• Cache Creek Casino: A Brief History

  Even the most visionary members of the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians in Northern California probably could not have foreseen the success they would later achieve when they were approached in the mid-1980s with the idea of hosting a bingo game. The …continued

• Cappelletti in Poland

  by Michael Cappelletti

  Contract bridge has become very popular in Poland. In recent years, the Poles have been doing very well in international competition, and Polish pairs are often hired to play in the United States in regional or national competition. In mid-March, I …continued

• Taking the Heat

  by Bob Ciaffone

  Which of these statements comes closest to your idea of the attitude that should be taken by cardroom employees: 1. Employees should never be confrontational with customers. 2. Employees should take the initiative in settling problems, rather than …continued

• What They Mean When They Say …

  by Roy Cooke

  The dealer pushed the pot to the computer programmer from Boise, Idaho, a clean-cut young man with rosy cheeks and a cheery smile. Across the table from him, a middle-aged woman in a jogging suit and gold jewelry, a Vegas regular who plays three or …continued

• Alan Goehring, the Perennial Bridesmaid, Catches the $1 Million WPT Championship Bouquet

  by Cover Story

  Until now, often a bridesmaid but never a bride had been the fate of Alan Goehring, who had finished second in several major tournaments, including the 1999 World Series championship event and last year's $3,000 no-limit hold'em event at …continued

• How the World Series of Poker Came to Be

  by Greg Dinkin

  You're either reading this at Binion's Horseshoe during the World Series of Poker or wishing you were at Binion's Horseshoe for the World Series of Poker. Either way, you might be wondering how it all got started. In 1969, Tom Moore, from …continued

• Poker is 'Brain Food'

  by George Epstein

  In his column in the Jan. 31, 2003, issue of Card Player, Lou Krieger and his co-author Arthur Reber stated: "Few things tickle the frontal lobes more than this kind of investment of cognitive energy" (referring to poker). That's quite a …continued

• The No-Limit Hold'em Learning Curve is Steep and Treacherous!

  by Jan Fisher

  The no-limit hold'em learning curve is not only steep, it is rocky, uneven, slippery, and very interesting and intensive. The road is long, bumpy, and on and on. How do I know this? During my recent experience playing in the World Poker Tour …continued

• Telling Lies and Getting Paid

  by Andrew N.S. Glazer

  About a year ago, one of my best friends, the outstanding gaming writer Michael Konik, wrote a book called Telling Lies and Getting Paid. This isn't a review of that book; I've already done that and recommended it. Rather, we're going to …continued

• Big Hand in Atlantic City

  by Phil Hellmuth

  I first heard about this hand from Scotty Nguyen in December, and most recently from Layne Flack. Scotty was pretty upset about it, and so was Layne. Erik Seidel was the only happy camper to emerge from this hand, because, incredibly, he won it with …continued

• A Great One-Liner

  by Linda Johnson

  Here is one of the best "one-liners" I have ever heard regarding poker, and I might even use it sometime. David "Rabbi" Danheiser was playing in a tournament and apparently played a hand (perhaps from the blind) that was not listed …continued

• Roots Revisited

  by Warren Karp

  Not having had my best year in tournaments in 2002, I decided to examine my game. For me, that meant research. Researching one's tournament game is not easy. It's not like there's film of the event, and there is no coach (except for, in my …continued

• Basic Poker Strategy By Kathy Watterson and Lou Krieger

  by Lou Krieger

  Kathy Watterson, who is my co-author on a soon-to-be released book that's all about Internet poker, co-authored this column with me. Some of this material will appear in that book, although in a somewhat different form. This column is aimed at …continued

• Moss Misses a Draw but the Video Hits the Bull's-eye at the 1973 World Series of Poker By Dana Smith

  by Tom McEvoy

  The first year that the World Series of Poker championship event was videotaped was 1973 when Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson fought Johnny Moss in a heads-up duel at the championship table. Of the 13 players who had plunked down $10,000 each …continued

• Look Within Yourself for Answers

  by Daniel Negreanu

  Sometimes when nothing appears to be going your way, you may begin to question your own theories about the game. More often than not, it's just a bad run of cards that affects your mindset, but as one who doesn't rely too heavily on luck, I …continued

• The 'Shooting Stars'

  by Mike Sexton

  Are you looking to play in a well-organized, unique, and really fun poker tournament? If so, look no further than Bay 101's Shooting Star tournament. If you're interested, allow me to give you one tip: Book your entry early next year, as this …continued

• Poker Aggravations 101

  In an earlier issue, Warren Karp wrote about the one thing in poker that upsets him the most: being slow-rolled. Well, yes, that's pretty bad, annoying enough to put anyone on tilt, even Mother Teresa or Mr. Rogers. But is that all that bothers …continued

• Alan Goehring Wins World Poker Tour Championship

  by Jeff Shulman

  In February I had the privilege of playing next to Alan Goehring in Commerce Casino's $1 million-guaranteed limit hold'em event. Alan, an expert in junk bonds, plays in only the largest tournaments in the land. I told him that if he signed up …continued

• A 'Refined' Look at the NBA Playoffs

  by Chuck Sippl

  I recently wrote a column about how the "Zigzag Theory" and the trend favoring the "unders" in the NBA playoffs both returned last season. Since this is going to be the longest NBA playoff season in history (the eight first-round …continued

• Compounding Errors

  by Rolf Slotboom

  When you read some of the works by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth, you might come across the term "compounding error." Even though the authors explain the meaning of this term very well, lots of people still don't seem to understand it …continued

• Inside the Expert Mind

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  Sometimes, a player makes such a series of interesting plays in a hand that it deserves a thorough review. Let's look at such a hand from two perspectives, mine and that of an expert player, Neil. I found Neil's plays to be far different from …continued

• Magic Discovered at the Springtime Poker Circus

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. Let's go out to the back lot and burn some hot dogs over a campfire as we contemplate our beloved game. The granddaddy of all poker tournaments, the World Series of Poker, is showing lots of high-stakes action, in both live games …continued

• Playing Tens in Lowball

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  If nines are tricky lowball hands, tens are even trickier. I know some players who never play tens. They're losing a little overall by not playing them, but not a lot. But every hand can add to the arsenal of a winning player. Tens played properly …continued

• Benny's Dolls and the World Series Quilt

  by Byron 'Cowboy' Wolford

  In 1987 my wife, Evelyn, and I presented the famous Benny Binion dolls to Mr. and Mrs. Binion at the Horseshoe. Evelyn has been sewing since she was a young girl living on a sheep ranch with her folks in Wyoming - she can take a glimpse of something …continued

• Prime Time Poker Night

  by World Poker Tour

  Editor's note: Welcome to a new column presented by the World Poker Tour. In coming issues, you'll be taken behind the scenes and inside the game. Tell the WPT what you want to know via e-mail: wpt@worldpokertour.com. For information on WPT …continued

• California Split: Isn't There a Better Way?

  by Steve Zolotow

  One of the fascinating things about poker games is that situations inevitably occur that haven't been anticipated by the players and/or those running the games. In tournaments, the common rule is that when two or more players go out (are …continued

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