Ashley Adams

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Ashley Adams

Ashley Adams lives in Boston, Massachusetts and has been playing poker for decades. He is the author of two poker books and his specialty is 7-card stud and no-limit hold'em.

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Ashley Adams

The Risks of Winning at Poker

Ashley Adams • August 24, 2011

So you’re doing great. You’re at the $2/5 no limit table and you are ruling. You sat down with $300, doubled up...

Winning the Big One

Ashley Adams • July 8, 2011

I go to Las Vegas every year to participate in the World Series of Poker. I find even the thin possibility of...

The Risks of Losing at Poker

Ashley Adams • May 13, 2011

We all know the obvious risk of losing at poker. The risk is you lose your money and go broke. Big revelation....

The Long Run (The Really Long Run)

Ashley Adams • March 25, 2011

Inexperienced, bad, superstitious, and gambling poker players think in terms of the short run. Their mood and disposition is determined by their...

Keeping Peace and Playing Poker

Ashley Adams • March 7, 2011

I first learned how to play poker when I was five years old. My grandfather taught my brother and me how to...

Learning Another Poker Game

Ashley Adams • January 21, 2011

The poker game of choice these days is surely no limit hold’em. Many people playing today know no other form of the...

Top 10 Poker Vacations

Ashley Adams • November 8, 2010

I travel a lot and I play a lot of poker. One of my favorite treats is to combine the two by...

Poker Tells That Matter

Ashley Adams • September 5, 2010

Talk to a friend or acquaintance who doesn’t play poker. Ask him about what he thinks are the two or three most...

Learning Poker at 64 – Too Old?

Ashley Adams • August 9, 2010

The following article is a guest post written by my poker student, Dr. Burton Reifler. Why did I take up poker at...

Violating Conventional Poker Wisdom – Part II

Ashley Adams • July 10, 2010

In my last article I addressed the first three of the six pieces of conventional poker wisdom that I have found exception...

Violating Conventional Poker Wisdom – Part I

Ashley Adams • June 7, 2010

Poker is a complex game – easy to learn but hard to master. Accordingly, many have tried to simplify the learning of...

Losing at Poker

Ashley Adams • May 4, 2010

Poker players are losers. I don’t mean that metaphysically. I don’t mean to insult you as a person. But practically speaking, most...

Dealing with Tricky Poker Players

Ashley Adams • April 18, 2010

There are many types of poker players. Most are relatively easy for the good player to read. They tend to play hands...

How to Liven Things Up at the Poker Table

Ashley Adams • March 29, 2010

You’ve been looking forward to playing poker for at least a week now. You finally made the trip to the nearest poker...

Acting at the Poker Table

Ashley Adams • March 1, 2010

Everyone knows that poker players are actors. All of us, even the newest fish in the pond, knows that it’s important not...

Quitters Never Win (and Winners Never Quit)

Ashley Adams • February 7, 2010

We poker players tend to want to present poker as a sport more than as a game. We point out how much...

Poker Rx – Fixing Your Poker Game

Ashley Adams • January 24, 2010

I’m entitling this series of articles, Poker Rx. For those of you not familiar with the symbol Rx, it currently is used...

When Poker’s Not Only About the Money

Ashley Adams • December 17, 2009

I am principally a stud player. Stud players tend to be older than hold’em players. Even at 52, I tend to be...

Being Hot To Trot and Playing Poker

Ashley Adams • December 7, 2009

I often drink coffee before a poker playing session. I find that it helps me focus and maintain my optimum level of...

Changing Gears

Ashley Adams • November 24, 2009

Poker words and phrases are used regularly in our conversation. Even the absolute non-player is familiar with the concept of “calling a...

Take the Money and Run (Hit & Run Strategy)

Ashley Adams • November 9, 2009

Here’s a hit and run story. I was visiting the poker room in the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona. It was...

Playing the Wild Man

Ashley Adams • October 27, 2009

Good players need to adjust their play to suit different game conditions. I’d like to focus on one particular type of obstacle that...

The Smiling Poker Face

Ashley Adams • October 5, 2009

I meet a lot of people. Some know me from the poker world. Most do not. Those who don’t play poker usually...

Get Invited Back to Home Games

Ashley Adams • September 19, 2009

I have found that, in general, the most profitable games are home games. There’s generally little or no rake, you’re competing generally...

Sizing up a Poker Game

Ashley Adams • September 5, 2009

I have a friend, Andre, who is relatively new to the world of competitive poker. He and I spend many hours online...

Finding a Poker Game

Ashley Adams • August 24, 2009

I travel a lot. Sometimes my trip is to areas of well established public poker rooms. My recent trip to Las Vegas...

5 Reasons to Make Poker Legal

Ashley Adams • August 11, 2009

I live in Boston, Massachusetts. Poker is officially illegal here – as it is in much of the United States. The Unlawful...

Are You a Poker Junkie?

Ashley Adams • July 30, 2009

Gambling compulsion is a serious subject. I’ve seen players ruin their lives with compulsive, addicted poker play. During my recent trip to...

Gamblers Anonymous for the Poker Obsessive

Ashley Adams • July 30, 2009

I was obsessed with poker a while back – even more than I am right now. I had a game at my...