• Sir Lance

  by Roy Cooke

  "He'll never last in this town," one noted poker expert stated. He was talking about a fellow named Lance, who moved to Las Vegas to play in the poker games at Bellagio for a living. And the poker expert is probably right. Going broke is …continued

• Hawaiian Gardens Casino 2002

  by Cover Story

  Hawaiian Gardens Casino has rapidly grown since its opening in December 1997. Its temporary home, affectionately referred to as "the trailer days," accommodated 67 employees and five poker tables. In December of 1999, the casino moved into a …continued

• by Card Player Cruises

  By Linda Johnson Card Player Cruises (CPC) has a 10-year history of hosting poker cruises and boasts thousands of satisfied customers. Following is an update of the 2002 poker cruise schedule: Mexican Riviera (March 10-17) There are still a few cabins …continued

• Press Your Winners

  by Greg Dinkin

  "It takes courage to be a pig. It takes courage to ride a profit with huge leverage. As far as [George] Soros is concerned, when you're right on something, you can't own enough." - Stanley Druckenmiller, CEO, Duquesne Capital …continued

• 'The Seniors' at the World Poker Challenge

  by Oklahoma Johnny Hale

  Reno Hilton Cardroom Manager Mike Gainey invited "The Seniors" to host a no-limit hold'em championship tournament at the Reno Hilton's World Poker Challenge recently. The event was an added feature of the World Poker Challenge, and …continued

• What the Heck Were You Doing?!

  by Phil Hellmuth

  In the $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em championship event at the 2002 World Poker Open in Tunica, Mississippi, the chips were flying early, but I was in the mood to last all day, since this was a four-day event. I had already thrown away pocket …continued

• D-Train Rolls Through 595 Players at Commerce Casino

  by Jeff Shulman

  For the past few months, Commerce Casino ran a bad-beat promotion in which it gave away seats to the $1,500 limit hold'em event at the L.A. Poker Classic. This was a great opportunity for some low-limit live-action players to have a chance of …continued

• The Game of Poker is Dead?

  by Warren Karp

  Having played poker for more than 25 years, I've encountered lots of different situations, and now that I'm a columnist, I've heard more stories than ever before. I'm not sure why, but it seems that my writing for a poker magazine …continued

• Working on Your Game - Part II

  by Daniel Kimberg

  In my last column, I discussed some of the advantages and disadvantages of trying to improve your game through reading. One of the chief drawbacks of reading (as practice) is that it's a poor way to learn anything that must be learned procedurally …continued

• Should Late Entries be Allowed in Tournaments?

  by Linda Johnson

  From time to time in this column, I will be conducting informal surveys and providing comments from answers received on a wide variety of subjects. I recently posted the following two-part question on the RGP Internet poker newsgroup: 1. How long do …continued

• The Second Annual World Poker Challenge

  by Tom McEvoy

  The second annual World Poker Challenge was held at the Reno Hilton in January of this year. Attendance for the event was down from last year because of the World Poker Open in Tunica, which was held at the same time. Hopefully, this conflict can be …continued

• Big Slick, Pocket Pairs, and Duking it Out With Poker Predators

  by Barry Mulholland

  I got an E-mail recently from Dave P., who wrote: "I'm fairly new to casino poker, but I've been visiting my local cardroom three or four times a week for the last month, and now I'm hooked. I know I've got a lot to learn, but …continued

• Don't be Such a Nit! - Part I

  by Daniel Negreanu

  Nits are a plague to the poker world. They are a cancer that eats away at a good game and eventually helps destroy it. No two nits are identical, but they all share certain character traits that are detrimental to a poker game. OK, so what exactly is …continued

• New Year, New Rules - Part II

  by Mike O Malley

  In my last column, I detailed a list of 14 new tournament rules that were adopted by the Tournament Directors Association. Hopefully, these rules are the beginning of a standardized tournament rulebook that will be used by all poker rooms down the …continued

• The Taxpayer Advocate

  by Yolanda Smulik-Roche Roche

  Where do you go when the IRS representatives who are auditing or processing your return do not seem to understand your problems or situation? One place is the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. Its motto is: "We help taxpayers solve problems with the …continued

• Making a Full Casino Out of Video Games

  by I. Nelson Rose

  Technology has made it possible to create a full casino, with table games, using only video screens and computer chips. The games feel and play like the real thing, even though patrons are actually gambling against a machine. Games like blackjack and …continued

• Taj Mahals I Have Known

  I was going to make this column somewhat chronological, but events have conspired to rob me of that elegant design. Somehow, someway, I finished third in the championship event at the United States Poker Championship at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City …continued

• The Orenstein Patent

  by Barry Shulman

  Those of you who have been around awhile, particularly Atlantic City high-limit stud players, probably know a gentleman by the name of Henry Orenstein. He is a fascinating person who survived the holocaust in Poland, which was a very rare feat in …continued

• Tipping Dealers

  by Mike Sexton

  In most places that poker is played, tipping is customary. Dealers earn a good portion of their wages via direct tips from the players. There are pluses and minuses for the "tipping" system vs. the "house paying all the wages" …continued

• Bathroom Humor

  I did the daily write-ups again this year for the Reno Hilton's World Poker Challenge tournament and came up early for the casino's big New Year's Eve bash. This turned out to be a huge mistake because I ran into a tour group that had been …continued

• Playing Big Slick

  by Jim Brier

  A-K, referred to in hold'em parlance as "Big Slick," can be a problematic hand when the flop misses you. Typically, you will have raised preflop and now have a decision to make as to how to proceed. When should you bet or check? Should …continued

• Honor Math

  by Michael Cappelletti

  Playing limit hold'em, you are in middle position and pick up pocket sevens. A "super rock" who practically never raises before the flop raises in front of you. Since it is quite likely that he has a high pocket pair, you toss away your …continued

• Nightmare Session With Hal

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  Lowball is generally a tame game, but every once in a while a complete maniac sits down. If the cards turn against me, it's a recipe for a nightmare session. It got to where I said to a friend, "It's raining chips, and my bucket's got …continued

• Bravery

  by Vince Burgio

  I don't know why it happens, but for some reason we humans tend to get much more emotional as we get older. I'm not sure if it's biological or psychological, but I am convinced that it occurs. The events of Sept. 11 brought that home to me …continued

• Just a Bunch of Notes (That Just Might Make Sense)

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. Make a note that I didn't cook today. You might have noticed by looking around here that I'm a note-maker. I scribble ideas on little scraps of paper, and sometimes an idea develops into an article or talk on poker. I have …continued

• It's All Relative

  by Chuck Sippl

  In basketball wagering, as in Einstein's celestial physics, "everything is relative." At my home base of The Gold Sheet, it seems inevitable that when we have a "release" on a basketball team that is favored by 15 points or …continued

• Billy Duarte: His Game Was Going to the Dogs - Until He Turned to High-Limit Poker

  by Dana Smith

  A short stride across the street from Binion's Horseshoe, the Las Vegas Club has some of the sweetest suites north of the Strip. Billy Duarte welcomed me at the double-door entrance to his spacious Downtown digs, decorated in colors bright enough …continued

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