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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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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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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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...
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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...
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...
Top 10 Poker Vacations
I travel a lot and I play a lot of poker. One of my favorite treats is to combine the two by going on a poker vacation. Over the past few years...
Machiavelli – A Master of Poker?
The Prince, is the name of a famous book written by Niccolo Machiavelli which has been studied for its insights for centuries. Originally written in 1513 and circulated among his friends the...
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...
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...
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...
Losing at Poker
Poker players are losers. I don’t mean that metaphysically. I don’t mean to insult you as a person. But practically speaking, most of the time when you play poker you lose. It’s...
A Pokerology Tale
Hi, my name is Tom Leonard and my poker nickname is “TIME” and to make a long and involved story short, here is how it became my moniker. Years and years ago...
