Small Stakes Tournaments: Final Table Play

Small Stakes Tournaments: Final Table Strategy
I wasn’t quite sure what to make of a final table I was watching recently. There was one player absolutely running over the table-with his mouth. He was one of those off-the-wall guys who kept talking, talking, talking. Did he have bad poker etiquette?

Probably. Yelling weird phrases like “Snee-snoresnee- snore!” […]

Hey Paul

John Vorhaus
So this guy Paul writes to me with grave doubts about his game. He’s a low limit player of modest experience, and he thinks he’s playing well, but he keeps getting his ass kicked in the fish pond that is low limit internet poker. Per Paul: I wait patiently to get my money in […]

Why do Tournament Players Initially Fail in a Live No Limit Hold em Ring Game?

Dr. Scott Aigner
One of the main reasons a tournament player will initially fail when he starts to play live no limit games is because his initial raises are too low given the average stack sizes of the players sitting in a game. Obviously a capped game plays more like a tournament. This isseen in a […]

An Interview with Larry Smith, Cardroom Manager for the Stratosphere

An Interview with Larry Smith, Cardroom Manager for the Stratosphere by Debbie Burkhead filed under Interviews on 2006-01-17 [Originally appeared in the January 9, 2006 issue of Poker Player]
Larry Smith, Cardroom Manager for the Stratosphere
Larry Smith was born on September 9, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Ritenour High School in 1964 and […]

Locket Caper Part 1: A Joe and Hobby Poker Fiction

Locket Caper Part 1: A Joe and Hobby Poker Fiction by David J. Valley filed under Fiction on 2006-01-17 [Originally appeared in the January 9, 2006 issue of Poker Player]
Locket Caper Part 1: A Joe and Hobby Poker Fiction
After six hours in a cash poker game at the Bike, I was beat. “Thanks for waiting, […]