Playing for FUN and for Profit!
May 16th, 2005
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Maniac! Maniac!
May 16th, 2005
George Epstein
I regard highly skilled poker players as PokerSharks; but most players are PokerPigeons. Among the latter are two categories that stand out: maniacs and calling-stations. The latter are players who call all bets no matter what. . . They rarely raise but they hate to fold - ideal opponents if your goal is to […]
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Interview with Johnny Grooms, 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament Director
May 16th, 2005
Johnny Grooms: 2005 WSOP TD
Johnny Grooms was born in Newport, Tennessee on December 15, 1973.
Upon graduation from high school, Johnny attended East Tennessee State University. A day of fun cost Johnny his degree when his golf teacher caught him playing flag football instead of attending golf class. Johnny came up one credit short of […]
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Picks and Perks: Tropicana, Texas Station and Boomtown Casino
May 16th, 2005
H. Scot Krause
The latest casino in Las Vegas to enter the poker room phenomenon is the Tropicana. They are currently spreading $1-$3, $2-$6, and No Limit Texas Hold’Em, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. daily. The room offers six poker tables located near the escalator to MGM walkway across from the Harbor Bar. Each wall […]
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Poker Player Profile: Cyndy Violette
May 16th, 2005
Cyndy Violette
Cyndy Violette prefers working close to home.
“And I’ve got a nice house,” she says, “only about 20 minutes from the Atlantic City casinos.”
Which is why she’s usually content to maintain an office, so to speak, in the high limit area of the Taj Mahal’s poker room.
But sometimes it pays to be on the road.
Like […]
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