• High-Only Hands in Omaha High-Low

  by Michael Cappelletti

  Most of the Omaha high-low games you find today are of the "loose" variety. My definition of loose is more than five players, on average, seeing the flop. One of the starting-hand types that I recommend playing in loose Omaha high-low games …continued

• Pumping the Pot

  by Bob Ciaffone

  Sometime ago, I remember a player who had watched a high-stakes limit hold'em game for a while saying to me, "They do an awful lot of betting, but a lot of the time they don't have much." I could hardly argue with this observation, …continued

• You Gotta Have Feel!

  by Roy Cooke

  Unlike the basic strategies of poker, which are relatively easy to learn and available in many books, reading hands is an inexact science; indeed, it is more art than science. It is very complex and requires great perception, awareness, and knowledge. …continued

• Bonnie Damiano: A Woman and Her Game By Ann Castro

  by Cover Story

  When you hear the name Bonnie Damiano, you have to think "poker tournaments and poker cruises." It's a no-brainer. She's a tournament producer with a unique knack for turning out fun-filled, quality events. It's no wonder. A …continued

• May the Schwartz Be With You

  by Greg Dinkin

  A poker player from Texas called a bookstore and described his predicament to the friendly voice on the other end of the line. He explained that he had lost $100,000 in a couple of months playing Texas hold'em, and figured it was about time to …continued

• What You Can Do When You're Outclassed

  by Andrew N.S. Glazer

  What should you do when you're in a poker game and it's clear to you that one or more of your opponents can play far better than you? It's a common situation, and before I jump into it, I first tip my cap to Wendeen Eolis, who came up with …continued

• Split Nines With a King

  by Phil Hellmuth

  I have some very bad memories when I think of the seven-card stud hand (K-9) 9. Not once, but twice I have lost memorable pots with this hand after hitting a third 9. The first time, I was playing heads up against poker legend Danny Robison - who is …continued

• Hollywood Park Casino Introduces a Diverse Eating Experience to L.A. Poker Players

  You wouldn't expect to find exotic food dishes like New Mexico chile linguine or roast leg of lamb on a card casino food menu, but they are now standard at Hollywood Park Casino. In August, Hollywood Park Casino revamped its casino food operation …continued

• Legends of Poker and the World Heads-Up Triple-Draw Championship

  by Jeff Shulman

  For many tournament players, their month of August was spent at The Bicycle Casino competing in the Legends of Poker tournament. The prize for the best all-around player was a beautiful, white Mercedes SUV. Even though Daniel Negreanu and Men …continued

• 2002 Tournament Directors Association Rules

  by Linda Johnson

  Tournament directors from more than 20 cardrooms recently gathered at Bellagio in Las Vegas to update TDA rules. In addition to last year's 14 rules, which were maintained, 23 new standard rules for tournaments were adopted. As of Aug. 5, 2002, …continued

• Has Anyone Seen My … Gamble?

  by Warren Karp

  I was sitting at a supersatellite table recently after laying down a hand that in retrospect I think I should have played, and while being dealt the next hand, I exclaimed, "I need to go home and look around the house and see if I can find my …continued

• Deception in No-Limit Hold'em Tournaments

  by Tom McEvoy

  Deception is important in no-limit hold'em tournaments. In the early rounds, it is important because the pots are smaller in relation to the number of chips in play. In the middle rounds, when the action begins to escalate, you can't just sit …continued

• The Woman Who Broke Me - Part II

  by Daniel Negreanu

  In the last issue, I shared with you parts of a personal story that helped me destroy a decent bankroll. I told you about a girl I met whom I called "Delilah." She's a girl who had never even heard of poker, but had an influence on the …continued

• One Step Forward, And …

  by Adam Schoenfeld

  "If you can spot the sucker at the table in the first five minutes, and it is you, are you still the sucker?" - Adam Schoenfeld "And if you spot the sucker, and it is you, does that make you invisible?" - Nicky Di Leo I keep making …continued

• Mickey's Camp

  by Mike Sexton

  I went to camp for three days recently. That's right, back to camp, Ruth Lilly's YMCA Camp located near Shelbyville, Indiana. For three days of the year, it's designated as "Mickey's Camp." Mickey's Camp isn't for …continued

• No Pundit Intended, Andy

  by Max Shapiro

  Being as modest as I am, I had not intended to write about my triumph in the opening event of Legends of Poker 2002, the media/casino/charity contest. However, I have just read Andy Glazer's column in the Aug. 30 issue of Card Player. His version …continued

• Injury Lists: Reader Beware

  by Chuck Sippl

  When it comes to dealing with football injuries, sometimes I'm not sure whether the many published injury lists are a help or a hindrance to sports bettors. Such lists can be found in many places during the football season. It seems like just …continued

• What to Look for in Starting Hands Limit Hold'em - Part II

  by Rolf Slotboom

  In this series of columns, I am looking at starting hands in three of my favorite games (limit hold'em, limit Omaha (high), and pot-limit Omaha). In my last column, I began with limit hold'em, and discussed some of the important factors that …continued

• Stake-horsing

  by Grant Strauss

  "Do you know who you got here stake-horsin' for you? This here is Fast Eddie Felson … Who the hell are you - the end of the world?" - Bill Cobbs as "Orvis" in "The Color of Money", 1986 These are poignant words …continued

• Questions, Always More Questions

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I picked up a baked chicken and a pound of fries. Start ripping. After 17 years of teaching poker, here's a question I'm still asked quite often - too often. The question is usually asked rhetorically, because the inquisitor …continued

• Another Typical Lowball Play

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  From earlier: Lowball, like any other variant of poker, is a game of plays. Old-timers know all the plays; newcomers often learn the plays painfully by experience. I can save those of you just starting out in the game a little trouble by describing …continued

• Match Roping and Playing Heads-Up Poker

  by Byron 'Cowboy' Wolford

  Match roping is the cowboy version of playing heads-up poker. I did quite a bit of both back in the 1950s. I'll always remember the first time I met Dean Oliver, long before he won the first of his eight rodeo world championships. Jimmy Whaley and …continued

• Q-10 - The Greyhound

  by Rick Young

  The hand Q-10 has been making quite a name for itself lately. It won some key pots in the $10,000 buy-in world championship event at the World Series of Poker, including the winning pot at the end. It also won some key pots at Bellagio's $10,000 …continued

• Is it Clear?

  by Steve Zolotow

  Here's a little five-question multiple-choice quiz. After you answer each question, indicate on a scale of 1 to 100 whether you think the decision is close or clear (1 for very close, 100 for very clear). Limit hold'em poker: 1. You're in …continued

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