• A Famous Movie Poker Hand

  by Roy Cooke

  In my early poker days, I played $2-limit five-card stud in bowling alleys. I'd guess that more than half of the people playing on the Internet today weren't even born then. And that makes me feel even older than I am. Once the most common …continued

• When to Hold'em - and When to Fold'em

  by Barry Mulholland

  In the middle of a Texas hold'em game recently, I died and went to heaven. Not only did I pick up pocket aces in a hand that by fourth street featured a board of A-K-9-4, but things were about to get considerably better. After early multiway …continued

• Missing a Hand

  by Bob Ciaffone

  During a poker tournament, you may be absent from the table and miss one or more hands. This can occur by accident or on purpose. A common cause is showing up late for the commencement of play, either at the start of the event or after a break. There …continued

• Football Flexibility

  by Chuck Sippl

  Now that the 2005 football season is finally under way and you've gotten a chance to observe many teams, it's the perfect time to establish a mindset that will serve you well for the rest of the season. One of the key pieces of that winning …continued

• More Suggestions to Dealers From One Who Has Been There

  by Jan Fisher

  When I started to write my last column about some of my pet peeves with dealers, I thought I'd jot down a few items and be done with it. Well, I found that there are many things that aggravate me. Perhaps I am too intolerant, but I really think …continued

• Ralph the Rattler Goes Hollywood - Another TV Poker Show

  by Max Shapiro

  It's been a long time since I played at Ralph the Rattler's home game. I used to be a regular, mostly because I had nothing better to do with my life. It wasn't entirely a waste, because there I encountered many of the characters, such as …continued

• Mistakes in Omaha High-Low

  by Michael Cappelletti

  It is said that one reason why less-skilled players win more often in Omaha high-low than in hold'em is because it is harder to make high-percentage (very likely to lose) mistakes in Omaha high-low. In two-way games, bad plays lose less often than …continued

• The Buck Stops Here

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  Poker has experienced a popularity boom never before seen, and is becoming part of the mainstream in a big way. Attendant with this, poker terminology is rapidly making its way into the English language. But this is not a new thing. Long before you …continued

• Changing Gears

  by Mike Sexton

  To win a NASCAR race, you have to change gears. Well, if you want to be successful playing tournament poker, especially in the big-time events like those on the World Poker Tour, you also need to "change gears." It's something that all …continued

• The World Champion is an Aussie

  by Phil Hellmuth

  At 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 16 at the 2005 World Series of Poker championship event, I was commentating live for CardPlayer.com and RealNetworks: "With four players left in the championship, the blinds at $120,000-$240,000, and a $30,000 per …continued

• Anticipation: You Can't Gamble Without It

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I've prepared one of your favorite palate pleasers, from Chicago - hot Polish potato salad. I concocted it in my microwave. Let's talk today about some of the "stuff" of winning poker. What I call stuff is anything …continued

• The Big Bluff

  by Vince Burgio

  Recently, I found myself at a poker tournament, retelling a story that I have told many times since the actual incident occurred. It was in the beginning stages of the tournament when everyone was chatting and being very amiable. I really didn't …continued

• A Tough $40 - $80 Hold'em Hand

  by Jim Brier

  I was playing in a $40-$80 hold'em game at The Mirage in Las Vegas when the following hand came up. Since the hands involved actual players, I have changed their names to protect their identities. The game was loose-aggressive and the hand …continued

• The Biggest Mistake You Can Make in Poker

  by TJ Cloutier

  What separates great poker players from average players? I've been asked that question a zillion times over the years, and my answer is always the same: Great players make fewer mistakes than anybody else. Furthermore, top players know they're …continued

• World Series of Poker

  by Mike O Malley

  In 2004, I was part of the management team that ran what was then the largest tournament in the history of poker, the World Series of Poker. I moved into the Horseshoe Hotel and didn't leave the building for six weeks. I worked an average of 18 …continued

• Conditional Probability

  by Daniel Negreanu

  I recently played in a $20,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em invitational tournament at Wynn Las Vegas. It was a short field of 23 players and would air live on FoxSportsNet. The structure was rather fast in order to get down to the final six in time …continued

• Tournament Etiquette

  by Linda Johnson

  Poker tournaments are more popular than ever before. I was reading a friend's website recently and came across an article about tournament etiquette. I e-mailed my friend to see if I could use some of her material for my column, with her name …continued

• Demystifying Probability - Some Poker Math

  by Daniel Kimberg

  Calculating probabilities isn't often that important when you're sitting at the poker table. The ones you could do in your head, you probably already know, while the ones you really need will take a bit of paper and more time than you have. …continued

• A Few Omaha Simulations - Part II

  by Rolf Slotboom

  In Part I of this column, I discussed the play of a pot-limit Omaha hand. I analyzed my play on all streets, and with the help of computer simulations, I tried to figure out my chances against the most probable hands for my opponents. In this column, …continued

• It's a Great Party. But... Part II

  by Alan Schoonmaker

  Part I of this column argued that poker has always had Darwinian evolution. Some of the weaker players either quit or learn how to play better, making the competition continuously tougher. The poker explosion has softened so many games that you may …continued

• New Books on My Bookshelf - A Book Review

  by Mark Gregorich

  Like all things related to poker, the sheer volume of poker books on the market seems to have increased exponentially in the past year or two. In the past, I scooped up each new book as soon as it came on the market. However, I couldn't do that …continued

• Dangerous River Raises

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  When you raise on the river, your hand is usually not obvious. You might have made two pair or a set, or slow-played a strong hand. An opponent with a decent hand or a suspicious nature might easily call you. Sometimes, though, it is totally obvious …continued

• Courtney Friel: World Poker Tour's Queen Among Kings

  by Allyn Jaffrey Shulman

  Photography courtesy of WPT Flashing a radiant smile, former news anchor Courtney Friel explained how excited she is to be the new host of the World Poker Tour: "I love to be in the center of poker, because I have to be where the action is, and …continued

• The Top 10 Reasons Not to Go Pro

  by Thomas Keller

  The intent of this column is not to dissuade everyone who aspires to be a professional poker player from becoming one. However, with the recent influx of new players, especially the younger ones, more and more players seem to be contemplating a …continued

• Heads up with Erik Seidel

  by Justin Marchand

  Erik Seidel in his FullTiltPoker jersey Erik Seidel defines consistency. While his calm, cool, and collected style might not woo the television cameras, his long-term results are nothing short of brilliant. With nearly $5 million in tournament poker …continued

• Be Cool, Just ... Be ... Cool - Coping with Tilt

  by Joe Sebok

  We all have been there: You flop top set and expect to take down a huge pot. There really isn't even anything threatening on the board for you to fear. It came beautifully rainbow, so you have no real flush opposition. Jeez, there really isn't …continued

• Aggression

  by Byron Jacobs

  All good poker players play actively. Some are merely aggressive, others are very aggressive, and some are superaggressive. One thing you won't hear people saying about a world champion is: "Boy, is he good - he really creates problems for …continued

• Everything But the River - Ted Forrest: One of the World's Best

  by Michael Craig

  This is the second of a three-part series about Ted Forrest, one of the world's best and most interesting professional gamblers. Part I of this series in the last issue described how Ted, even as a teenager, became accustomed to difficult …continued

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