
What exactly are poker accessories? There was a time when people felt all they needed were a couple of decks of cards and maybe some plastic poker chips to play poker. That’s still true, but poker has become a more sophisticated pastime and a real industry, and there are many accessories available now that can [...]
Posted on 22 February 2010
The names of the best five poker movies of all time is the subject of some debate. While not as many movies have been made about poker as, for example, baseball, poker movies are very different. Some poker movies are built entirely around a specific game, while others are about events related to the game. [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 15 February 2010
“Elements of Poker” by Tommy Angelo is not like any poker book you have ever seen, because Tommy Angelo is not like any poker author you have ever seen. Tommy does things his own way, from his “Tommyisms,” his own self-created brand of poker terminology, to his humor and general approach to the game. Continue Reading
Posted on 28 January 2010
Knowing the poker rules, obviously. You got to be familiar with the rules of the game. But playing online poker calls for additional traits and skills, such as learning to “feel” your opponents, measuring the right bet for the right hand, patience, and luck among them. The web offers endless resources for learning poker. Guides, blogs and [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 21 January 2010
Master the art of bet-sizing and your poker game will improve in leaps and bounds. Its not good enough to just bet, check or call, you aint gonna get anywhere. The skill is in the amount of your bet. Think “How much am I going to bet?” Every time you decide to bet, ask yourself immediately, [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 19 October 2009
One of my poker heroes is Jennifer Harman. Not just because she is a woman, but also because I admire her play and how hard she has to work to get to where she is. You go girl!! She is the only woman in the world with two WSOP bracelets in the open events, now thats [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 13 October 2009
For an amateur, I think Don Topel played brilliantly and he was just unlucky that Gavin Smith got the better cards. Perhaps the one criticism that I have of Don’s poker game is that he was a little impatient and played a few hands that he shouldn’t have. He leaked a bit. Easy to say afterwards. [...] Continue Reading