There are great tournament poker players and there are great cash-game players. Oftentimes, the two don't quite overlap, and one probably can count on both hands those individuals who are able, on any given day, to play at the highest level of both disciplines. It takes a complete arsenal of ...
World Series of Poker Storylines to Keep an Eye On By Bob Pajich The World Series of Poker history book is filled with stories of multiple wins, amazing cashes, and empty chairs, of bad beats and world-class drawouts, of piles of silver and crashed ...continued
Nick "The Takeover" Schulman exploded onto the poker scene when he won the 2005 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, but the main reason that he ventured up to the Connecticut casino was to play cash games. Before he began playing tournament ...continued
Erica Schoenberg has won nearly $600,000 in tournaments in the past two years. The former member of the MIT Blackjack Team is a recognizable face whenever she plays an event. The following hand took place at Caesars Palace in a $1,000 World Series of ...continued
At only 27 years old, Gavin Griffin already holds one of the most impressive collections of poker's most prestigious titles. The former poker dealer won the $3,000 buy-in pot-limit hold'em event at the 2004 World Series of Poker, a win that, ...continued
And it's one, two, three, what're we fightin' for? Don't ask me, I don't give a damn. Next stop is Vietnam. - Country Joe and the Fish Massachusetts Congressman Thomas "Tip" O'Neill was no peacenik or Viet Cong ...continued
As we huddle over the last few proofs for this issue, the 2008 World Series of Poker starts in just three days. While we anticipate a ton of noteworthy storylines to sink our teeth into this summer, the one topic that is dominating discussions before ...continued
In the recent $25,000 World Poker Tour Championship, I made a weak play that cost me my last 40,000 in chips. First, let me say that I had wanted this tournament as much as I've wanted another World Series of Poker bracelet. The WPT Championship ...continued
There weren't many Americans (or even Englishmen, for that matter) in the Irish Open, so it was no wonder that once we drew for seats, I knew no one at my table. Most everyone seemed to know me, however, and this put me at a disadvantage on this ...continued
Some years back, I wrote a column about the exact same hand (Q-J suited) being played completely differently when dealt to me twice in three hands. Recently, I picked up K-K and A-A three hands apart, and as was the case with the Q-J suited, they ...continued
In certain circles, I'm known as King of the Acronym, or KOTA. After all, I'm the guy who gave the world ICTAFCOA (increasing commitment to a failing course of action), LPOOP (little pairs out of position), and LIGARA (like I give a rat's ...continued
No-limit hold'em players are well aware of the strong influence that stack size has on betting. Any problem posed in regard to your decision of how to play a hand needs to specify your stack size and your opponent's. Most bets and raises in ...continued
For the past hour, seat 9 had been running over our $5-$10 no-limit hold'em game. He had dark shades and a mean-looking goatee, and combined with his calm and controlled manner, he created a pretty intimidating presence. His massive chip stack ...continued
Editor's note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang's recently released book Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: The Big Play Strategy. The sheer size of the drawing hands in Omaha has a dramatic effect on the dynamics of the game. In no-limit ...continued
When was the last time you three-barrel bluffed? Was it months ago? Years? Never? Let me back up a bit. A three-barrel bluff is when you make a bluff bet on all three of the post-flop streets. You bet the flop and get called. You bet the turn and get ...continued
You probably have played hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of hands of hold'em. Yet, preflop, there is a relatively limited number of hands that one player can hold, and you certainly know what they are. Just in case you don't, I ...continued
If you're new to limit hold'em, and you've read a poker book for beginners, you're probably playing tight -- and that's fine. It's important, however, to understand that an ultra-tight strategy won't work forever, and even ...continued
Recently, I was honored to serve as "Expert of the Month" on Matthew Hilger's forum at InternetTexasHoldem.com. Here is one of the first hands posted to me: In a PokerStars eighthanded $30-$60 limit hold'em game, I am dealt the Q 10 ...continued
As I drove my rental car along the beautifully scenic coastal road, Route 90, toward Biloxi, I was happy to see that Hurricane Katrina had not devastated the 15 miles of pristine sand beaches and the picturesque little offshore islands with palm trees ...continued
I recently won the Full Tilt Poker $750,000-guaranteed event under the moniker "IonlyplayAA." My win earned me a little more than $132,000, as I weeded through more than 3,500 players. This tournament has been good to me this year, as ...continued
Allow me to introduce myself. Most people know me as "Miami" John Cernuto, but there are still some things about my background of which you might not be aware. For instance, before I became a pro poker player, I was an air traffic ...continued
My fans constantly ask me if the characters I write about are real. Of course they are! Do you think an award-winning journalist like me would make them up, or even exaggerate? And most of the performers in my columns are so outrageous that even I ...continued
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