In this section of our website you’ll find plenty of high-quality and original articles by some of the best poker writers around. If you’re passionate about poker, like we are, then we hope you get as much pleasure in reading the articles as we do in publishing them.
Jungleman poker represents a defining era in high-stakes online poker. Daniel Cates became the most feared heads-up no-limit hold’em player of the late 2000s by combining extreme aggression with mathematically grounded decision-making...
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Pineapple poker transforms traditional Texas Hold'em by dealing three hole cards instead of two, requiring players to discard one card at specific points depending on the variant. This structural change increases average...
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Phil Ivey is a Poker Hall of Famer whose public résumé is built on two things that are easy to verify: major titles and deep runs in the highest buy-in tournaments. He...
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Michael Mizrachi is a mixed-game tournament standout best known for his record in the World Series of Poker’s $50,000 Poker Players Championship. Across multiple eras of the live circuit, his resume combines...
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Table stakes’ meaning in poker is simple: you can only risk the chips in front of you when the hand begins, and you can only win up to that same amount from...
Linda Johnson’s poker legacy is measurable: a WSOP bracelet (1997 $1,500 Razz), Poker Hall of Fame induction (Nov. 8, 2011), and $469,659 in recorded live earnings. She helped standardize tournament rules through...
Bob Ciaffone helped turn poker study into a numbers-first discipline. This article shows what made his work durable: pot-odds thresholds you can calculate at the table, win-rate thinking that demands large samples,...
Eric Drache shaped modern tournament poker by introducing satellite qualification at the World Series of Poker and standardizing how large live events are run. His work as WSOP tournament director in the...
What is ante in poker? Ante poker adds forced money before the deal, increasing the starting pot and changing preflop incentives in tournaments and some cash formats. The key is identifying whether...
My previous article on Jacks or Better video poker was so well received, I thought I would follow up with an article on what has become the most popular of the video...
What is Jennifer Tilly’s net worth as of December 2025? Public estimates vary, but the verifiable pieces are clearer: Jennifer Tilly’s poker net worth includes at least $1,056,898 in recorded live tournament...
What is the button in poker? The button is a rotating marker that defines action order and gives its holder last action on every postflop betting round. It also anchors blind placement...
Spin and go poker is a three-player hyper-turbo sit-and-go where the prize pool is randomly determined before the first hand, creating extreme variance driven by rare high multipliers. Understanding what spin and...
What does “UTG” mean in poker? Under the gun poker (UTG) describes the most exposed decision point in Texas Hold ’Em. The player who acts first before the flop must commit chips...
