Peter Costa
We have all experienced a little sixth-sense now and then. And we all poses a little bit of skill to be able to determine another player’s hand in poker. And some us, well… we are just crazy enough to speak up when both factors happen to reach their peak at the same time!
Summer of […]
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The United States of Poker: Texas
It’s rare that a state so massive will only have one casino, but the Kickapoo Indians have luck - and a favorable legislation - on their side. Texas is home to only a single casino, the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino, which was replaced in October 2004 by a massive $15 […]
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Dr. Scott Aigner
In a recent Thursday $330 no limit tournament I limped in UTG with a pocket pair of 3’s from seat 10. A weak player was in seat 1 and had been limping in a lot preflop, even from early position. This player had been getting very lucky in the tournament. He was playing […]
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Poker Cop: A Poker Player Murder Mystery
The Ugly Man is dying. He holds up the As, “Now they have to let me play at the House Of Cards! It’s in the Rules. You show the Spade, you play. The game’s tonight. All I have to do now is stand on the corner. . . .” […]
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John Vorhaus
In tournament poker the question often arises, “What is a standard raise?” Conventional wisdom suggests as standard a raise of three times the big blind or, if there are antes involved, the exact sum of the antes and blinds. Rather than yield to conventional wisdom (a product of conventional minds) I would instead ask […]
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Big Book of Bluffs by Matt Lessinger, 2005, 229pp, $13.95
Poker player and writer Matt Lessinger has zeroed in on a crucial matter that all players seek to learn, develop, cultivate and use as a deadly weapon in their arsenal of hold’em poker tricks. The subject is bluffingand Lessinger’s work is appropriately titled The Book of […]
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Charlie Shoten
How many of you are fans of the Twilight Zone Show? For those who are not familiar with the old TV Twilight Zone from back in the 60’s, it was mostly half hour science fiction TV plays. It is still shown frequently on TV today because it carries deep universal messages that touches very […]
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Diane McHaffie
“Do you know what a ‘double belly buster straight’ is?” Mike asked me out of the blue.
“No,” I replied, knowing it would have something to do with straights, but not sure how. To me, belly buster generally has something to do with a really good joke that makes peoplelaugh. I suppose a double belly […]
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Mike Caro is the ‘Mad Genius’ of Poker.
What I’m about to teach you may slightly contradict my advice not to play aggressively against poker bullies. I’ve told you that you should often let deceptive, aggressive opponents take the lead. Give them a chance to hang themselves. But poker isn’t a game of simple formulas. There […]
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Diane McHaffie
Today we’re going to discover some important clues about when to bluff. It’s important to make the right decisions about bluffing. And you should only attempt a bluff under the right conditions.
Random is unprofitable. Mike points out that usually you don’t want to bluff loose players, because they have a tendency to call too […]
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