Byron Liggett
Montana folks don’t give a damn what happens in Las Vegas; what’s more, they hope it stays there. Here, you’re more likely to see only bear breasts.
“Big Sky Country” is wide open spaces, long distances, breath-taking scenery, and few people. It’s small towns… and not alot of them.
Unlike other states, in Montana you don’t […]
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Wayne Newton
It is only fitting that I start this column off talking about Mr. Las Vegas, the Midnight Idol, Wayne Newton. As you already know, Newton ended his run at the Stardust this past April, halfway through his 10-year contract with the resort.
Rumors had been swirling for several months, as I had mentioned in earlier […]
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Ashley Adams
If you’ve read this column before, or read my book Winning 7-card Stud, or read just about any serious poker literature, then you’ve certainly learned about the importance of record keeping. I won’t go into much detail here, but the bottom line is that you want to keep track, carefully, of how well you […]
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Donna Blevins
This 21-table, non-smoking poker room overlooks Lake Michigan from the top deck of the Trump Indiana Casino river boat. A convenient open-air deck for smoke breaks is half a dozen paces from the room. The Casino is located in Buffington Harbor, in Gary, Indiana, a short, half hour’s drive from downtown Chicago.
Since we often […]
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George Epstein
“I’m sorry,” she said, “really sorry,” as she racked up the mountain of chips she had just scooped in. I smiled back, understanding her meaning, and replied, “And I am even more sorry.”
She was a solid poker player and a pleasant person. It was an exciting $4-$8 hold’em gameat the Normandie Casino in Gardena, […]
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Peter Costa
I had hoped to bring you an update from the William Hill Grand Prix here in Cardiff (capitol of Wales) - however, it seems that we all have to stay hush until the program has been aired in December. But one thing that they can’t stop me from disclosing, is William Hill’s generosity and […]
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Small Stakes Tournaments
Recently a friend and I were having a conversation about various “moves” in No-Limit Hold’em Tournaments. In my previous two articles, I discussed several moves. In this article we will take a look at one last move, breaking it down to understand not only this move but the conditions for any move to […]
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Senator Joe McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy was one of those self-made Americans. He worked and willed his way from ignorance and anonymity to the United States Senate. Senator McCarthy fulfilled the American dream… then turned it into a national nightmare.
Born on a small Wisconsin farm in 1908, Joe was one of nine children. At 14, he went […]
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Tom Leonard
In this installment of Improving Performance, let’s discuss everyone’s favorite part of poker… raising. Raising is fun. It’s the power part of poker. Put the heat on the enemy! To paraphrase the great bard, “To raise or not to raise… that is the question.” Why raise? It has often been said that callers are […]
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Ashley Adams
I played my first casino stud after I had read a book on Stud strategy that was geared to the $5/10 game. It was a winning strategy for a tight and aggressive game. But these low limit games seemed completely different from the games this author was writing about. He wrote about heads up […]
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