Poker Brains vs. Poker Balls
Many of the most talented and accomplished players in the history of tournament poker have taken a cerebral approach to the game. Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer and Dan Harrington have all achieved...
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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.
The Long Run (The Really Long Run)
Inexperienced, bad, superstitious, and gambling poker players think in terms of the short run. Their mood and disposition is determined by their immediate results. Ask them how they’re doing and they’ll tell...
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Floating or Sinking?
Hold'em strategies continue to evolve and catch the fancy of some players and are dismissed by others. One such strategy is “Floating” which means calling with a weak hand in position with...
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Keeping Peace and Playing Poker
I first learned how to play poker when I was five years old. My grandfather taught my brother and me how to play. I played for money in high school and college,...
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Poker and the Flight Club – Conflict Avoidance
Conflict is what poker's all about. This is a central truth of the game that we all deal with every time we sit down to play. We're trying to beat the other...
The Worst Poker Movies Ever Made
Poker movies have had their share of “bad beats” in recent years. While most of the best poker movies mentioned in my previous article took place before the “poker boom”, those that...
Fun Card Propositions
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? You might consider this a little...
Learning Another Poker Game
The poker game of choice these days is surely no limit hold’em. Many people playing today know no other form of the game. For them, poker is hold’em. That being said, there...
Poker Promotions – Finding the Right Stakes
Whether you play poker for a living as a means of extra income, or as a passionate hobby, one of the greatest things about being a poker player is the chance to be...
The Best Poker Movies Ever Made
One of the great appeals of poker to a mass audience is the drama inherent in the game itself. Millions of dollars can change on the turn of a card. An unknown...
Public Poker vs. Private Poker
When I first started playing poker, all of my games were of the private variety which I would guess was the same for about ninety nine percent of new players who started...
The Pressure to Succeed in Poker
Whether you're a casual player or a professional, there is always some element of pressure to succeed in poker. Poker is a competitive game and as with anything in life, you want...
Opportunity Costs at the Poker Table
In the study of behavioral finance there's a concept known as opportunity cost. The official definition goes something like this: It's the value of the option that you must give up when...
Free Pub Poker: Is It Worth It?
As the popularity of no-limit Texas Hold’em tournaments has spread around the world, new avenues for the game have sprouted up like mushrooms after a rainstorm. Most major casinos have their own...
