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DEALING A FULL HOUSE

World Poker Tour Continues to Grow as it Looks to the Future with Some Recent Changes By Sean Chaffin   It was a busy September for the World Poker Tour. The tour that helped spawn the poker boom when it debuted on the Travel Channel in 2002, hosted tournaments in Atlantic City, Maryland, Houston, Korea, […]

THE ART OF DECEPTION

Gain advantages with cards, psychology and with play By Jack Clayton   Deception is perceived as a bad word throughout most of culture, but there are times when it is an important element to winning – and winning honestly. In warfare, deception is essential to victory on the battlefield which can help preserve a nation. […]

FUN WITH A PURPOSE

Folding can be good strategy, not defeat By Jack Clayton   The interest in poker the last decade has been phenomenal – and profitable, if you know when to hold ’em, fold ’em and bluff. There is so much to the game, from holding the right cards to the psychological aspect of sizing up your […]

BIG HANDS AND BITE-SIZED BETS

Making the most of a value bet By Jack Clayton   Knowing how much to invest in a stock at the right time is essential money management. You don’t jump into the market just to have action in the financial world, but to turn that investment into a profit. The same rules apply at the […]

GRABBING THE GOLD

2018 World Series of Poker Sets New Records By Sean Chaffin   More buy-ins, more gold bracelets, more poker — the 2018 World Series of Poker had it all this summer with every type of tournament imaginable at the Rio in Las Vegas. In the “bringing the fun back to poker” era, the WSOP featured […]

A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE

Getting inside the mind of your opponents by Jack Clayton   Hey, it’s the 50th anniversary of B.F. Skinner receiving the National Medal of Science! Let’s have a poker party to celebrate in honor of ole Burrhus Frederic. Err… who? Okay, Skinner was a contemporary of Sigmund Freud, a behavioral psychologist, prolific author and thinker. […]

CHATTING WITH THE CHAINSAW

Optimal play with Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler By Sean Chaffin   Poker is more than just bluffing and betting. It involves a mental and physical approach – especially for long hours in major tournament series.  Longtime tournament pro Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler knows the scene well and has plenty of experience as a traveling player, having amassed more […]

SETTING THE PACE

The Advantages Of Playing Slow By Jack Clayton   We live in a hectic world. Fast cars, fast food, a speedy work environment, and technology that increases how much we try and cram into one day. Instead of quietly reading the newspaper over a coffee in the morning, we get our news from instantaneous tweets, […]

LOSING TO THE WORST PLAYER

The short life of the River Rat By Jack Clayton   There’s one in every crowd. The loudmouth who mucks up a quiet family dinner, the athlete who turns the ball over and costs you a winning ticket at the sports book, or the guy at work who makes one screw-up that ruins eight hours […]

POKER BRAT

14-Time World Series Of Poker Winner Phil Hellmuth Discusses His New Autobiography By Sean Chaffin   With more than three decades in the poker world, Phil Hellmuth has become synonymous with the game. The career bullet points are endless: 14 World Series of Poker bracelets, almost $22 million in tournament winnings, numerous TV appearances, and […]

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