Bill Gates
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, developed the “language” by which computers communicate. More than any other individual, he moved the world into the 21st Century.
The richest man on the planet before he was 40, Gates was a child prodigy. He was born into affluent, upper class Seattle society in 1955.
Everyone in the family, […]
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Jennifer Matiran
Why is it, that the person with the worst breath always wants to tell you a secret?” I was laughing hysterically when I recently heard this at the Las Vegas Improv. I learned to always check my breath before telling someone a secret. I laughed so much that evening; the laughter energized me and […]
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Paul Halverson, Binion’s Gambling Hall Director of Poker
Paul Halverson was born in Susanville, California and grew up in Reno, Nevada. After finishing high school he enrolled at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas but only spent one year there before enlisting in the Marines. In January of 1973, after completing his four year tour of […]
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MGM’s new high-tech Poker Room
The new MGM Grand poker room in Las Vegas is now open. The 4,000 square foot poker room features 23 tables of non-stop poker action. Professionals and amateurs alikehave the opportunity to experience poker in the comfort of MGM Grand’s new room with a variety of games including 7-Card Stud, Texas […]
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Sam Mudaro the Omaha Guru
This week I examine the kinds of hands that win when a flop consisting of connected cards hits the board. I will look at low connectors such as A-2-3, middle connectors 7-8-9 and high connectors AK- Q. I will also examine the effect of triple suited (TS), double suited (DS) and […]
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Peter ‘The Poet’ Costa
I must apologize for taking a few weeks away from writing articles for Poker Player, but the truth is, I have been busy with a couple of projects that required a lot of travel and commitment. This also limited my tournament play over the last six weeks. However, when I did play, […]
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A word from the ‘Mad Genius’
I was at a tournament in Reno last week and a young player approached me. He said, “I read you in Poker Player, and it seems like you’re always able to make rational decisions. Don’t you ever get caught up in the action? Do you ever think you’re beat, but […]
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I’m a cheat - a cardjacker. If you look up Persona Non Grata in a Latin Dictionary, it says, “Person Not Wanted.” If you look up my name in the Poker Room Black Book, it says, “Wanted For Cheating.” Cardjackers, like me, are, by definition, cheats and liars. When you play poker for a living, […]
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George ‘The Engineer’ Epstein
The heavy rains had blown over, and the evening air was crisp and refreshing. I decided to visit the old Normandie Casino in Gardena, Calif. One of the students in my poker class at the Claude Pepper Sr. Citizen Center claimed it was a great place to play low/middle-limit hold’em.
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Dr. Scott Aigner, M.D.
I first heard this saying from T.J. Cloutier. After a few confrontations with small pairs the reason this saying holds true became clear. Small pocket pairs are a slight favorite over two over cards but they are big dogs to over pairs. In no limit hold em tournaments there are a lot […]
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