Poker
Super System and Super System 2 are the “old” and “new” testament of your new found religion. Read them well. I thought that the section on Limit Hold’em, written by Jennifer Harman, was exceptional.
Harrington on Hold’em Volume 1 & 2. One of the best set of poker books I have every picked up. Well written, [...]

All too often I hear the phrase that poker is poker. There is no difference on how you play in a cash no limit game then in a tournament no limit game. Anyone who makes such a statement either has not played much in the way of high stakes cash games, or they have a [...]

In a perfect world, you would win the first hand of the tournament and never look back. You would always be among the chip leaders the whole way and cruise into the final table. Now we all know the world is not perfect and sometimes you find yourself with a lot less than [...]

A great deal has been written about how one should play when under the gun, pre flop. Conventional wisdom tells us to only play premium hands from this position. Secondly we are told that if we are a conservative player we should be aggressive and if we are a loose player we should [...]

In the last piece we discussed the subject of playing creatively under the gun. I wanted to utilize this article as a continuation and take the opportunity to expand a bit especially with regard to post flop play.
Example 1
Let’s take a step back for a moment and define our situation. We are under [...]

The Big Blind position is one that gives even seasoned players a bit of trouble. Many players will find themselves in a pot as a result of several limpers while they are holding a poor hand. Or, perhaps, they called a small pre-flop raise with a mediocre hand as they were getting ample [...]

I recently decided to take a shot at the WPT Event taking place at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City. The Borgata has opened a brand new poker room that leaves little to be desired. The high stakes section alone has over 40 tables with plenty of action to be had at all levels and [...]

All too often you will be watching a major televised tournament and witness two players getting it All In on a proverbial coin flip. This is something I have always had difficulty understanding. You make a $10,000 investment to enter the tournament. You devote a week of your life to it. [...]

The month of December is always a very difficult time for us in the business world. Everyone is running around trying to close out the fiscal year, finalize last minute details and push to a close any last minute transactions that still linger. This December was no different as I found myself at my desk [...]

One of the things that separate poker from other games of chance is our ability to select the odds under which we are willing to wager money. One can encourage action by providing the appropriate odds for a call, as one can also discourage action by “pricing someone out” of a pot. However [...]