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PokerStars Vol. 21, No. 22 Card Player Magazine


PokerStars: The True King of the WSOP Main Event

by Shawn Patrick Green

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? ...

 
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  • Capture the Flag

    by Lizzy Harrison

    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

  • Winning Wisdom

    by Gavin Griffin

    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

  • History of Poker

    by James McManus

    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

  • Inside Straight

    by Card Player News Team

    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

  • eBay, Logos, and the WSOP Final Table

    by Jeff Shulman

    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's 'All-In' Hand

    by Phil Hellmuth

    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

  • From the Pool to the Phelt

    by Todd Brunson

    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

  • Making a Play On a Play

    by Roy Cooke

    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

  • Raising Draws for Value

    by Matthew Hilger

    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

    by Ed Miller

    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

  • 'Acceptable' Ways to Lose

    by Matt Lessinger

    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

  • Detecting a Bluff

    by Bob Ciaffone

    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

  • Pot-Limit Omaha: Draw Equity vs. Float Equity - Part II

    by Jeff Hwang

    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

  • Suited Aces - Part V

    by Steve Zolotow

    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 Problem of Pay Structures

    by Matt Matros

    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

  • Electronic Poker Tables

    by Barry Tanenbaum

    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