• Win the Battle With Your Ego

  by Daniel Negreanu

  Before taking my first trip to Las Vegas, I was probably the most confident 21-year-old poker player on the planet. Of course, I was sent back home with my tail between my legs, and was ready for all the remarks that I was sure to hear from the other …continued

• The Rest of the Story

  by Mike Sexton

  I recently wrote two columns on the induction of Stu Ungar into the Poker Hall of Fame. One story involved longtime poker pro, Al J. Ethier. In the story, Al J. was portrayed as a "rock." Ungar, on the other hand, was known for playing a lot …continued

• Bellagio and The Mirage Now Nonsmoking

  by Barry Shulman

  Well, you've just gotta hand it to MGM Mirage … within days of each other, both Bellagio and The Mirage announced that their poker rooms were going nonsmoking. I'm not sure if the effects felt will be immediate, but rest assured that …continued

• Greetings

  by Max Shapiro

  I couldn't believe it when I saw an ad in a magazine from a greeting card company promoting something called "Friendship Day." Send a card to a friend, the ad urged. Tell him what a good friend he is and how happy you are to be his …continued

• Single-Suited Flops

  by Jim Brier

  Whenever the board flops all of one suit and you do not have a card in that suit, you are severely handicapped. You will find that if you play on, you are frequently drawing dead, and if another card of that suit appears, your hand will be instantly …continued

• Grading the AFC Coaches

  by Chuck Sippl

  Knowing the defining traits of the various coaches and managers is an essential part of sports handicapping. Those traits don't exhibit themselves in every game, as the oddsmaker can pretty much neutralize an obvious advantage. But over the course …continued

• This and That About Poker

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I found a fast-food place that delivers - half-dozen each of double cheeseburgers and chili dogs. Help yourself. I have a couple of questions about gambling for us to think about today. First, why do we gamble? For money? For fun? For …continued

• 'High-Pair-Plus-Low' Hands

  by Michael Cappelletti

  The 2001 spring National Bridge Tournament (national bridge tournaments are held three times a year) was held recently at the Kansas City Crown Plaza, one of the all-around nicest sites for a big convention. After the evening sessions, hundreds of …continued

• Aunt Sophie Doesn't Go for a Ride

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  "So, Dollink," accused my Aunt Sophie, "I know what you did. You can't hide from me." "Aunt Sophie," I sighed, "I would never try to hide anything from you. I know you know everything." We sat in the coffee …continued

• Small-Tournament Roundup

  by Rick Young

  There is something present in every poker tournament that causes you to lose. The more of it you have, the more apt you are to lose. What is this illusive element? Its name is fear. How do you define fear? Zig Ziglar, one of the best motivational …continued

• The Best Players in the World are Probably Not Who You Think

  by Mike Caro

  Editor's note: Mike Caro is generally regarded as being today's foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology, and statistics. In his books, videos, and seminars, his unique method of communication has earned him the title "Mad Genius …continued

• The Character of a Hand

  by Bob Ciaffone

  I have started working on a book about limit hold'em. My co-author in this work is Jim Brier, who has been my poker student and now is a Card Player columnist and a Vegas-based professional player. Much of the book will use example hands, most of …continued

• Mr. Brooks and the Two Jacks

  by TJ Cloutier

  In the old days before he moved to Texas and started playing in our Dallas game, Bob Brooks had run all of the gaming in Anchorage, Alaska. He was only about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighed 185 pounds, but they say that Bob could put one roughneck …continued

• Optimizing Tournament Structures

  by Steve Zolotow

  any players have been complaining about tournament structures at the World Series and at other big tournaments. The basic complaint is that structures start too slowly and end too quickly. There are three basic structures that can be used for …continued

• It's a Wonderful Time of the Year

  by Roy Cooke

  Springtime in Las Vegas - it's my favorite time of year here! Swimming pools open, golf balls fly through the air, and the World Series of Poker hits town. Serious poker players from all over the world come to town with dollar signs in their eyes, …continued

• The World Series of Poker $10,000, No-Limit Hold'em Championship: The Six Million Dollar Man

  by Andrew N.S. Glazer

  By Andrew N.S. Glazer When the pride of Madrid, Spain, 29-year-old Carlos Mortensen, got heads up with 54-year-old American Dewey Tomko at 6:50 p.m. on Friday, May 18, at the end of the 2001 World Series of Poker no-limit hold'em championship, I …continued

• Remember the 'Play,' Not the 'Time'

  by Greg Dinkin

  Have you ever made the wrong play at the right time and won? Ever made the right play at the wrong time and lost? Sure you have. What I want to know is: What did you do the next time? In the movie Swingers, Mike and Trent drove from Los Angeles to …continued

• Poker 101

  by Jan Fisher

  Continuing on with our discussion from the last class, where we were looking at players who had inadvertently put the wrong amount of chips into the pot, let's see how this error can be disastrous in a tournament. A seasoned tournament player whom …continued

• $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em: Clash of the Titans

  by Andrew N.S. Glazer

  Editor's note: This is one in a series of articles originally written for an Internet website for the 2001 World Series of Poker tournament events. My thanks to those in the poker world who offered words of sympathy and support while I was away …continued

• 'Never' Giving Up Not 'Always' a Perfect Idea

  by Andrew N.S. Glazer

  "Never" and "always" are two of my least favorite words in the English language, especially when it comes to analyzing almost anything about poker. Poker is such a situational game that employing almost any sort of absolute rule is …continued

• Inaugural 'Oklahoma Johnny' Hale Seniors World Championship

  by Oklahoma Johnny Hale

  "The Seniors" are alive and well, and some are quite a bit richer, as the inaugural "Oklahoma Johnny" Hale Seniors World Championship of Poker recently concluded at the World Series of Poker. The Seniors World Championship was a …continued

• I Was in the Right Place at the Right Time!

  by Phil Hellmuth

  Living in Palo Alto has exposed me to some of the richest and most successful businessmen in the world. There's no doubt in my mind that the environment in which you live has a direct impact on what you think you can accomplish in life. For …continued

• Sweating With the Oldie

  by Jan Shulman

  Richard Simmons, the little smurf guru of exercising, came out with a workout program called "Sweating to the Oldies." After sitting on those ridiculously hard metal benches at Binion's Horseshoe, where one sweats the final table, I …continued

• 2001 World Series of Poker

  by Jeff Shulman

  Carlos Mortensen, a 29-year-old poker professional from Spain, is the 2001 world champion. After five days of making great calls and incredible bluffs, Carlos is the newest king of poker. Not only did Carlos play for himself, he was definitely a crowd …continued

• 2001 Players Poll - Part I (Tournaments)

  by Jeff Shulman

  During this year's World Series of Poker, I gave approximately 60 people a questionnaire to fill out regarding who they think is the best in various categories. The problem with this poll is that it was filled out only by Americans, and is …continued

• Variable Logic

  by Lou Krieger

  One of the mistakes made by beginning players lies in their quest for a strategy that's applicable in some formulaic fashion during a poker game. In their search for rules, for a methodology, and for a strategic model to apply in all situations, …continued

• The Flash of a Hand

  by Tom McEvoy

  Don E-mailed me a description of a "flashing" situation in a cash game and wonders whether he acted unethically. Read along and come to your own conclusions before reading my analysis. "I was playing in a $6-$12 hold'em game and was …continued

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