• Stepping Up From Home Poker

  by Roy Cooke

  With all the hoopla around Internet, tournament, and TV poker, many people forget that poker's "minor leagues" are home games. More people still play at kitchen tables and in rec rooms than in public poker rooms. That's a good thing, …continued

• Card Player Fights for Poker Freedoms

  by Barry Shulman

  As Congress gets ready to decide whether to enact new legislation this year, one of the more heated topics of debate will be the "Internet Gambling Prohibition Act." Introduced by U.S. Congressmen Rick Boucher (R-Va.) and Bob Goodlatte …continued

• No-Limit Hold'em Turn Betting

  by Bob Ciaffone

  Turn betting is an extremely important part of no-limit hold'em betting strategy. In my opinion, the turn is the phase of a hand that most clearly separates the top-level players from the merely passable ones. For those of you who normally roost …continued

• What If, in the Middle of a War, a Poker Game Broke Out?

  by Jan Fisher

  HMC James Bailey I like getting mail from readers, especially from those who are far away doing noble things to help ensure my continued American way of life. I also enjoy the new "Where in the World?" feature in Card Player that has photos …continued

• Acey Doozy, Poker Ace

  by Max Shapiro

  In my last column, I related my amazement at winning a poker tournament and then being unable to find any publication willing to give me the cover story I so richly deserved. I even made a special trip to Vegas to present my case to Barry Shulman, but …continued

• 'Suckout' or Favorite

  by Michael Cappelletti

  One major tactical difference between hold'em and Omaha is that in Omaha, I often find myself making or even calling a big bet after the flop with a big drawing hand. In no-limit or pot-limit hold'em, I usually avoid putting up big money with …continued

• Poker in Sydney

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  Star City Casino I was given a tour early in the year of Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia, as a follow-up to my inclusion of the casino in The Ultimate Casino Guide. This large casino occupies a full square block in a business and residential …continued

• Arrived Early, Left Early!

  by Phil Hellmuth

  Man, was I looking forward to playing in a World Poker Tour (WPT) event, any WPT event. I had not played in a history-making event with a huge prize pool since November, and Commerce Casino's $10,000 buy-in L.A. Poker Classic championship event …continued

• The Berkeley Kid

  by Daniel Negreanu

  I was looking forward to this tournament (the Shooting Star in San Jose, California), as I was fresh off a recent win in Tunica and feeling good about my game, for the most part. It's been a strange start to the year, as I have made it out of day …continued

• Poker Odds and Ends

  by Linda Johnson

  Rumors … No, there is no truth to the rumor that Card Player Cruises has been sold. I've had dozens of e-mails asking me why we sold the business and when my last cruise will be. To set the record straight, Jan Fisher, Mark Tenner, and I …continued

• Counting Outs - Part II

  by Rolf Slotboom

  As I discussed in Part I of this column, calculating your outs is not always an easy task. In fact, it is very easy to make mistakes doing it. Despite the fact that counting your outs correctly is very important in determining your pot odds and …continued

• Limit Versus No-Limit Strategic Differences Part III: On the Flop

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  Your objectives after seeing the flop differ in limit and no-limit hold'em, and therefore your strategies will differ, as well. Let's take a look at two key strategies: • Check-raising • Continuation bets Check-raising: In limit …continued

• Back to Basics - Raising Preflop With Big Pocket Pairs

  by Matt Lessinger

  During a recent poker lesson with "TopToad," we talked strategy while I sweated him in a $160 online multitable tournament. Unless he asked for my opinion, I let him make whatever play he chose (as is typical for my lessons). If I disagreed …continued

• A Comprehensive Analysis of the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act

  by Allyn Jaffrey Shulman

  IntroductionSince 1995, when the first online gambling site opened its virtual doors, legislators have unsuccessfully introduced a myriad of bills in an attempt to curb the rapidly growing Internet gaming industry. Even though online gambling revenues …continued

• As Thin as It Gets

  by Robert Varkonyi

  We were up to our eyeballs in celebrities at the WPT Celebrity Invitational poker tournament recently when I sat down at a fun table. I drew a seat at a table with a couple of top pros - Dave "The Dragon" Pham, attired in a spectacular …continued

• Another Hand From the Thunder Squadron

  by Thomas Keller

  As a follow-up to my last column, here's another interesting hand that was posted by one of the Thunder Squadron members on my new poker forums at http://www.thunderkeller.com/. This hand was posted by Squadron member Im_Your_ATM, and has been …continued

• Tales From ATLARGE, or How to Play Your Hands Blind

  by Matt Matros

  For the seventh consecutive year, I had a blast attending ATLARGE, an annual gathering of poker players and poker-playing rabble-rousers, held every March in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Three official ATLARGE tournaments make up part of the event, but …continued

• A Quick Exit, World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit, Tunica

  by Joe Sebok

  Sometimes in poker, as in life, things don't go quite the way we had envisioned them beforehand. Even when a situation seems to be full of promise and all that is so right with the world, it can come crashing down like so many busted open-end …continued

• Who is the Best Internet Player?

  by Matthew Hilger

  This month I am going to take a break from my usual column that focuses on poker strategy to discuss the current state of the Internet tournament scene. Everyone knows that tournament poker has exploded. Just as is the case with live poker, tournament …continued

• What Key Element Makes a Poker Tournament Player-Friendly?

  by Don Vines

  Whether you're playing a tournament that costs the price of a movie ticket and popcorn, or a major event that decimates a month's salary at your day job - and whether you're playing in a casino against 100 opponents or online against 1,000 …continued

• Nam Le Captures Shooting Star Title And Joins His Cousin Tuan Le as a World Poker Tour Champion

  by Jay Newnum

  With one big buy-in tournament after another, it is sometimes hard to distinguish one from another. However, one tournament on the World Poker Tour stands out as a unique event for players and fans alike. Nam Le Bay 101's Shooting Star tournament …continued

• CP The Inside Straight

  by CP The Inside Straight Authors

  Baby-Faced Millionaires Tournaments Keep Churning Out Younger and Younger Champions By Bob Pajich Phil Hellmuth was 24 years old when he became the youngest World Series of Poker main-event winner in 1989. Because of his age and a baby face that made …continued

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