• Some Flop Play

  by Jim Brier

  There is a myriad of situations in which you fail to flop top pair or better, or you fail to catch a flush draw or an open-end straight draw. In many of these situations, it is unclear as to how to proceed or how you should react after others have …continued

• Déjà Vu

  by Michael Cappelletti

  Have you ever been playing a hand and suddenly realize that it seems very familiar - as if you have played it before? While practicing my no-limit hold'em for the big June tournament in Costa Rica, I was one of three final players in a no-limit …continued

• Reading Opponents

  by Bob Ciaffone

  At the critical point at the end of a poker hand, a player bets, and the maestro glares at him. Does the bettor have what he is supposed to have for this bet, or doesn't he? The maestro picks up a tell, reads his opponent as having a strong hand, …continued

• You Choose Your Own Path

  by Roy Cooke

  "I shall be telling this with a sigh, Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost It's all one long session, this game of …continued

• New Pechanga Resort & Casino Opens

  by Cover Story

  The relaxing resort community of Temecula, California, became a center of Southern California gaming attention when the long-anticipated new Pechanga Resort & Casino opened its doors on June 24. Located just off Interstate15, midway between San …continued

• Why Are You Rooting Against?

  by Greg Dinkin

  "It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail." - Gore Vidal, author "It's about time that kid had the horseshoe removed from his - - -." I can't tell you how many times I heard that during the World Series of Poker when …continued

• When the Big Blind is the Small Blind, or, Explain This Blind Structure to Me!

  by Jan Fisher

  I am fortunate to have the opportunity to play in many different venues, not only in the United States, but around the world. Between directing an occasional tournament here and there, traveling to all the fantastic places that my partnership in Card …continued

• Second Chance Poker Tournament By Carol Ann Hale

  by Oklahoma Johnny Hale

  My husband, "Oklahoma Johnny" Hale, has been a little busy of late - and he has a little health problem, so I am trying to slow him down a bit. He asked me if I could find time to help him with some of his poker activities. Of course, I also …continued

• Chan vs. Hellmuth - Again!

  by Phil Hellmuth

  In 1989, the amazing Johnny Chan and I played heads up for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) championship and a first prize of $755,000. At the time, I was a young, up-and-coming professional poker player pursuing my dream of winning the WSOP. I beat …continued

• Bellagio, Commerce, and a Funny Anecdote

  by Jeff Shulman

  In mid-June, Bellagio hosted a $2,500 limit hold'em event. A total of 78 players showed up to vie for the $250,000 in guaranteed prize money. With $5,000 in tournament chips, everyone was able to play for some time - except me. I busted out …continued

• Introducing Gus Hansen … Winner of the Inaugural World Poker Tour Event

  by Linda Johnson

  In my last column, I wrote about the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, which took place at Bellagio in Las Vegas as the first event of the World Poker Tour. Gus Hansen, the eventual winner, was in 10th place after the first day of play with $56,150; …continued

• My Story of the World Series of Poker - Part I

  by Warren Karp

  In one of my recent columns, I talked about winning a supersatellite to play in the "big one" at the World Series of Poker, and said then that I would pass along that experience to you, so here it is. First, the day before the big one …continued

• Variance and Happiness

  by Daniel Kimberg

  Most serious poker players have a love-hate relationship with the inherent variance in poker outcomes. In our most frustrated moments, we may resent the inevitable variance due to the randomness of the cards, and what it does to our fragile bankrolls. …continued

• More Trends in Tournament Poker - Part III

  by Tom McEvoy

  One of the most significant changes in the world of tournament poker has been the increased interest in no-limit hold'em tournaments, resulting in much larger no-limit events than ever before. Virtually every championship event at every major …continued

• Distinguishing Between OPTAH and 'Cards Speak'

  by Brian Mulholland

  The acronym "OPTAH" stands for "one player to a hand." When I first began playing poker in public cardrooms, the full meaning of this precept was widely understood. No one has the right to play another's hand for him, either by …continued

• Alcohol … Pot-Limit Hold'em - Part II

  by Daniel Negreanu

  In Part I last issue, I gave you a little history of my teenage years, and how alcohol and poker just seemed to go hand in hand. As I got older, I realized how naïve that was, and decided to take the game of poker more seriously by committing to …continued

• Protecting Your Interests

  by Mike O Malley

  The 2002 World Series of Poker is history, and with it, a new champion was crowned. Congratulations to Robert Varkonyi. A quiet and unassuming champion, Robert reminds me of the PGA Tour's Ernie Els - quiet and passive, with a killer instinct and …continued

• Politics and the Law of Gambling

  by I. Nelson Rose

  Politics has always played an important role in the making of gaming law. But one of the most blatant attempts to use - or, rather, to misuse - the political system in the name of controlling gambling took place following the atrocities of Sept. 11. …continued

• The Poker World is Going 'Prime Time'

  by Mike Sexton

  The World Poker Tour (WPT), the mission of which is to promote championship tournament poker as a televised sport, is off and running - and I don't mean in a slow jog. It's off and running like Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, and Secretariat …continued

• When I'm Calling You … Part III

  In the first two chapters of this melodrama, I related how my sweetie humiliated me by forcing me to wear a walkie-talkie. The pretext was that I wouldn't get lost in a casino, but the real reason was to make sure that I would never be out of …continued

• Grading the NFL Coaches: AFC

  by Chuck Sippl

  As mentioned in the last issue (when I reviewed the NFC coaches), a good coach is always a plus on any football team - but that's over a period of time, not necessarily in any one, individual football game. It's too easy for the oddsmaker to …continued

• Winning Superstitions - Huh?

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. My refrigerator is empty, so let's just sit quietly while we explore a dark corner of your poker mind. Question: What is a syllogism? Answer: Who cares? Better answer: A syllogism is an argument with two premises and a conclusion. …continued

• Lowball Wisdom

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  "Roses are red, violets are blue. Don't draw to eights and don't draw two." I don't know how many times I've heard this bit of versified advice for limit lowball. Like much else about poker, not only is the advice not …continued

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