Be Prepared - Part II

"By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail." - Ben Franklin This column is the second with my thoughts on preparing for a major poker tournament. These tournaments usually consist of an event every day over a period of time that spans from two weeks to more than a month. There are...

Wednesday Jul 23, 2008

published 36 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 14

Be Prepared - Part I

More than 2,000 years ago, Seneca, a Roman dramatist, philosopher, and politician, wrote, "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." Since that time, successful people in a variety of situations have attributed their triumphs, at least in some part, to their preparation....

Wednesday Jul 09, 2008

published 50 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 13

Ranking Hold'em Hands

In my last column, "A One-Question Quiz," we established that there are 169 possible starting-hand types, which result in 1,326 combinations. For example, A-K suited is one hand type, but it can occur in four different combinations. Now our chore is to rank the 169 hands from best to...

Wednesday Jun 25, 2008

published 64 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 12

A One-Question Quiz

You probably have played hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of hands of hold'em. Yet, preflop, there is a relatively limited number of hands that one player can hold, and you certainly know what they are. Just in case you don't, I have the following quiz question (after you...

Wednesday Jun 11, 2008

published 78 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 11

Do Ya Feel Lucky, Punk?

I hope you read Part I of this column. If not, let me review the origin of the title and some key questions. In the aftermath of a shootout in one of the Dirty Harry films, Clint Eastwood has his gun pointed at a robber who is reaching for his gun. Eastwood says, "I know what you're...

Wednesday May 21, 2008

published 99 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 10

Do Ya Feel Lucky, Punk?

In a memorable scene from one of the Dirty Harry films, in the aftermath of a shootout, Clint Eastwood has his gun pointed at a robber who is reaching for his gun. He says, "I know what you're thinking. 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all...

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