by Bryan Devonshire | Published: Jul 10, '09
Our hero, Chris “homanga” Homan, recently found himself in a seemingly standard spot with A-K. It happened somewhat early in the PokerStars weekly $250,000-guaranteed tournament on a Wednesday night. This tournament features a deep structure, with longer …
by Bryan Devonshire | Published: Jun 11, '09
Planning Ahead Preflop: Deciphering Options Against a Button Raise In a recent PokerStars $500 event, with 154 players remaining and the money starting at 144, this hand played out. Our hero, Harrison “gibler321” Gimbel, had been moved to this table …
by Bryan Devonshire | Published: Jun 08, '09
During the first-annual Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars recently, I played this hand with David “Bakes” Baker. There isn’t anything really special about the hand per se, except that I royally screw it up, but I’m going to use it …
by Bryan Devonshire | Published: May 26, '09
The Situation: It’s the third level of the 2009 $10,000 L.A. Poker Classic main event, and the blinds are 75-150. The table is tougher than average, but nobody is dominant. We started with 20,000 in chips. The under-the-gun [UTG] player (40,000), a …
by Bryan Devonshire | Published: May 14, '09
In this column, we’re going to explore a stud eight-or-better hand that I played in the PokerStars Sunday $200 H.O.R.S.E. tourney. Four players remain, and the payouts are $12,700, $8,700, $5,875, and $4,050. We’re playing 6,000-12,000 limit/1,200 ante/1 …
by Bryan Devonshire | Published: Apr 29, '09
We're going to take a peek at a hand played online between Brandon Cantu and Adam "Roothlus" Levy. It took place early in the nightly PokerStars $100 rebuy event, and their stacks were very deep. It's a rather entertaining hand, and we'll get to hear …
by Bryan Devonshire | Published: Apr 08, '09
In this new Card Player column, Bryan Devonshire and a cast of well-known pros provide their opinions on many different hands - everything from no-limit hold'em to badugi - that were played recently in the high-stakes poker world. This hand provides an …
by Bryan Devonshire | Published: Mar 06, '09
In this new Card Player column, Bryan Devonshire and a cast of well-known pros provide their opinions on many different hands -- everything from no-limit hold'em to badugi -- that were played recently in the high-stakes poker world. Gavin Smith played …
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