by Erik Fast | Published: Jun 12, '16

Rep Porter has won the 2016 World Series of Poker $1,500 razz event, outlasting a field of 461 players to win the $142,624 first-place prize and his third WSOP gold bracelet. The 45-year-old poker pro and Card Player columnist came into the final day in fifth chip position among the remaining twelve players. Porter had […]

by Rep Porter | Published: May 17, '16

In my last article, I discussed the idea of accumulating versus surviving in a poker tournament. I feel strongly that accumulating chips in the early parts of poker tournaments gives you a pretty big leg up on the field. I am sure there are a high percentage of people reading this thinking, that sounds great, […]

by Rep Porter | Published: May 03, '16

Recently, we ran a webinar at ThePokerAcademy.com to support our 12-week challenge. This webinar was for session eight in our no-limit tournament course. Session eight covers the stages a poker tournament goes through and the adjustments you need to make to your basic tournament strategy based on the various points in the tournament. People are […]

by Rep Porter | Published: Apr 24, '16

In my last column, I compared passive and aggressive players. I firmly believe that playing poker aggressively is the correct path to long term success at both limit and no-limit hold’em. I also pointed out the biggest pitfall aggressive players face is hand selection. As a newer player realizes they can win lots of pots […]

by Rep Porter | Published: Apr 14, '16

Last week I was discussing what I call the tar baby approach with a fellow poker player. The tar baby is a character from a story in a children’s book I used to have. To trap the wily rabbit, the fox and bear made a baby rabbit out of tar. When the tar baby wouldn’t […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Nov 12, '25

Xuan Liu became the first female player to win a Triton event last May when the Canadian pro took down the $25,000 Triton Montenegro WPT Global Slam. The score came right as her ambassador deal with WPT was coming to an end, but may have proved to be a springboard for other opportunities. As the World Series […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Mar 22, '17

In the corner of the world’s busiest poker room at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, Rep Porter sits quietly behind a mountain of white, hundred-dollar chips. He’s playing the $200-$400 mixed game, a game in which he travels to LA frequently to take a seat. Rep’s normal routine involves playing far more cash games […]

by Rep Porter | Published: Aug 26, '15

Today I want to explore the idea of semibluffing. I would define semibluffing as betting when you think your hand is weaker than the average holding your opponent may have in a situation. When you are semibluffing, you are relying on the “two ways to win” concept. First and foremost, your opponent may fold, and […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jul 29, '15

Name: Rep Porter Resides: Woodinville, Washington Age: 44 Years Playing Poker: More than 20 years Regular Cash Game: High-stakes mixed games Top Poker Accomplishment: First place in 2008 WSOP $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em event for $372,843 Lifetime Live Tournament Earnings: $2,761,465 Poker pro Rep Porter, winner of two World Series of Poker bracelets, has more […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Jun 16, '15

In this series, Card Player asks top pros to rewind back to their humble beginnings and provide insights regarding the mistakes, leaks, and deficiencies that they had to overcome in order to improve their games. Rep Porter is a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner with more than $2.4 million in career live tournament […]