Tag: ante up magazine

Poker

Poker tournament series need organization

The cover of our January issue proclaimed, “WPT Invades Florida!” and featured the winners of four World Poker Tour events in the Sunshine State during a two-month period. It was a worthy cover, and validation that after being mired in financial troubles, the World Poker Tour has emerged as every bit the force it was […]

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Poker

You need basic poker hand-reading skills

When you’re in a tough situation at the poker table, it’s necessary to sit back and put all the pieces of the puzzle together to come up with an optimal decision. While you may end up losing the hand, as long as you figure out your opponent’s range with fairly high accuracy, you’ll win in […]

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Florida

A chat with 2011 Ante Up POY Darryll Fish

Our 2011 Ante Up Player of the Year is Darryll Fish of Hallandale Beach, Fla. Known as DFish online, Darryll had a late surge last year to capture the title, including a pair of top-10 finishes at two Florida WPT events. He has nearly $2 million in tournament winnings, including a WCOOP title, and is […]

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New Mexico

Poker seminar at Santa Ana Star increases players

As a regular player you always want to see new players come to the game. If I can encourage others to learn hold’em, I do. Getting new players on the felt is the job of a poker room manager, so a brainstorming session with Santa Ana Star’s Dan Higginbotham led us to start a new-player […]

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