We haven’t talked about poker tells for a long time. Recently I revised Caro’s Book of Tells — The Body Language of Poker, and put it back into print. While I was working on that revision, I thought, reasoned, pondered, and concentrated. Sometimes I did all four at once. Pretty soon it became clear to [...]
Grand Island, Nebraska, 1965. I’m playing a little too conservatively, but winning nonetheless. I haven’t mastered most of the tricky tactics, tells, and psychological warfare yet, so I resort to just playing tighter than my foes. That, of course, is what you should do during your training stages – and even beyond. Tight turns out [...]
It’s a really powerful concept for those of you who play shorthanded or heads-up hold’em. And for players in full-handed games, it will help explain how to play a recurring situation, too. I’m talking about the small blind, my friends. About two weeks ago, I sent an E-mail tip to my Preferred On-line Mailing List. [...]
Somebody’s got to keep him honest,” Tom said, calling the bet. The next player to act raised. The original bettor reraised. And poor Tom folded. “Betting is more a matter of feel than science,” Dick explained to me years ago in Gardena. I had folded before the draw. He had drawn two cards to queens [...]
Today, we’re going to review the most important winning concept in all of poker. You’ve heard me say that, for skillful players, the key to winning is simply playing your best game all the time. Well, years ago, I addressed this in a much more profound way, and I’m going to share it with you. [...]
Today there are three main Hold ‘Em games for online players to choose from. The majority of players pick just one and stick to it while others like to have a solid skill set in each game. 6-Max and Full Ring games are the top choices, though HU has gained in popularity over the past [...]
New Home for Signature “Legends of Poker™” Tournament is Elegant, State-of-the-Art, Grand Poker Ballroom July 28, 2009, Bell Gardens, CA – The world-famous Bicycle Casino (www.TheBike.com) just 10-minutes south of downtown Los Angeles, will unveil the country’s newest and most lavish poker ballroom on Wednesday, July 29th , as it celebrates its silver anniversary in [...]