• Return to Los Angeles

  by Michael Cappelletti

  I was not unhappy when my law practice required that I travel to Los Angeles (L.A.) to interview a witness and obtain a deposition. The last time I visited the L.A. area (two years ago), I came in second in a big hold'em tournament at Hollywood …continued

• Frustration

  by Bob Ciaffone

  Today I was driving my car, rushing to get to a place on schedule after leaving myself just enough time to get there. My plans were interrupted by a freight train crossing the street I was driving on. Its in-the-city pace was maddeningly slow. I was …continued

• I Limped and Got Punished

  by Roy Cooke

  It was Saturday night in Las Vegas. The tourist crowd was in for the weekend and gambling it up. I was under the gun in a $30-$60 hold'em game at Bellagio, and peeked down at my cards and found the A 8. Generally, I am not all that enthused with …continued

• Station Casinos Features Great Poker Action

  by Cover Story

  Las Vegas is home to the greatest casinos in the world, and when it comes to live-action poker, the poker rooms in Station Casinos' four properties - Boulder Station, Sunset Station, Palace Station, and Texas Station - offer both local and …continued

• 'Can You Hear Me? Can You Hear Me Now?'

  by Jan Fisher

  That popular phrase in the title of this column is how I used to feel when I assisted with directing tournaments. Players asked me the same questions over and over again. I secretly hoped that someday, someone would write a standard book of tournament …continued

• 'Online Poker News' Offers New Window Into Online World

  by Andrew N.S. Glazer

  Three months ago, Card Player launched an e-newsletter for people interested in online poker, calling it the Online Poker News (OPN). You can find it, and get yourself on the mailing list for it, by going to the www.cardplayer.com website. When Jeff …continued

• Scotty's Big Bluff?

  by Phil Hellmuth

  At the recent Ultimate Poker Classic in Aruba, everyone had a great time. The local Balachi beer was tasty, and Carlos and Charlie's was one of the many festive nightclubs where we danced and hung out. Annie Duke, Robert Williamson and his …continued

• Play the Players

  by Jeff Shulman

  In my three years as a poker player, I have had a theory that I thought worked for reading opponents. I have thought, "What would I do if I were them?" For example, in no-limit hold'em, if I got raised a certain amount of money, I would …continued

• Should You Wait for the Blinds to Pass?

  by Linda Johnson

  Recently while reading RGP, I saw a question that I thought would make good column content. The question was this (paraphrased): Often, new players in a must-post game opt to wait and post one big blind after the button passes, rather than take the …continued

• Multiple Comparisons and Poker Results

  by Daniel Kimberg

  If you want an estimate of your hourly earning rate, the most readily available estimate, and probably the most useful, is just your total winnings (or losses) divided by your total number of hours played. So, if you've played 1,000 hours and …continued

• Leaks - Part II

  by Lou Krieger

  This is the second and final installment in a two-part series on leaks. While you expect to find a host of leaks in unskilled and undisciplined poker players, many world-class players leak money away in other forms of gaming. Being a successful poker …continued

• Profiling the Super-Aggressive Tournament Player

  by Tom McEvoy

  Profiling is a practice in criminology in which a professional profiler gives a description of a particular type of person who would be most likely to commit a specific type of crime. We can apply a similar principle to tournament play. In today's …continued

• Decisions, Decisions

  by Barry Mulholland

  Not long ago, I overheard an exchange at the poker table between a consistent winner and a young would-be protégé, the conclusion of which was so succinct and on the money that I can recall it almost verbatim. The winning player …continued

• The Turn

  by Daniel Negreanu

  In any form of hold'em, it is my opinion that the turn is the most difficult and most crucial street to play. Learning which hands to play before the flop can be learned, and simple rules can be used to play relatively well on the flop. The turn, …continued

• Ocean's Eleven Hosts California Ladies State Poker Championship

  by Jan Fisher

  It's hard to keep coming up with new ideas, but Ocean's Eleven Casino always meets the challenge when it comes to the California Ladies State Poker Championship (CLSPC). Under the direction of Marketing Director Billie Brown and Tournament …continued

• The Dead Deck

  by Mike O Malley

  Almost every poker player can tell you a story about being involved in a hand in which there was an extra card in the deck, and it usually involved a big pot and a funny anecdote. My first experience with this was at Binion's Horseshoe in Las …continued

• If Betting is Not a Crime, is it Legal?

  by I. Nelson Rose

  In New York, it is not a crime to make a bet, but does that mean betting in New York is legal? This may sound like legal hairsplitting, but the U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to overturn a lower court's decision that betting does not have to …continued

• Obnoxious Jerks Part I: Understanding Them and Our Reactions

  by Alan Schoonmaker

  We meet them all the time, and they are always annoying. They needle us when we lose, criticize everybody, give lectures, blow smoke in our faces, spread junk all over the table, and throw cards at people. They slow down the game by arguing, squeezing …continued

• The Yellow Brick Road

  by Mike Sexton

  No-limit hold'em is considered by many to be the Cadillac of poker games. Players who are anxious to learn about no-limit hold'em need a path to follow, but the path to improved no-limit hold'em play has obstacles to overcome. Those who …continued

• The Kid Stays in the Picture

  by Max Shapiro

  Earlier this year my pal Andy Glazer moved to Hollywood, just a couple of blocks from where I live. Directly across from him is the home of Michael Konik, a noted poker and gaming writer who has written two gaming books (The Man With the $100,000 …continued

• Midseason Checkpoints

  by Chuck Sippl

  By the time this issue hits the stands, the 2002 football season will be 2 months old. Unfortunately, many excellent wagering opportunities will be gone. But fortunately, this is the longest football season in wagering history, in terms of both the …continued

• Aunt Sophie Wonders About Game Theory

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  "Nu, tsatskeleh," said Aunt Sophie, "you remember before about game theory you told me." I piloted my new Volvo C70 coupe through heavy traffic on Interstate 5, taking it easy. I would much rather have been on my more maneuverable …continued

• More of Roy's Rules

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I've made meatball sandwiches - learned how in a bar in Red Bank, New Jersey, when I was stationed at Fort Monmouth many years ago. There must be a hundred or so Roy's Rules. Maybe I should sit at my word processor someday and …continued

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