Month: November 2013

Poker

Game selection is key to success in poker

Most people who play poker lose money. A small percentage of players make money in the long run. If you tell me you’re a winner or break-even player, you’re practicing solid game selection or you’re lying. Maybe you’re lying to yourself. What I know for sure is if you’re a long-term winning player, then you’re […]

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New York

Failla wins World Poker Finals at Foxwoods

Will “The Thrill” Failla of Commack, N.Y., captured the World Poker Finals Main Event at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., and earned $128,306 and a crystal trophy. The $2,700 no-limit hold’em main event is the signature event at Foxwoods, and was a staple of the World Poker Tour for years. Its 302 entrants generated […]

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Poker

Straddling in PLO cash games

There are different types of straddles in cash games, such as under-the-gun, which means the first player to act preflop, and a Mississippi straddle, which

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