Joe Hachem 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion
“It still has not hit home,” World Series of Poker Champion Joe Hachem says about this business of becoming an instant celebrity.
One minute he’s a reasonably successful but unknown Australian, a former chiropractor who fancied himself a pretty good gambler.
And then within a matter of days, […]
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Foxwoods Casino
“When you build it, they will come,” is a famous line from the movie Field of Dreams. Many people called it a baseball movie. I call it is an amazing life lesson told around a baseball theme.
This same belief was certainly shared by the visionary who first built a high-stakes bingo hall in the […]
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Poker Cop: A Poker Player Murder Mystery
“You have come to The House Of Cards,” says Jenny, “because, for you, playing for money is not enough. Here the stakes are, literally, an arm and a leg. In the early rounds we will play Biblical Rules - the bets will be ‘An Eye For An Eye.’ We […]
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Thomas ‘Tip’ O’Neill
Thomas “Tip” O’Neill was a 20th Century American Hero. One of the last, great, liberal New Deal Democrats, he dedicated himself to a lifetime in politics fighting for the working class and underprivileged.
He came from a family of risk-takers, Irish immigrants who gambled everything to win a new life in the USA. Born […]
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Sam Mudaro is the Omaha Guru
Today we will examine some of the factors to consider when formulating our decision to fold or muck. I outlined some of the factors last time as questions we should ask ourselves. Today we will look at why we ask these questions and what do the answers mean.
A tip before […]
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Ashley Adams
I play in many games; I read all the poker magazines and on line sites that I can find; and I read a lot of news groups too. I read a lot of advice. Some of it is good. Some of it is awful. Here’s some of the worst.
A columnist who writes for low […]
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All About Home Games
Before I start, let me clarify what I consider home games. These are poker games that are put on for profit by someone other than a licensed casino. it is not your brother Billy Bob and the family, playing poker in the parlor for a few bucks. It certainly isn’t your buddies […]
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Jim McKenna
There’s a good reason that you will not likely find any “wild” poker games in casino poker rooms. Good players would not show up. I’ve noticed that the way to neutralize a good poker player is to get him or she to playing in a home game that if laced with what I call […]
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Byron Liggett
Poker is a mean game. It’s agony and ecstasy, frustration and fulfillment, delight and despair. Consequently, we find Poker websites devoted to news, views, how-to’s, who’s who’s, and what-todo’s.
But what’s funny about Poker? A lot. If you’re not getting laughsout of your game, there’s a special website for you: Hold’em Humor. It’s a flop […]
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John Carlisle
It seems as if every poker player I interact with is attempting to solidify his or her understanding of poker statistics. They spend hours memorizing charts, using a poker odds calculator online, and honing their skills at adding-up implied pot odds while under the pressure of a big raise. Most of us have grasped […]
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