NLHE Small Buy-In Tournament Strategy
NLHE Small Buy-In Tournament Strategy Making Moves
What makes a successful move in a small-stakes tournament? The most common you see are the slow-play and the check-raise. By varying upyour game, you keep your opponents on their toes, and force them to make a decision. Usually, you need to have these factors […]
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Tom ‘Time’ Leonard
Continuing along on our journey to improved performance, today let’s discuss recognizing opportunity before it actually knocks. Many beginner and intermediate players who have spent time working on their games by reading poker literature and clocking their opponents’ tendencies, focus on their position and starting hand values and try and play a selective […]
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Barry Greenstein
The way high stakes poker professional Barry Greenstein’s upcoming book began . . .
“Doyle Brunson asked me to do a chapter for the sequel he was planning for Super System, and I turned him down for about two years.”
But “Texas Dolly” didn’t give up, coming back to Greenstein another time or two. The 50-year-old […]
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Poker Cop: A Poker Murder Mystery
Crash! A tray of drinks is dropped. While everyone (except me) looks away, Wheels trades cards with The Dealer.
“All-in,” says Wheels.I move to go all-in, pushing my blue stacks forward before saying, “Wait, I’ve got one more chip!”
I lift up my plaster cast, revealing the $25 ‘Limp Inn’ chip and […]
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United States of Poker
States with a long history of gaming, such as North Dakota, once had poker rooms in the late ’80s and early ’90s. This was before slot machines and video poker had really taken hold; people went to casinos to play card games, for the most part. These poker rooms flourished in those […]
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Phil Gordon’s Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold’em by Phil Gordon
Phil Gordon’s Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold’em by Phil Gordon
Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2005
ISBN: 1-4169-0367-4
192pp, $21.00
Phil Gordon is well known to the viewers of televised poker as a host of Bravo TV’s show, “Celebrity Poker”, […]
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John Vorhaus
A while back I spent a bunch of time playing poker flat on my back. Hip replacement surgery had confined me to bed, but not, thank God, to total boredom. Courtesy of my laptop and wireless internet access, I was able to while away my rehab hours playing poker online. I learned a couple […]
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George Epstein
My last column discussed some pros and cons for playing poker in a casino vs. a home game. Semi-pro Chris Cornell offered his perspective; and I promised to give you the thoughts on this subject of another poker player who frequents both home and casino games. Arizona Stu is a senior citizen who was […]
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Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall
[See Also: The Card Room Directory entry for Sam’s Town]
Located on the Boulder Strip, Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall offers a full complement of games, shopping and services. The off-strip signature property belongs to Boyd Gaming Corporation (Boyd Gaming owns 18 properties including the Borgata), and represents […]
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Hold’em JApan: A Joe and Hobby Fisction
Hobby and I met for lunch at Marlow’s, an upscale seafood place in West L.A. Since it was my turn to buy, Hobby picked this place so I wouldn’t get off lightly.
“A drink before lunch?”
an effervescent waitress asked.
“Golden margarita,” Hobby answered. I might usually go for the same, but […]
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