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I recently took a trip to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, which remains one of the nicest casinos on the East Coast. I highly recommend it as

I recently took a trip to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, which remains one of the nicest casinos on the East Coast. I highly recommend it as

When you assess your hand’s strength preflop, there’s a correlation between the betting action and the number of players in the hand. Average players never

Social media has become a primary form of communication in the poker community. I actually think I was one of the first to use Twitter for this. A friend told me about this “new technology” and how I could use it to keep my friends, family and investors updated on what I was playing and […]

In 1990, Yale psychologists John D. Mayer and Peter Salovey coined the term emotional intelligence, which refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate

While playing $2-$5 cash games at the World Series of Poker this year, I had JH-10H on the button. Two players folded, one limped and

Common wisdom says every time you enter a multitable tournament, you need a lot of things to go your way to win. You need a good table assignment. You need good cards or at least a few well-timed hands. You need to avoid coolers. You need to play well. And you need some luck. All […]

If you read my column regularly, you likely know my motto is Decide to Win! I’m a believer that having the proper mind-set and expecting

I started this column by rethinking the value of patience in poker: “Is patience really important in poker?” I understand everyone says patience is important,

By Steve Blay Have you ever been stuck in the big blind 500 hands in a row? Sounds like hell, but it just might be

As a player who has made his living playing cash, I’ve never been a fan of “targeting one player” during a session. I am, however,



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