• An Open Letter to Doyle Brunson - An appeal to lead poker's march into the future

  by Roy Cooke

  Dear Doyle, About 12 or 13 years ago I wrote a column about meeting you for the first time. I'd been playing poker for a living my whole adult life, and getting to meet you was a major moment. I had read your book According to Doyle, and had …continued

• Poker on Campus - Interest in poker is growing on college campuses

  by Bob Ciaffone

  As we all know, poker is booming everywhere, including on college campuses. I recently received a phone call from a young man who is a university student, asking me for an interview. He is the editor of his school's poker club publication, which …continued

• The Phenomenon of the No. 1 Starter - Wagering considerations when a team's best pitcher is slated to pitch

  by Chuck Sippl

  These days of push-button managing in major league baseball have helped produce the phenomenon of the "No. 1 starter." In decades past, when the leagues were smaller and starting pitchers went to the mound every fourth day, managers used …continued

• Book Reports Make Me Feel Like I am Back in School! A fun, entertaining quick-read poker book

  by Jan Fisher

  Recently, I have been so high on my soapbox, telling you how to act and how not to act, that I decided to step down for a spell and have some fun. There are many great poker books out there, and I would like to discuss one in this column that I think …continued

• Buddha's Third Act - What a guy!

  by Max Shapiro

  An old adage warns that there are no third acts in American life. Don't tell that to my friend Buddha. First Act: He appears onstage as the biggest player in California. Second Act: He's dragged offstage and sent to jail for 21 years. Third …continued

• Cappelletti in Atlantic City - Tournament action is growing in Atlantic City

  by Michael Cappelletti

  What a difference a year makes. The no-limit hold'em boom wrought by television and the proliferation of Internet tournaments has apparently changed the thinking of casino management regarding poker tournaments. When I visited Atlantic Citylast …continued

• Poker in Barcelona, Part I - A trip to Gran Casino Barcelona

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  Several casinos in Spain offer poker, and many offer tournaments. Poker in Spain is a little different from poker in the United States. Stevan "goldiefish" Goldman visited Spain and posted a trip report, edited here, to the BARGE mailing …continued

• Bring 'Em On! A unique high-stakes challenge to the public

  by Mike Sexton

  Unless you've been living under a rock the past year, you know that Daniel Negreanu is "the man" in poker right now. He had a year the likes of which we might not see again in poker. It seemed like he won everything. He was the World …continued

• The Sweet 16 - The National Heads-Up Poker Championship

  by Phil Hellmuth

  In my last two columns, I wrote about my first two matches in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. With an NCAA basketball tournament "bracket" structure, 64 players started and 16 made it to the third round, which is where this column …continued

• What Does Your Sleep Have to Do With Poker? A variety of poker-related thoughts

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I've cooked up a mess of red beans and rice, heavy on the Cajun gravy. When I served honorably in my nation's defense many years ago, we were fed this delicacy every Tuesday noon. Many of the new players to the game of …continued

• The Power Play on the Flop - Examples of utilizing power plays on the flop to win the hand

  by Tom McEvoy

  In my last column, I discussed using the power play in no-limit hold'em tournaments - making a big bet, raise, or reraise - to shut out your opponent(s) when you prefer winning the pot immediately rather than playing it any further. The power play …continued

• The Implied Odds Problem - Utilizing the concept of implied odds in making a calling decision

  by Jim Brier

  Implied odds," as used in this column, applies to drawing hands after the flop. It is the amount of money you'll win if you make your draw divided by the cost of calling the current bet. It considers what is already in the pot plus the …continued

• A $500,000 Challenge Match Against Mimi Tran - Two challenge matches are in the books

  by Daniel Negreanu

  As many people may know by now, I recently decided to make an open challenge available to anybody in the world. The rules are simple: You pick the game (from a list of nine) and the amount for which you want to play, from a minimum of $100,000 to a …continued

• Will the Stuey Ungar Book Prove Sexton Right Again? A long time in the making

  by Greg Dinkin

  In January 2001 my business partner Frank and I were having dinner with Mike Sexton in the coffee shop of Bellagio. By 2001, Sexton had made a name for himself as a tournament player and the organizer of the Tournament of Champions (TOC), but this was …continued

• Don't Touch That 'Raise' Button - A common no-limit hold'em sit-and-go tournament error

  by Lee H. Jones

  U can't touch this" In this column, I'm returning to the topic of the sit-and-go tournament (sit-and-go). If you're an online poker veteran, just skip to the next paragraph. For those of you who aren't familiar with the sit-and-go …continued

• Play a Tournament With Me - Part II - The Professional Poker Tour at Bellagio in Las Vegas

  by Linda Johnson

  In the last issue, I related the hands I played, as well as some of the poker chat at my table, at the recent Professional Poker Tour at Bellagio. You may remember that my starting table opponents were Jay Heimowitz, "Oakley" Greg Schwartz, …continued

• The Value of Money - Part II - A look at the value of money when expected value is involved

  by Rolf Slotboom

  In Part I of this column, I took a close look at the somewhat fuzzy thinking that quite a few poker players have when it comes to money. That is, people seem to think the value of the chips in play is entirely different from the value of the money …continued

• Professional Poker Tour Hands - Part I - A calculated bluff on the river

  by Mark Gregorich

  I recently participated in the Professional Poker Tour (PPT) event at The Mirage in Las Vegas. The PPT is the most recent creation of WPT founder Steve Lipscomb. It is comprised of a series of invitational freeroll events with prize pools of $500,000 …continued

• Ten Common and Costly Hold'em Errors, Part I - Common preflop errors in limit hold'em

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  In 2003, I conducted a seminar for the World Poker Players Conference called "Ten Common and Costly Hold'em Errors." In spite of that, I still see a lot of people making those very same errors, so I am going to share them in this series …continued

• Failing to Adjust - Failing to adjust your play to your opponents can spell doom

  by Matt Lessinger

  I get a strange pleasure from recounting hands that I played terribly. Of course I am not happy about them, but I think talking about them helps me avoid similar disasters in the future. In turn, I hope that telling you about one here will help you …continued

• Running Bad - Maintaining or restoring confidence is important during bad runs

  by Thomas Keller

  All serious poker players will run bad at various points during their poker careers, as it is inevitable. Many pros believe that the true test of skill for a poker player is not how they play when they are running well, but how they play when their …continued

• World Poker Tour Championship - Part III - Ten Men Strong

  by Lee Munzer

  In Part II of this series (available at www.CardPlayer.com in the magazine archives section), we watched over the first three days of play at the seven day Five-Star World Poker Classic championship. This World Poker Tour (WPT) event determines the …continued

• Prediction - Will perfection be maintained in predicting a tournament winner?

  by Scott Fischman

  Right now, it is Monday, May 23, and I have just arrived back home after day one of the main event at the Mirage Poker Showdown. It was a roller coaster of a day for me, and I made it out alive with about 40K. However, I really don't want to talk …continued

• Fold Equity - Why Aggressiveness Makes Mathematical Sense - A mathematical look at playing A-K in no-limit hold'em

  by Matt Matros

  People misuse aggressiveness. They hear the advice, "Play aggressive poker," and translate it to, "Bluff a lot." Aggressiveness is a lot more than bluffing. Too many players are aggressive by putting in a lot of money with their …continued

• Raising the Bar - With Five Final-Table Appearances in 2005, the Current Player of the Year Leader, John Phan is Lighting It Up

  by Justin Marchand

  During the first hand of the recent World Poker Tour Mirage Poker Showdown, John Phan was up to his usual antics. Preflop, he tossed in a big raise with 9-7 offsuit. He was called by someone with pocket aces. The flop came 7-7-4 and, after some heavy …continued

• A romp across the European poker landscape with the European Poker Tour

  by Brad Willis

  Most gambling cities have some surreal sense about them. Timepieces are irrelevant. The food seems to taste better. Above all, money seems to take on a different value. So, that's why it feels a bit gauche to toss a bellman at the Hotel Hermitage …continued

• World Series of Poker, Take I - A tournament experience to remember

  by Joe Sebok

  My initial trip to the World Series of Poker (2004) was an interesting and intense one. I had been playing for about three months when May rolled around, and things had been going unbelievably well for me to that point. Bear (Barry Greenstein) …continued

• Ask Chip and Karina

  by Chip and Karina Jett

  Q: How do you guys handle major decisions in your relationship? Karina: I try to make Chip aware of the issue and let him think that my idea was his. Chip: It's easy. Karina makes all the little decisions and I make all the big ones. Q: How do you …continued

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