Specialize or Diversify?

Not all poker is created equal. Poker is a generic term for many similar and dissimilar games, and some require very differing skill sets to play well. The "games within the game" have different dynamics requiring vastly different knowledge. Yeah, some poker skills are universally...

Friday Dec 12, 2008

published 26 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 24

Do What it Takes

"I don't have to be the best player in the world. I just want to make some money," said the struggling pro. For years, Mr. Struggler has been a grinder, scratching out a living in the middle-limit games. A winning player, he can't quite create a quality lifestyle for his family....

Tuesday Nov 25, 2008

published about 1 month ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 23

Implied Odds

There's $150 in the pot. It's $30 to you. So, the pot is currently laying you 5-1. Many players consider the quality of their hand, the size of the pot, and the chance that their hand is good. If they think their hand is no good, they assess whether or not their hand has a better than 5-1...

Friday Nov 14, 2008

published about 1 month ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 22

Making a Play On a Play

My buddy John is playing $5-$10 no-limit hold'em at the Hollywood, Florida, Seminole Hard Rock Casino. He has about $1,200 on the table. It's a fairly loose-passive game, with lots of flop-seers for $10-$35 to go. Four laps in a row, the guy in the 10 seat pops it for a pot-sized bet...

Friday Oct 17, 2008

published 2 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 20

Stung by the Ray

Sometimes when the cards are cut, you're just doomed. You're destined to get involved, and no way are you going to win the pot. Such is poker, and sometimes such is life. You just make the best decisions you can and play the next hand. It was my first lap in a $30-$60 limit hold'em...

Friday Oct 03, 2008

published 3 months ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 19

Playing in Loose-Passive Games

Once a year, I pack up the family and head down Interstate 15 to California. We always stay at Commerce Casino. My wife and daughter head off to do their shopping thing, leaving me in the cardroom to see if I can win what they spend in the shopping mall! The limit hold'em games play much...

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