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You know the rules. This is a series of columns in which I get to ask and then answer my own questions. Today I've decided against a central theme and instea

[Editor's Note: With the November election right around the corner, Poker Player Newspaper asked journalist Amy Calistri to look at Barack Obama's and John M

Last week we took a quick look at one of the earliest decisions a player has to make in a game that everyone loves to hate -- razz. This week we're continuing the lowball theme by looking at two other lowball games that have...

I had a very pleasant surprise yesterday when I walked into the Isle at Pompano Casino poker room in Pompano, FL. It's a magnificent room, located on the seco

T he priest was playing cards with the man propped up in the hospital bed. The man took the discard from the pile and declared, 'Gin!'

'You wouldn't be manipulating the cards on me would you, Frank?' the priest asked as he mucked his car

Mohegan Sun Poker Director Bruce Dixon says it was just one of those things, him being at the right place at the right time to discover a life changing opportunity.

He was wandering through one of the Atlantic City casinos shortly after

We begin today with 1,336 remaining starting hands that comprise 1,279 profitable hands-those averaging a net win of a dollar or more-43 that are marginally

Razz -- the game that poker players love to hate. Razz is a game so universally reviled that once upon a time in some areas, H.O.R.S.E. mixed games were transformed into S.H.O.E. solely for the purpose of eliminating razz from...

'Another small itinerary change, we won't be stopping at Ensenada. Mike has to take Lazybuns to the shipyard for some engine work. He'll fill the tanks with diesel too, so we won't have to stop; we'll just head straight for Cabo. What do you think?' Ho

Don't Miss the Final Deep Stack of 2008 at the Venetian. The first three Extravaganzas of 2008 drew 26,000 entrants and produced a total prize pool more than

WORLD SERIES OF POKER EUROPE APPROACHES

The second go-round for the World Series of Poker Europe begins later this month, the centerpiece of a busy calendar of poker events on the Continent that's seemingly destined to define Sep

In February 2007, Morgans Hotel Group and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners acquired the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Following the purchase, an $800 million expans

I've answered 100 questions so far in this series. If you're just tuning in, you're probably wondering what 'this series' means. For the past several months

Choosing the right starting hands is just as important in no-limit hold'em as it is in a fixed-limit game, but there are significant differences in the kind

'How's it going for your big cruise, Hobby? By the way, I've decided to go.'

'I already had you down as a passenger, Joe. It's going well. Sue said she'd sail to Cabo with us and fly home from there if Kim would too.'

'Kim

Playing limit hold 'em in our local casino's poker room and holding 8h-7h on the button, I raised. Five players called. The dealer flopped 8s-7s-2d. They all

There's something singularly upsetting about losing with a pair of aces. At the beginning of the hand, anytime I look down at my hole cards and see two aces,

A few days ago I watched my friend Brian play a very short no-limit session. He bought in for the maximum in a brand new nine-handed game with $5-$5 blinds an

Should the prohibitions on internet gambling have a carve-out for online poker?

The question is much more complicated than it seems. If the ar

I feel the need to go on a bit of a rant. I've been playing a fair amount of online poker lately and have found that whether I am playing live or online, the