Poker Tips and Strategy - Page 6

If you've been visiting my columns recently, you already know the rules. I get to ask my own questions and then answer them. This avoids the anguish of real

Last week I set forth a few basic concepts and strategies to consider before signing up to play in a mixed game tournament. This week I want to turn to cash games, as mixed games are quickly becoming a mainstay at poker rooms around...

Bankrolls ebb and flow like the tide. Some players are cautiously, slowly building their bankrolls. Others take the plunge and play daringly, impatient to bui

On August 1, 1983, when Commerce Casino opened its doors, it stood as the largest casino in Southern California with 80,000 square feet, 100 game tables and

It was with great sadness that I learned of John Bonetti's passing after a long and courageous battle with prostate cancer. John's sometimes gruff demeanor t

The first one's always free. -'Soapy' Smith

[This is a work of poker fiction set ten thousand hands in the future. Any resemblance to persons l

UltimateBet has its hands full and some explaining to do, as does former UB owner and 1994 World Series of Poker main event champion Russ Hamilton.

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As mentioned last week, non-hold'em events and mixed game events saw large field increases at this year's World Series of Poker. The knowledge base in many of those games remains woefully underdeveloped, due to the focus on hold'em...

In the past two years I have won two bad beat jackpots playing hold 'em in local Los Angeles area casinos. Exciting! Rewarding! Sure, I was lucky; the odds m

Things that are said at the table about other players can be just a sign of low-life rudeness or a strategy to put other players on tilt. Or both. If your goa

Legal gambling can be one of most profitable businesses around.

Take for example Penn National Gaming. The company owns four Argosy and four H

In limit poker it's always more difficult to protect a made hand. If you're holding a monster hand like a big flush or a full house, you're not too worried ab

Individuals' motivations for playing poker vary. Some play to earn a living, some for enjoyment, and others play to fuel their competitive juices. Understand

There you are. I've been looking all over the place for you. We need to talk about today's word: Attitude. That's because, if you're anything like most of th

If you don't aim high, it's pretty tough to attain your goals. And Mohegan Sun's goals for the return of poker in their brand new themed poker room are lofty

One of the trends that emerged from the 2008 World Series of Poker when compared to the 2007 WSOP was an increase in the number of entries for non-hold'em events. Entries into hold'em events remained relatively constant in 2008...

Mohegan Sun announced Bruce Dixon as their new Director of Poker. Dixon, who brings more than a decade of experience in the Atlantic City gaming industry to his new position, will be responsible for supervising 300 poker personnel, table security, stra

Poker is a funny game. It may be the only game where in order to play your very best, you need to instantly forget about your most recent results. Anytime we

Beau Rivage Hosts Gulf Coast Poker' Championship. Kickoff is scheduled' for August 26 and will run through' September 6. Buy-ins begin at $340 and' ru

POKER PLAYER WINS MONEY, GOES TO BROTHEL, GETS ROBBED

According to the Times of Malta, James Mercieca was leaving a casino in Gzira, up $500 f