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Poker gave Brent Roberts a chance to satisfy his love of traveling the world. He's played tournaments in places like Macau, Barcelona, the Bahamas, and Aruba

Last week I described a few of my experiences playing in an eight-game mix tournament on PokerStars. To refresh your recollection, eight games are played in rotation in an eight-game mix tournament...

The greatest complaint I hear at the limit tables these days is when someone gets rivered after making a bet on the turn and then says, 'That's the problem w

It is time to start planning your poker trips for the New Year. A great poker trip and one near and dear to my heart, is the Eureka Open, held January 4-11, 2

Last time we explored all profitable hands containing trips and two pair. It is only fitting that we begin today with pairs. The chart on the right lists all

In a recent column, I told you about Poker Player Newspaper reader Allison 'Wonderland' Johnson's lucky seat theory. She believes there is one seat at the ta

'The biggest leak a limit hold 'em player has,' I told Fred, 'is chasing when her money odds are less than her card odds. That may cost players more than eve

There were several new events added to the 2008 World Series of Poker. Some of them, like Event #4 "Mixed Hold'em", don't really qualify as mixed games in my book. While it's true that two different variations...

I've been playing poker competitively for ten years, and I've seen mistakes big and small. Everyone makes mistakes. I've seen them made by amateurs and profes

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. -William Shakespeare, Henry IV

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The 2008 Winter Bayou Poker Challenge at Harrah's New Orleans began with a $200 buy-in no-limit hold 'em tournament held. The two-day event's 183 entrants gen

Today's self-interview is about playing speculative hands in poker. If you've been following my latest columns, you know the rules. I get to ask and answer m

Brad Thomte Appointed Binion's Cardroom Manager. If ever someone deserved to take on the position of cardroom manager it's Brad Thomte. Six years ago Thomte

I visited Foxwoods over the Thanksgiving weekend with my buddies Jim and Andre and spent much of my time playing $20-$40 limit stud. But after a while I real

Seven-card stud hi/lo, like razz, is a game that tends to bewilder mixed-games players. At first glance, it seems simple enough -- it's a hybrid of seven-card stud and razz, with the wrinkle that a low hand must be made with five...

The hippie era came and went and I missed it. The details are a little nebulous to me, since I was in grade school at the time. Mike says almost everything su

The final installment of this three-part column highlights more of my interview with Paul Leggett, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Tokwiro Enterprises, the

I had been playing for about four hours in a $4-$8 hold 'em game at a local casino and not doing well. I was on my second buy-in at a loose table with lots o

Politics is the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. -Oscar Wilde

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You've called a standard raise in late position with Kd-Qd. The button calls as well, leaving three of you to see the flop. The dealer turns over the As-Qs-9