• Personal Weaknesses and New Year's Resolutions

  by Barry Shulman

  Weight: Sometimes I am so weak that I disgust myself. The last time I was in decent shape was in May 2000. And for that to happen, I had to shame myself into entering a $10,000 weight bet with the likes of Mike Sexton, Mike Matusow, Robert Williamson, …continued

• Ancient Attitudes

  by Bob Ciaffone

  The following disgusting paragraph is from a 2001 news bulletin that I found on the Internet: "Meanwhile in Afghanistan, the Muslim ultra-fundamentalist Taliban government continued its war on everything it considers un-Islamic. It outlawed the …continued

• Time Passages

  by Jan Fisher

  Time goes so quickly, yet so slowly. By the time you read this column, it will be late January or early February. The weather will be cold and the holidays will have come and gone. Yet, as I write these words, it is early December and I am between the …continued

• Canada, Poker, and the Drug Smugglers

  by Max Shapiro

  Recently my sweetie and I were invited to be guests of the River Rock Hotel and Casino in Vancouver, British Columbia, for the launching of the first major poker tournament in Canada. She would be doing one radio and two television interviews, and I …continued

• Cappelletti in Central City

  by Michael Cappelletti

  While attending the Fall National Bridge Tournament in Denver over Thanksgiving week, I had several opportunities to check out the local poker action. Although there is no legal gaming in Denver, there are several little former "ghost towns" …continued

• Online Pot-Limit Draw Part II

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  Several players have written requesting strategy for pot-limit draw. I began last time with opening-hand guidelines. A good way to get a feel for strategy is to look at two example hands. Good pot-limit draw play involves building pots. To maximize …continued

• Peeking Into My Crystal Ball

  by Mike Sexton

  It's 2006 and poker is booming. In the past couple of years, we've seen a tremendous increase in the popularity of poker, an online poker explosion, and an ever-increasing number of televised poker events. The questions are, "Will the …continued

• Poker Cheerleaders?

  by Phil Hellmuth

  While at the Borgata in Atlantic City recently, my opponent moved all in for $5,500 on a board of K-Q-8-2-2. I had Q-Q, and $40,000 in chips in front of me, which made for an easy call. But I looked into my opponent's menacing clear blue eyes and …continued

• Looking Back at 2005

  by Tom McEvoy

  2005 was a watershed year for poker. Never in history have so many players competed for such large amounts of prize money, and not just at the World Series of Poker. It was both an exciting and disappointing year for me personally. I got very excited …continued

• Lights, Camera, Antics

  by Vince Burgio

  "I am mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" Remember that line? It's from the 1976 movie Network. I thought I would borrow the line to lead into this column because it sort of fits some of my feelings that have surfaced …continued

• Title Defense at the Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic

  by Daniel Negreanu

  Exactly one year had passed since the most memorable moment in my poker career. Going into the last event of the year, I'd just been passed by David Pham for Card Player Player of the Year honors, and had precisely one tournament to regain the …continued

• Are You Sage? Getting an Edge in Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em

  by Lee H. Jones

  A poker tournament is often as much about mental endurance and discipline as it is about the cards and strategy. After all, particularly in no-limit hold'em, a single error can put you on the sidelines, even after playing flawlessly - or …continued

• More Odds and Ends

  by Linda Johnson

  Extreme Poker … Have you heard of the extreme poker concept? Juha Helppi emerged victorious in the Extreme Underwater Poker Tournament held recently 30 feet below the ocean's surface off the coast of St. Kitts. Helppi bested competitors …continued

• The Psychological and Financial Dynamics of Playing Online

  by Rolf Slotboom

  Over the years, lots of poker pros - myself included - have made the transition from live play to playing online. In previous columns, I have discussed some of the necessary changes when it comes to strategic issues. In this column, I will discuss two …continued

• Playing the Blinds in Limit Hold'em Part IV - After a Nonsteal Raise

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  Thus far, this series has discussed how to play the blinds if a late-position player raised with no one else in. Because this frequently can be a steal-raise, you can play quite a few hands. You can find those discussions, with the recommended …continued

• Tony, Tony, Tony Has Done it Again

  by Matt Lessinger

  Yes, I know the words to the song are spelled differently, but I don't exactly want to be busted for copyright infringement. Besides, the subject of this column is Tony, spelled with a "y." He is a young, solid, up-and-coming player with …continued

• Questions and Answers

  by Robert Varkonyi

  Although we tend to keep a low profile most of the time, thanks to television, people recognize my wife, Olga, and me in many places we go, especially in casino cardrooms. Over the past few years, people have approached us with a fascinating array of …continued

• How to Decide Which Type of Poker Game to Specialize In

  by Thomas Keller

  In my last column, I concluded with a very brief guide to choosing the best type of poker game to play in based on your strengths and weaknesses as a poker player. In this column, I'd like to go into more detail, so I have listed important …continued

• Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic: The Homestretch for the Player of the Year Award

  by BJ Nemeth

  Daniel Negreanu had a fantastic 2004 to win Card Player's prestigious Player of the Year title. After the World Series of Poker, it looked like he could have coasted to the title, but late pressure from David "The Dragon" Pham actually …continued

• The Just-Call

  by Matt Matros

  I wrote a column last year describing the benefits of going all in preflop with A-K in no-limit hold'em ("Fold Equity - Why Aggressiveness Makes Mathematical Sense"; Vol. 18/No. 12). That column generated a ton of feedback from Card …continued

• My November Foxwoods Experience

  by Joe Sebok

  I boarded the tiny 15-seat Cessna in Champaign, Illinois, and headed to the East Coast for the first time since I left New York City five months ago. I wasn't going back to hit the bars in the West Village, though, and in fact wasn't even …continued

• Road to Player of the Year

  by Scott Huff

  Last year was a record-breaking year for tournament poker. Field sizes grew, prize pools ballooned, and millionaires were made on nearly a weekly basis. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event boasted a field of more than 5,600 players, and the …continued

• Annie Duke Dreams of Software

  by Michael Craig

  Annie Duke drew me close. "I want to tell you about a dream I had last night." I am meeting Annie for just the third time. She is a remarkably nice and charming woman who has given me great insight into the booming poker business. But I …continued

• Raising Draws for Value

  by Matthew Hilger

  I read a lot of hand examples and answer a lot of questions in the forum at my website, and there are some common errors that I consistently see. Beginning players, and even some players with a decent amount of experience, have misconceptions on when …continued

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