The Worst Poker TV Shows Ever Made
While everyone has their own favorite online poker sites, most players can agree on which TV shows offer the best presentation of...
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Gerald Hanks
Gerald Hanks is from Houston Texas, and has been playing poker since 2002. He has played cash games and no-limit hold’em tournaments at live venues all over the United States.
LATEST ARTICLES FROM Gerald Hanks
The Best Poker TV Shows Ever Made
Most poker fans will agree on the two major factors that contributed to the poker boom of recent years: online poker and...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Women in Poker: A “Honey-Maker” Effect?
When the “Moneymaker effect” took hold of the poker world in 2003, it brought many new players into the game. Youngsters who...
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Home Game Poker Safety
Recent news of the daring robbery at the European Poker Tour event in Berlin garnered worldwide headlines. Four bandits stormed the Grand...
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Young Guns of Tournament Poker
“The Kids Are Alright” or “Teenage Wasteland”? In 1989, Phil Hellmuth set the record for the youngest winner of the World Series...
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Future Poker Predictions
The beginning years of the twenty-first century have brought some incredible highs and devastating lows. The poker world has not been insulated...
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MMORPG, Magic Spells, Swordfights and Poker
One of the more fascinating aspects of online gaming that has received a boost in popularity in recent years is the massive...
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WSOP Main Event 2009: The Aftermath
In the last forty years, the World Series of Poker has grown from a group of Texas road gamblers voting on the...
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WSOP November Nine 2009: Ivey vs Moon
(Why a Phil Ivey Win Would Be Good for the Game – and Why a Darvin Moon Win Would Be a Disaster)...
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Playing Micro-Limits Online Poker – Part II
First off, I’d like to thank all the poker forum members that gave me such great feedback on Part I of this...
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With poker players around the world experiencing shrinking bankrolls, rising travel costs and lower attendance figures at major tournaments, many players are...
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Cash Games or Tournament Poker
Sure, we’ve all been seduced by the glamour, fame and money we see every week in the no-limit hold’em tournaments we see...
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Better Late Than Never?
For those of you who are fans of Phil Hellmuth, aka Poker Brat, aka Mr. Eleven Bracelets, aka The Greatest No-Limit Hold’Em...
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Online Multi-Tabling – Advantages & Setbacks
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...
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How to Avoid Poker Burnout
“This game is evil.” “How could that SOB get lucky on me again?” ”Why do I keep losing?” “What am I doing...
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US Government is Wrong About Online Poker
As the United States prepares to celebrate Independence Day, I have to start out on a personal note and say that I...
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Revenge of the Nerds: Top 10 Nerds in Poker
Back in the “good ol’ days”, poker was played by men (and only men) with names like “Amarillo Slim”, “Texas Dolly” and...
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Tournament Poker – To Cash or Not to Cash?
To cash or not to cash: that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows...
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How to Play Poker in the Star Trek Universe
SPOCK: A very interesting game, this poker. KIRK: It does have advantages over chess. MCCOY: Love to teach it to you. Star...
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Poker and Golf – Green Felt and Fairways
With Tiger Woods’ comeback win at Bay Hill, Paul Casey’s playoff victory at the Shell Houston Open and the start of the...
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Online Poker & Data Mining
You walk into a live poker room for the first time, carrying your racks of red chips to your assigned seat at...
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Why Do We Play Poker?
Why do we put up with the long hours and the losing streaks, the bad beats, the software dropping its internet connection...
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Off-Strip Poker in Las Vegas – A New (Old) Hope
In an earlier piece, I noted the apparent lack of enthusiasm for poker rooms on the Las Vegas Strip by both visitors...
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Las Vegas Strip Poker – A Dying Game?
Once upon a time, poker players ruled Las Vegas. “Bugsy” Siegel had a high-stakes game in his suite at the Flamingo. Benny...
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