• CP The Inside Straight

  by CP The Inside Straight Authors

  PHIL IVEY VERSUS ANDY BEAL Ivey Proves His Heads-Up Mastery, Wins $16.6 million BY LISA WHEELER Phil Ivey On Feb. 1, Andy Beal returned to Las Vegas to face off against members of "The Corporation" in another heads-up high-stakes hold'em …continued

• Ted Forrest Wins NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

  by Jeff Shulman

  Sixty-four of the world's best poker players were invited to participate in the $20,000 buy-in NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. It was structured like the NCAA basketball tournament. If you lost, you went home, and if you won, you moved …continued

• Things Are Changing

  by Roy Cooke

  The dynamics of the poker world have gone through some serious changes in the last five years. First, Internet poker exploded onto the scene, making poker available to many who previously had to travel great distances in order to find a game. Second, …continued

• Reading Betting Patterns

  by Bob Ciaffone

  One of my no-limit hold'em students recently asked me the following question: What betting patterns do you look for when trying to read opponents? So, I thought it would be a good subject for a column. The simple answer to the question is: The …continued

• This Isn't the NFL … No Coaching From the Sidelines!

  by Jan Fisher

  I have received some letters and e-mail, and have been approached at some recent events about the legality of a sweater (someone watching the action) coaching from the rail. I was made aware that this was quite a big problem at some recently concluded …continued

• My Tip of the Day

  by Max Shapiro

  I had just completed two straight months of grueling poker tournament write-ups at two L.A.-area casinos. At The Bicycle Casino, the events went straight through, and often didn't end until well after breakfast. At Commerce Casino, depending on …continued

• An Omaha Blaze

  by Michael Cappelletti

  Back in the early days of poker, there were several poker ranks that are no longer in common use today. For example, there was the "four-flush," which beat one pair (most often played in five-card stud). A "Dutch straight" (or …continued

• Heard in a Brick-and-Mortar Cardroom

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  Those players new to poker who are playing for the first time in a live cardroom (also known as a brick-and-mortar cardroom, or simply b&m), and those not so new but are familiar only with online poker, will hear sayings that seem witty and fresh …continued

• A Night to Remember

  by Mike Sexton

  Mike Sexton with Daniel Negreanu Mike Sexton with Doyle Brunson The first-annual Card Player Player of the Year awards show was held in Hollywood, California, on Feb. 15, 2006. The event, created by Card Player's Barry Shulman and sponsored by …continued

• Sundance Film (Poker?) Festival - Part II

  by Phil Hellmuth

  In Part I of this series in my last column, I discussed being the master of ceremonies of the W Las Vegas Hotel, Casino and Residences poker event that was held at the Sundance Film Festival and playing in its star-studded tournament. First prize was …continued

• Shuffle Off to Buffalo

  by Tom McEvoy

  The Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel near Buffalo, New York, recently hosted the first-annual Seneca World Poker Classic. The tournament was held in the well-designed and attractive casino's beautiful new convention area located adjacent to the …continued

• It Feels Good to Be Back!

  by Daniel Negreanu

  Finally. Finally, I get a chance to write more than a one-part column covering my tournament performance. Finally, the cards seem to be my friends again in these big tournaments, and everything seems to be coming together nicely. The first three …continued

• Don't Just Go All In

  by Lee H. Jones

  "Sooner or later, you hit the deck - you get found out" I've been playing no-limit hold'em cash games online recently. Initially, I wanted to do some research about the current state of no-limit hold'em cash play online. Once I …continued

• Online Ethics Questions

  by Linda Johnson

  I recently received the following letter from a reader, who asked my thoughts on an interesting situation that occured in an online tournament: I am a member of a small, fairly new online poker forum. Members of that forum were discussing the …continued

• Counting Outs - Part I

  by Rolf Slotboom

  In games like hold'em and Omaha, quite a few players are not capable of counting their outs properly. In fact, a lot of people don't have a clue what they are actually trying to calculate! On numerous occasions, I have seen people call with …continued

• L.A. Poker Classic

  by Mark Gregorich

  I am feeling completely wiped out as I write this column. I just returned home after two weeks of nearly nonstop poker in Los Angeles, as I attended the L.A. Poker Classic at Commerce Casino. When I'm home, I tend to stick to a day schedule, …continued

• Limit Versus No-Limit Strategic Differences - Part I: Introduction

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  Perhaps you are one of the many players who move between limit and no-limit hold'em. If so, you may not be making all of the mental and strategic adjustments that these very different forms of the game require. We will explore these differences by …continued

• Counterproductive Analysis

  by Matt Lessinger

  As a poker coach, I fully believe in putting your poker energy to good use rather than wasting it. It's pointless to bemoan a bad beat over which you have no control. On the other hand, spending time analyzing hands, and looking for improved ways …continued

• Staking - Part II

  by Thomas Keller

  This column is a follow-up to my last column about staking poker players. In that column, I touched on several crucial aspects of staking, and I definitely recommend that anyone staking a player or considering staking one read that column. The basic …continued

• No-Limit Hold'em Hand Analysis - Part I

  by Matt Matros

  I'm on a plane to the L.A. Poker Classic (LAPC) main event (though it will be long over by the time you read this), and I haven't played any no-limit hold'em in a week. I don't like to go into a major tournament cold. In fact, I …continued

• Poker's Most Successful Part-Timer: Wall Street Wizard Alan Goehring Makes Poker a Profitable Hobby

  by Justin Marchand

  You would probably think I was joking if I told you Alan Goehring plays poker just as a hobby. After all, he is a two-time World Poker Tour champion and the 1999 World Series of Poker championship runner-up, and has socked away $5 million in …continued

• Random Ramblings: Cracking Open the Inbox

  by Joe Sebok

  I receive so much e-mail with questions regarding poker that I thought it would be a cool exercise to share some of it with you, as you probably wrestle with some of the same issues. Let's take a peek. TC: Big Joe, I have been playing poker for …continued

• Player of the Year Bash Lives Up to the Hype: Poker's Superstars Hit Hollywood for the Card Player 2005 Player of the Year Awards

  by Richard Belsky

  Calvin Ayre and the Bodog girls Men "The Master" Nguyen The anticipation leading up to the Card Player 2005 Player of the Year Awards was nothing short of gargantuan. In the weeks preceding the Feb. 15 event, the poker world was buzzing with …continued

• Determining How Much to Bet

  by Matthew Hilger

  There are always two key decisions you must make when taking the initiative in no-limit hold'em while playing a hand. Are you going to play, and if so, how much do you want to bet? The amount of your bet is always very important. If you bet too …continued

• Marriage and Poker: Making it Work

  by Debbie Burgio

  I just celebrated my 20th wedding anniversary with my husband/poker player on Jan. 18, 2006. I decided after this milestone that it was time I passed on some advice to married professional poker players on how to have a successful marriage. And this …continued

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