• Playing Top Pair

  by Jim Brier

  When you flop top pair with a good kicker, especially top kicker, this is a strong holding and a profitable situation for you. In general, you need to play aggressively by betting or raising, especially if the pot was raised preflop. The reason is …continued

• Lights, Camera, Action

  by Vince Burgio

  Last July I was invited to participate in the taping of a documentary about "gambling games." The part I was involved with had to do with - "Duh," you guessed it - poker. The producer of the piece, Richard Wall, had contacted me …continued

• Momentum in No-Limit Hold'em

  by Michael Cappelletti

  While playing in a no-limit hold'em tournament at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, I am one of three chip leaders at my table with more than $5,000. In the small blind ($100) holding pocket threes, I call an additional $300 before-the-flop raise …continued

• More Things I've Never Done, Sometimes Done, and Always Done in Poker

  by Mike Caro

  Editor's note: Mike Caro is generally regarded as being today's foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology, and statistics. In his books, videos, and seminars, his unique method of communication has earned him the title "Mad Genius …continued

• The Web Brings Us Together

  by Johnny Chan

  Today I am going to talk about how the Internet is affecting poker. Many years ago, when I first started playing, there really wasn't an Internet. What was the precursor to today's Internet was a relatively small network of government and …continued

• Spring Break

  by Spring Cheong

  The desires of man can be classified into many categories: food, sexual pleasure, wealth, respect, and the desire to win, among others. All of these desires are natural. The desire to win that we poker players have is such a strong one that I would …continued

• Illegal Bet Sizes

  by Bob Ciaffone

  I have never played in a poker game - or heard of one - in which there wasn't some governing control by poker law over the amount of money you could bet. In a fixed-limit structure, the size of the bet is specified on each betting round. In …continued

• Nominal Affection

  by TJ Cloutier

  I play poker for a living, but I've always liked the horses as a hobby. One time years ago, Red Ashey, Jeff Stuart, Dave the Bookmaker, and I leave Shreveport together to drive to Lexington, Kentucky, to bet this one special horse called Nominal …continued

• Reality for the Wanna-bes

  by Roy Cooke

  While visiting Atlantic City several years ago, I took a walk through the city projects. There were many inner-city youths practicing their basketball shots in the local park, and some were pretty darn good at it. You could see the dream of playing …continued

• Park Place Entertainment Features Southern-Style Poker Action

  by Cover Story

  Park Place Entertainment serves up healthy portions of Southern-style poker action in its four Mississippi casinos. Grand Casino Biloxi The largest poker room in the South is located at the Grand Casino Biloxi on the top floor of the casino. The main …continued

• The Check-Raise Bluff

  by Nolan Dalla

  One of the most difficult skills to develop in limit Texas hold'em is knowing when to make a bold move. I define a "bold move" at the poker table as a decision that might appear reckless at first glance, but in fact has a certain degree …continued

• Choosing the Right Game: Be Market-Driven, Not Ego-Driven

  by Greg Dinkin

  Ever have visions of going to Las Vegas and teaching legends like T.J. Cloutier and Johnny Chan a lesson or two? Cloutier and Chan sure hope so. The pros make a living off the home-game champions who want to test their egos against the best. You …continued

• Poker 101

  by Jan Fisher

  I had planned to commit a few articles to behavior and ethics in poker. I am now finding that the thoughts I have are more far-reaching than I had expected. It is not that I didn't think so many players are affected, but that so many players and …continued

• Should Amateurs Enter the World Series of Poker?

  by Andrew N.S. Glazer

  One of the things that kept me going during a brutal work schedule as I covered the 32nd annual World Series of Poker for www.poker.casino.com and Card Player was the "thank you" E-mails I got from some of my readers. One of the more common …continued

• $1,500 Seven-Card Stud High-Low:Three Threes and Three Sixes Win for Three Shulmans

  by Andrew N.S. Glazer

  Editor's note: This is one in a series of articles originally written for an Internet website for the 2001 World Series of Poker tournament events. Winning a World Series of Poker tournament conveys lifelong membership in a very exclusive club, …continued

• John Bonetti Reports to the Seniors Hall of Fame

  by Phil Hellmuth

  Good ol' John Bonetti (Bono), my best friend and dinner companion … oh, did I mention that he can play some poker? Imagine starting to play poker at age 56, and winning three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and finishing third twice …continued

• Bruno Fitoussi

  by Industry Insider

  Bruno Fitoussi Date of birth: September 21, 1958 Birthplace: Paris, France Place of employment: VIP-GAMING.com Current title: Chairman and Owner/Card Player European Representative Family members with interesting accomplishments: My wife, Isabelle, is …continued

• A Knickknack, by Any Other Name

  by Jan Shulman

  As a newcomer to poker, I tend to spend a lot of time watching the table and the players. I am supposed to watch people's play, but I find it much more entertaining to watch other people play. I am absolutely amazed at what "mature" …continued

• 'Head Up'

  by Jeff Shulman

  In early June, the World Heads-Up Poker Championship took place at the Concord Casino in Vienna, Austria. A total of 75 players decided to give it a shot and see how they faired in a different style of poker. Even though I didn't attend, I have …continued

• 2001 Players Poll - Part III (Miscellaneous)

  by Jeff Shulman

  During this year's World Series of Poker, I gave approximately 60 people who are highly regarded players a questionnaire to fill out regarding who they think is the best in various categories. This is Part III, miscellaneous, and it's the …continued

• Let's Play Razz

  by Lou Krieger

  I love playing razz. It's a simple game, to be sure, but therein lies its charm. Anyone can learn to play it well. You'd think this would lead to razz games being offered in every casino and poker room you'd care to walk into, but that - …continued

• Thou Shalt Not Show Your Cards to Another Player

  by Tom McEvoy

  In my last column I discussed flashing cards in cash games, but flashing cards in a tournament is a horse of a different color, so to speak. A friend of mine recently played a small Omaha high-low tournament at a Las Vegas casino in which the player …continued

• Retrieving a Lost Distinction

  by Brian Mulholland

  I received an E-mail recently from Norman in California, who wrote: "What do you think of the retrievable rule? Myself, I've seen too much favoritism in deciding whose hands qualify for retrieval. Little old ladies and players who tip …continued

• Bettin' Benny vs. Slow Playin' Seto - Part I

  by Daniel Negreanu

  I want to backtrack a little to the very early days of my career. Before I'd ever set foot in a casino or cardroom, I learned the game of poker, as most people do, in house games. It was during high school that I became fascinated with the game of …continued

• The Championship Event

  by Mike Sexton

  The 2001 World Series of Poker championship event was another record-setter; 613 entrants (20 percent more than last year) put up $10,000 to play the premier event in poker. Carlos Mortensen, a 29-year-old from Madrid, Spain (and now residing in Las …continued

• One-Match Rich

  by Max Shapiro

  All of us who detest cardroom smoke should give thanks for the efforts of activists like Richard Tatalovich, Tom McEvoy, Wendeen Eolis, Casey Kastle, and Paul Ladanyi, players who have either started nonsmoking tournament petitions, written …continued

• Some Basics of Baseball Betting

  by Chuck Sippl

  It's close to the middle of the summer, the time that baseball is king in major American sports. There's no football for another month, and that will be only preseason action. It's time to review some of the basics of betting baseball, …continued

• This and That About Poker

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I've cooked up some chicken fried steak with Southern gravy. Actually, it's Northern gravy. It's the only kind grandma taught me to make. Dig in. Last time, we talked about some aspects of being a poker pro at the low and …continued

• Anatomy of a Tournament

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  I finished 14th in the ace-to-five lowball event at the World Series of Poker. I barely got my buy-in and entry fee back; the $260 profit did not even pay my expenses. Nonetheless, I was understandably happy about finishing in the money. When we …continued

• Small Tournament Roundup

  by Rick Young

  This is a story about a senior citizen poker player in Las Vegas. I mentioned him in a previous column. His name is "Action Al" Burns, and he plays poker practically every day at Bellagio. At first sight, you may underestimate this elderly …continued

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