I’ve been playing poker for about 11 years now.  The late nineties were a time where not a lot of information was available about that game.  Back then, I was pretty sure that the best way to learn the game was to just jump in and take a lot of licks.  And that’s exactly what [...]

Poker players often say that one of the beauties of the game is that everyone is on equal ground at the poker table.  When a cash game begins, everyone has the same opportunity to buy in for an equal amount.  In a tournament, everyone is given the same amount of chips.
But are we all “equal?”  [...]

One of the most memorable hands I’ve ever played occurred online in a 9-handed $3/$6 game on PartyPoker.
I don’t remember what the buy in was but I do remember there were quite a few players who were deep stacked.  I was pretty deep myself, I had about $900.
Anyway I was in the small blind with [...]

Even when you play a hand of poker and temporarily lose your mind, along with your money, the bright side is always the opportunity to learn from your mistakes.
I played a hand in a live $1/$2 $100 max buy in game that I wish the poker gods would let me have back.  I hate everything [...]

Every poker player over the age of 23 I think really understands the effect that Online Poker has had on the game in general.  Just the quick pace and tournaments that are always readily available have made for more aggressive games.  I think what players spend less time thinking about is the game within the [...]