In Part I of this series, I explained that the most thorough strategy on this game presented in David Sklansky's book Sklansky on Poker. I also explained that most of the razz games that I've found lately.... more
I suppose it started when one poker player or another was tired of only getting bad hands. Someone came up with the novel idea of letting the worst hand win for a change. Thus was razz born.... more
I've written a lot about game selection – about the importance of a finding a game where you are better than the average player. I've shown in these articles how your ability to win is directly connected to finding games with poor players... more
The title is sexy and seductive I suppose. It's every guy's fantasy -- to be a stud in Las Vegas. All those showgirls. But my tale is not that tail. It's a more somber report. more
I spend a lot of time in these articles giving you the general theory with a couple of examples to illustrate the point. This time I'm going to do something very different. I'm going to just list a long series of hands... more
When I was younger and on a very limited budget I used to have to think about how I would pay for things I wanted. When I wanted to buy something the question 'Where will the money come from?' had to be answered first.... more
I have always had a fondness in the special poker section of my heart for the Greater Louisville area. I have family in the area -- just over the river in the small town of DuPauw, Indiana.... more
Your strategy must change after the first few players are knocked out but before you are clearly in the money. By this point I've found that there are a couple of players on life support.... more
In Stud/8 poker, with your high hands without lows you should be extremely cautious, only entering the hand when you are certain or nearly certain that you have the highest, and then entering for a raise... more
I like to play Stud/8 (7-card Stud Hi-Lo, with an 8 low as a qualifier) online sit and go tournaments. These are one or two table tourneys that begin as soon as the table (or tables) are full... more
In my last article I noted that in spite of the long odds against winning a WSOP event, I decided to enter one anyway -- a $1,000 Stud8 event. This article will explain how I prepared.... more
I'm a grinder -- if I'm an anything. I play medium and small stakes stud and hold 'em and grind out a profit. I have a day job as a union negotiator... more
It wasn't the World Series of Poker. No, not at all. No cameras; no celebrities; no crushing together of tables or squeezing by of people as someone was knocked out.... more
In my last column I noted three considerations when deciding whether to move to a higher game: bankroll, ability to win, and psychology. I dealt with the first, bankroll.... more
I visited the Cherokee Casino just outside Tulsa, Oklahoma the other day. I had flown in to compete in a few of the preliminary tournaments during the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge II... more
I have a concept to introduce that may make you laugh. I don't mean it to be funny. It's won me money. But maybe it will strike you as absurd. You be the judge..... more
My marathon trip to Atlantic City included a stop at the Trump Taj Mahal (known familiarly as 'The Taj') – once the premier poker room in the area. In many respects it still is.... more
In my last column I gave you an overview of the poker scene in Atlantic City these days, including a summary of the where there is 7 card stud, and what the stakes are... more
There was a time, not that long ago, when the Atlantic City poker scene included many wonderful stud games. The Taj Majal had all limits all the time.... more
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