Masterclass: Phil Ivey Reads Souls
Situation: Head’s up at the Monte Carlo millions vs. Paul Jackson Blinds: 12K/24K + 4K ante Stacks: Phil has about a 4-1 chip lead. Jackson has roughly $1 million in chips. In...
Read MoreSituation: Head’s up at the Monte Carlo millions vs. Paul Jackson Blinds: 12K/24K + 4K ante Stacks: Phil has about a 4-1 chip lead. Jackson has roughly $1 million in chips. In...
Read More“This game is evil.” “How could that SOB get lucky on me again?” ”Why do I keep losing?” “What am I doing wrong?” “I always get my money in with the best...
Read MoreSituation: 3 handed at the WSOP Tournament of Champions final tableBlinds: 10k/20k + 3k antesStacks: Unknown, but no one seems too short Let’s play this hand as if we are Mike Sexton....
Read MoreMy previous article on Jacks or Better video poker was so well received I thought I would follow up with an article on what has become the most popular of the video...
Read MoreThe Scenario A player wins a nice pot and he drags the pot toward his remaining chip stack. Shortly afterward, the player to his left says "Where are my chips?" and it...
Chip Reese’s time on earth was unfortunately cut short, but while he was here he represented the game of poker with a passion and love for the game that will have a...
Situation: WSOP Main Event Blinds: Unknown, but around 250/500 Stacks: Unknown, but no one seems too short For this hand, we will play as if we are Phil Hellmuth. We don't have...
As the United States prepares to celebrate Independence Day, I have to start out on a personal note and say that I am proud to be an American. My late grandfather and...
In a poker world where terms like “best ever,” “greatest of all time,” and other types of accolades seem to come quite freely, it is hard to tell the true greats from...
The Scenario A player is all-in and everyone folds except one player who considers calling. He verbally declares that he has a pair of 10's. The all-in player remains silent, and the...
Dan Harrington may have quieted off during the last few years now that he's in his mid 60’s, but his contributions to the game of poker will be felt long after we’re...
The Scenario In a nine-handed game, four players limp in, so player eight decides to limp in without looking at his cards. Player nine, who is short-stacked moves all in. A sequence...
There was a time in Doyle Brunson’s life when he thought that if he would be making any Hall of Fame it would be for playing basketball, not a card game. That’s...
Back in the “good ol’ days”, poker was played by men (and only men) with names like “Amarillo Slim”, “Texas Dolly” and “Miami John”. In those days, when you walked into a...