• Bankroll Requirements for Internet Play

  by Roy Cooke

  To state the obvious, it is important when playing poker not to go broke. You need to have sufficient bankroll depth to survive the cruel beats the deck will put on you, sometimes for days and weeks, and even months. This is even more true for …continued

• Visiting Dallas

  by Bob Ciaffone

  Berry Johnston Dallas has always been one of America's great poker cities, despite the fact that it does not have legalized public cardrooms. Some famous poker names associated with Dallas include 1985 World Champion Bill Smith, tournament …continued

• Tidbits and Other Fun Stuff

  by Jan Fisher

  I received more e-mail about my four columns regarding pet peeves and industry suggestions than I ever have before. Most everyone who wrote was courteous and polite, and either supported my stance on the topics I raised or in a nice way explained how …continued

• Doomsday Don and My Funeral

  by Max Shapiro

  I have a friend by the name of Don, whom I call "Doomsday Don" because he is obsessed with real or imagined crises that he is constantly warning me are threatening our way of life if not our very existence. These range from terrorism to …continued

• The Ambi-bet, or Raise

  by Michael Cappelletti

  In my June 14, 2005, column, "Reckless Driving Class," I described two hands in pot-limit Omaha high-low in which you could substantially increase your percentage chances of winning if you were willing to make a big bet. The ambidextrous …continued

• Chip Shuffling

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  I got an e-mail from someone who identified himself only as New Guy: "I love Texas hold'em; can you tell me the secret to shuffling chips one-handed?" Walk into any large cardroom for the first time - or after a long absence - and the …continued

• A Great Poker Night

  by Mike Sexton

  I've been fortunate to have had lots of good days playing poker in my life, some of which created lifelong memories for me. One of those days happened about 25 years ago at the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Here's the story: It seemed …continued

• Hitting a 'Gutshot' in London

  by Phil Hellmuth

  All of the words and phrases in this column that appear in quotation marks are the - much beloved by me - local London lingo. "Bloody right," this column is about a little UK poker! While in London recently, where I was shooting three parts …continued

• The Poker Quest Satellite of Champions - Part II

  by Tom McEvoy

  After being called in at the last minute to play in Poker Quest's invitational satellite for a seat in its $250,000 buy-in tournament, I found myself with a healthy chip stack against my seven remaining formidable opponents. I was in the small …continued

• Some $40-$80 Hold'em Button Play

  by Jim Brier

  I was playing in a ninehanded $40-$80 hold'em game at The Mirage in Las Vegas recently when the following hand came up. Since the hand involved actual players, I have changed their names to protect their identities. This was a good game, with lots …continued

• Borgata Poker Open - Part I

  by Daniel Negreanu

  Walking into the Borgata tournament area this year was a rather surreal experience, especially in comparison to last year's event. It was a little bizarre, actually. There were lights flashing, music playing, and concession stands; it had the look …continued

• There is No 'Right' Shuffle

  by Lee H. Jones

  This is an open letter to brick-and-mortar casino poker room managers, floorpeople, and dealers: First, thank you. You folks have a very hard job - keeping poker players happy. And yet, most of you perform your role professionally and with good humor. …continued

• The Busts are True! Poker Needs You to Keep it Legal!

  by Linda Johnson

  When I first read through the website of the newly formed Poker Players Alliance, I liked the site and thought the "dummy" articles they placed on the home page at http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org were quite eye-catching. But I was …continued

• Analyzing the Strength of a Draw

  by Rolf Slotboom

  It is my experience that very few players are capable of counting their outs and analyzing the strength of their hand in a correct manner. This is true not just at the low limits; even when playing for higher stakes, you will find that many players …continued

• A Tough No-Limit Hold'em Tournament Situation

  by Mark Gregorich

  While playing in the $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker Circuit event at Harrah's Las Vegas recently, I had the opportunity to make a truly world-class laydown. So, I called. I would like to explain the hand, as well as my thought process, and …continued

• Levels of Thought in Limit Hold'em

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  Most people who populate poker tables try to play well. They throw away most bad starting hands, and they raise preflop with big pairs and A-K. Unfortunately for their results, they do not have a deep sense of how to play a hand with more advanced …continued

• No-Fold'em No-Limit Hold'em

  by Matt Lessinger

  I recently received an e-mail from Brian, a reader with a very legitimate complaint. He wrote, in part: I'm a winning low-limit hold'em player. I've always stuck to the $2-$4 and $3-$6 games in my local cardroom, and have done fairly well. …continued

• The Switcheroo

  by Robert Varkonyi

  Isn't technology great? With your cell phone, you can call anybody, anywhere, anytime. With your wireless-enabled laptop, you can get on the Internet almost anywhere and anytime. You can pretty much walk down the street and get online access every …continued

• Pub Poker

  by Thomas Keller

  One of my good friends, Ray Powers from Chandler, Arizona (an avid pub poker fan), and I have been discussing poker a lot lately via AOL instant messenger, as he is trying desperately to improve his poker game and I often have a lot of dead time …continued

• The Borgata Poker Open

  by BJ Nemeth

  The tournament poker room on day one Last year's Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City drew a field of 302 players. Daniel Negreanu defeated a strong final table (featuring Phil Ivey, Josh Arieh, and David Williams) to take home $1,117,400. In 2005, …continued

• To Flip or Not to Flip

  by Matt Matros

  It's the first day of a five-figure buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament. You've gotten a good night's sleep. You feel alert. You wade through all the railbirds and all the media and finally locate your seat. Just as you do, the …continued

• Allen Cunningham's Weird Knack - A Serious Student of the Game, One of Poker's Young Veterans Just Keeps Getting Better

  by Justin Marchand

  Around the time Allen Cunningham turned 11, he got a wild idea in his head. The kitchen-table poker games he played with his family with wild cards and high spade in the hole gave him visions of scooping up piles of chips amid the Las Vegas glitz and …continued

• Practice With Me, 'Nice Hand, Sir'

  by Joe Sebok

  Keep your mouth shut. That's it - just four little words. Keep … your … mouth … shut. It really shouldn't be that difficult. I had gotten to the point recently where I was considering it a positive session if I was just …continued

• Ghosts of the Bullpen

  by Michael Craig

  The second floor of Binion's Horseshoe, home of the World Series of Poker for 35 years and two days, was a special place. To get to Benny's Bullpen, the former bingo parlor that hosted the tournament in 2004, you had to ascend an escalator …continued

• A Proposal for the World Series of Poker

  by Matthew Hilger

  There has been a lot of talk within the poker community about the future of the World Series of Poker. The central debate has focused on whether or not the main event is too big in terms of the number of entrants. Some people have argued that the …continued

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