I played a fun hand in a live $5-$10 PLO game recently at the Horseshoe in Hammond, Ind., a casino I’ve been playing at regularly for most of the year. I had $2,500 in front of me while Bob, an amazing player who I have a ton of history with, had the seven-handed table covered. […]
Playing in a $2-$5 cash game while in middle position, the two players to my right folded and I was holding 7-8 suited preflop. With only $7 in the pot, I raised to $15. Everyone behind me folded and I became the button from middle position. Some of you may be asking why I would […]
Noah Schwartz, 30, is a poker pro who lives in Sunny Isles, Fla. He has been on the poker scene since 2006, but despite several
Blue Shark Optics, the leading maker of poker optics, is spearheading an online poker tournament to benefit seven charities.
Perhaps I don’t understand why fashion has become more important than information? I’m amazed how often I see players with headsets and electronic devices in use during play. Is it because more prominent players choose to adorn themselves with these electronics? Is it fashionable to wear these headsets? I marvel at players who arrive at […]
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
Not being into technology, I seldom spend time on the Internet. With so much going on in the world, I find my time is better spent playing rather than surfing. Enjoying cash games more than tournament play, I’ve found my time spent at the table serves me more beneficially. How often I’ve heard, “He played […]
I recently played a daily tournament at the Venetian, which I thought might provide a good hand or two for an article. It didn’t take long for me to get a good one. In the first orbit, this hand occurred. Blinds were 25-50 with 8K starting stacks. Everyone had close to starting stacks. I raised […]
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 means straddling on the button. But I’m going to focus on the strategies for UTG. Let’s say you’re playing a full-ring (nine players) $1-$2 PLO cash game, and you have […]
Recently, I saw the documentary Bet Raise Fold and listened to several poker pros talk about the disconnect between money and reality, as well as what inevitably happens to players when they face long, drawn-out bad runs. I realized the phenomenon they were discussing is burnout. Last issue, I provided some overview to what burnout […]
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