• Raise or Fold?

  by Jim Brier

  There are many situations in hold'em where you should either raise or fold, and simply calling is wrong. Many players call because they are unsure about what to do. They find themselves in an unclear situation with a decent hand, so they …continued

• No-Limit Speed

  by Michael Cappelletti

  When you play in a no-limit hold'em tournament, do you tend to play one set style and strategy? Or, do you make several adjustments - call it "shifting gears" - depending on the speed of the table? What is a fast table? One reasonable …continued

• The Poker Teacher

  by Bob Ciaffone

  In the spring of 1996, I made a big change in my life by moving back to my home state of Michigan after a 16-year absence. The reason was, I needed to take care of my dad, who was getting up in years and had taken the 1995 death of my mother very …continued

• He Would Have Checked

  by Roy Cooke

  Ah, World Series of Poker time. I love this time of the year. Chips fly. The weather is nice. I get to see lots of out-of-town friends and acquaintances. And I enjoy watching what happens in the poker subculture: Wannabes become poker forces. …continued

• Book Review: Poker Nation

  by Greg Dinkin

  My older brother Andy came to visit during my senior year of college in the midst of my job search. Over dinner with some classmates, who were also hotel-and-restaurant majors, my brother noticed how my friends picked apart every last detail of the …continued

• Poker Wednesday Sometimes Happens on a Friday

  by Jan Fisher

  In previous columns I have mentioned the weekly poker discussion group that meets on Wednesdays in Las Vegas to share poker knowledge. The group continues to grow and thrive, and we have incorporated guest speakers as well as field trips and a …continued

• Is My New License Plate 9Poker9?

  by Phil Hellmuth

  At the time I am writing this column, my license plate in California is 7poker7 and Phil Ivey has just won his third World Series of Poker (WSOP) event. My hat's off to Phil, as he's playing great poker and taking advantage of some really good …continued

• Kids Take Over at the World Series of Poker

  by Jeff Shulman

  I am writing this column on the morning of the first day of the "Big One" at the World Series of Poker. All of the events have concluded except the world championship and the gold bracelet match-play tournament. The heads-up match-play event …continued

• Tilt is Not Your Friend

  by Linda Johnson

  While reading the poker newsgroup RGP, I noticed a thread titled "How to Handle Going on Tilt." Although I have gotten fairly good at avoiding being on tilt, I can still remember many times when I would have benefited from good advice on the …continued

• Reread Your Read Until You Believe What You've Read

  by Warren Karp

  I was chatting with a friend of mine recently at Commerce Casino, where he plays in the pot-limit hold'em game. I consider him a very good player in that game, and he will admit that it is his best game. We were talking about how he'd been …continued

• Poker Science, Religion, and Fish

  by Daniel Kimberg

  An old saying advises that if you give a man a fish, you'll feed him for a day, whereas if you teach a man to fish, you'll feed him for a lifetime. There may or may not be some wisdom behind this grandfatherly advice. In frontier days, it …continued

• Coolers and Quads

  by Tom McEvoy

  As I write this column, I am preparing to play in the $2,000 S.H.O.E. tournament at the World Series of Poker, the event in which I finished third last year when David "The Dragon" Pham's hot cards burned up my chips in three fiery …continued

• Meeting of Minds

  by Barry Mulholland

  This is the last in a series of columns regarding dealer performance, and the role that the monitoring of that performance plays in achieving a high standard of customer service. In some cardrooms, the importance of such monitoring is clearly …continued

• Meet Jennifer Harman - Part II

  by Daniel Negreanu

  In my last column, I started to tell you about the amazing success story that is Jennifer Harman. She first fell in love with the game of poker at the age of 8, and climbed her way all the way to the top of a "man's world." That success …continued

• Stars of the 2002 World Series of Poker

  by Mike Sexton

  Two "stars" are shining brightly at the 2002 World Series of Poker. They are Phil Ivey and Layne Flack. As I write this column (a little more than halfway through the WSOP), they have won five events between them! These guys are the real …continued

• Big Bertha

  I was playing in an Omaha game at Big Denny's Barstow Card Casino when I was suddenly startled by a rude shout: "Move over, buster! I need more room!" I looked up in alarm. Standing behind an empty seat to my left was the most …continued

• Sucking at the Series

  by Adam Schoenfeld

  I recently watched the videotape of Puggy Pearson's victory at the World Series of Poker way back in 1973. It was unbelievable. First of all, there were only 13 entrants in the event. The world championship was decided by a glorified single-table …continued

• Subtleties of Baseball Scheduling

  by Chuck Sippl

  We're in the midst of the baseball season, and it's a good time to be aware of certain idiosyncrasies in scheduling that can lend themselves to successful plays in sports betting. One of the factors to be aware of is that most teams usually …continued

• Horrendous Plays: There's Just No Other Way to Describe Them - Part II

  by Grant Strauss

  In my last column, I told you of a play that truly fell into the "horrendous" category for a multitude of reasons. This time around, I shall analyze a hand that, while not played quite as horrendously as the last one, illustrates one of the …continued

• Anxiety on First Day of Las Vegas Trip

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. Let's do some laps in the pool while we speak of our favorite game - poker. Today's subject will be of interest mostly to those who go to Las Vegas temporarily for some fun and excitement - tourists. You locals can go about …continued

• Playing Tens From the Big Blind in Lowball

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  Here's a limit lowball situation that comes up frequently. You have the big blind. In a double-limit game, someone opens for a raise; in a single-limit game, someone just opens. No one raises, but two other players call. Your hand is 10-9-8-7-2. …continued

• Mr. Brooks Goes to the Bank

  by Byron 'Cowboy' Wolford

  Anybody who ever played poker in Texas knew and respected Robert A. Brooks. For most of his life, Mr. Brooks lived in Alaska, where he owned all the gambling joints, including a craps game, blackjack game, some bars, and poker games. At one time or …continued

• Tournament Poker Comes to Bellagio

  by Rick Young

  The excitement level at Bellagio has picked up a notch or two. Poker tournaments are being played there for the first time. The first tournament, no-limit hold'em, was a raving success. Single-table satellites for the $3,000 seats were run every …continued

• World Series of Poker Championship: A Close Shave By Mike Paulle

  by Cover Story

  Only the infamous Phil Hellmuth Jr. could upstage the first $2 million winner of the most prestigious prize in poker: the 2002 World Series of Poker Championship at Binion's Horseshoe in Downtown Las Vegas. "This is Robert's (Varkonyi) …continued

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