• 'I Lost a Coin Flip to a Former World Champion'
  By Adam Shrager

  by Linda Johnson

  I met Adam Shrager at a recent World Poker Tour tournament. As we talked for a while, I instantly liked his enthusiasm, demeanor, and passion for poker. Adam told me he was planning to write about his first experience playing in a major poker …continued

• Late-Night Choices

  by Roy Cooke

  It was past my bedtime, almost midnight on a Saturday. (Yes, I know, I am a real exciting Las Vegas guy.) I was having a pretty nice session at Bellagio. The game was both fun and friendly. Plus, I was winning a few bucks, and that always adds …continued

• A Change in Tables Leads to a Change in Fortune

  by Tom McEvoy

  How many times has this happened to you? You're going along great guns in a tournament when you feel a tap on your shoulder. "Table change," your friendly floorman tells you. And it happens just when you were doing so well; you knew your …continued

• Talking During Play - Yes or No?

  by Mike Sexton

  There has been much discussion about whether it's OK to talk about a hand in progress in tournament poker. (It's done all the time in cash games.) For the most part, players talk to get a reaction as to the strength or weakness of their …continued

• Hand Down Under

  by Phil Hellmuth

  In January, my wife and I jetted off to the land down under. Primarily, it was to be a vacation for us, but the timing of the trip was based on a major poker tournament being held in Melbourne by Crown Casinos. The Australasian Championship featured a …continued

• The Woman Who Made Me

  by Daniel Negreanu

  This column is long overdue. If you have been reading my column for a while, you might remember a three-part series I wrote, "The Woman Who Broke Me" (Vol. 15, issues No. 19-21, Sept. 13, 2002-Oct. 11, 2002). If you haven't read it, you …continued

• Good Reader Tip From Accidentally Low Tipper

  by Andrew N.S. Glazer

  Reader letters often prompt thinking that helps me with my own game and occasionally provide fodder to help you do the same, so I encourage you to write in. Don't worry that you're "bothering" me. I might not always be able to take …continued

• Poll Results on Offensive Language and Bad Behavior

  by Nolan Dalla

  Most poker players agree that foul language and bad behavior should be prohibited in cardrooms. The real question is - when do such offenses cross the line? Furthermore, when that line is crossed - what is the appropriate punishment for an infraction? …continued

• Some Champions Fear Going Broke

  by Lee H. Jones

  "I've got so much honey, the bees envy me … " In a recent Card Player column (Vol. 17/No. 4, Feb. 13, 2004), Greg Dinkin provided a wonderful analysis about the difference between succeeding because of something and succeeding in …continued

• A Slow Play Destined to Fail

  by Matt Lessinger

  Certain games are better suited than others for a well-timed slow play. Hold'em, especially no-limit, is usually the best game in which to pull one off. Other forms of poker, especially split-pot games like seven-card stud eight-or-better or Omaha …continued

• Back in Action

  by Bob Ciaffone

  In January I took a trip to Tunica, Mississippi, to spend eight days at the World Poker Open. I had gone to this tournament several times a few years ago, and loved it every time because of the great action and superb treatment poker players get …continued

• On Pain, Breath, and Ego

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I ordered dinner "B" from the Chinese restaurant up the road. Do you want chopsticks or a fork? Dig in. Pain: It only goes to 10. Professional athletes in all sports have a saying along the lines of, "Play through the …continued

• Phil Hellmuth Jr.: The Bad Boy of Poker

  by Allyn Jaffrey Shulman

  There are those amongst us in the poker world who have achieved such greatness that recognition is proper and highly deserved. Phil Hellmuth Jr. first distinguished himself in 1989 when he was only 24 years old and won the World Series of Poker and …continued

• Setting Up a Winning Bluff

  by Andrew Shykofsky

  Due to the loose nature of most California middle-limit hold'em games, bluffing requires a very skillful approach in order to consistently succeed. As we all know, you don't have to succeed every time to show a long-term profit, but you should …continued

• Stirring Up an Old Debate

  by Rolf Slotboom

  Several months ago, I wrote a column called "Disagreeing With T.J." In that column, I analyzed two situations as described in the Cloutier/McEvoy books Championship Hold'em and Championship Omaha, and discussed what other - perhaps …continued

• Capitalizing on the Poker Boom

  by Lou Krieger

  There's a poker boom in progress right now that shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who plays regularly. It began when the World Poker Tour started televising tournaments that allowed viewers to see each player's holecards, and the …continued

• Cappelletti in China

  by Michael Cappelletti

  "You're going where?" replied my wife when I mentioned that I would be going to Beijing for a few days on bridge business. "I've always wanted to go to China." So, she found some very reasonable airfares on the Internet, …continued

• Baseball: Paper Versus Reality

  by Chuck Sippl

  With the 2004 major league baseball season just getting under way, there is no better time for that basic reminder in all sports betting: Above all else, you must focus on what's happening on the field of play. Surely, there can be no better …continued

• Sugar Bear

  by Vince Burgio

  The poker world is full of all kinds of people. There are famous movie stars the magnitude of Ben Affleck and James Woods, sports franchise owners such as Frank Mariani and Jerry Buss, and some sports heroes from the past such as Lenny Dykstra and …continued

• The Tipping Point of Poker

  by Greg Dinkin

  Everyone knows that poker has exploded, and can attribute it to various people and events, but let's examine how it really happened, and in my next column, I'll examine if it will last. Malcolm Gladwell's book The Tipping Point (Little, …continued

• My First Anniversary

  by Barry Tanenbaum

  This column marks the anniversary of my first Card Player appearance. Together we have explored poker strategy and theory pretty deeply, and I will continue that next month. In this column, though, I would like to give you a chance to get to know me …continued

• Let's Make it a Family Pot

  by Robert Varkonyi

  How many times have you been sitting in a Texas hold'em game, minding your own business, when suddenly there's a very contagious outbreak of "calling-itis" before the flop? Before you know it, everyone's calling the bet and maybe …continued

• Who Said Stud is Dead?

  by Jan Fisher

  When I first began visiting Las Vegas back in the mid-1970s, seven-card stud was the game to play. Omaha really hadn't become popular and hold'em was for the pros. Most everyone played stud, and it was the first game we novices dared play. I …continued

• Mistaken Identity

  As many of you know, besides being America's foremost poker humorist, I have also worked for many years as a poker tournament writer at various casinos. How long? Well, I don't want to date myself, but when I started, John Bonetti's …continued

• Live With the World Poker Tour in San Jose - Part I

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  I have always wanted to observe a World Poker Tour taping. I got my chance recently for the final table of Bay 101's Shooting Star event. Having $5,000 bounties added excitement. And having the most exciting finish of any WPT event so far - an …continued

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