Poker Tips and Strategy - Page 9

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

With its signature 'baby' tagline, this might sound like a column about Scotty Nguyen, but it's not. While I applaud Scotty for winning the World Series of P

Holding pocket kings, Fred raised pre-flop in a ten-handed hold 'em game. Two others called. After burning a card the dealer placed A-J-2 on the table. 'Ace

The response to my metaphors-in-poker column (Poker Player Newspaper, June 9) was overwhelming. There were several outstanding contributions from readers for

Most players will admit that poker is a people game as opposed to a pure card game. That's because there is a limit to the study of such things as odds and th

The summer of 2006 was a turning point for poker players and tournament organizers alike. Unimpressed with prior efforts to organize players or a player-mana

August 6, 2008 (MACAU, CHINA) - The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is proud to announce that the Godfather of Poker, Doyle Brunson, will be attending the APT's Macau tournament.

Brunson, the biggest name in the history of poker, has confirmed

[Editor's note: This is the third in a multi-part series on the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal]

UltimateBet seemed to be on the right track. A

The Venetian's Deep Stack Extravaganza, which ran a day longer than the World Series of Poker, pioneered the deep stack concept last year and had such a hit o