Tom "TIME" Leonard

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Tom Leonard

Tom has been writing about poker since 1994 and has played across the USA for over 40 years, playing every game in almost every card room in Atlantic City, California and Las Vegas.

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Tom "TIME" Leonard

Double Double Bonus Poker Strategy

Tom "TIME" Leonard • January 6, 2026

My previous article on Jacks or Better video poker was so well received, I thought I would follow up with an article...

Probabilities & Paradoxes Beyond Poker

Tom "TIME" Leonard • June 27, 2011

As poker players we should all be familiar with probability. After all it is the underpinning of the game and permits us...

Adjusting from Online Poker to Live Poker

Tom "TIME" Leonard • May 3, 2011

April 15th 2011, which has become known as 'Black Friday' to the United States poker playing community, changed the poker landscape for...

Floating or Sinking?

Tom "TIME" Leonard • March 16, 2011

Hold'em strategies continue to evolve and catch the fancy of some players and are dismissed by others. One such strategy is “Floating”...

Fun Card Propositions

Tom "TIME" Leonard • February 1, 2011

What could be more fun than scamming friends out of a few coins of the realm by outsmarting them with some proposition...

Public Poker vs. Private Poker

Tom "TIME" Leonard • December 14, 2010

When I first started playing poker, all of my games were of the private variety which I would guess was the same...

Poker Decisions and Guessing

Tom "TIME" Leonard • October 29, 2010

When it comes to poker, I’ve often written that knowledge is power and guessers are losers - and while I do adhere...

Machiavelli – A Master of Poker?

Tom "TIME" Leonard • September 28, 2010

The Prince, is the name of a famous book written by Niccolo Machiavelli which has been studied for its insights for centuries....

Poker ‘Game Changers’

Tom "TIME" Leonard • August 26, 2010

Many live poker cardrooms and casinos offer promotions to help encourage traffic at their venues. Most of these promotions can actually change...

Heads-up with Doyle – A Dream Come True

Tom "TIME" Leonard • July 28, 2010

What is the one common dream that most poker players share? I think it would be safe to say the answer is...

Before You Play Poker… Have a Plan

Tom "TIME" Leonard • July 1, 2010

Have you ever heard the expression, most people do not plan to fail, however, many people fail to plan? I think it's...

The Poker Canary – A Lesson in Set Mining

Tom "TIME" Leonard • May 31, 2010

Tweet, tweet… what does a canary have to do with poker? I’m certain you are all familiar with the use of pigeons,...

The Antidote for Tilt

Tom "TIME" Leonard • May 10, 2010

I bet the title of this article caught your attention, especially if you fall prey to the universally eschewed poker downfall of...

A Pokerology Tale

Tom "TIME" Leonard • April 22, 2010

Hi, my name is Tom Leonard and my poker nickname is “TIME” and to make a long and involved story short, here...

The Poker Staircase (Dropping Down in Stakes)

Tom "TIME" Leonard • April 6, 2010

Most dedicated poker enthusiasts strive to play at larger and larger stakes as their understanding, confidence and results continue to improve. Why...

Dogging It!

Tom "TIME" Leonard • March 21, 2010

Has your game gone to the dogs? Dogging it is an expression describing weak play on the end of a hand. If...

Right Between the Eyes!

Tom "TIME" Leonard • March 6, 2010

Right between the eyes is a description which normally refers to a top notch shot which stops a foe in his tracks....

Poker and Luck

Tom "TIME" Leonard • February 19, 2010

The debate over whether poker is a game of luck or skill has raged on for what seems like forever. The premise...

Poker Protection

Tom "TIME" Leonard • February 3, 2010

In order to practice safe poker one needs to use protection just like so many other things in life. Sorry, I couldn’t...

Crossing the Line in Poker

Tom "TIME" Leonard • January 19, 2010

Poker strategies continue to evolve but at a faster rate than they did back in the day. I believe that is simply...

Poker Cryptography

Tom "TIME" Leonard • January 3, 2010

I have played the game of poker for a long time, too long to admit without sounding as old as Methuselah. An...

Becoming a Professional Poker Player

Tom "TIME" Leonard • December 11, 2009

There is a phenomenon that occurs frequently among amateur poker players. A recreational player starts running well and winning consistently and comes...