• Spring Fever

  by Jeff Shulman

  For all of us who have the poker bug, spring is the time to be in Las Vegas. Bellagio kicked off its two weeks of big buy-in no-limit hold'em events on Tuesday, April 5. At the conclusion of the two weeks, the $25,000 buy-in WPT World Championship …continued

• Integrity - Part II: Sooner or Later? That's the $64,000 Question!

  by Roy Cooke

  Sooner or later, it's going to happen. The $64,000 question is, "When?" I'm too young to remember the TV show The $64,000 Question and the other quiz shows of the '50s. But they were the hottest thing on television - hotter even …continued

• Some No-Limit Hold'em Tournament Hands

  by Bob Ciaffone

  Here are some hands that I played in Tunica at the World Poker Open in January. They have been selected for this column because I played them in an unusual manner, rather than in my more usual, straightforward style. Before I discuss these hands, I …continued

• Odds and Ends

  by Jan Fisher

  Having thought poker had peaked in about 1980, I just can't seem to adjust to poker being not only mainstream, but limelight, paparazzi, and red carpet, as well. There are celebrity functions, invitational tournaments for high-ranking corporate …continued

• Book Reviews

  by Lou Krieger

  The burgeoning interest in poker has yielded scads of new books on the subject. The question, "I'm a beginning player; which book should I read?" has been asked more times than I can remember. Although each player has his or her favorite …continued

• 10-9 Suited

  by Michael Cappelletti

  Do you normally play a 10-9 suited from early position in limit hold'em? 10-9 suited (TNS) is a marginal hand even in a loose limit hold'em game. But in late position, especially in a well-attended pot (as in a loose hold'em game), there …continued

• More Poker Games That Are Not Poker

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  I have been presenting in this series the rules for games that casinos claim are poker but are not. Here are more such games: casino stud poker: A house-banked game popular in European casinos, played at a blackjack-type table with seven players, …continued

• The 2005 Brian Saltus Award

  by Mike Sexton

  The Brian Saltus Award was established to annually recognize someone not only for his/her poker accomplishments, but for setting a standard of behavior for all to emulate, both at and away from the table. The winner of this prestigious award is a …continued

• Raising 1-800-FLOWERS

  by Phil Hellmuth

  On a recent trip to Palm Springs to visit my buddy Carl Westcott, we found ourselves playing together in an $8-$16 game at a local casino. Carl and his wife, Jimmy, are great people, and I can usually find them in Palm Springs, Vail, or Dallas. I …continued

• Help for Your Game, Physically and Mentally

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I've just finished frying up a batch of breaded zucchini. I give it to the kids every Halloween. You'll love it. As a public service to poker players, I am about to decrease your level of frustration and increase the level of …continued

• Betting the Wrong Amount in No-Limit Hold'em Tournaments

  by Tom McEvoy

  Lots of tournament players play their "A" games for an hour or so - until they can't stand it any longer. "There are a lot of players in tournaments who don't have an 'A' game," T.J. Cloutier stated. "In the …continued

• World Poker Open Hands - Part IV

  by Jim Brier

  This is the fourth in a series of columns covering some instructive hands that were played at the World Poker Open in Tunica, Mississippi. Since these hands involve actual players, I have changed their names to protect their identities. The hands are …continued

• Jack Binion World Poker Open - Part I

  by Daniel Negreanu

  With 2004 officially history, it was time to start racking up points for Card Player's 2005 Player of the Year award. My next stop on the tournament circuit was Tunica, Mississippi, where I hadn't had much success at all in the past in the …continued

• Be Gentle to the Novices

  by Lee H. Jones

  "How many days has it been since I was born?" This isn't a column about hold'em strategy. If you want to learn hold'em strategy today, read Barry Tanenbaum's column. Heck, if you want to learn hold'em strategy anytime, go …continued

• Don't be Guilty of 'Barber-Poling' and 'Peacocking'

  by Linda Johnson

  Recently during the World Poker Open, I was having dinner with Tournament Director Dave Lamb. For those of you who don't know Dave, when he is away from the green felt, he lets his "silly side" come into play. We were laughing and joking …continued

• The Poker Bum

  "Is he good for poker?" That's the question a perplexed John Hennigan asked during a $5,000 limit hold'em final table at the World Series of Poker last year. Hennigan, who won the event, was talking about Ellix Powers, one of the …continued

• A Bold Play

  by Rolf Slotboom

  It was one of those nice and quiet Sunday afternoons. Knowing there are usually no big pot-limit Omaha games available on Sundays, I headed to the casino to play some limit hold'em, even though the stakes were relatively small (especially when …continued

• The Future of Tournaments

  by Mark Gregorich

  Tournament poker has never been so popular. Numbers in all the major events are up, and there are more major events than in the past. Tournaments are available 24 hours a day. This is largely due to the Internet, where you can actually participate in …continued

• I Manipulated My Opponent Into Winning

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  Casinos earn their money by taking bets with which they have an edge. This "house advantage" varies in size, but over the long haul, it inevitably creates a win for the casino. Poker players need to do the same thing. They must strive to …continued

• Deal Me the - - - - In!

  by Thomas Keller

  One of the funniest things I have ever witnessed at a poker table occurred recently at the L.A. Poker Classic World Poker Tour(WPT) final event at Commerce Casino. My first table had Layne Flack, Sam Grizzle, Erick Lindgren, a few unknown players, and …continued

• Riding the Circuit

  by Lee Munzer

  ESPN has become a huge player in the poker industry. Its coverage of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) gets better and more expansive each year. In 2005 the network even produced a dramatic series around the lives and exploits of fictional poker …continued

• Best of the Best

  by Scott Fischman

  Recently, I attended one of the most exciting poker events that has transpired during my young career. It was the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, put on by NBC and held at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This amazing tournament …continued

• No Drinking, No Red Meat, No Talking to My Girlfriend, and So On

  by Max Pescatori

  Poker is booming. Poker shows, poker rooms, and poker books are all on the rise like no one expected. I recently was at dinner in Beverly Hills with Tournament Director Matt Savage. Because of the normal L.A. traffic, I was late, and Matt was waiting …continued

• Poker's March Madness

  by BJ Nemeth

  March Madness started early for the poker world this year, as some of the top tournament players in the world gathered at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to participate in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in early March. A full …continued

• Poker Math - Part I

  by Matt Matros

  Everyone is afraid of math. Teenagers hate algebra, checkout clerks shut down without a calculator, politicians hire teams of "experts" to crunch their numbers, and poker players don't want to hear about odds and equity - or at least a …continued

• Ask Chip and Karina

  by Chip and Karina Jett

  Q: What was your experience like on the PartyPoker cruise? Karina: My experience on the cruise was very positive. The field had a full range of players of every skill level, and it was nice to have the entire ship be poker players, because it helped …continued

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