Poker E-mail

I receive a lot of e-mail in response to each of my columns, and from players asking my opinion on various rules-related situations. Most often, I respond directly to the player asking the question, but every once in a while, I will use some of that e-mail for columns if I think the answer is...

Wednesday Jul 09, 2008

published 3 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 13

A Major Change ... and More

The World Series of Poker main event will be starting soon, and it will feature a major change. Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably are aware that the final table will be played in November, four months after the tournament starts. I first became aware that Harrah's was...

Wednesday May 14, 2008

published 4 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 9

The Magical Muck

Muck: The pile of discards gathered facedown in the center of the table by the dealer. This mysterious pile of discards has been a source of many problems when it comes to making decisions in poker. In reality, the muck should have little relevance to what happens during a hand of poker, but that...

Wednesday Mar 12, 2008

published 7 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 5

Reopening No-Limit Hold'em Raises

Earlier this year, I wrote about raises in no-limit hold'em. In that column, I described two different situations, and asked readers to let me know what they thought the minimum allowable raise should be in each case. Here are the two situations: First Situation: Player A bets $20. Player B...

Wednesday Feb 13, 2008

published 7 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 3

Speaking Up When Not Involved

I received an e-mail from reader Bob Woolley, who asked my opinion on a couple of situations he had been involved in at the poker table. Bob did such a good job of explaining both of the situations, breaking down his thoughts and then giving an overall assessment of the primary questions, that I...

Wednesday Jan 16, 2008

published 8 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 1

Reopening No-Limit Hold'em Raises

Several years ago I wrote about a situation that was coming up quite a bit in no-limit hold'em. It occurs when multiple people make all-in raises that, by definition, are not raises, because they are not equal to or greater than the previous bet or raise. The question was, "Should the...

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