• Poker is Everywhere!

  by Rolf Slotboom

  As many of you know, I am from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In my home country, poker used to be very small. In fact, when I started playing poker for a living, there was exactly one place where it was legal to play. It was a place where there almost …continued

• Industry News

  by Roy Brindley

  Loose Cannon After 40 years of working in the poker world, poker legend Roy Houghton accomplished his lifelong dream, opening Europe's biggest brick-and-mortar games room. "Loose Cannon Sports Bar & The VC Player's Lounge" is now …continued

• News From Scandinavia

  by Ola Brandborn

  Having recently returned home from Las Vegas, I would like to share with you my thoughts on how the media reported from this year's World Series of Poker. CardPlayer.com had all rights to report live from all WSOP events, and other journalists …continued

• Irish News

  by Roy Brindley

  Two Million Reasons for an Open Visit Europe's most renowned no-limit Texas hold'em poker tournament is set to return in 2007 for its 26th year, double the size of the 2006 rendition. Paddypowerpoker.com has doubled the guaranteed prize pool …continued

• Finally!

  by Benjamin Gallen

  In the last issue, I left you with some great, though quick, news: Poker is making its way into French casinos. Let's dig in a little more this month. The launching of three Texas hold'em tables at the Barriere Casino in Deauville on Aug. 4 at …continued

• German and Austrian News

  by Michael Keiner

  Poker is fast; poker is unpredictable and can change the complete life of someone within weeks. Today I'll tell you the true story of a young Austrian, Niki, who had this experience, starting to play poker at the beginning of this year. The first …continued

• UK News: 'Poker Practise - Home Games, the GSOP, and the Amateur Poker Association'

  by Jennifer Mason

  While August and September saw the same familiar faces wandering between Luton and Bolton via Brighton to play in the seasonal festival events, the unseen hive of poker activity in the capital and around the country continued, and an interesting …continued

• EverestPoker Puts Name on Map With EPEC Finals in Barcelona

  by Rolf Slotboom

  Having started as a small site with not a lot of traffic, more and more, EverestPoker seems to be developing into a major player on the European online poker scene. Proof of this growth was the EverestPoker European Championship (EPEC) that was staged …continued

• Tournament Time

  by Anthon-Pieter Wink

  Fall has come around, and that means the Dutch poker scene is once again under the spell of poker tournaments, organized by Holland Casino. After a year of playing the smaller tournaments at one of the casinos, friends' homes, or at the local …continued

• European Poker Tour Barcelona

  by Kjetil Flaaten

  Barcelona The third season of the European Poker Tour (EPT) started in Barcelona, Spain, recently. The tournament was capped at 480 players, as every single seat was sold out, with more than 200 players on the waiting list. With 480 players putting up …continued

• Launch of National Poker in the Pub League

  by Dave Brannan

  Welcome to what will be the first of many installments that will update you on www.pokerinthepub.com, the largest and most recognised poker league for fun and recreational players in the UK. First, let me clarify a key point I know there are many …continued

• Gutshot Straights and Fluky Twists

  by Gary Clarke

  I have fallen in love with the world of poker. Rarely can a game create so much drama yet be so simple. Most people pick up the game quickly. With no athletic prowess, university qualifications, or major bank balances needed, poker is fun. That's …continued

• Avoid Coin Tosses

  by David Downing

  Pot-limit Omaha has been my game of choice for a very long time now. The primary reason for this is that in cash games in the UK back in the '90s, pot-limit Omaha was the action game. You simply had to master this variant if you wanted any chance …continued

• Europe's Best Poker Rooms

  by Simon Hawks

  With the seemingly never-ending expansion of poker, there is no shortage of places to play and visit, with Europe housing the most vibrant and welcoming poker scene. Some of the most popular and busiest poker rooms are reviewed here. The flag bearer …continued

• A Good Play Against Ken Lennaard

  by Rob Hollink

  Last June I visited Barcelona, my favorite city. The whole combination of sun, beach, bars, good food, discos, and so on is really fantastic - both in Port Olympic and the rest of the town. I always try to visit Barcelona at least two times per year, …continued

• There is a Life After the World Series of Poker

  by Padraig Parkinson

  Sometimes it seems you can learn more about poker by observing life than by watching a poker game. Or maybe I'm just dumber than I thought. The end of the World Series of Poker coincided with a major terror alert in the UK, which left thousands of …continued

• Ace Speaks Hold'em: No-Limit Versus Limit - An In-Depth Analysis Part X: Play on the Later Streets; Following Through

  by Rolf Slotboom

  It is Imperative to Know When to Follow Through and When to Simply Give it Up You may have heard this quote somewhere: "You should know when to fire again and when to retreat." This is one of the keys to successful big-bet play. If your flop …continued

• Unwritten Rules

  by Lucy Rokach

  Every game and sport, from Scrabble to softball, has a codified set of rules that can be consulted whenever a dispute arises, but poker is the odd man out. Sure, sets of rules exist in different cardrooms, but to the best of my knowledge, there is no …continued

• Life Out of a Suitcase

  by 'Mad Marty' Wilson

  From plane to hotel room, to cab, to hotel room, to plane, to cruise cabin, back on a plane, to hotel room - it's been life out of a suitcase for the past four months. June saw the filming of the Ladbrokes Poker Million V heats. With a range of …continued

• Backgammon: A Brief History of an Ancient Game

  by Thor Henrykson

  At about 5,000 years old, backgammon is arguably the oldest board game in the world. Because it is so ancient, the exact facts concerning the origins of the game are mysterious and often left to speculation. However, the common conception is that …continued

• Close, So Close, at the 2006 World Series of Poker

  by Phil Hellmuth

  Imagine that there are maybe a thousand fans watching the two of us playing heads-up poker, even though there are only about 300 seats in the whole arena. Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, movie star Shannon Elizabeth, and many other poker greats and …continued

• The Gus Hand

  by Daniel Negreanu

  As much as I'd like to forget about the $600,000 pot I played against Gus Hansen on High Stakes Poker, it seems there has been a lot of discussion on various Internet forums about the hand, so I thought I'd share my thoughts on what turned out …continued

• Going All In

  by Jim Brier

  Going all in is a unique aspect of no-limit poker that is not usually available to the limit player. Knowing how to handle this properly can be the difference between being a winning and a losing player. This column will discuss some situations in …continued

• No-Limit Hold'em Drawing Hands

  by Bob Ciaffone

  In limit hold'em, it would be rare to get inadequate odds to draw to a straight or flush. Even if the pot odds are insufficient, the implied odds will normally make it correct to stay in the pot if facing only a single bet. But no-limit is a …continued

• Odds and Probabilities in Action

  by Matthew Hilger

  My new book, Texas Hold'em Odds and Probabilities: Limit, No-Limit, and Tournament Strategies, was released recently, and I think it will help a lot of players in developing a good mathematical understanding of the game. The book does more than …continued

• How Much to Bet

  by Lee H. Jones

  "If I was ready, willing, and able to pay his regular fee ..." Like most things in life, poker goes through cycles. If the reports I hear are true, back in the '70s and early '80s, no-limit hold'em was the most popular game in …continued

• Some Quick Tips

  by Matt Matros

  One of my core beliefs about this game is that players should learn how to think about poker, in addition to how to play poker. While it's certainly possible to become a strong player by memorizing what to do with many different hands in many …continued

• Can You Get Rich Playing Tournaments?

  by Steve Zolotow

  Can you get rich playing tournaments? Somebody will. It might be you or me. But realistically, what should we expect to make if we play in a lot of tournaments. All Card Player readers should be familiar with the concept of "expectation," …continued

• The Inside Straight

  by CP The Inside Straight Authors

  The Cold Hard Facts - Leyser v. Gold $6 Million Lawsuit Harrah's Restrained From Awarding World Series of Poker Championship Winnings By Lisa Wheeler After receiving an inside tip from an informant within the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas …continued

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