That's Not Poker!

I recently caught some of the World Series of Poker main-event action on ESPN and spotted one of my favorite players to watch, Daniel Negreanu. Besides being one of the best poker players around, he's genuinely one of the most fun poker players to watch or play against. He had a great run in...

Wednesday Sep 13, 2006

published 679 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 18

A Chip and a Chair

Like sports and businesses, poker has its own unique language, expressions, and clichés that reflect technical as well as street wisdom. One of my favorites is, "All you need is a chip and a chair." Even the most desperate situation of having a chip stack too small to threaten...

Tuesday May 30, 2006

published 785 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 10

The Arctic 'Freezeout'

Robert Varkonyi (background) warms up while Juha Helppi posts his blind. Juha Helppi became the first InterPoker.com Extreme Poker Champion, winning the Deep Water Series of Poker (DWSOP) at St. Kitts a few months ago. He proved that he was the shark by winning the event that took place 30 feet...

Tuesday May 02, 2006

published 813 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 8

As Thin as It Gets

We were up to our eyeballs in celebrities at the WPT Celebrity Invitational poker tournament recently when I sat down at a fun table. I drew a seat at a table with a couple of top pros - Dave "The Dragon" Pham, attired in a spectacular jacket covered with colorful dragons, and Dave...

Tuesday Mar 07, 2006

published 869 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 4

Let's Make a Deal!

"This is Monty Hall, and let's make a deal! Do you want to pick door number one, door number two, or door number three? Now, do you want to switch doors?" Making a deal near the end of a tournament seems to be a big deal to some people. I understand that a writer for a major...

Tuesday Feb 07, 2006

published 897 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 2

Questions and Answers

Although we tend to keep a low profile most of the time, thanks to television, people recognize my wife, Olga, and me in many places we go, especially in casino cardrooms. Over the past few years, people have approached us with a fascinating array of interesting questions and statements....

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