Identifiable by its signature larger-than-life guitar, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas embodies everything that is rock 'n' roll, and soon, the always-innovative gaming destination will rock the poker industry with the opening of a new concept called the Poker Lounge. Set ...
Poker's richest and most prestigious event, the World Series of Poker, is now under way. From May 30 to July 14, the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino is the epicenter of the poker world, hosting 55 different bracelet events over 47 action-packed ...continued
Pros Due for a World Series of Poker Bracelet Erick Lindgren and David Singer Get Crossed Off the List By Kristy Arnett In what many in the poker community would consider long overdue accomplishments, both Erick Lindgren and David Singer won their ...continued
David Benyamine first ventured from Paris to Las Vegas with a bankroll of only $4,000 for cash games, and within a few short weeks he had multiplied his money almost tenfold. His tendency to take risks and play the biggest games he can find has ...continued
This hand comes from the final table of event No. 4 of the World Series of Poker, $5,000 mixed hold'em. Five players remained: Erick Lindgren, Justin Bonomo, David Rheem, Andrew Robl, and Roland De Wolfe. This was the best final table I have seen ...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
During the 1960s, with his Horseshoe Casino on Fremont Street dominating Glitter Gulch in Downtown Las Vegas, Benny Binion still had to compete with the Rat Pack, the Folies Bergere, Elvis Presley, and all of the Jetsons-esque architecture going up a ...continued
As I write this, we're two weeks into the World Series, and you have to applaud the WSOP officials for the noticeable enhancements made to this year's event. There is no question that the deluge of players over the past two years has caused ...continued
As Eli Elezra tells it, Rene Angelil set up his own wife. You see, Angelil was playing in a high-stakes poker game at Bellagio, and he invited his wife to watch the game on her birthday. Because Angelil's wife is Celine Dion, all of the players at ...continued
After getting knocked out of the main event of the Irish Open, I was depressed and kind of in a daze. The fact that my blood-alcohol level never dipped below 1.0 during my entire trip may have added to this a bit. Anyway, I was roaming around ...continued
Bling-Bling By the time you read this, I hope to have added some much needed "bling-bling" to my WSOP-naked wrists. Although I have no clear-cut objectives for this year's WSOP, my intention is to perform even better in the main event ...continued
No-limit hold'em is complicated in different ways than limit hold'em, particularly with deep stacks. The nature of the game makes swings bigger; mistakes generally cost you more, while good plays make you more or in some cases save you more! ...continued
In my last column, "A One-Question Quiz," we established that there are 169 possible starting-hand types, which result in 1,326 combinations. For example, A-K suited is one hand type, but it can occur in four different combinations. Now our ...continued
Slow-playing is seemingly one of the most tempting no-limit hold'em strategies. Flop a huge hand, and, in the immortal words of Elmer Fudd, "Be vewy, vewy quiet." It fits with the image of poker as a game of deception; little do your ...continued
Editor's note: What follows are edited excerpts from Jeff Hwang's book Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: The Big Play Strategy. Starting hands in pot-limit Omaha (PLO) fall into four basic categories: 1. Premium 2. Speculative 3. Marginal 4. Stuff You ...continued
Whether or not a wager is all in has enormous influence when you are considering a bet, raise, or call. I like to use the term "leverage" for the potential to fire another wager. Facing any bet before the river that is not all in, a player ...continued
In this column, I am going to use a technique that will improve your tournament play. I'll ask a few questions, and then answer them for you. Question No. 1: Under what conditions does it make sense to play a coin-flip hand in a tournament, and ...continued
Part I said that most people don't probe enough because they either don't value information highly enough or don't want to look bad or irritate opponents. It concluded with, "Since information is the key weapon in the poker wars, do ...continued
Ask any professional poker player what he thinks is his most valuable skill, and he probably will say: "The quality of my reads." I agree -- as this is what separates the merely decent players from the good and very good players. However, ...continued
Judging by the recent e-mails that I've received, many people are thinking about playing poker professionally. Unfortunately, many of them misunderstand some aspects of what it takes to make a living from poker. This column will address some of ...continued
Based on a true story. A no-limit newcomer finds himself in Las Vegas for a haberdashers convention. Late one night, his business done for the day, his intestines distended by a heavy meal, and his mind muddled by fine wine (or what passes for such in ...continued
The World Series of Poker main event will be starting soon, and it will feature a major change. Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably are aware that the final table will be played in November, four months after the tournament starts. ...continued
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