Be Prepared to Face Deception

These two events happened to me recently. They might seem unrelated to poker, but I promise that there's a connection. Event No. 1: As a kid, I used to watch reruns of the 1950s TV game show To Tell the Truth. Its format was simple: The audience was told about an everyday person (Mr. X) with...

Wednesday Jun 25, 2008

published 28 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 12

Acting Scared of the Scare Card

For the past hour, seat 9 had been running over our $5-$10 no-limit hold'em game. He had dark shades and a mean-looking goatee, and combined with his calm and controlled manner, he created a pretty intimidating presence. His massive chip stack certainly helped. He had more than $3,000 in...

Wednesday May 21, 2008

published 63 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 10

Stop-and-Go, or Just Go?

I was in a $330 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament recently. We started with 4,000 in chips, but early on I managed to pick up A-A against two players who simultaneously got overaggressive with A-10 and J-J, and suddenly I was up to 12,000. Soon afterward, I picked up another couple of small...

Tuesday Apr 29, 2008

published 85 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 8

More Praise for the ORT

In my last column, I discussed the two main reasons why online rebuy tournaments (ORTs) are your best daily tournament value: Reason No. 1: You get the benefit of the "early-exit" phenomenon. About one-fourth of the field will quit during the rebuy period, and they contribute...

Wednesday Mar 26, 2008

published 119 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 6

The Beauty of the ORT

If you want to show a long-term profit in tournaments, it's extremely important to find the ones that offer the best value. Obviously, your dream situation is to have the house adding money to the prize pool. If you can find a tournament with this type of overlay, consider yourself very...

Wednesday Feb 27, 2008

published 147 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 4

Double Vision

"Fill my eyes … with that double vision No disguise … for that double vision Ooh, when it gets through to me It's always new to me …" - Foreigner When working with novices, I assure them that they can still make money even though they are novice players. At the...

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