• Betting Archetypes

  by Michael Cappelletti

  An e-mailer who recently had been snowbound with his brother in a mountain cabin in Colorado asked my opinion as to the best strategy to use in a heads-up one-card poker game they invented using a deck consisting of only seven cards. They each anted …continued

• Starting Over

  by Bob Ciaffone

  When a rule or custom has been established for a long period of time, it gets close to being set in stone. It's been working passably, and people are familiar with it. No matter that it is less than optimum. "If it ain't broke, don't …continued

• The Brake Pedal or the Gas Pedal?

  by Roy Cooke

  Recently, a poster on the Internet poker forum www.UnitedPokerForum.com asked which is more important in poker, knowing the math of poker or playing the players well at the table. The fact is that both skills are important to a player's poker …continued

• Give No Quarter, Ask No Quarter, and Win 10 Million Quarters

  by Cover Story

  As I start this report, it's 2 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2003, and the longest World Series of Poker championship event in history ended just half an hour ago. Publishing deadlines demand 3,000 words by 8 a.m. sharp. The effort I just watched is …continued

• Byron 'Cowboy' Wolford, 1930-2003 <br> A Tribute to a Rodeo Champion and Poker Legend

  by Dana Smith

  The cards were in the air, the chips were down, and Binion's Horseshoe was packed - it was World Series of Poker time in 1998 and I was waiting for an elevator to take me to the action. As the door opened, out stepped a dude all decked out in …continued

• The Amarillo Slimtionary

  by Greg Dinkin

  Rebecca Romijn-Stamos was the cover girl for the 1999 swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated, and is a star in the hit film X-Men 2. With the program Last Call With Carson Daly filming at the Joint, a nightclub at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, …continued

• It's World Poker Players Conference Time Again!

  by Jan Fisher

  Have you ever stopped to think about the ways you can improve your poker game? There are so many opportunities out there, especially with the information superhighway and all of the books and poker groups. What may be one of the single best tools for …continued

• The Two Toughest <br> No-Limit Hold'em Hands

  by Andrew N.S. Glazer

  Although I am starting to believe that pot-limit hold'em is a tougher poker game than no-limit hold'em (an issue for another day) most people still consider no-limit the "Cadillac" of poker games, a line first attributed to the great …continued

• Call Down With K-10 High

  by Phil Hellmuth

  In this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP) $2,500 buy-in limit hold'em tournament, I found myself heads up with Young Phan. In 2001, I was heads up with Scotty Nguyen in the Omaha eight-or-better event with a chance to win my eighth title; I …continued

• Overcalling on the Turn

  by Lou Krieger

  When it comes to overcalling on the river, most poker players have the drill down pat. If you're involved in a hand of hold'em, and three or more players reach the river, you generally know what to do if there's a bet and a call before the …continued

• Less is Back for More

  by Matt Lessinger

  That's right - after a year away from writing, I'm back. I'd like to thank the Shulmans and all of the staff at Card Player for making that possible. And I will do my best to make a worthwhile contribution among all of the fantastic …continued

• Japan Trip
  Report - Part I

  by Linda Johnson

  Editor's note: This series of columns features a report on poker in Japan, as well as Linda Johnson's experience of being in Japan. This column is being written aboard a bullet train traveling at a speed of 200 miles per hour from Kyoto, …continued

• World Series of Poker Memories:
  Man Versus Machine

  by Tom McEvoy

  During the World Series of Poker in 1984, there was a big challenge match - man versus machine. Mike Caro had just introduced ORAC, a computer that "The Mad Genius" programmed to play no-limit hold'em freezeout tournaments. ORAC …continued

• Great Play or Fluke? You be the Judge

  by Daniel Negreanu

  Here's the situation: There are approximately 35 players left in the $2,000 buy-in pot-limit hold'em World Series of Poker tournament, and you are the chip leader with approximately $23,000. The players at your table have been playing on the …continued

• 'Heart' in Poker

  by Mike Sexton

  "He's got heart" is a phrase we hear all the time in poker. Having "heart" means that a player is fearless; he's not afraid to bluff or gamble in a pot in which he thinks he might be able to pick it up - regardless of …continued

• Quote and Unquote

  by Max Shapiro

  Vince Burgio's column in this issue consists entirely of poker quotes that he gathered up from various poker players. The one I gave him, of course, was the best. Something about it must be true that poker is a zero-sum game, because every time I …continued

• Six Players Win Two Events Each at the World Series

  by Jeff Shulman

  In the last issue, I mentioned that Chris Ferguson had won two bracelets at this year's World Series of Poker. Each year, one player stands out at the WSOP, getting more than his fair share of wins. Last year, Phil Ivey won three events and Layne …continued

• Telling Pitching Stats

  by Chuck Sippl

  Sports handicapping can be viewed as many things - a test of intelligence, or a test of one's true knowledge of sports. It's also a trial of one's patience and self-discipline. And it's a constant battle of wits with the oddsmakers, …continued

• An Interesting Hand

  by Rolf Slotboom

  Recently, an interesting hand came up in our regular pot-limit Omaha game in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The game was good and the action was fast and furious, but I hadn't been able to win any pots and was stuck about $1,500. Although I usually …continued

• Raising on the Turn

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  Is there a poker equivalent to Beanie Babies, hula hoops, and buying tech stocks? I think so. Some plays become very popular for periods of time. These plays start off being made occasionally mostly by advanced players, gain publicity and popularity, …continued

• Triple Crown Excitement!

  This year's Belmont Stakes, on Saturday, June 7, will be an exciting race, as Funny Cide will attempt to win racing's Triple Crown. If Funny Cide wins, he will become the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown. The last horse to sweep all three …continued

• More on Tourists and Locals - <br>and Why You Should Care

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I'm making grilled cheese sandwiches. Do you like yours done lightly, or crisp, like mine? We're going to finish up on what we were talking about last time - tourists and locals, and how you can tell one from the other. …continued

• Drawing Multiple Cards in Lowball

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  Roses are red, Violets are blue, Don't draw to eights, And don't draw two. Old-timers sometimes give this simplistic advice to lowball beginners - and then proceed to break the advice themselves. Like many such sayings about poker, it contains …continued

• Cornbread Red and a Titanic Game of Pool

  by Byron 'Cowboy' Wolford

  Editor's note: Byron "Cowboy" Wolford died of a heart attack in Dallas, Texas, on May 12, 2003. See Dana Smith's tribute to Cowboy on Page 66. In ongoing remembrance of Cowboy, Card Player will continue to publish his column, …continued

• Celebrities Vs. the Pros at the World Poker Tour Invitational

  The pro-celebrity WPT Invitational tournament helped shine the Hollywood spotlight on poker, and further raised the awareness of the game in this influential crowd. From Don Cheadle to Lou Diamond Phillips to Playmate of the Year Brande Roderick to …continued

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