• Heading Trouble Off at the Pass

  by Barry Mulholland

  The other night I sat down in a hold'em game, and in the midst of my first hand, the player two seats to my left, who seemed somewhat agitated, folded several spots out of turn. The dealer said nothing. On the next hand he again folded early, and …continued

• If You Are Going to Play Junk, You'd Better Play it Properly

  by Barry Shulman

  At this year's Professional Poker Tour (PPT) event at Commerce Casino, I played two hands that preflop appeared to be about equally bad. In the first one, I won a giant pot, putting me in great shape with about half the field left. One hour later, …continued

• World Poker Open 2005

  by Bob Ciaffone

  Every year I start the poker season the same way, by going to Mississippi for my favorite tournament of the year, the Jack Binion World Poker Open at the Horseshoe and Gold Strike hotels in Tunica. I love the Southern hospitality. The action is …continued

• Some Myths in Conference Tournaments

  by Chuck Sippl

  Conference tournaments are one of my favorite parts of the college basketball season. The fight for NCAA tourney berths in the mid-major conferences offers a great preview of those teams' potential for later postseason games in the NCAA tourney …continued

• Be Careful What You Ask For!

  by Jan Fisher

  It seems that lately I have been the Dear Abby of the poker world. With poker's growth beyond belief and cardrooms scrambling to find qualified help, I have been getting a slew of letters with players asking me to commiserate with them about bad …continued

• A Piece of Each Other

  by Lou Krieger

  A few months ago, Frank Palumbo, a player from Wantagh, New York, sent an e-mail to Card Player columnists Roy Cooke, Bob Ciaffone, Mike Cappelletti, and me. He is concerned with proposition betting among tournament players, along with the commonly …continued

• Cappelletti in Biloxi

  by Michael Cappelletti

  The sun was setting behind picturesque offshore-island palm trees as my taxi sped eastward from the Gulfport airport toward the Biloxi Grand Hotel and Casino, where more than a thousand bridge players were attending the Regional Contract Bridge …continued

• But It Ain't Poker

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  When you read the information on the web sites of many casinos, you may think they have poker. If you call the toll-free numbers of some and ask, you will be assured that, yes, they do. If it's a casino outside the United States, there may be no …continued

• WPT Boot Camp

  by Mike Sexton

  As a professional poker player, host of PartyPoker.com, and commentator on the World Poker Tour, I have been fortunate to see the "sport" of poker evolve at the speed of light over the last several years. With the introduction of the WPT on …continued

• When to Fold Aces Preflop

  by Phil Hellmuth

  While playing recently in ESPN's World Championship of Poker, the following hand came up. With the blinds at $2,000-$4,000 and an ante of $500 a man, Michael picked up A-A in first position and folded it. I stand by Michael's play and claim …continued

• You'll Need a Bigger Buy-In for Hold'em

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. Scarf down a pound or so of the frozen grapes. They're good for regularity. You were asking how much you should buy in for in your poker game. It depends on if you're playing seven-card stud or hold'em. I advise my stud …continued

• Seven No-Limit Hold'em Tournament Questions

  by Tom McEvoy

  My e-mailbag is always filled with questions about how to play certain types of hands in no-limit hold'em tournaments. This column poses seven frequently asked questions and my answers. Use them as brainteasers to tweak your tournament strategy. …continued

• Ben and Me

  by Vince Burgio

  During the first part of January 2004, I was in Tunica, Mississippi, for the World Poker Open. One morning as I was having breakfast in the buffet, my good friend Chuck Thompson came in for breakfast. Naturally, I asked him to join me, and he did. …continued

• World Poker Open Hands - Part I

  by Jim Brier

  Last month I played a lot of hold'em at the World Poker Open in Tunica, Mississippi. Many of the hands are highly instructive, since they involved unusual plays against specific opponents. I thought it would make for an interesting series of …continued

• The Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic - Part II

  by Daniel Negreanu

  Going into day two of the Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic, it was looking real good for me. Of 231 remaining players, I sat in second place with $217,175 in chips. I needed a ninth-place finish or better to pass David Pham and win the Card …continued

• Play a Tournament With Me - Part I

  by Linda Johnson

  Many readers wrote to tell me they enjoyed my recent three-part series, "Play a Tournament With Me," so I decided to write a similar series about my play at the recent Professional Poker Tour event at Commerce Casino. As in the past, I wrote …continued

• When to Play Q-J

  by Daniel Kimberg

  I've been talking a lot of trash about doing an analysis of a specific hold'em hand, and it's time for me to put up or shut up. A few columns ago, I asked for suggestions on hands to analyze, and mentioned that Q-J (offsuit) might be a …continued

• Poker Explosion - A Problem Within

  by Warren Karp

  In the many columns you read regarding the poker explosion, it seems that everything is just fine in the world of poker, right? Well, maybe there's a problem in Pokerville. The growth of an industry, while always a good thing, doesn't come …continued

• Clothes Make the Poker Player?

  In Shakespeare's Hamlet, a character admonishes his son to dress well, emphasizing that "apparel oft proclaims the man." Well, until recently, apparel worn by poker players didn't proclaim much if anything about them. Oh, sure, there …continued

• Plugging Some Leaks - Part VIII

  by Rolf Slotboom

  We are now reaching the final stages of this series on plugging leaks. While in previous parts I have focused mostly on cash games, in this column I will discuss two common mistakes when it comes to tournament play. I don't play tournaments very …continued

• Taking Notes - Part I

  by Alan Schoonmaker

  In many professions, nearly everyone takes careful notes. Lawyers are famous for their yellow pads. Doctors know that they can't do their jobs without detailed records, and that not having them guarantees losing any malpractice suit. Cops who …continued

• Super Bowl Weekend in Vegas; Please Send Money

  by Mark Gregorich

  Super Bowl weekend is traditionally one of the high points of the poker year in Las Vegas. The casinos are jammed, and the atmosphere is festive. 2005 was certainly no exception, and given the current state of poker, seats at Bellagio were tough to …continued

• Layne Flack

  by Allyn Jaffrey Shulman

  Layne Flack's reputation precedes him. The World Poker Tour describes Layne as "poker's party boy" and "a dynamo in action." The Travel Channel says he "plays an ultra-aggressive brand of poker." Phil Hellmuth …continued

• Tournament Winners Shouldn't be Punished!

  by Thomas Keller

  In most major tournaments, a third or less of the total prize pool goes to the winner of the tournament. As a result, the player who wins the tournament goes home with only a small portion (in my opinion) of the total prize pool. Many players who go …continued

• Playing in the Big Game - Part II

  by Lee Munzer

  Editor's note: Part I of Lee Munzer's interview with Jennifer Harman appeared in the last issue as the cover story. That interview continues in this special feature. Part I can be found at CardPlayer.com. LM: Let's pick up with a problem …continued

• Double Dipping

  by Scott Fischman

  With the recent growth of tournament poker, many events take more than one day to conclude and determine a winner. Most commonly, a tournament will be played on the first day until it gets down to the final table, and then the remaining players will …continued

• The Great 'Thin the Field' Debate

  by Dan Abrams

  There is a big debate about raising in limit hold'em. It is over whether you should tend to raise to "thin the field" (q.v. Sklansky) or not raise and "allow them in" (q.v. Caro). Thinning the field by raising tends to force …continued

• Ask Chip and Karina

  by Chip and Karina Jett

  Q: What advice would you give to people who have a poker playing significant other? Karina: Try to stay positive and be supportive of their play (no matter how terrible it is). Chip: Do not allow your spouse to take out a life insurance policy on you …continued

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