Wednesday Oct 25, 2006

published 620 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 21
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 3, Number 11

It's the Worst Play in Poker!

"May you live in interesting times" is an ancient Chinese curse. Well, poker is surely headed for some interesting times. I'm not going to list all of the elements that are pressuring the game and industry as currently configured. I have for the past four years called for a...

Sunday Oct 01, 2006

published 644 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 3, Number 9

Making an Extra Bet

It was early in my $40-$80 limit hold'em session at the new Venetian cardroom, where they play the game at a ninehanded table. One of the great things about the Venetian poker room is that it is located with entrances off both the casino pit and the Las Vegas Strip main door, making it very...

Tuesday Dec 13, 2005

published 936 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 24
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 3, Number 1

The Charge of the Chip Brigade

Much is written about hand-selection strategies and odds of given poker situations. Most are relatively easy to learn and anyone of reasonable intelligence with common sense can play a reasonable game of poker by applying them. But to excel at poker, you need to be able to read your...

Tuesday Nov 15, 2005

published 964 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 22
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 2, Number 12

Bankroll Requirements for Internet Play

To state the obvious, it is important when playing poker not to go broke. You need to have sufficient bankroll depth to survive the cruel beats the deck will put on you, sometimes for days and weeks, and even months. This is even more true for Internet play than live play. I have written before...

Tuesday Apr 05, 2005

published 1188 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 6
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 2, Number 4

Risk Versus Reward

Weighing the upside versus the downside, what you stand to lose versus what you stand to gain, is pretty universal. It's how we figure out what to do in any given situation, assuming the governing factor is logic. Poker, like many important life decisions, should be approached with a risk...

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