I'm sure some of today's young players would scoff at the conditions 30 years ago. First of all, we didn't have all of the conveniences of modern technology such as a tournament clock. Read more »
Poker Tournament Scene in 1980 by Linda Johnson
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I Raise You a Cart Full of Groceries by Lee Jones
It was a typical evening of cards at Gil's house. Gil is the regular host of my local poker game and he does it spectacularly well. The game starts on time and ends on time. He's got a great sound system and the tunes range from Massive Attack to George Jones; you don't know what you're going to hear, but you know it's going to be good. Read more »
Online Poker Funding Methods for the U.S. Player
It is the year 2010. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) has been on the books in the United States since late 2006. While the deadline for implementing its regulations has been pushed back to the middle of this year, many financial institutions have already begun clamping down on transactions to online poker rooms. Read more »
Hand Dissection with Steve Gross (gboro780)
Steve "gboro780" Gross is the epitome of consistency in the world of online poker. The 24 year-old poker pro from New Jersey has been among the world's top tournament players for several years across every major online poker site offered to U.S. players. Read more »
2010 WSOP Schedule Critiqued by Bernard Lee
The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) concluded with the completion of the second November Nine. The crowning of Joe Cada as the 2009 WSOP Main Event champion culminated 57 bracelet events this year. Read more »
Another Poker New Year’s Resolution
For 2010, I order you to honor the following resolution: have fun playing poker. I know, I know, it sounds odd. There is no quantifiable goal here. It's like saying, "I'm going to lose 20 pounds", and then rewarding yourself with a fudge brownie when you see the scale's needle fall to 170 after it was 190 on January 1st. Read more »
Mike Sexton Tall Tales by Linda Johnson
I've had lots of highlights in my poker career, but attending the dinner and ceremony during which Mike Sexton was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame is certainly among the highest. Read more »
Rakeback Basics for Online Poker Novices
Much ado has been made in the online poker industry in recent months about rakeback. I'm not writing about that controversy in this article, but suffice it to say that many, if not most, poker rooms and networks are not fond if it. Read more »
Christmas Time with Annie Duke
Poker News Daily: We heard that you'll be launching a new trail mix company, MyMixedNuts.com, just in time for the holidays. Can you tell us about it? Duke: It's a custom mixed nuts and trail mix company that I started with my boyfriend, Joe, and Ryan Sympkins. Read more »
Annie Duke on the 2009 WSOP Main Event, Phil Ivey’s Table Presence
Fresh off watching the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table pan out, Ultimate Bet pro Annie Duke discusses the wild action that unfolded from the Rio in Las Vegas and aired on ESPN. Read more »
Three Ps Approach to Playing a Maniac
You've settled into your chair at your favorite poker room or online and are ready to play some world-class, A-game poker. After a short time, however, a player comes to the table who starts to get, for lack of a better term, "crazy." Read more »
Bernard Lee Recaps the 2009 WSOP Main Event Final Table
It was certainly a memorable World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table. From Doyle Brunson announcing "Shuffle up and deal" to Joe Cada putting on the coveted bracelet, I was present in the Penn and Teller Theater to cover all of the festivities for ESPN Inside Deal. Read more »
RIP Binion’s Horseshoe Hotel by Lee Jones
The news has just come out that, as of December 14th, there will no longer be a hotel at the Horseshoe Hotel-Casino in Downtown Las Vegas. Of course, it used to be Binion's Horseshoe, the site of the World Series of Poker for 35 years and the center of the poker world for that long. Read more »
Poker Psychology: The Complete Circle
The game of poker is warfare of an unusual type. You battle it out with chips and cards instead of armaments and physical strength, using conflicting information to make the best decisions possible. Read more »
Taking the Underground by Lee Jones
Underground poker games are, of course, a long-standing tradition throughout the United States – simply the commercial version of home games that have made up the backbone of poker playing today. Read more »
Gap Concept: Always Watch Out for the 3Bet
If you have played any serious poker in your lifetime, then you have seen the following situation occur at the tables. A player either limps in or raises the pot in early position with a small pocket pair and gets re-popped by another player. As others muck, suddenly a third person joins the battle with a re-raise of their own. Read more »
Mike Sexton Relives Poker Hall of Fame Induction
It was a great honor for me to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. It really is the ultimate career achievement award. To know that you'll always be linked to the legends of poker - guys like Chip Reese, Stu Ungar, Doyle Brunson, Puggy Pearson, Johnny Moss, and Jack Binion - is an awesome feeling. Read more »
Same Hand, Different Game: Big Aces
In poker, sometimes the hand you hold has differing capabilities depending upon the game that you're playing. What would be a great hand in one form of poker can, in essence, be total junk in another discipline. Read more »
Linda Johnson Recaps the California State Ladies Poker Championship
One of the annual events that I look forward to attending each year is the California State Ladies Poker Championship (CSLPC) held at the Oceans Eleven Casino in Oceanside. In fact, I've never missed one since this event debuted 13 years ago. Read more »
Hand Dissection – Reed Hensel at the 2009 WSOP Main Event
Abusing the money bubble has become an effective tactic in tournament poker. It is generally accepted that players should turn up the aggression as the bubble approaches because, in most cases, players will tighten up to guarantee a cash reward. Read more »
Televised Poker Rocks by Linda Johnson
I just returned from a wonderful nine-day Card Player Cruises trip to New England and Canada. The fall foliage was magnificent and the lobster and clams on the East Coast are much, much tastier than their counterparts on the West Coast. Read more »
Limit Hold’em……a solved game?
Many people have been discussing the relative merits of Limit Hold'em recently with regards to it being a "solved game". There is no other form of poker that relies so heavily on statistics and mathematics than Limit Hold'em. Read more »
Bernard Lee Gives the Inside Scoop on Inside Deal
Every true sports fan has watched ESPN's "SportsCenter," which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary on the air. On September 6th, Chris Berman (30 years), Bob Levy (30 years), and John Saunders (23 years), the elder statesmen of ESPN, hosted a trip down memory lane for this iconic sports recap show. Read more »
Annie Duke Recaps Aruba Poker Classic, Previews WSOP Main Event
Ultimate Bet's Annie Duke, fresh off her trip to the annual Aruba Poker Classic, comments on the tournament, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table, and the latest cast list for "Celebrity Apprentice." Read more »
Introduction to Seven Card Stud
I know you 20-somethings might not believe this, but even though Texas Hold'em has been around for a long time, it has only recently become the insanely popular poker game that it is today. For ages, Seven Card Stud was the game of choice. Read more »
