Mar 26, 2008

published 6 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 6