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A light-hearted look at poker with some fun, quirky and ‘outside the box’ originality from our columnists.

Probabilities & Paradoxes Beyond Poker

By Tom "TIME" Leonard | June 27, 2011 | Fun & Fiction

As poker players we should all be familiar with probability. After all it is the underpinning of the game and permits us to know what is a good …
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Fun Card Propositions

By Tom "TIME" Leonard | February 1, 2011 | Fun & Fiction

What could be more fun than scamming friends out of a few coins of the realm by outsmarting them with some proposition bets concerning fifty-two pasteboards? Read more

Heads-up with Doyle – A Dream Come True

By Tom "TIME" Leonard | July 28, 2010 | Fun & Fiction

I found myself not only making the final table but wound up facing down, heads-up, none other than the Godfather of poker, Mr. Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson! That’s …
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A Pokerology Tale

By Tom "TIME" Leonard | April 22, 2010 | Fun & Fiction

Last week I played a slightly bizarre hold’em session at my all time favorite cardroom, Timmy Magic’s Poker Palace. All the current regulars were there along with some …
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Future Poker Predictions

By Gerald Hanks | December 23, 2009 | Fun & Fiction

Thanks to a specially modified DeLorean fueled by the rage of the “online poker is rigged” conspiracy theorists, our experts at Pokerology have been able to view the …
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MMORPG, Magic Spells, Swordfights and Poker

By Gerald Hanks | December 3, 2009 | Fun & Fiction

Multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) has received a boost in popularity in recent years. In many ways, a poker game is much like a role-playing session Read more

Are You a Poker Junkie?

By Ashley Adams | July 30, 2009 | Fun & Fiction

Here is my list of the top ten signs that your poker game may be taking over your life. Lest you get too depressed from the observations, you’ll …
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Revenge of the Nerds: Top 10 Nerds in Poker

By Gerald Hanks | June 5, 2009 | Fun & Fiction

Back in the “good ol’ days”, poker was played by men (and only men) with names like “Amarillo Slim”, “Texas Dolly” and “Miami John”. In those days, when …
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How to Play Poker in the Star Trek Universe

By Gerald Hanks | April 23, 2009 | Fun & Fiction

Many players say that poker reveals more of a player’s character than any other game. What does it reveal about the characters in the fictional worlds of the …
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Poker and Golf – Green Felt and Fairways

By Gerald Hanks | April 11, 2009 | Fun & Fiction

With Tiger Woods’ comeback win at Bay Hill, Paul Casey’s playoff victory at the Shell Houston Open and the start of the Masters this weekend, the tournament golf …
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