Minnesota tournament regulars Matt Alexander and Kou Vang, pictured at right, chopped Running Aces Harness Park’s Tournament of Champions for $50,846 each after a long
As I discussed in the September issue, Twitter and other social media are great for poker, but they have a few pitfalls. The main downside of using social media for play-by-play commentary is the information you’re giving to others about your game. As poker players, we need to do as much as we can to […]
By Matthew Gregoire One of the most important aspects of a person’s life is balance. It’s common to see the same players day-in and day-out at the casino playing countless hours. They have allowed poker to consume them and it often results in a life of misery and negativity. I’m sure most of you who […]
Burnout is described as a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and feelings of low personal accomplishment. It’s usually been written about in terms of work,
In a recent $2-$5 no-limit hold’em game, I was amazed by the range of starting hands played at my table. Having done this for more than 35 years, little surprises me in cash games. I can’t understand why players are willing to gamble large dollar amounts preflop and play for big pots with such poor […]
Tournament action in Oklahoma continues to be heavy. Main events for WinStar World Casino’s River Series, Cherokee Casino’s Blast to the Past Series at West
I recently had a chance to chat with local player Ray Del Cueto, a.k.a. Tampa Bay Ray, who discussed life, cancer and poker. For most of us, we’ve gravitated to the game when we were in our 20s or 30s. Then there is Tampa Bay Ray. He didn’t start playing until much later in life. […]
It would have been hard to imagine in the fledgling days of Florida poker that this peninsula would become such a worldwide focal point for
For those who followed the poker case in New York, U.S. v. DiCristina, in which a 91-year-old federal judge ruled poker was a game of
This just in: Guarantees in Los Angeles were missed. I don’t think I’ve ever reported that before, though I don’t think anyone can say the
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