Ace-king a commonly overplayed hand
AS POKER has evolved into a game of hyper-aggressiveness, one of the most overplayed hands has become A-K.
Certainly, it is a powerful starting hand and has some value at showdown, but it is still a drawing hand that will miss the flop about two-thirds of the time. So it can be trouble, even for players who know what they're doing, such as colorful pro Gavin Smith.
Man wins 'Ladies' poker tourney, leaves some miffed
On Saturday, Nicole Rowe placed second in a poker tournament at the Borgata in Atlantic City. But what really miffed Rowe, who suffers from breast cancer, and needed the money, was that she lost to a man in a women-only event.
Poker loss is a win for cancer-awareness effort
By Jacqueline L. Urgo, Inquirer Staff Writer
ATLANTIC CITY - In the glitzy, high-stakes world of tournament poker, there are some unwritten rules among gamblers.
One of them is: Don't enter tournaments where you may not be an appropriate player.
Poker stars join to take aim at the House rules
By Steve Goldstein, Inquirer Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - In a somber Rayburn House Office Building hearing room yesterday, one floor above where Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was testifying about Iran, the discussion was of another threat:
Poker Guy | 'You can't just wait for hands all day'
AGENT 86 Maxwell Smart might say: "It's the old value-bet-bluff-on-the-river trick."
The phrase doesn't exactly trip off the tongue, but in this era of loose-aggressive play, it's a shot that more players are taking.
Poker Guy | Approach pocket jacks with caution
FEW STARTING hands in no-limit Texas hold 'em seem as dangerous as pocket jacks.
They are a big enough pocket pair to get you involved because they are almost a 3 1/2 to 1 favorite over two random cards. But they can turn into trouble because more than half of the flops you'll see will include an overcard.
Poker Guy | Don't go wild on the first day of a tourney
HARD POKER rule: You can't win a big buy-in tournament on the first day, but you can lose it.
That's something to remember when
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