Is it Bad to Feel Good at the Poker Table?
Everything in moderation - Socrates It's no secret how negative emotions can impact the way we play the game of poker. Fear can transform even the strongest of poker players into a...
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Poker Tells That Matter
Talk to a friend or acquaintance who doesn’t play poker. Ask him about what he thinks are the two or three most important things to learn about the game of poker. I...
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Poker ‘Game Changers’
Many live poker cardrooms and casinos offer promotions to help encourage traffic at their venues. Most of these promotions can actually change the way the game of poker is optimally played. There...
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How Poker Has Changed
Poker has changed more rapidly over the past few years than it has in the entirety of the game’s history. Seven years ago, just before the beginnings of a poker boom that...
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Learning Poker at 64 – Too Old?
The following article is a guest post written by my poker student, Dr. Burton Reifler. Why did I take up poker at the age of 64? And how did I go about...
Poker Sabotage
We have met the enemy and he is us - Walt Kelly Why do otherwise sane, smart poker players occasionally play like fish? I'm not talking about recreational poker players who don't...
Heads-up with Doyle – A Dream Come True
What is the one common dream that most poker players share? I think it would be safe to say the answer is making the final table at the World Series of Poker’s...
Zynga Poker: Facebook Fun or Hold’em Hell?
For players looking for a safe alternative to major online poker sites, some social networking sites often provide free “play money” poker games against real players. One of the most popular games...
Trust Your Reads and Poker Instincts
“Trust your instincts, class.” Those were a teacher’s words back when I was a teenager and prepping for one of the myriad standardized tests administered to see how we were progressing with...
Violating Conventional Poker Wisdom – Part II
In my last article I addressed the first three of the six pieces of conventional poker wisdom that I have found exception to. In this article I’ll deal with the remaining three....
Before You Play Poker… Have a Plan
Have you ever heard the expression, most people do not plan to fail, however, many people fail to plan? I think it's a pretty neat adage which could lead us to conclude...
Poker Battles: It’s Nothing Personal
Poker is war. Though we might not always recognize it as such. Poker disguises itself under the veneer of a civilized game, where chips stand in for bullets and victory is a...
Being a Staked Poker Player
It may come as a surprise to you, but a large number of tournament poker players - the pros that you see every week on television, not the amateurs who take a...
Violating Conventional Poker Wisdom – Part I
Poker is a complex game – easy to learn but hard to master. Accordingly, many have tried to simplify the learning of poker strategy by embracing broad generalizations about the game. Many...
