Your First Hand

Diane McHaffie
When I sat down at a table to play poker for the first time, I was scared. It was intimidating, facing a table full of people, sizing each other up, including me. Then I bought my chips and the first cards were dealt. I trembled nervously, trying hard not to show it.

I don’t remember […]

Improving Performance: Study your opponents

Tom ‘Time’ Leonard
Do you study your opponents? Do you try and decide where they stand on the information/discipline/ knowledge curve? You should–it’s part of clocking the game. Remember the old adage: If in the first half hour of play, you can’t pick out the sucker at the table, it’s you! If I can’t identify mistakes […]

Don’t Play Like I Play!

John Vorhaus
Don’t Play Like I Play!

As you know, I’ve written some poker books, and sometimes people buy these books from me in person when I play. Whenever I happen to sell a book, I’ll sign with this semi-tongue-incheek advice:”Don’t play like I play.”

I say”semi-” tongue-in-cheek because, frankly, I think that most players would do better […]