California and N.Y. get involved in online poker
California is again in the limelight of online gaming discussions. With recent activity toward pushing to get online gaming in the next year, PokerStars has been working to be part of the...
View ArticleOn the Button: with Ylon Schwartz
Ylon Schwartz, 44, is a one-time chess master who was ranked among the top players in Americain 2008, the year he made the first November Nine, finishing fourth for nearly $4 million. He picked up his...
View ArticleDerby Lane awarding Ante Up Poker Cruise packages
Derby Lane in St. Petersburg, Fla., will award an Ante Up Poker Cruise package for two for the July 28 sailing out of Port Canaveral, Fla., to a player during its Mega Stack tournaments on May 31 and...
View ArticleCoushatta Casino giving away 4 Ante Up cruises
The Coushatta Casino Resort poker room in Kinder will be giving away four incredible Ante Up Poker Cruise packages for the upcoming poker cruise out of Galveston, Texas, in October. The packages, which...
View ArticleWomen in Poker Hall of Fame 2014 nominees announced
Seven women have been nominated for induction into Women in Poker Hall of Fame's 2014 class."We have an amazing group of qualified women for this year’s ballot and the voting process is critical to the...
View ArticleAnte Up World Championship schedule announced
When Ante Up decided to move its Ante Up World Championship from the Dominican Republic to the United States, Ben Erwin knew he wanted it at Thunder Valley Casino Resort."When I look at Ante Up, this...
View ArticleGiardina, Shulman will join Women in Poker HOF
The poker industry will celebrate the career accomplishments of two new inductees at this year's Women in Poker Hall of Fame Luncheon Celebration sponsored by bestbet Jacksonville and hosted by Golden...
View ArticleOnline poker: California rooms, Stars align
I didn’t see this one coming. I was one of the many who thought it would be years before PokerStars would be allowed to do business in the United States. This is because of the standard “Bad Actor”...
View ArticleOn the Button: With poker pro Matt Glantz
Matt Glantz, 42, is one of poker’s most highly respected pros and is ranked 22nd on the Global Poker Index. His blog at mattglantzpoker.com carries some of his thoughts about major issues that players...
View ArticleWSOP means local events have softer fields
The World Series of Poker is running, which means many of our players will be in Las Vegas and leaving plenty of opportunities for locals to take advantage of softer tournament fields in daily and...
View ArticleTitans of Florida poker join Ante Up Poker Tour
Derby Lane to host Florida’s first Ante Up stop.By Scott LongIt’s fitting that a poker room less than 14 miles from Ante Up headquarters will be the first to host an Ante Up Poker Tour event.Derby...
View ArticleErwin put Thunder Valley poker on the map
By Donovan LivingstonThis month we visit with Ben Erwin, director of poker operations for Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Ben is happily married with two beautiful children.For years, Erwin has enjoyed...
View ArticleHegstrom enjoys all things poker and golf
By Donovan LivingstonFor this month’s Dealer Spotlight, we head to Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif., to talk with Sean Hegstrom, who’s from San Jose but moved to the Sacramento area and...
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Preflop bet-sizing strategy in PLO poker
As a professional gambler, it’s important to reduce potential downswings to maintain a healthy mental state for optimal decision-making. One way this is achievable is by controlling the pot size...
View ArticlePoker Commandments: Thou shalt protect thy bankroll
Editor’s note: This is one in a series.My saying, “Lifetime hobby of profit and fun” is geared toward the recreational player. Next: “Don’t quit your day job,” is my usual advice. Therefore, if your...
View ArticleMind your tools of the poker trade
Poker chips are currency at the table. Sounds simple enough, yet I don’t think players spend enough time understanding that concept, especially in tournaments. In any tournament, you have a finite...
View ArticleFingers tell a lot about a poker player's mind-set
Sometimes we perform behaviors that shout, “I need help… I’m having a really tough time or things are truly bad.” These behaviors go beyond the dour face or the slumped shoulders you might see...
View ArticleZarlenga wins MSPT poker event at FireKeepers
FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Mich., hosted the latest Mid-States Poker Tour in mid May as Jason Zarlenga walked away with the title and $101,482. The $1,100 buy-in event attracted 411 players,...
View ArticleSweetman wins Mayhem in May poker event
Will Sweetman of Minneapolis won the Mayhem in May event at Running Aces Harness Park in Columbus, Minn. Sweetman clinched first and $29,157 after a short heads-up battle against local powerhouse...
View ArticleSix tips for when you can’t win at poker
I hit a bit of a downswing recently in my pot-limit Omaha cash game (that’s what all the fish say), and since I’m hopefully on the verge of recovery, I thought I would share a few things that helped me...
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