Poker Tips and Strategy - Page 12

Since writing my last article on effective tournament buyins, I've become obsessed with the subject. Like a melody that plays over and over again in your hea

Money management is a key factor in playing winning poker, a basic rule that most players live by. Pot odds, implied odds, equity, fold equity, and expected

I've found a new favorite place for poker-Reno, Nevada. I just made my first poker trip there and fell in love. Let me tell you why. And when I'm done, I'll g

1. Be conservative in early tournament play. In the latter stages of a tourney, be very aggressive.

2. Control the game as much as possible by being the lead bettor. If you raise pre-flop, you should usually make a continuation bet the f

The $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Shootout attracted 360 entrants. The total prize pool amounted to $1,692,000. The top 36 places (which included all playe

The $2,500 buy-in Half Omaha High-Low Split / Half Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split event attracted 388 players, creating a prize pool totaling $892,400.

Mixed Games is a new event on this year's WSOP schedule. This is the first time in history that a major poker tournament has included eight poker games. Th

The $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship attracted 1,592 entrants. This was an increase over last year's tournament size, which had 1,531 entries. T

I've been playing in a lot of home games lately. That's a product of the price of gas. As the price goes up I am less willing to drive the 200 miles or so round trip to play at Foxwoods, my nearest major poker room. I've got to get...

Another WSOP record has been shattered. This was the largest Omaha High-Low Split tournament in poker history. This year's $1,500 buy-in Omaha High-Low Spl

This year's $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em with Re-Buys championship attracted 766 entries. Another 2,258 re-buys created a prize pool totaling $2,894,094.

A 'Re-Buy' poker tournament means players are permitted to buy back into the tou

The winner of the $5,000 buy-in Mixed Hold'em event is Erick Lindgren. He is 31-years-old. Lindgren has been a professional poker player for nearly t

The winner of the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold'em tournament was David Singer, from Las Vegas, NV. He is 41-years-old. He has been playing poker professional

In Part 1 of this series I promised a room by room summary of my recent trip to the sunshine state. Here it is.

The Seminole Casino in Brighton

Over the many years that I have played poker I have met many interesting people while playing. A few have become friends, while others have just been interesting for one reason or another. I'd like to share with you some of my experiences with these po

The winner of the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event is Grant Hinkle. He is 27-years-old and turns 28 on June 7th (in just a few days). He was born in To

2008 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino

Las Vegas, Nevada

Official Report

Event # 2

No-Limit Hold'

June 2, 2008 (MANILA, PHILIPPINES) - An ace in the flop sealed the win for David Saab and the Korean-born Australian walked away as the first champion of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour, taking home the US$280,000 first prize.

From a total of

Gene Trimble started collecting chips in 1963 as he was growing up amidst the illegal gambling scene in Northern Kentucky. His involvement in the gaming indu

The winner of the $10,000 buy-in 'Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship' tournament at the 2008 World Series of Poker is Nenad Medic. His hometown is Niagara