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ARTICLES BY: Steve Zolotow

Wednesday Jun 25, 2008

published 9 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 12

A One-Question Quiz

You probably have played hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of hands of hold'em. Yet, preflop, there is a relatively limited number of hands that one player can hold, and you certainly know what they are. Just in case you don't, I have the following quiz question (after you...

Wednesday Jun 11, 2008

published 23 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 11

Do Ya Feel Lucky, Punk?

I hope you read Part I of this column. If not, let me review the origin of the title and some key questions. In the aftermath of a shootout in one of the Dirty Harry films, Clint Eastwood has his gun pointed at a robber who is reaching for his gun. Eastwood says, "I know what you're...

Wednesday May 21, 2008

published 44 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 10

Do Ya Feel Lucky, Punk?

In a memorable scene from one of the Dirty Harry films, in the aftermath of a shootout, Clint Eastwood has his gun pointed at a robber who is reaching for his gun. He says, "I know what you're thinking. 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all...

Wednesday May 14, 2008

published 51 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 9

Recommended Reading: Part III

In my last column, I discussed Kill Phil. In this one, I will discuss Kill Everyone. Lee Nelson is the main author of this volume, but he received contributions from Tysen Streib, Kim Lee, and Mark Vos. This book is absolutely full of interesting ideas and strategies for the experienced...

Tuesday Apr 29, 2008

published 66 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 8

Recommended Reading: Part II

In my last column, I mentioned two books, Kill Phil and Kill Everyone. In this column, I am going to go into more detail about the first of these books. It was written by Blair Rodman and Lee Nelson. Blair is a very successful gambler and has been killing Las Vegas poker, both cash games and...

Wednesday Apr 09, 2008

published 86 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 7

Diminishing Marginal Value

Diminishing Marginal Value of Money Years ago I got my MBA. In the process, I took several economics courses. Somewhere in one of them, I was exposed to the theory of marginal utility. Basically, the marginal utility of something is the value of one more unit of that thing. For example, if you...

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