Debbie Burkhead Interviews JC Targon: Cardroom Manager at the Rivera

JC Targon: Cardroom Manager at the Rivera
JC Targon was born in Los Angeles, California in 1953. He graduated from Monroe High School in the San Fernando Valley in 1971.

After graduation from high school he enrolled in Pierce Community College in Woodland Hills, California. After a couple of years he decided to leave his education behind […]

How Do You WIN Poker Tournaments?

Most of the time I put my poker tip of the week at the bottom of the column. So today, all of this column will be my poker tip of the week, as I try to tell the folks how you win poker tournaments.

I have played in hundreds of poker tournaments-and, yes, I have won […]

Remembering Bulldog

Susie Isaacs
For those of you new to the poker world or relatively new, you won’t recognize the name Bill “Bulldog” Sykes. Let me tell you about a poker legend, not because of gold bracelets or the millions he won but because he was a memorable character, he was the Bulldog.

Bulldog was a poker humorist for […]

Today’s Word is… ‘Price’

Mike Caro is the ‘Mad Genius’ of Poker
It’s easier to understand the nature of poker if you think about price.

Caro’s Law of Poker Economics states: “Poker is the art of trading chances. To win, buy chances at a low price and sell chances at a high price.” In fact, that simple truth defines the core […]