Be careful when you’re lending cash
Have you been in a situation where your decision would mean losing money, a friendship or both? If you can’t lend someone money, they’ll be offended and you may be relegated from friend to associate....
View ArticleStop berating inferior players at the poker table
People do stupid things all of the time. When you’re working at a sushi restaurant and someone asks if you have pizza, you’d like to tell them how stupid they are for coming to a sushi restaurant and...
View ArticleStewart grabs L.A. Poker Open at Commerce
The Commerce Casino’s L.A. Poker Open always is one of the premiere events on the West Coast, and now Scott Stewart of Lakewood has a premiere title. Stewart bested pro Chris Moorman of England to earn...
View ArticleWSOPC hits Choctaw in Okla. this month
The World Series of Poker Circuit stops at Choctaw Casino in Durant, Okla., on Jan. 11-23, with undercard events starting Jan. 5. See the ad in our January issue.No-limit hold’em $365 ring events...
View ArticleBestbet Jax series runs Jan. 19-29
The bestbet poker room in Jacksonville hosts the Mid-States Poker Tour from Jan. 19-29, including the $1,100 buy-in, $200K guarantee main event, which has Days 1A and 1B at noon on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28...
View ArticleHartshorn stays hot, wins BPO in Atlantic City
Travis Hartshorn took down another tournament after dominating Parx’s Big Stax 300 in October, claiming the $2,700 main-event trophy at the Borgata Fall Poker Open in Atlantic City.Since his first...
View ArticlePittsburgh Open goes to Halaska
The Pittsburgh Poker Open series ran Nov. 9-22 at Rivers Casino as Jeremy Halaska of Cleveland won the $1,650 main event for $49,700 with 122 players creating a $177,510 prize pool. Stan Fudor of Seven...
View ArticleGive recreational players a break
Why does someone play poker? Fun, money, competition, adrenalin rush, better than bingo.For some, poker seems to be the last arena for their completive nature. For others, it’s a release or...
View ArticleSpeculative poker hands need justification
When playing a speculative hand preflop, understand why you’ve decided to take a flop. There are three critical reasons you can justify this.GETTING THE RIGHT PRICE: We’re playing $1-$2 no-limit and an...
View ArticlePoker’s like a box of chocolates
Are you acting as Forrest Gump’s mother suggested, stupid is as stupid does, or are you able to avoid making stupid moves at the table? Understanding it’s not all that hard to make a mistake, are you...
View ArticleAmeristar Vicksburg awarding Ante Up Poker Cruise packages
Ameristar Vicksburg in Mississippi will be awarding Ante Up Poker Cruise packages in January.Players will earn points based on their place in weekly tournaments and the two players with the most points...
View ArticleKeep your poker game loose, fun
Your name just got called for your $2-$5 no-limit hold’em seat. You arrive at the table and start stacking your chips. You look around and six of the players at the table are wearing huge headphones,...
View ArticleCramer takes down SoCal Poker Championships
After a three-way chop, Tim Cramer was declared the winner of the SoCal Poker Championships, a unique tournament collaboration between four SoCal casinos. Cramer earned $351,240 and a Mercedes-Benz C...
View ArticleWinter Classic runs Feb. 11-13 at Talking Stick
The sixth annual Winter Classic returns Feb. 11-13, to the Arena Poker Room at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., with two Day 1s. Surviving players will return to finish Feb. 13.The buy-in is...
View ArticleCentral Florida poker scene is hopping
Poker sure has been busy at the Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa, Fla. First, the Winter Poker Open, which ran Dec. 1-18 and had a little something for everyone: Omaha players, Classic Rockers (aka...
View ArticleWagner wins Superstacks in New York
Daniel Wagner outlasted 308 players to win the Superstacks Hold’em Series Main Event at Turning Stone Resort in Verona, N.Y. For the victory, Wagner of West Seneca earned $29,853.The showing capped an...
View ArticleHugan wins major poker title in Indiana
Bruce Hugan outlasted 345 entries to win the Heartland Poker Tour Main Event in early December at Belterra Casino in Indiana. The attorney from Indianapolis who had only 20 big blinds left at one...
View ArticleWe always do things to be rewarded
Psychologists try to figure out what rewards people. Historically, psychology realized that until we know a person’s baseline, we really could not tell what an individual considers a reward. Some...
View ArticleShould you chase at the poker table?
To chase or not to chase? That is the question. The term “chaser” or “chasing” in poker refers to a player who doesn’t have a made hand and needs to hit a card to complete the hand. Often enough in...
View ArticleResolutions for low-stakes poker pro
Yes, I realize it’s February, so it’s a little late to be talking about resolutions, but I thought it was a great way to remind low-stakes pros about some things we all too easily forget. Many of these...
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