Psychology of the Scare Card

John Carlisle
Imagine the following scenario. You’ve flopped the top two pair. Your mind is racing as you size-up your opponents’ chip stacks and position, trying to calculate the precise amount you will bet. With two hearts on the board, you are afraid that a flush may take “your” pot away if you allow the turn […]

Samuel Goldwyn Risk-Taker, Movie Maker, Poker Player

Samuel Goldwyn
America’s greatest independent film producer, Samuel Goldwyn, was an immigrant. Although semiilliterate and only able to speak coarse English, he made movies that spoke to the spirit and values of 20th Century America.

Schmuel Gelbfisz was the oldest of six children of a desperately poor Jewish family living in a Warsaw ghetto. When his father […]

Perks and Picks

H. Scot Krause
We have lots of bargains, specials and poker room updates from Las Vegas this week.

The Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino is rewarding guests who visit this summer with its “Now and Later” room special. Guests booking the “Now and Later” special through Sept. 8, 2005, will receivea certificate for a free one-night, midweek […]