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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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Mike Caro is the ‘Mad Genius’ of Poker
Can you have too much discipline to win at poker? Oddly, yes. In some games, it’s easy to beat lively opponents by simply being ultraselective about the hands you play. But many players who approach poker with the correct attitude, take the game seriously, and are motivated by […]
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Table Image
After you have studied the great books available on poker strategy, I believe the best tool you can utilize is a winning table image. The beauty of it is that since people are so varied, there are many images that will work well at a poker table. Let’s look at our options.
1. Rock
2. Loose […]
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Sam Mudaro is the Omaha Guru
Today we shall continue with questions to ask while deciding whether to proceed with a hand or muck it.
We should always know how much money our opponents begin the hand with. The number need not be exact but a good estimate is needed. This is more critical in a no-limit […]
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Tom Leonard
Regular readers of this column know that its focus is Limit Hold’em. Limit Hold’em cash games have been my bread and butter for a long time. However, just like the rest of the poker world, I’ve been playing a lot of No-Limit tournaments, especially on the internet. So, for a change of pace and […]
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Diane McHaffie
I was flabbergasted when Mike told me that not all winning streaks are good in poker. How could any winning streak possibly be bad?
He explained that you must consider what is causing the winning streak. Sometimes poker players will play their best game, content to stay or leave whenever they believe the time is […]
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Richard Burke
George sat next to me on a sunny Wednesday afternoon in the fall with a question. Had he understood correctly that when there are exactly three trumps on the tableau, the odds are two to one that no one would have been dealt two trumps in a ten-handed Hold’Em game? Yes, I explained that […]
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Reno vs. Las Vegas
Reno and Las Vegas may be in the same state, but there the similarity ends. The two towns relate like Cain and Abel, Lee and Grant, Bush and Kerry. Reno was built by cowboys, ranchers, railroaders, and miners; hard working folks. Las Vegas was the creation of gangsters; a guy with a […]
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