United States of Poker: Illinois
Gambling in Illinois has a long and infamous history.
Havana, Illinois was known as Little Reno because of Al Capone’s development of floating casinos on the Illinois River. In the mid- 1930s, the Nitti gang ran casino games in Calumet City and Cicero, and this continued under Accardo and Ricca in the […]
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Online Poker by Doyle Brunson 183pp w/bonus CD, $14.95 No-Limit Life by Charlie Shoten 117pp, $19.95
World Series of Poker Champion Doyle Brunson’s Online Poker and Charlie Shoten’s No- Limit Life are new arrivals in poker literature and both have value for those who are serious about improving their game.
Brunson, whose reputation as a player […]
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‘Oklahoma’ Johnny Hale
I have been asked many times to teach poker players how to play poker and how to win poker tournaments. Well, I would like first to tell you folks that today I teach poker-a lot better than I play poker.
I have been playing poker for over 70 years and that’s a long period […]
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Mike Caro is the ‘Mad Genius’ of Poker
Sometimes I like to call people idiots. Not to their face, because that might make them mad. Not behind their backs, because that would be beneath my dignity. So, I settle for calling them idiots in my imagination.
I’m usually angry when this happens, but I get over it […]
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