• Moving it All In

  by Roy Cooke

  For decades, there was little no-limit hold'em to be found except for tournaments. One of the realities of no-limit hold'em is that the mistakes poor players make often cost them their whole stack. This is different from limit poker, in which …continued

• Announcing Another New and Improved CardPlayer.com

  by Barry Shulman

  Internet years come and go faster than dog years, and poker popularity is certainly moving at a similar pace. Regular readers know that for 18 years, Card Player has been the world's number one poker magazine, constantly upgrading after regular …continued

• Understanding All-In Odds

  by Bob Ciaffone

  Poker players need to be acquainted with math. Most of the time, they are concerned with the odds on making whatever hand they are drawing to, making sure the pot odds and/or implied odds are sufficient to stay in. But there are other odds that also …continued

• Can Open, Worms Everywhere!

  by Brian Mulholland

  A few issues back, Card Player columnist Mike O'Malley described a situation that occurred in a $20-$40 hold'em game ("The One-Card Button," Oct. 8, 2004), a situation that resulted in a ruling from the floor, and asked the question: …continued

• Know Your Style

  by Chuck Sippl

  Now that the college bowl season has concluded, the basketball season takes center stage in collegiate action. The intersectionals and holiday tournament games of November and December give way to the conference races with all their grudge matches, …continued

• Gambling and the Law®: Casinos Coming to Asia

  by I. Nelson Rose

  The explosion of legal gaming that is sweeping the world has finally reached Asia. Most Asian nations have had some form of legal gambling for decades, usually lotteries and racetracks. Some are quite successful: Japan has one of the world's …continued

• First Things for the First of the Year

  by Jan Fisher

  2005 has finally arrived and if you are like most poker players, you have made a New Year's resolution to play well this year. You said to yourself, "I won't go on tilt. I will play tight, aggressive poker. I will pay attention to the …continued

• Why 2005 Will Be a Terrific Year for Poker and What You Can Do to Make it a Banner Year for You, Too

  by Lou Krieger

  So compelling is poker nowadays that it's become the thing to talk about at dinner parties as well as around the water cooler at work; even people who had no prior interest in card games of any sort are wondering just what all the fuss is about, …continued

• Big Draws in Pot-Limit Omaha

  by Michael Cappelletti

  Riding along with the current boom and proliferation of no-limit hold'em poker on television, Omaha tournaments are also becoming increasingly popular. And the participation in online Omaha tournaments has been steadily increasing, especially …continued

• Trailing in Lowball: Drawing to Eights

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  You're playing limit lowball, Southern California style. You're on the button. Three people have come into the pot for a raise. You have 8-6-2-A-K. "Aha!" you think. "I'm already getting nearly 4-to-1, and if the big blind …continued

• Break Out the Oilcan

  by Mike Sexton

  I recently played in a World Poker Tour special event called Poker By the Book. This was a tournament in which noted poker authors competed for the bragging rights of being "the best poker player." The field, arguably the toughest ever on …continued

• "No!"

  by Phil Hellmuth

  At the World Poker Tour's $15,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em championship at Bellagio in December, first place was $1.8 million, and a lot of prestige was at stake. During the five-day marathon event, the following hand came up between Player X …continued

• You're Not a Player Who Raises With Every Big Pair, Are You?

  by Roy West

  It's too cold for tennis. Let's just sit here and sip hot chocolate while we try to improve on the play of our beloved game of poker. You've heard the saying, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." A "little …continued

• The Wildhorse Fall 2004 Poker Roundup

  by Tom McEvoy

  The Wildhorse Resort and Casino, owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, near Pendleton, Oregon, recently held its most successful tournament to date. It set a record that should be broken during their 2005 …continued

• Maximizing Small-Stakes Hold'em Winnings - Part IV

  by Jim Brier

  This is the fourth in a series of columns discussing the new book Small Stakes Hold'em, published by Two Plus Two Publishing and authored by Ed Miller, David Sklansky, and Mason Malmuth. The book addresses experienced players who are trying to …continued

• Short Buys and Poker Associations

  by Mike O Malley

  While playing in a $30-$60 hold'em game recently, I witnessed something that got me thinking. Why do poker rooms allow short buys? I had been in the game for about three hours, and there had been lots of movement in the game, with players moving …continued

• Asian Poker Players

  by Daniel Negreanu

  I grew up in Toronto, which is one of the most multicultural cities in the world. It was common in a classroom of 30 kids to see 20 countries represented. While growing up, I saw that racism was virtually a non-issue. If you watched the news, …continued

• Play a Tournament With Me - Part II

  by Linda Johnson

  In the last issue, I started chronicling the hands I played in the inaugural Professional Poker Tour (PPT) tournament. I left off at the end of round one, where I had increased my starting $10,000 stack to $13,000. My thoughts appear in italics. The …continued

• Learning to Play Poker One Hand at a Time

  by Daniel Kimberg

  Some basketball players seem to have the innate ability to score from anywhere, as though there's no place on the court they haven't seen a thousand times. Others are deadly accurate from a few key positions, but are otherwise hopeless, as …continued

• Big Denny Goes on TV

  I recently got a letter from the producer of a new TV show called Poker Personalities on Parade. "Hi, Max," it started. "I've been a big fan of yours for years. I'd love to hire you as my head writer and pay you $15,000 a week, …continued

• Plugging Some Leaks - Part IV

  by Rolf Slotboom

  In the third part of this 10-part series, I discussed a few general leaks, in brick-and-mortar play as well as on the Internet. Today, I will discuss two common mistakes in big-bet poker that can and should easily be solved. Leak No. 7: Making the …continued

• The Boy Scouts Got it Right

  by Alan Schoonmaker

  The Boy Scouts slogan, "Be Prepared," certainly applies to our game. If you don't prepare well, you probably won't win. Unfortunately, most people don't do it, which is one reason they lose. Poker requires extremely fast, …continued

• Slow-Playing, and Why it's Time to Stop Doing It

  by Andrew Shykofsky

  Part of the thrill that many recreational players seek in playing poker is the opportunity to lay a great ambush on their opponent and soak him for a ton of chips. In other words, many of us enjoy the feeling of not only beating our fellow players, …continued

• Busting Out of Big Tournaments

  by Thomas Keller

  Busting out of a big tournament is painful, and it generally is more painful the deeper you got into the tournament. Finishing in second place can often be the most painful spot to bust out, even when winning a substantial purse for coming in second. …continued

• The Year That Was: 2004

  by Lee Munzer

  Looking back at the year in review has become an annual tradition at Card Player. Last year Jeff Shulman focused on the phenomenal growth we have seen in our game. That's where I'll start. In 2004 these numbers grew dramatically: •online …continued

• Interesting Times at Bellagio - Part I

  by Lee Munzer

  In 1966 during a speech in Cape Town, South Africa, Robert F. Kennedy stated, "There is a Chinese curse which says, 'May he live in interesting times.' Like it or not, we live in interesting times." The origin may or may not be …continued

• "It's Not Rigged!"

  by Scott Fischman

  I am sure some players think that online poker is rigged and that crazy bad beats occur only when playing online. Well, this just isn't the case. I have been playing online for several years now, and I certainly know the feeling; I have often …continued

• Team USA Vs. Team England

  by Paul Wolfe

  It was about 10 a.m. and I had just arrived in Monte Carlo. I was there to play the Monte Carlo Millions. As I was walking through the lobby of Hotel De' Paris, I ran into Chris Ferguson and we went to have some breakfast. While at breakfast, the …continued

• Ask Chip and Karina

  by Chip and Karina Jett

  Q: Your schedule involves a lot of traveling. Do you enjoy it? Karina: I've had to really cut down my traveling since having my baby. But it's nice because we were traveling way too much. Chip: I have been on the road so much over the past few …continued

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