• All-New CardPlayer.com

  by Barry Shulman

  If you haven't been there yet, check out the new CardPlayer.com web site. It has a new look and many new features, runs much faster - and, as always, there is never a charge for usage. In the next several weeks, even more new features and content …continued

• Vulnerable, and Waiting for the Turn

  by Roy Cooke

  If I played it the same way every time, they'd always know what I have - especially inasmuch as they get to peek at my thinking regularly in this column. Sometimes I just have to get unconventional, as all players must. Recently a poster on the …continued

• How Do They Do It?

  by Tom McEvoy

  Sometimes you may wonder how some of the tournament champions whose names you see in Card Player ever win. Seeing some of the plays they make, you might say to yourself, "That's crazy! Why did he do that?" Although onlookers may not …continued

• Commentating on the World Poker Tour

  by Mike Sexton

  The inaugural season of the World Poker Tour has come to an end and season two is now under way. The WPT has been a milestone in bringing tournament poker to "prime time" television. As you know (or I hope you do), Vince Van Patten and I are …continued

• Rolling, Rolling, Rolling; Oops!

  by Phil Hellmuth

  In a sarcastic, upset way, I said, "Nice tournament!" Then, I got ready to leave, as I stared at the board in disbelief. The tournament was the $5,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em championship event at Bellagio's Festa al Lago tournament. …continued

• Online Poker is Too Much Fun! - Part II

  by Daniel Negreanu

  In my last column, I touched on some of the positives and negatives associated with playing online. Overall, I believe the positives far outweigh the negatives. If you are still not convinced, here are some more fun selling points. You can yell at the …continued

• Proposition Bet in <i>Stuey</i> Offers Many Lessons

  by Andrew N.S. Glazer

  As I mentioned last issue, I served as the technical advisor for the recently completed movie based on the life of three-time World Series of Poker Champion Stu Ungar, Stuey. I also had a role playing myself as one of the ESPN announcers for the 1997 …continued

• Ace-Queen

  by Bob Ciaffone

  The hold'em hand ace-queen (A-Q) can be described by using a famous quote of Mark Twain about the draw hand of two pair: "It costs about the same as a college education to learn how to play the hand properly - and is worth about as …continued

• The Yearn to Learn to Earn was Heard!

  by Jan Fisher

  And just like that, it was over. A year in the planning and preparation, and in merely one day it was completed, the room cleared, and the enthusiastic players disbanded. That's right, this year's World Poker Players Conference convened on …continued

• Poker Has Finally Come of Age!
  By Sam Taylor

  Poker has for hundreds of years been a game played face to face. Friends and enemies alike have sat down at countless poker tables to deal the deck and win or lose. It's a game of skill, luck, character, drama, humor, inspired divine intervention …continued

• 36 Reasons for Success
  Commerce Casino Salutes 20th Anniversary Employees

  As Commerce Casino celebrates its 20th Anniversary this month, the commemorative milestone is being shared by a select group of "original" employees. In fact, there are presently 36 employees who witnessed the casino's earliest days of …continued

• Fact Vs. Fiction in NFL Exhibition Games

  by Chuck Sippl

  With NFL preseason football under way, it's time to take a brief look at some of the conventional wisdom and common misperceptions when it comes to exhibition play in terms of current fact vs. fiction. It is foolish to waste your time trying to …continued

• California Grand Casino: A Rich and Colorful History

  by Cover Story

  From gold fever, gunfights, and cattle drives to card playing and bordellos, California's rich history and America's Western heritage can be found at the California Grand Casino in Pacheco, California (next to Concord). It all started back in …continued

• Shana Hiatt: Host of the World Poker Tour
  By Linda Johnson

  by World Poker Tour

  Editor's note: This is the first of a series of three exclusive interviews that Linda Johnson has done with World Poker Tour personalities. In upcoming issues of Card Player, look for exclusive interviews with World Poker Tour commentators Mike …continued

• How My Sweetie Stole Aces & Eights

  by Max Shapiro

  There's a very minor discrepancy between my poker accomplishments and those of my sweetie. She has enough trophies and plaques and bracelets and crystal and posters and Barbara Enright casino chips and magazine articles about her and video …continued

• Paranoia Runs Deep<br>By Lou Krieger and Arthur Reber

  by Lou Krieger

  "Paranoia runs deep … " It's been a long time since Stephen Stills sang those words. It was back in the '60s, when the Buffalo Springfield - arguably America's best rock band - was still going strong and the combination of …continued

• Playing the Rush<br>Part I - Offense

  by Alan Schoonmaker

  We all get rushes once in a while. It seems that the poker gods have smiled at us, then hit us with the deck. It's one of poker's greatest kicks, but - partly because we get them so rarely - most of us don't know how to react. How should …continued

• Online Poker Data Overload

  by Daniel Kimberg

  Playing poker online presents some interesting challenges for record keeping and statistical analysis. Because the games are played on computers, the physical record keeping itself is a lot easier. You can get a complete transcript of all the hands …continued

• Switching Sides

  by I. Nelson Rose

  Every serious gambler has wondered at some time or other what it would be like to be on the other side of the table. Working in a casino is obviously demanding, but lots of people do it. So, the pay must be good, or at least good enough. And there is …continued

• Should You File as a Professional Gambler?

  by Yolanda Smulik-Roche Roche

  Assuming that you report your gaming activity each year when you file your taxes, play at least a few times a week (vacations are allowed), and have more winning years than losing years, should you file as a professional or as a recreational (amateur) …continued

• A Dealer's Mistake?

  by Mike O Malley

  Over the years I have tried to cover many different aspects of decision-making, from difficult decisions to funny decisions, and even some of my own personal experiences. What I have found is that readers seem to enjoy the difficult decisions the …continued

• The Pre-emptive Strike: Getting There First

  by Michael Cappelletti

  In poker, as in many other fields of endeavor, it is usually strategically best to act last. In contract bridge, you "end play" your opponent when your two remaining cards are A-Q and you throw in your opponent (give him the lead), thus …continued

• Old Habits Die Hard

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  Curly didn't usually play $200-limit lowball. The game was too big, and the competition too good. There were plenty of suckers in the $20 and $30, and not very many in the $200. But he had been having a very good run of luck, and the game had a …continued

• Moving? I Hope It's Upward

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I stopped at that Chinese fast-food place and got a half-dozen items of nourishment to munch on while we trip lightly through your poker consciousness. A few weeks ago we talked about the bankroll you'll need to move up to the next …continued

• 24 Vices in Limit Hold'em

  by Rolf Slotboom

  When playing limit hold'em, it is important to have a couple of strengths working for you. For instance, if you have better knowledge of odds and percentages than most of your opponents do, you have an edge over them - at least in that specific …continued

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