Stu Ungar
Stu Ungar generated a lot of buzz in his 45 years as he traveled the fast lane through poker’s biggest games and tournaments.
Those who either watched or sat at the same tables with him say his no limit skills were unsurpassed.
Veteran poker executive Eric Drache remembers first hearing about Stu Ungar, in the private […]
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Ashley Adams
It was a friendly home game with seven friendly players. None of them were particularly aggressive. None of them were terribly tough or tricky. Why was I so sure of this? The game was at my house and I hand picked the opposition. Pretty sweet setup, no?
But things didn’t go as planned. It wasn’t […]
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President of the United States, played politics like a game of poker. He was aggressive, cunning and always played to win.
Growing up in the vast Hill Country of south central Texas, Lyndon learned both games - politicsand poker - from his father, Sam Johnson, a five term state legislator. […]
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United States of Poker: Arizona
Poker has come a long way in Arizona since the days of the Wild West, when five-card draw, stud and Faro were king of the casinos in historic towns such as Tombstone, Bisbee, Prescott and others that have long passed on into legend or been forgotten. For many years after poker […]
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Tom ‘Time’ Leonard
As we continue down our road of discovery by examining various elements of our game to determine if our own inflated view of just how great we really are is indeed accurate, today let’s delve into the subject of slow playing a strong hand. Slow playing can be defined as checking and/or just […]
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George Epstein
You heard me right. . . There may be times you really want to lose the pot. How is that possible?
Pocket Aces “Cracked”: Some casinos have introduced a bonus in hold’em games: If you start with pocket aces, A-A, and they are beaten - “cracked” - the casino will give you a”reward.” For example, […]
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