• The World Champion Visits Europe

  by Rolf Slotboom

  The first time I really got in touch with Gregory Paul Raymer was two, maybe three years before he won the World Series of Poker. Both he and I were fairly active on an Internet poker forum back then; in fact, he was one of the leading posters there …continued

• Home Game Honey

  by Christy Devine

  Laura Prepon has an addiction. It's not enough that she's one of the main characters (Donna Pinciotti) on FOX's hugely successful That '70s Show. It's not enough that she recently completed work on a movie (The Perfect Couple) in …continued

• EPT Final in Monte Carlo

  The EPT Final in Monte Carlo recently was the crowning tournament in the initial season of the European Poker Tour. The week was awesome. It was a celebration of European poker, and everyone felt it. This was what European poker can be, and it was the …continued

• St. Andrews Student Claim UK Student Poker Crown

  Almost 260 students descended on St. Andrews in early April to take part in the biggest poker tournament ever held in the UK - the inaugural UK Student Poker Championships in association with Betfred.com. The tournament, held in the Students Union of …continued

• Irish News

  by Roy Brindley

  THAT'S HANDY ANDY Andy Black, profiled in the March issue of Card Player's Irish News, has landed a seat in this year's World Series of Poker main event after winning a satellite package on his first attempt at PartyPoker.com. Meanwhile, …continued

• Mad Marty's Wild Card

  by 'Mad Marty' Wilson

  A DREAM COME TRUE...OR AN APRIL FOOL Mad Marty Wilson in action Alec White and Paul Lecke After playing in televised poker tournaments for more than six years and having worked behind the scenes for 18 months, I was asked to be the tournament director …continued

• Travels With the Camel

  by Keith Hawkins

  I would like to describe two hands to you, if I may. The first one was a four-card Omaha hand in a reasonably big cash game at the Vic in London. Dave Barnes, who may politely be called a "senior" member of the poker fraternity, held …continued

• Weird and Wonderful - Part 2

  by Lucy Rokach

  A little while back when the Russell Squarepoker room in London was open, Roy Houghton was the card room manager. Roy has had some excellent ideas, one of them being the double-chance no-limit freeze out and another being the Grand Prix, where you can …continued

• Poker Million

  After nearly one year of qualifying buildup, the final 72 players in the Ladbrokespoker.com Poker Million made their way to London for a chance to play on television, and more importantly, win the $1 million first prize. Twelve qualifying heats and …continued

• Poker Snaps

  DRINKS ARE ON JOHN "Burnley" John Falconer's €146,000 of winnings in the Paddy Power Irish Open is likely to be put to good use. Before the tournament, he vowed a win would result in emigration to Thailand and the purchase of a bar. …continued

• I Still Get Excited

  by Jesse May

  I still get excited about poker these days, and what gets me as excited as anything are the strides being made in poker betting. I'm not talking about playing the game, but betting on other people playing poker. And from my skill standpoint, …continued

• Don't Snow a Snower

  by Scott Fischman

  I'm not sure where the expression "don't snow a snower" came from, but I definitely know what it means. I recently played a hand in the $100-$200 mixed game at Commerce Casino while we were in the deuce-to-seven triple-draw round …continued

• New Respect for J-10 Suited

  by Michael Cappelletti

  I have heard that in the early days of hold'em (the 1960s and 1970s), many good players considered J-10 suited one of the best starting hands. That was probably because J-10 suited often wins a big pot in limit hold'em by hitting a draw …continued

• Phil is Unlucky - Not!

  by Phil Hellmuth

  Recently in Rincon, California (near San Diego), at Harrah's World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit, I lost with Q-Q to Barry Shulman's J♣ 10♣. Barry popped it up and I just called from the big blind with my Q-Q. After a flop of …continued

• Taking a Leap in Your Game

  by Thomas Keller

  I believe there have been many defining points in my poker career that have contributed to my poker ability development. The easy moments to recognize are tournament wins and certain big sessions - either big wins or even just recovering from a huge …continued

• Plugging Some Leaks - Part X

  by Rolf Slotboom

  This is the 10th and final part of this series on common mistakes in poker. In this column, I will try to plug three more leaks: one in limit hold'em, one in pot-limit Omaha, and, finally, some that are common when there's a maniac in the …continued

• Paddy's Corner

  by Padraig Parkinson

  You Lose Some, You Win Some Ireland's Liam Flood recently pulled off two of the greatest coups of his long career, within the space of a few short weeks. For a man who thought he was dying, Liam's come back with a bang. His first great …continued

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