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Jim Gaffigan, one of the most versatile comedians working today, will perform at the Mandalay Bay Theatre Friday, July 25 at 8 p.m. Gaffigan is embarking on

I recall as a kid watching Grizzly Adams, starring Dan Haggerty. Well, today I had the pleasure of watching a rare video tape that featured Dan Haggerty and

Beaming, Fred strode up to my chair while I was waiting for a seat in a hold 'em game. He had dumped aces in a tournament, he told me proudly. 'Great,' I sai

It's the end of the world as we know it-and I feel fine. -REM

One day people are just named Charlie Brown or Homer Simpson, the next day-'Good

Professor Richard A. Landes, noted historian at Boston University and director of the Center for Millennial Studies, has shown that much of what we accept as

Let's focus on fifth street for a while. For me, it's the trickiest street to play, since one frequently has difficult decisions about how to play one's hand. Third street might be a more important decision, but in my book it's...

Sometimes you find betting situations where you know your opponent can't afford to call, and you can bet and take the pot without a fight. These situations d

Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.

-Benjamin Franklin

The Pentagon's 'Doctrine of Achieving Rapid Dominance' pos

In order to make money playing limit hold'em, one must play well. In order to maximize money playing limit hold'em, one must also strive to convince other pl

Tournament Notes from Day 1:

The official 'first day' is split into four flights spread over four consecutive days. Due to the large size of the field, it became necessary in recent years to play the Day One sessions in four groups, di

Since my wife and I use our players' club cards when we play table games, we receive a fair amount of special offers from resorts and casinos all over the wor

Months passed since UltimateBet acknowledged in March of 2008 that management became aware of cheating allegations in January of 2008. The initial, albeit la

There ought to be a law prohibiting anyone from writing a book about gambling who does not know how to make a bet. There also ought to be a law against writi

I must admit the title of today's column could be a bit perplexing. I don't mean that improving performance will lead to losing, but a particular hand could improve and still lose. Many times you are in a position in which you would like to see your op

Full Tilt Poker completed FTOPS VIII last month. That was the eighth installment of their popular series featuring 24 tournaments, and four more than FTOPS V

I've been staying and playing poker in Las Vegas. It's a long way from my home in Boston; I've been here for about a week now. It's longer than I normally stay – and it comes with certain risks to my game. Let me outline them...

The $1,500 buy-in Limit Hold'em Shootout championship (Event #53) attracted 823 entries, creating a prize pool totaling $1,123,395. The top 90 finishers col

The $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship (Event #52) attracted 2,693 entries, creating a prize pool totaling $3,675,945. The top 270 finishers collec

The $1,500 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. championship (Event #51) attracted 803 entries, creating a prize pool totaling $1,096,095. The top 80 finishers collected prize

The $10,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship (Event #50) attracted 381 entries, creating a record prize pool totaling $3,581,400. The top 36 finish