Part I: The "November Nine" Becomes the Final Two The November Nine finally returned to play the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker main event on Nov. 9, 2008. The 117-day pause in action made this final table one of the most anticipated events in poker history. The Penn and ...
Michael DeMichele is regarded as one of the most talented cash-game players on the scene. He's well-versed in nearly all variations, and is only 23. He consistently plays and crushes the biggest games in the house, up to $1,000-$2,000 mixed and ...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
An effort to criminalize America's national card game via the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) was one of the more disgraceful statutes passed and signed during the Bush administration, a period already notorious for the ...continued
Dewey Tomko and Henry Orenstein in Poker Hall of Fame Induction ceremony took place at WSOP main event By Bob Pajich Dewey Tomko and Henry Orenstein were inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame on Nov. 9, as part of the World Series of Poker main ...continued
Welcome to The Scoop, the Card Player TV weekly program that features poker's old-school superstars and new-school Internet hotshots. Every episode of The Scoop discusses in-depth strategies and explores important issues within the poker world. ...continued
With no movement taking place at the top of the leader board in the weeks leading up to Nov. 9, the World Series of Poker main event made the largest impact on the Card Player 2008 Player of the Year (POY) leader board. Each member of the ...continued
Hevad Khan Wins the 2008 Caesars Palace Classic By Ryan Lucchesi The second Caesars Palace Classic $10,000 no-limit hold'em championship once again lived up to its $1 million first-place guarantee, thanks to Caesars Palace adding $53,961 to the ...continued
Want to study real poker hands with the Internet's most successful players? In this series, Card Player offers hand analysis with online poker's leading talent. Event PokerStars Sunday $500 no-limit hold'em tournament Players 942 First ...continued
By Craig Tapscott with Nick Schulman In this series, Card Player offers an in-depth analysis of the key hands that catapulted a player to a top finish, online or live. We will also reveal key concepts and strategies from the world's best ...continued
To win consistently, a tournament player must find any and all edges that accumulate chips. Each hand or situation offers a chance to exploit that perceived edge, through fear, unbridled aggression, or psychological warfare. Early on in his poker ...continued
The game of limit hold'em has been the subject of many books and articles in which the game has been thoroughly analyzed and explained. With this great wealth of information, most players understand the basic fundamentals of the game and how to ...continued
One of my all-time favorite quotes is Winston Churchill's remark, "If you're going through hell, keep walking." With all the turmoil now in our markets and financial system, and the country either headed toward or already mired in a ...continued
The 117-day wait to declare the 2008 World Series of Poker main-event winner is now over. Peter Eastgate of Denmark became the youngest world champion in history at 22 years old when he defeated Ivan Demidov of Russia in the longest WSOP final table ...continued
Recently, I have been playing a lot of poker at UltimateBet.com in the heads-up $50-$100 blinds game. I have been up and down, and since I cannot stand losing, it has been a frustrating time for me. Imagine, 50 percent of the time, I'm upset! In ...continued
I left off in my last column whining about my bad beats in the no-limit deuce-to-seven game at Commerce Casino. Actually, I left off with a cliffhanger about a hand that was such a bad beat that my father told me I need expect it to happen only once, ...continued
"I don't have to be the best player in the world. I just want to make some money," said the struggling pro. For years, Mr. Struggler has been a grinder, scratching out a living in the middle-limit games. A winning player, he can't ...continued
In my last column, I discussed acceptable versus unacceptable ways to be eliminated from a no-limit hold'em tournament. Except for the rare tournament that you win outright, you will be eliminated at some point. As a tournament player, you must ...continued
These hands are taken from the new, expanded edition of Internet Texas Hold'em: Winning Strategies for Full-Ring and Short-Handed Games. Take this quiz to test your skills. These are limit hold'em hands at the limits shown. 1. ...continued
Overlimping is limping in preflop behind one or more limpers. In my opinion, most players overlimp more often than they should. If you love to sneak into pots behind limping opponents, reading this column could change your mind and improve your ...continued
It's a $1-$2 blinds game, $5 to bring in. The big blind ($2,150) is a very loose-aggressive player preflop. You ($3,200) are dealt the Q Q 9 9 in middle position. 1. Three players limp in front of you. You should: a. Fold b. Call c. Raise 2. You ...continued
When I write a series of columns, I often repeat information from the previous columns in the series. There are two reasons for this. First, you may not have read or may not remember the previous columns. Second, repetition is absolutely necessary to ...continued
As I write this, I am cruising on the high seas. More specifically, I am on the Pacific Ocean, returning from Hawaii on a two-week Card Player Cruises poker vacation. Poker cruises have many wonderful features. The aspect that I want to emphasize here ...continued
When I was playing poker in Vegas during the early '80s, an action out of turn was nullified, with no penalty involved. In most enlightened cardrooms these days, there are prescribed penalties for acting out of turn, often requiring the person to ...continued
I've been doing a lot of interviews lately in support of my new poker novel, Under the Gun, and I've noticed that many of the interviewers from general-interest publications betray a closet fascination with poker as a lifestyle and a career. ...continued
I am a dedicated student of Shakespeare because so many of his verses resonate and speak universal truth. Perhaps his most memorable and quoted line reads: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for ne'er will a railbird repay thee." And, ...continued
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