John Vorhaus
Let me ask you two questions. First, are you a winning player? Second, how do you know? If someone tells me she’s a winning player, I expect her to be able to back it up with evidence… cold, hard proof. I expect to see data sheets and printouts, or at least hand-scrawled entries in […]
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Avalon Poker Room
“What are you doing this weekend, Joe?” Hobby asked.
I try to keep up the semblance of being a writer. “I’m working on a story. What’s up?”
“It’s the annual Avalon Poker Run. I signed you up; we can bring the girls along, too.”
I agreed. Inviting Kim- with whom I am seriously behind in brownie […]
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Dr. Scott Aigner
Read the first part of this article.
So what is an effective strategy against the weak lead? One obvious question you have to ask yourself first is who your opponent is. If he is inexperienced then he will make this bet frequently. If he is a deceptive opponent then you might be up against […]
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Poker Cop: A Poker Murer Mystery
Donna Francesca says, “Gyp asked me to look through his nonno’s things for something about a Card House. This was all I could find.”
It’s a $25 poker chip from a notorious bust-out joint called THE LIMP INN.
“I must get back home,” say Donna Francesca, “Ever since his father and nephew […]
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John Carlisle
In 2004, Hurricane Ivan swept up the east coast. It’s remnants dumped several inches of rain onto my area in a couple of hours worth of time. I woke up the next morning to find about three feet of nasty, brown floodwater pooled in my basement. It was a truly bad beat. I lost […]
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Oklahoma Johnny Hale
Almost sixty years ago, I used to play a little poker in a number of very rich homes, country clubs and private clubs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the oil capital of the world. This was back in my first salad days–and I had no fear-Hell, if I lost a pot or if I lost […]
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Wendeen Eolis
Editor’s Note: This feature is an adaptation of material that is part of Ms. Eolis’ book in progress, Power Poker Dame.
When Matt Savage, premiere tournament director and current co-star in the highly anticipated Lucky You movie, calls, poker players listen! Matt has moreconnections than the ubiquitous poker gods when it comes to putting players […]
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Diane McHaffie
Sales people don’t always sell in the same manner, or get the same results. All have developed styles intended to work for them, some getting the most sales and profit they desire, some not. I’ll bet you’ve noticed the different ways that telemarketers, automobile sales people, and clothing sales people try to sell you […]
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