Edgar Allan Poe
Among any Gallery of Great American Writers, none has a higher place than Edgar Allan Poe. A lonely, tortured genius, he crafted tales of terror and poems of passion and pain.
Born in Boston in 1809, Poe’s parents were struggling actors. By thetime he was three, both parents had died. He was taken in […]
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Tom ‘Time’ Leonard
Let’s continue along the road of identifying weaknesses in our game and then proactively setting a goal to eliminate them. Done properly, this will result in stronger play at the tables and therefore bigger cash outs at the cage. We’ve all heard the maxim of “Play live cards in Stud and high cards […]
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Mike Caro is the ‘Mad Genius’ of Poker
Sometimes when I say some seats at a poker table are better than others, people just snicker. They think I’m kidding, because I make such a big deal in my teachings about not being superstitious.
Superstition, you see, does only one thing well. It reduces choices. It takes options […]
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Dr. Scott Aigner
[Read the first and second part of this article]
Another time you can just call a weak lead is when you have a draw yourself. In fact there is nothing sweeter than for you and your opponent to have the same flush draw and both of you getting there with your flush being the […]
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Oklahoma Johnny Hale
A few years ago, some of the casinos tried to put in a variety of Red Dog as a table game. They called it Red Dog but that was a misnomer as the game they introduced actually was In Between. In Betweeners is nothing more than just a kitchen table game.
True Red Dog […]
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Poker Cop: A Poker Player Murder Mystery
I scream hysterically, “Don’t shoot! . . . Don’t! . . .”
“Don’t shoot,” says Don Paulo quietly. No one shoots.
“I believe you, Mr. Thayer. Keep searchingfor this ‘Small Man.’”
“I will, but I want something in return.”
“What?”
“The girl, Jenny. Give her back.”
The Don says, “My father once told me never […]
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James McKenna, Ph.D.
I’ve noticed that a lot of players will mix up bluffs with tells. While all bluffs may have their own tell, all tells are not a bluff. While it’s easier to bluff a tight player, there are ways to insure that players will not attempt to bluff you other than being too loose […]
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John Carlisle
The past two NL Hold’Em tourneys I’ve played in produced these two results: the first was a win, the latest was an ousting on the bubble. If I were to measure the quality of my play on results alone, I would have to assume that I played better during my winning effort. In reality, […]
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Ashley Adams
Attitude is everything in tournaments. Truly. Once you have mastered the basics, nothing will help you as much as a winning attitude that keeps you focused and keeps you from conceding or playing recklessly during the requisite hours of play.
I’ve played inmany tournaments, stud and hold ‘em, during the past 12 years or so […]
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Byron Liggett
Poker tournaments are like movies. Both offer drama, excitement, exhilaration, shock, sadness, and silliness. There are expensive epics like the WSOP and serials like the World Poker Tour. A people’s favorite, the “Fall Pot of Gold Tournament”, is currently being played at the RENO HILTON to large crowds.
Most aspiring poker stars test their talents […]
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