by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Apr 05, '26

Despite an ongoing downswing, Andrew Robl impressed High Stakes Poker viewers and Poker Hall of Famer Nick Schulman with an epic hero fold.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Aug 27, '24

After recently seeing a potential six-figure bad beat jackpot negated on the river, The Lodge card club in Texas was home to another crazy hand over the weekend that saw a truly brilliant fold. The live streamed Poker at the Lodge featured blinds of $50-$100 with a $100 big blind ante. The hand in question […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Feb 28, '25

The Triton Poker series in Jeju, South Korea, was the site of head-scratching fold this week from high roller Xu Wang. Wang held pocket kings but ultimately decided to throw them into the muck without much deliberation. His instincts turned out to be correct. The Action On the first day of the series, in a […]

by Jonathan Little | Published: Nov 26, '19

Card Player Magazine, available in print and online, covers poker strategy, poker news, online and casino poker, and poker legislation. Sign up today for a digital subscription to access more than 800 magazine issues and get 26 new issues per year! I recently had the pleasure of traveling to Jacksonville, Florida for the $5,000 buy-in […]

by Erik Fast | Published: May 16, '19

John Juanda folded quads at the final table of a recent high-stakes poker tournament. As it turns out, the 47-year-old poker pro made the wrong fold, as his opponent was bluffing. Juanda held 66 for quad sixes on a board reading AA6A6, but was in danger of losing to a higher four-of-a-kind hand. He ultimately […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

Yuri Dzivielevski completed one of the most incredible streaks in mixed game tournament history with a victory in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games. The 34-year-old secured the $1.3 million first-place prize to cap off a stretch in which, in rapid succession, he won a $15,000 event and finished second twice on […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

On Dec. 12, Card Player columnist and high-stakes tournament pro Sam Greenwood posted to Twitter/X, asking who were the next breakout players on the circuit. “When people list the best poker players in the world, the players who are picked are players [that are already] running hot. I want people to call their shot. Who […]

by Alex Fitzgerald | Published: Mar 18, '26

Get a FREE training package at PokerHeadRush.com. Even the most skilled players can find their performance undermined not by lack of ability, but by hidden patterns in their own thinking. Understanding the psychological traps that quietly sabotage decision-making is often the missing key to unlocking consistent success. ‘This Is The Best Hand I’ve Had In […]

by Jonathan Little | Published: Mar 18, '26

If you want to increase your poker skills and learn to crush games, check out Jonathan Little’s elite training site at PokerCoaching.com. I was recently told about a hand played by a recreational poker player from a $500 buy-in live event. With blinds at 800-1,600 with a 1,600 big blind ante, an aggressive player raised […]

by Kevin Haney | Published: Mar 18, '26

Over the years the migration of players going from Texas hold’em to pot-limit Omaha has been slow but steady. One of the largest adjustments newer players face when now getting dealt four cards is identifying and properly valuing the big straight draws called wraps, defined as those having nine or more outs. For example, if […]