The Frustration Factor

As I sit here in room 17081 at Bellagio in Las Vegas, I am a little upset. In fact, I would say I am pretty damned irritated. I just finished playing the final tournament before the main event of the Five Star World Poker Classic, and suffice it to say, I didn't win it. I didn't even cash...

Thursday Jun 01, 2006

published 820 days ago in
Card Player College Magazine Volume 2, Number 7

Random Ramblings II

I'm back, with another look inside the weird, and sometimes wacky, world that exists in my inbox. I'm guessing that a few of you have asked these same questions to yourself. Bob: How would you recommend that a person begin a career as a professional player? Should he play a certain limit...

Tuesday May 30, 2006

published 822 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 10

Sit Down, Pay Attention! Maintaining Your Focus in Poker

David Williams oftentimes listens to music during tournament play. One of the toughest things to accomplish in the game of poker is being able to screw yourself down and maintain your focus, at least in tournaments, several days at a time. This is no easy task, as some of us have trouble...

Tuesday May 16, 2006

published 836 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 9

Random Ramblings II: Cracking Open the Inbox Again

Tuesday May 02, 2006

published 850 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 8

A Quick Exit, World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit, Tunica

Sometimes in poker, as in life, things don't go quite the way we had envisioned them beforehand. Even when a situation seems to be full of promise and all that is so right with the world, it can come crashing down like so many busted open-end straight draws. Here is a hand I played in the...

Tuesday Apr 18, 2006

published 864 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 7

Back On the Road Again

Poker is exploding. I don't think I have to tell you that. Every time I think it has hit a plateau and can't get any bigger, it does, unbelievably. Lost in the shuffle a little bit, though, has been the actual players, or at least our sanity! Casinos these days schedule so many events,...

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