Hi. Come on in. Today we're having some healthy skinless chicken and a fine white wine. You'll need nourishment, because we're going to have a quiz on low- and medium-limit poker and other poker-related tidbits, designed especially for all of the new players to our beloved game....
He plays in the largest games, has close relationships with some of the biggest stars, and has proven himself to be one of the top European players. Yet, he has been a pro for less than three years, and is just 25 years old. This is the story of a "relaxed" and "easy-going" guy who in no time has worked his way up to the top: He's Noah Boeken.
Those players new to poker who are playing for the first time in a live cardroom (also known as a brick-and-mortar cardroom, or simply b&m), and those not so new but are familiar only with online poker, will hear sayings that seem witty and fresh
If you've read my column at all, you'd realize that I claim to have had more bad beats than your average white rapper. But let it be known I don't believe in telling bad-beat stories.
I skipped the United States Poker Championship and recharged my batteries, but it was back to business at the Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship.
Business SenseRecently, I bumped into an old pal, Rob, whom I hadn't seen for more than 20 years. The last time we'd been in touch was when I was working in the betting shop that I'd won in the early '80s. Our meeting brought to mind the circumstances in which the betting shop had...
Last year, poker on the campus of Michigan Technological University (MTU) was restricted to secretive games in crowded college dormitories, smoky fraternity basements, and poorly-lit corners of student lounges.
The sun shines down brightly and the pavement crackles, and deep inside a convention center toward the back of a Las Vegas airline highway, a bunch of poker players compete for the title of champion of the world
It probably has happened to you already - at a party or a family gathering, an office picnic, or even after throwing burgers on the grill with some friends. If it hasn't happened yet, it will.
History tells us that in 1970, Johnny Moss was voted the winner after the first World Series of Poker (WSOP) concluded. A panel of his peers elected him champion.
