Site Sends More Players to the WSOP Than Anyone Else One turned $39 into $2.5 million. Another made $5 million from a $160 investment. Those numbers equate to a 64,000 percent and a 31,000 percent return on investment, respectively, for those lucky guys. Who were those two fortunate fellows? ...
Isaac Baron was the 2007 Card Player Online Player of the Year, which means that he finished deep in or won several online tournaments. However, Baron himself is quick to point out that he actually considers himself to be a bigger threat at the ...continued
At only 27 years old, Gavin Griffin already holds one of the most impressive collections of poker's most prestigious titles: World Series of Poker, European Poker Tour, and World Poker Tour championships. Now, Card Player is giving its readers a ...continued
Wednesday, May 12, 2004, Bellagio Resort and Casino. Resting elbows and forearms on the spongy beige cushion, two men face off at a table designed for 10 players. The dealer lifts the green deck from the shuffling gadget recessed into the baize on her ...continued
Poker Players Alliance Spending Big in Washington Since 2005, the PPA Has Spent More Than $2.3 Million on Lobbyists By Bob Pajich The best way to get an audience with a member of Congress is to hire a lobbyist to go on the attack. Checks worth ...continued
Everyone is betting that Nov. 11 will be the most popular poker television night in the game's history. This is, after all, when the "November Nine" will face off in a delayed TV broadcast for the first prize of more than $9.1 million at ...continued
Tim Molyneux is one of the youngest stage-show producers in history, including concerts, tours, musicals, and theatrical productions. Molyneux has shows that have been running on cruise ships for the last eight years. Molyneux Entertainment has worked ...continued
Just in case you've been entombed in an underground bunker (or stuck in a poker game) for the past few months, you may have missed what happened at the Olympics this year. A young man named Michael Phelps won a record eight gold medals to go with ...continued
My buddy John is playing $5-$10 no-limit hold'em at the Hollywood, Florida, Seminole Hard Rock Casino. He has about $1,200 on the table. It's a fairly loose-passive game, with lots of flop-seers for $10-$35 to go. Four laps in a row, the guy ...continued
Editor's note: This column is an excerpt from the new, expanded edition of Internet Texas Hold'em: Winning Strategies for Full-Ring and Short-Handed Games, which will be released in November. It includes a new chapter on playing multiway pots, ...continued
Firing the second barrel means bluffing again on the turn after your opponent called your flop bluff. It's probably one of the most important skills to master if you want to crush no-limit hold'em games. Second-Barrel Basics Many flop calls ...continued
If you take poker seriously, there are many ways of losing a no-limit hold'em tournament that you should consider unacceptable. Here are just a few examples: 1. You call a large all-in preflop raise with the Q J because you can't bear to fold ...continued
There are three main elements that play a role in detecting bluffs: "tells," knowledge of the opponent, and recognizing the type of situation it is. I will discuss all three of these elements. Tells is the poker term for mannerisms of the ...continued
Editor's note: The following is a special preview from Jeff Hwang's upcoming book, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: Advanced Play Vol. I, tentatively scheduled to be published by Dimat Enterprises in the first half of 2009. In the last issue, we took a ...continued
If anyone thinks it is easy to play poker, he probably doesn't know very much about the game. Many decisions are unclear; the proper play depends on a variety of factors. How many situations are there and what are the most important factors when ...continued
The World Series of Poker tournament staff did a marvelous job this year. The blinds increases, customer service, overall organization, and day-to-day operations were all but faultless. There was, however, one area in which I'd like to see ...continued
Recently, a Las Vegas cardroom began a grand experiment in using electronic poker tables. It removed all 12 of its live-action tables and replaced them with electronic versions. This has major implications for casino management, dealers, chip runners, ...continued
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