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Poker History Explained – Origins, Legends & Online Evolution

Poker has come a long way from its early days. What started as a mix of Persian, French, and German card games found new life in 18th-century New Orleans. From there, it...

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Top 5 Poker Movies Every Fan Should Watch

Few sports lend themselves to the silver screen quite as naturally as poker does (and yes, we said poker is a sport — deal with it). The tension between two players at...

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The 2025 World Series of Poker Guide: Dates, Events, Buy-ins, Rule Changes, and How to Play

The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the 56th edition of poker’s most famous tournament series. It’ll take place at the Paris Las Vegas and the Horseshoe Las Vegas. This is...

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Winning the Big One

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

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Probabilities & Paradoxes Beyond Poker

As poker players we should all be familiar with probability. After all it is the underpinning of the game and permits us to know what is a good bet. The most often...

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The Risks of Losing at Poker

We all know the obvious risk of losing at poker. The risk is you lose your money and go broke. Big revelation. Some insightful poker theorist I am. But there’s more –...

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Adjusting from Online Poker to Live Poker

April 15th 2011, which has become known as 'Black Friday' to the United States poker playing community, changed the poker landscape for the foreseeable future. The Department of Justice’s crackdown on the...

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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. 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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