Big Money Equals Entertainment

Big Money Equals Entertainment
Even after the assault on poker via the legislation that attacks the online version of the game, poker is still seemingly everywhere on television. Producers are attempting to cash in on low production costs and solid ratings that come with televising poker.

Poker also secures watchers at a much better rate than other […]

Tripped Up

Richard Burke
Fred and I were playing low-limit hold’em nine-handed on a fine Wednesday afternoon in late spring in our local poker room. In this particular hand, we watched the dealer flop these cards, 4d Tc 4h. First to act, Fred bet and two others called. The dealer turned the 3s and Fred bet again. One […]

Pechanga Resort & Casino’s new High Limit Salon

Pechanga Resort & Casino’s new High Limit Salon
Pechanga tribal commission leaders and casino executives cut a rib ribbon on May 14 and officially opened California’s first luxury, high-stakes gaming venue. Temecula’s Pechanga Resort & Casino’s new High Limit Salon marks the start of a new era for California casino resorts by taking luxury and service […]

Today’s Word is… ‘Even’

Mike Caro is the ‘Mad Genius’ of Poker
In the last two issues of Poker Player, we’ve examined some profitable poker tactics that translate to success in everyday life. We’re not done yet.

So far, we’ve learned not to fret over each injustice. That’s becausewe know in advance that a predictable number of “unbelievably inconsiderate,” “frighteningly forgetful,” […]

POKER NEWS: WSOP AT THE RIO , NETELLER, UB SIGNS MATT SAVAGE

John Caldwell
GREETINGS GREETINGS FROM THE RIO!

Almost all the breaking poker news will be made from the Rio Hotel over the next seven weeks, as the poker world gathers for the 2007 World Series of Poker. All eyes will be on Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan, and the great Doyle Brunson as each of them go for […]

Perks and Picks: Venetian and Sunset Station

Venetian
The Venetian Poker Room in Las Vegas is running Deep Stack Extravaganza II, a poker room promotion and tournament designed to complement and run concurrently with the World Series of Poker (WSOP), currently underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The Deep Stack Extravaganza II will run through July 1, 2007. The tournament, back […]

Just Showing Up

Lou Krieger
One of my favorite expressions is the oftquoted: “Ninety percent of success is just showing up.” In its broadest context, this statement is applicable to much of life, including poker.

Do you want to guarantee that you’ll succeed in life? Just show up. There’s no guarantee that you’ll become rich, famous, or noteworthy in your […]

Marketing The Casino Poker Room

Byron Liggett
Historically, the Casino Industry viewed poker with little interest and often with contempt. If a poker room existed in the casino at all it was usually as a convenience for in-house guests, to discourage them from going elsewhere.

Traditional casino management looked only at the immediate bottom line and the poker room doesn’t appear as […]

Satellites Full Of Alien Happenings

Mike Eikenberry
Since satellites for tournament play were first started, thousands of players have won their way into tournaments. Along the way some strange things have happened.

Less than an hour remained before the start of the main seven-card studevent in the World Series of Poker. I got into the last one-table satellite. As play started, one […]

Big Money Equals Entertainment

Big Money Equals Entertainment
Even after the assault on poker via the legislation that attacks the online version of the game, poker is still seemingly everywhere on television. Producers are attempting to cash in on low production costs and solid ratings that come with televising poker.

Poker also secures watchers at a much better rate than other […]