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Kid Poker

Daniel Negreanu gives Casino Player his thoughts on poker scandals, playing to win, and the 2012 WSOP By Sean Chaffin    Poker pro Daniel Negreanu has racked up an impressive record on the felt. With four World Series of Poker bracelets, two World Poker Tour titles, and nearly $15 million in lifetime tournament wins, there […]

Playing Smarter Poker

How to minimize mistakes and use expected value to your advantage By Jim Feist   Mistakes happen. All the time. They happen in sporting events, at card tables, on our way out the door, when we lock our keys in the car, bump our heads, and on and on. Even oddsmakers make mistakes. Oddsmakers goofed […]

Best Defense in Poker

How the right defensive tactics can position you to conquer the poker table By Jim Feist The NFL playoffs are one of the most exciting and competitive times of any sports season for players—and bettors. The teams are more evenly matched, there is a history of accumulated stats to compare from the regular season, and […]

Player Of The Year

Ben Lamb earns one of poker’s highest honors after a dominant streak at the tables By Sean Chaffin While his run for the championship was cut short, Lamb took home more than $4 million and was named WSOP Player of the Year. Beyond his impressive Main Event run, Lamb had a dominating performance at the […]

Playing Positive in Poker

Capitalizing on video poker games that (potentially) pay back more than 100 percent By Jerry “Stickman” Stich   The main thing to remember when you play a positive expectation video poker game is that even though the overall payback will be positive over the long run, you’re playing in the short run. Variance will impact […]

The Art of Deception in Poker

The ability to deceive your opponents is crucial in sports—and in poker By Jim Feist  Poker is a game of mathematics, skill and psychology…and the best players use all the weapons in their arsenal.   As a longtime poker player who also studies and wagers on sports on a regular basis, I understand the art […]

Winning The Big One in Poker

The WSOP Mints Another Millionaire   At the conclusion of this year’s World Series Of Poker, the last man standing was a 22-year-old student and professional poker player who made history as the first German resident to win the gambling world’s richest and most prestigious tournament. Pius Heinz, of Cologne, was just the second German […]

Ready For Battle – Poker

The WSOP’s “November Nine” are heading for the ultimate poker showdown By Sean Chaffin Despite the cloud of controversy hanging over the poker world, this year’s World Series proved that the poker boom is still raging. The event attracted record attendance, with 75,672 entries from 100 nations creating the largest prize pool ($191,999,010) in WSOP […]

Ultimate Texas Hold Em

Why playing aggressively pays off By Basil Nestor You may be tempted to play this game the same way as standard hold em, checking and folding low-quality hands. But that will lose you a lot of money.   Regular hold ‘em poker can be so frustrating. When bad cards come, you spend a lot of […]

Making the Call in Poker

Do you know when to call against big bets? by Kevin Blackwood   A friend of mine named Tom caught the poker bug recently while watching tournaments on TV. He called me for some tips on the game, but his main question was where to play. Since he lives almost a hundred miles away from […]

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