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I live in Boston, Massachusetts. Poker is officially illegal here – as it is in much of the United States. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) seeks to prohibit us from...

What’s the only thing that’s better than playing at a soft no-limit hold’em online cash game table? Playing at multiple soft no-limit hold’em online cash game tables, of course! Many online poker...

In the history of all popular sports and games that are played worldwide, it's not very often that a single person comes along and changes the way the sport or game is...

The Scenario During the deal a card is exposed and is swapped for the top card, and the exposed card becomes the first burn card. The hand continues, and after the flop,...

Way back when I was student, I used to detest homework as it got in the way of all the other fun things I wanted to be doing. Many youngsters feel that...

Gambling compulsion is a serious subject. I’ve seen players ruin their lives with compulsive, addicted poker play. During my recent trip to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker I sat...

I was obsessed with poker a while back – even more than I am right now. I had a game at my house just about every other Sunday. I played in someone...

The Scenario Two players are involved in a hand. After the river player A makes a large bet, and player B says "I see you," but before he places his chips in...

The players we have chosen to represent the Pokerology.com have all been great contributors to the game in some capacity. They have made it better, brought something to the game, or in...

Situation: Head’s up at the Monte Carlo millions vs. Paul Jackson Blinds: 12K/24K + 4K ante Stacks: Phil has about a 4-1 chip lead.  Jackson has roughly $1 million in chips. In...

“This game is evil.” “How could that SOB get lucky on me again?” ”Why do I keep losing?” “What am I doing wrong?” “I always get my money in with the best...

Situation: 3 handed at the WSOP Tournament of Champions final tableBlinds: 10k/20k + 3k antesStacks: Unknown, but no one seems too short Let’s play this hand as if we are Mike Sexton....

The Scenario A player wins a nice pot and he drags the pot toward his remaining chip stack. Shortly afterward, the player to his left says "Where are my chips?" and it...

Chip Reese’s time on earth was unfortunately cut short, but while he was here he represented the game of poker with a passion and love for the game that will have a...

Situation: WSOP Main Event Blinds: Unknown, but around 250/500 Stacks: Unknown, but no one seems too short For this hand, we will play as if we are Phil Hellmuth. We don't have...

As the United States prepares to celebrate Independence Day, I have to start out on a personal note and say that I am proud to be an American. My late grandfather and...

In a poker world where terms like “best ever,” “greatest of all time,” and other types of accolades seem to come quite freely, it is hard to tell the true greats from...

The Scenario A player is all-in and everyone folds except one player who considers calling. He verbally declares that he has a pair of 10's. The all-in player remains silent, and the...

To limp or not to limp, that is the question. I don’t think the Bard was ever faced with this query but if he had it would be interesting to hear his...

Dan Harrington may have quieted off during the last few years now that he's in his mid 60’s, but his contributions to the game of poker will be felt long after we’re...

The Scenario In a nine-handed game, four players limp in, so player eight decides to limp in without looking at his cards. Player nine, who is short-stacked moves all in. A sequence...

There was a time in Doyle Brunson’s life when he thought that if he would be making any Hall of Fame it would be for playing basketball, not a card game. That’s...

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 you walked into a...

The Scenario At the river during a big hand I made an all-in bet and the girl I bet lifted her cards in the air and said, “I guess you got me.”...

Knowing this site is dedicated to the study of poker I have concluded (rightly or wrongly) that a number of our devotees to poker may also play video poker while visiting my...

To cash or not to cash: that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageously bad beats Or to take arms against a...