• Costa Rica Redux

  by Michael Cappelletti

  For the third time in less than a year, I ventured down to Costa Rica to attend one of the wonderful and elegant poker tournaments held (roughly every four months) at Casinos Europa. They are elegant not only because of the Radisson Hotel's …continued

• Treat Poker as a Business!

  by Johnny Chan

  This column is about poker as a business. You know, lots of potential players are attracted to the game because they think it is easy money. Nothing could be further from the truth. Playing professional poker is a very demanding job. And you know …continued

• How Bad is Bad?

  by Bob Ciaffone

  In a hold'em game, if you bet the flop, believing that you have the best hand, it is nice when your hand improves on the turn. But in reality this doesn't happen very much, especially when you have top pair or an overpair. With top pair, you …continued

• When They're Gonna Pay You Off

  by Roy Cooke

  I had no clue where he came from, but I knew his bankroll wouldn't last long. He hadn't figured that out quite yet. A dose of reality was surely soon to hit him, although denial was sure to take the place of reality with this guy. He talked a …continued

• The Bicycle Casino's Legends of Poker Tournament a World Poker Tour Event

  by Cover Story

  Beginning July 31 and running through Sept. 1, The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California, will host its largest and most celebrated poker tournament of the year, Legends of Poker. With an estimated prize pool of more than $2 million, including …continued

• You Have Plenty to Gain

  by Greg Dinkin

  "I pooped in my pants. And then there was this time when I was running in from the blacktop at school, and I couldn't hold it, and I pooped again." I was sitting in El Pollo Loco in Las Vegas with my laptop open when I heard a young girl …continued

• How High is Too High?

  by Jan Fisher

  I have received many queries lately asking about the proper limits to play. There is no cut-and-dry answer for that, at least not one of which I am aware. There are many things to figure out and many figures to figure! What may be the right amount of …continued

• The Russ Hamilton Golf Tourney - Wendeen Wins!

  by Phil Hellmuth

  I had so much fun at the last Russ Hamilton Golf Tournament that I need to tell y'all about it, including a key hand that Wendeen Eolis played with four players left in the Card Player Cruises Caribbean cruise freeroll that was held during the …continued

• Take a Breather, Ivey - It's the Schoenfeld Show

  by Jeff Shulman

  You're probably tired of reading about Phil Ivey, and I'm tired of writing about him. After spending about 14 seconds trying to convince him to go to Costa Rica, I decided that I didn't need to encourage another superstar to play in the …continued

• World Poker Players Conference By Howard Burroughs

  by Linda Johnson

  Note from Linda Johnson: Howard Burroughs resides in Las Vegas, and is a student of the game and a founding member of the Wednesday afternoon poker discussion group. I saw a post Howard made to RGP about the WPPC, and E-mailed him privately to see if …continued

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

  by Warren Karp

  In the last issue, I was relating my experience of playing in the World Series of Poker championship event. I'll pick it up when we were very early in the first round and I was starting to feel what the WSOP was all about. The tension never lets …continued

• Easy to Play

  by Daniel Kimberg

  It would be great if we could all play our best poker effortlessly. But most of us actually get some return on our investment of effort, and would be foolish to try to glide along without giving due consideration to difficult decisions. With more …continued

• Those Treacherous Trap Hands in Omaha High-low By Shane Smith

  by Tom McEvoy

  Editor's note: Shane Smith, Tom McEvoy's guest columnist for this issue, presents a roundup of some of the worst Omaha high-low trap hands to avoid. Trap hands in Omaha high-low are those that look pretty but act ugly. Five general types of …continued

• Multiple Choice

  by Barry Mulholland

  If you're a consistent winning player, read no further - this column is for the other guys, the ones who make your pleasant existence possible. If you're uncertain which category you fall into, I can only say that if you don't know, you …continued

• Alcohol … The Party's Over - Part III

  by Daniel Negreanu

  Part III of this trilogy is clearly the most difficult for me to write. In Part I and Part II, I shared with you some of the sillier things I've done in my life, but they pale in comparison to what I'm about to tell you. This isn't exactly …continued

• Your New Poker Overlord and Paymaster

  by Adam Schoenfeld

  Casinos Europa in Costa Rica throws the greatest party in poker. I'd feel that way even if I hadn't just won my first tournament title and even if I hadn't been awarded the best overall player title. But, I did. Damn, it feels good. All …continued

• A Champion Remembered

  by Mike Sexton

  Sadly, we have to deal around Brian Saltus now. Saltus, the 2001 winner of the Tournament of Champions, is no longer with us. Although the poker world - make that the entire world - has suffered a great loss, he will not be forgotten, especially by …continued

• Is This Story OK, Johnny?

  by Max Shapiro

  From time to time I have poked a little fun at Oklahoma Johnny Hale and his Seniors tournaments, which at last count encompassed at least 14 separate "World Championship" events yearly. OK Johnny has taken this ribbing in good spirits. Each …continued

• The Homogenizing Face of Exhibition Football

  by Chuck Sippl

  More and more in the past few seasons, NFL preseason football games have become more alike in handicapping terms. Gone are the days of old-school coaches such as Bud Grant and "semi" old-school coaches such as Bill Walsh, Marv Levy, and Bill …continued

• Addendum to Ante Proportions

  by Grant Strauss

  In my inaugural column in the April 12, 2002, issue, I attempted to provide an expansive treatment of the most common ante structures a stud player would likely encounter. I did the best that I could with the information I had available. It has come …continued

• Are You For or Against Check-Raising?

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I picked up a pound of fried shrimp and a pound of fries. Dig in while we talk some poker. I'll get to check-raising in a moment (that's called a "teaser"), but first … Poker played "correctly" can …continued

• Getting Them to Break in Lowball

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  When you have four to a flush (and no pair) on the turn in hold'em, all you can end up with on the river is a flush (or a pair); you can't end up with, for example, trips or a full house. You can do nothing to change what hand you end up with. …continued

• Titanic Tees Off With Jesse and the Boys

  by Byron 'Cowboy' Wolford

  Titanic Thompson used to play a lot of poker and golf in Corpus Christi. One day he was out on the golf course with Jesse Alto and a few other poker players, and he beat the hell out of them. After the match, they all went back to the Elks Club for …continued

• More Tournament Poker at Bellagio

  by Rick Young

  Two months ago I wrote about the advent of tournament poker at Bellagio. It has turned out to be a very successful and exciting adventure. The $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold'ern tournament that was held shortly after the World Series of Poker …continued

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