Lee Markholt may be known for his tournament success, which has garnered him a World Poker Tour title and more than $2.3 million in major-tournament winnings, but it's his cash-game play that is really his bread and butter.
Hi, Gavin: I just started playing poker online. I have some experience playing live, but as we all know, online poker is different in many ways. As I was reading the Forum at CardPlayer.com, I noticed that most people post data that their tracking software has gathered on their opponents along with the hand they want to discuss.
Beginning in the 1990s, researchers, including Daphne Koller at Stanford and Darse Billings at the University of Alberta, began using limit hold'em as a model for computerized systems of incomplete information.
The tax monsters that help feed governments from all around the globe feasted heavily on the World Series of Poker main-event final-table participants. Out of the $32,731,585 prize pool that was distributed to the final nine players, $14,793,416 went to governments from around the world.
Phil Laak is as well-known for his poker skill as he is for his antics and "Unabomber" look at the table, and in this summer's World Series of Poker main event, he pulled the most talked about stunt of the year. Laak sits down with Adam and Diego to talk about the details.
A handful of players made progress on the Card Player 2008 Player of the Year leader board during the past few weeks, but two of them made moves in the top 10, as Michael Binger and Vinny Pahuja added to their point totals. Binger won the third poker tournament of his career when he beat 131 opponents to win the title at the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Harveys Lake Tahoe.
Jeff Williams: One player (Villain2) had sat and posted the big blind under the gun plus one right away, just to let you know. I call in this situation with a pretty good double-suited hand, J 5 4 3. I have position, so this makes this hand a must-call.
Shaun Deeb, 22, is one of the most active players on the Internet, playing hundreds of tournaments each month. In 2007, he cashed four times at the World Series of Poker. Huge "live" success has so far eluded Deeb, but he is king online, where he has cashed for well over $2 million.
Many of the top online professionals first got their feet wet in sit-and-gos. Sit-and-gos require a unique skill set to maintain a positive return on investment. Sheer aggression might take down a multitable event, but sit-and-gos require a mastery of your chip stack, as stacks are rarely very...
When we were children, our parents sat us down to tell us a story before bed each night. While some had ogres and some had magic, the lone unifying factor in all of them was quite simple: The plot made sense.
