Reflections on My Results at the World Series of Poker

The 2008 World Series of Poker was extremely disappointing for me. I played 15 events and was able to manage only one small cash. This is particularly disappointing because I prepared harder this year than I ever have. There is no question in my mind that I was ready to take my game to another...

Wednesday Jul 23, 2008

published 2 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 14

Does His Line of Action Make Sense?

Event No. 3 of the World Series of Poker was $1,500 pot-limit hold'em. There was one particular hand I played that had a lot of interesting twists and turns. The blinds were 50-100. I had about 7,800 in chips remaining. Everyone folded around to the button, who limped for 200. He had 4,650...

Wednesday Jun 25, 2008

published 3 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 12

Winning the Full Tilt Poker $750,000 Event

I recently won the Full Tilt Poker $750,000-guaranteed event under the moniker "IonlyplayAA." My win earned me a little more than $132,000, as I weeded through more than 3,500 players. This tournament has been good to me this year, as I've had three top-100 finishes, two final...

Wednesday May 21, 2008

published 4 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 10

The World Series of Poker Bubbles

I've been fortunate enough to cash in three of the last four main events at the World Series of Poker. Looking back, I've learned a lot about playing in the main event, and I think I probably haven't exploited bubble situations as much as I should have. This column will share some of...

Tuesday Apr 29, 2008

published 5 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 8

Are You Prepared?

Last fall I wrote a column titled "Improving Your Game." That column discussed how long-term players sometimes reach a point where they become less keen on learning and improving their game. Ian Taylor described in The Poker Mindset (which I co-authored) some of the reasons why our...

Wednesday Mar 26, 2008

published 6 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 6

Mixed Hold'em

Over the years, there has been a lot of debate over which form of hold'em is the best test of players. This column introduces a new form of hold'em that I call mixed hold'em. Mixed hold'em is simple at its core, but would completely change the action of play, creating a lot of...

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