• Card Player Offers Discount Healthcare Card

  by Barry Shulman

  In response to the needs and requests of poker players without sufficient health coverage, we are pleased to offer our Gold and Platinum health savings cards to all our readers. In doing so, we are trying to give something back to the poker community …continued

• An Unconstitutional Anti-Gambling Statute

  by Bob Ciaffone

  In a couple of previous columns, I discussed some legal points connected with a recent poker bust in South Carolina, in which some people holding a poker tournament in their apartment-complex recreation room were arrested. I pointed out that the South …continued

• Poker Vallarta

  by Jan Fisher

  Jan enjoys a canopy aerial cable ride. The majority of my waking hours are spent doing something within the poker world. Whether it is running a poker cruise, event, tournament, seminar, or fundraiser, my time seems to revolve around poker. Wow, big …continued

• Decoration Day in Barstow

  by Max Shapiro

  "Hey, Maxey," Big Denny said to me, "I needs yer advice on somet'in." He had invited me to dinner at the Barstow Card Casino's Four-Star Buffet. I had shown up, but was prudently brown-bagging with a hamburger I had brought …continued

• Heads Up at the Final Table

  by Michael Cappelletti

  Playing heads up at the final table of a large online pot-limit Omaha high-low tournament, I had about $140,000 in chips, about twice as much as my aggressive opponent. The blinds were $5,000-$10,000, so every hand was a battle. I thought it was over …continued

• New Poker Terms

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  The next edition of The Official Dictionary of Poker will contain literally hundreds of new terms that do not appear in the current edition. Here's a preview of a few of those terms, some of which will be familiar to most of you, some of which …continued

• An Amazing Year for Poker

  by Mike Sexton

  One could certainly argue that 2005 was the most significant year in poker history, as a number of amazing things happened. It was a landmark year for the growth of online poker, entrants in major events, logo wear and sponsorship for players, …continued

• Tournament of Champions - Part II

  by Phil Hellmuth

  In my last column, I talked about Harrah's Tournament of Champions, and the fact that poker legend Doyle Brunson finished in 10th place. With 110 players, a $1 million first-place prize, $1 million more for the rest of the final table, a Christmas …continued

• A One-Table Sit-and-Go Tournament

  by Tom McEvoy

  I recently got an e-mail from Marco, one of my faithful readers. He was playing an online one-table tournament called a sit-and-go. Here's his e-mail: I have been caught up in this rush of poker (as has the rest of the world, it seems), and have …continued

• Quotes and Quips

  by Vince Burgio

  A couple of years ago, I wrote a column in which I included quotes and quips from many of the poker players that I know or met somewhere along the way. After the column was published, I had several players tell me they wished I had asked them for a …continued

• Mixing it Up

  by Daniel Negreanu

  You'll often hear players talk about "mixing up their play." It really is an important aspect of becoming a successful and unpredictable player. If you play each and every hand the same way, it makes it that much easier for your …continued

• I Disagree With Jim Brier

  by Lee H. Jones

  "I say black, you say white" Not everything in this world is black and white. Oh, our politicians are fond of painting things that way because it tends to polarize groups and get their supporters rabid. They see "good" and …continued

• The 2005 World Poker Players Conference

  by Linda Johnson

  I met Todd Thurman at the Foxwoods World Poker Players Conference. Upon his return home, he e-mailed me to rave about the conference and offered to write a review. Here is Todd's story: I've been playing poker seriously for about two years and …continued

• Beads, Hardship, and 24 Bucks

  by Warren Karp

  About 7,000 years ago, the Paleo Indians made their way from Asia through Alaska, eventually settling on the East Coast and becoming the first inhabitants of what they called Island of the Hills, or Manhattan. Some 500 years ago, Giovanni da Verrazano …continued

• Two Drawing Hands

  by Rolf Slotboom

  Hand No. 1: Middle Pair Plus Nut-Flush Draw Recently, while waiting for my regular, big pot-limit Omaha (PLO) game to start, I was playing in a $10-$20 limit hold'em game. I got involved in a hand with someone who was killing time waiting for our …continued

• Should You Go Pro? Part I

  by Mark Gregorich

  A few good columns appeared in Card Player this past year about the ups and downs of playing poker for a living. At the risk of being redundant, I am going to dedicate my next couple of columns to my opinions on the subject. I'll begin by …continued

• Playing the Blinds in Limit Hold'em - Part II

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  More people are concerned about reacting to steal-raises than any other aspect of play in the blinds, judging by the questions students ask. And that's expected. You are sitting in a nice limit hold'em game in the big blind. Everyone folds to …continued

• Unfair Tournament Treatment

  by Matt Lessinger

  If you have read my columns over the past five years, you know that I am strongly opposed to dealmaking in tournaments. It's terribly uninspiring, not to mention unnecessary. Before you begin a tournament, you should have a pretty good idea of how …continued

• Poker History in Monte Carlo

  by Jesse Jones

  Monte Carlo, in the Principality of Monaco, where all the hotels are five-star and the taxis are fine Mercedes Benzs, is quite a setting for a poker tournament. The Monte Carlo Millions, hosted by PrimaPoker, recently concluded there. This exclusive …continued

• Enlist Today, Win the War on Poker

  by Thomas Keller

  In this next series of columns, I will be discussing poker from the most serious, blunt, and analytical perspective that I can. The tone of this series may be harsher than what most readers have come to expect from me, and for those who find this tone …continued

• 2005 Poker Year in Review - Part I

  by Lee Munzer

  The calendar forges forward as relentlessly as John Phan plays a gigantic stack, thus we have rapidly reached recap time. The seemingly boundless popularity of poker continued during the last 12 months. At the current pace, in 12 years we will have an …continued

• The Perils of Game-Play Scripts

  by Dan Abrams

  You went broke as soon as the dealer cut the deck. You just didn't know it yet. You raised with the A K, got called, and flopped a beautiful Q J 10. You checked, your opponent bet, and you raised all in. He called with top set (Q Q). You were the …continued

• Foxwoods World Poker Finals: 21-Year-Old Online Phenom Schools the Pros

  by BJ Nemeth

  Nick Schulman displays the hand that brought him the World Poker Finals title, a World Poker Tour victory, and more than $2 million in prize money. As the largest casino in the world, Foxwoods attracts huge crowds. The 783 players who ponied up …continued

• The Hidden Math of a Limit Hold'em Hand

  by Matt Matros

  There seems to be an ongoing debate in the poker world between the "math guys" and the "poker guys." I'm sometimes called upon to speak up for the math guys. Although I'm happy to discuss the mathematics of the game, my …continued

• Disassociating the Ego - Part II: Madhouse and Constant Moves

  by Joe Sebok

  In this column, we will take a look at another way that our egos can affect our game. Most of us already know that it is a cardinal sin to allow our bravado to have any say in the plays that we make at the poker table. As in all competitive …continued

• Kid Poker

  by Richard Belsky

  The trophies, plaques, and various other awards that adorn the area over Daniel Negreanu's front door archway tell the story of poker success that most of us can't even fathom. They also tell the story of an obsession with poker that few could …continued

• The Two Mikeys: 'Mr. Chaotic' and 'The Mouth'

  by Michael Craig

  Watching CardPlayer.com on Nov. 7, I see that Mike Matusow has made the final table of the World Series Tournament of Champions. I call him to leave a message, to add my "good luck" to the hoard of voice-mailing well-wishers. To my surprise, …continued

• A Version of the Delayed Bluff

  by Matthew Hilger

  There are certain hold'em situations against unknown opponents in which you can make the same play with a high level of success. One of my favorite plays is a version of a delayed bluff. A delayed bluff is typically defined as calling a bet with …continued

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