When I was first starting to learn about how to play poker, I learned the importance of playing what was referred to as tight/aggressive poker.... more
I try not to forget that the online poker revolution is continuing and ever more numbers of new players are trying out the game for the first time. Poker News doesn't forget it either more
It's Thanksgiving. And while poker players tend not to pay attention to the calendar (except the one that announces promotions and tournaments in the poker room) I for one cannot help but pause and reflect... more
One of the great causes of wallet damage to a new player at Omaha High is over-estimating the power of the set - three of a kind, especially when it hits them on the flop... more
I'm going to assume that you've learned to be tight. You've learned to throw away trash hands on Third Street. Perhaps you've practice with the Wilson software.... more
For those of you who have played Omaha Hi/Lo Poker in particular, you will know the pain of seeing a card hit the board which blows a hole in your best-laid plans and snatches a defeat from the jaws of victory! more
Let's recap our death spiral. We started with a good couple of hours of play, confounded by bad fortune and a drop of $200 from our original stack of $500.... more
There are times in poker when you wonder what possesses other players to do the things they do. This question tends to manifest itself a few milliseconds after a giant pot... more
Let's continue down the death spiral we started down last week. You remember the beginning don't you? You had a long run of bad cards after being down $200 in a $10/20 game. more
Omaha is a game where the likelihood of significant improvement to some players' hands exists at every round of the betting - the flop, the turn and the river. more
I like candlepin bowling. The bowling ball fits into the palm of my hand. The pins are long, tapered, and narrow. And I get three throws to knock down all the balls. What's not to like.... more
I thought this week that I would take a fleeting inventory of the availability of Omaha games to the discerning on-line player. Up to now I have talked about strategic aspects... more
If the table is full of dim opponents, you take the initiative and light them up.
Such was the case a few nights ago when I dropped by a $1-5 table at Foxwoods Resort Casino.... more
It is a regular occurrence for a poor starting hand in Omaha to turn into something stronger after the flop or the turn or the river, yet simultaneously the same board cards can weaken a strong opening hand held by another player... more
I just got back from a wonderful four days at Foxwoods Resort casino - which held FARGO, a convention of sorts of we poker playing fanatics who know each other primarily from the Internet. more
Last week, I recapped some of the fundamental points that a new Omaha player should take on board before commencing a game of Omaha High. This time, I will do the same with Omaha Hi/Lo. more
I love old movies. Good thing too, because I don't have cable. And sometimes that's all that's on late at night when I can't sleep. There was one the other night. I don't remember the name. more