By Simon Prodger
Women are being increasingly attracted to the excitement of online poker. Many professional women now shop extensively online and it’s natural that they should explore other ways of having fun and spending their money online. According to the UK’s fastest growing poker website, Victor Chandler Poker (http://www.vcpoker.com), it’s no longer just a man’s [...]

The most profitable plays in Texas Holdem, are situations in which your opponent thinks he has the best hand on the table. Time and Time again when you watch play progress, you will see new players going all in with hands such as ACE, ACE or King, King or even three of a kind without [...]

TV shows spark sales of cards, chips, tables, books
The game of poker is on a winning streak, thanks in part to the popularity of several television shows devoted to the game. And casinos, bookstores and retailers who sell poker gear say it looks like the pot is going to get even bigger.
Retailers are betting that [...]

Have you ever wished you could spend a few hours with a professional player and pick their brain? Ask them what it’s really like…what it takes to be a pro? If you don’t think any WSOP bracelet winners are going to be ringing your doorbell in the near future, you might consider buying Barry Greenstein’s [...]

By Vince Burgio
“I am mad as hell and I´m not going to take it anymore!” Remember that line? It´s from the 1976 movie Network. I thought I would borrow the line to lead into this column because it sort of fits some of my feelings that have surfaced lately.
What it is that I will not [...]

By Dr. Mark Burtman
I have already written two articles about perfect poker hands. These are hands where more than one player will have good reason to put all of his or her chips into the pot. Essentially the losing hand is trapped by its strength against an even better hand. It seems that I have [...]

By Dr. Mark Burtman
We started with 2,000 in chips. I got hurt early and went all the way down to 500, but then built it all the way up to 6,000. I had my ups and downs from there, but again I got down to about 46 players. 36th place paid $5,000. I had 11,000 [...]

By John Carlisle
OK, I won’t bore you with the details of my latest terribly bad beat. You’ve heard a million of the before. Personally, I am starting to find all of the crying about bad beats on online poker forums and chat rooms a yawn-inducing trend. Let me just say that a runner-runner suck-out kept [...]

By Max Shapiro
A casino in Los Angeles has been flirting with the idea of banning cell phones during tournaments. Not just the use of them, but even their mere appearance. How come? Well, they want to protect any celebrity who might show up. They don’t want anyone trying to sneak a picture using one of [...]