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The best collection of Poker Articles covering every aspect that you need to know about Poker, from some of the best writers in the industry. PokerPages.com the one stop place for everything poker.

Scott Aigner	Tommy Angelo	Aaron Angerman	David Apostolico	Robert Arabella	Donna Blevins	Vince Burgio
Mark Burtman	Amy Calistri	Sean Carey	John Carlisle	Mike Caro	Gary Carson	Michael Cheser
Bob Ciaffone	David Cinch	Nolan Dalla	Bryan Devonshire	Scott Diamond	Guy Downs	Nick Eisel
Wendeen Eolis	Jan Fisher	Nicolas Fradet	Andy Glazer	Jay Greenspan	Johnny Hale	Aaron Hendrix
Brian Heptinstall	Matthew Hilger	Chuck Humphrey	Joseph M. Kelly	Lou Krieger	Tim Lavalli	Sharla Lehrmann
Chris Line	Dave Lukow	Jim McManus	Kaelaine Minton	Tina Napolitano	Daniel Negreanu	Jennifer Newell
Mike Paulle	Jason Pohl	PokerPages Staff	Paul Samuel	Art Santella	Max Shapiro	Dave Scharf
Rolf Slotboom	Al Spath	Kyle Swanson	T.J	Barry Tanenbaum	Sonny Thompson	John Vaughn
John Vorhaus	Gone West	Justin West	Michael Wiesenberg	Rich Wilens	Wise Hand Poker	Peter Wolff
Jim Woods	Ralph Zimmerman

Scott Aigner
	A standard set of rules for every Casino to follow. Why have different rules. Accept that there is no one set of rules that can address Poker for 100% of the people and 100% of the time. We should not have to bicker over this or continue the confusion of this rule is this way here and that way there.
Click to sort list by publish date Scott Aigner's Articles The Education of a Fish! Is the Rule That Bans All Discussion During a Hand in a Heads Up Situation Fair? LA Trip Report - Part I LA Trip Report - Part II My First Encounter with Johnny Chan Playing Tournament Poker-Basic and Advanced Strategy Concepts Tournament Basics Scott Aigner's Articles Is the Rule That Bans All Discussion During a Hand in a Heads Up Situation Fair? The Education of a Fish! LA Trip Report - Part II LA Trip Report - Part I Playing Tournament Poker-Basic and Advanced Strategy Concepts My First Encounter with Johnny Chan Tournament Basics

Tommy Angelo
	Tommy Angelo has written a book called "Elements of Poker" in which he shares hundreds of his very best ideas in a manner intended to amuse, inform, inspire, and enlighten. You can read many excerpts from EOP at Tommy's website: www.tommyangelo.com. And you can order personally inscribed copies there. Elements of Poker is also available at amazon.com.
Click to sort list by publish date Tommy Angelo's Articles Focus Take the Blind or Post Behind? Stack Size Matters Position Shameless Showdowns The Bread and Butter Situations Anticipation, Protection, and The Rules A Love Story What Goes Up Might Come Down Betcha Can't The Cause of Profit at Poker Part IV The Cause of Profit at Poker Part III The Cause of Profit at Poker Part II The Cause of Profit at Poker Part I Enough Is Not Enough Zero Sum Minus Some Kay Knows Poker Folding The Worst Play Ever Living on Olives at the World Series A Tipping Story Split Second Decision Around Robin A Rubber Band Story The Blue Marble On The Importance of Paying Attention Breath Held Like Hands So Close But Yet So What Peer Pressure If Only I Could Bottle This Poker Parallels Parking From Ray to Zee Bargain Hunting Good For the Game There's No Limit Like No Limit It's All Well and Good A First Time for Everything Time is on My Side A Reason for Every Reason Two Hands Playing with the Field at the World Series The Worst Beat Ever Buy The Button Sympathetic Vibrations I Want to see that Hand The Poker Zoo Tells from The Beyond The Liveliest Lingo Perpetual Commotion

Aaron Angerman
	Aaron Angerman is Content Manager for PokerPages.com. Raised in small town Alaska, the self proclaimed 'sports fanatic' had dreams of being a sports writer. After moving to Las Vegas in 2000, he rekindled a childhood love for poker. Grinding it out in card rooms and on the virtual felt helped Aaron to fund his schooling, eventually earning him a journalism degree from UNLV. After a couple short stints in tournament reporting, Aaron realized the poker world was the place for him.
Click to sort list by publish date Aaron Angerman's Articles Gone 'til November: A Look at the Main Event Final Table Pulse of Poker: Canada An Interview With Vanessa Rousso An Interview With Sorel Mizzi Review of Tommy Angelo's Elements of Poker Is there integrity in online poker? An Afternoon with Michael Binger The Relaunch of PokerPages.com

David Apostolico
	David Apostolico is the author of Tournament Poker and The Art of War and Machiavellian Poker Strategy.
Click to sort list by publish date David Apostolico's Articles Bluffing From Late Position The Psychology of Online Poker Add a Little Science to Your Art Form Know What is Material to Your Opponent Maximizing Luck Expect All Kinds Playing for Respect Bigger Deal The Downside of the Boom Eliminating Opponents Take this PotÂ…Please Compounding Mistakes The Chips You Don't Win A Question to Improve Your Game You Talk Too Much The Power of Aggression The Best Laid Plans Know Your Chip Leader The Inadvertent Check Raise Poker and Net Present Value Asking the Right Questions...at the Wrong Time! A Review of The Book of Bluffs Luck and Poker Playing AK The Guy Who Never Folds Journey to Bizarro World Find Your Inner Machiavellian Self

Robert Arabella

Jack The Ripper," killer of six, taunted police with handwritten letters to The London Times. "The Zodiac," killer of five, taunted police with typewritten letters to The San Francisco Chronicle. "The Son Of Sam," killer of four, taunted police with pencil scrawled letters to The New York Daily News. "The Poker Player Slayer," killer of four (so far), taunts me with e-mails sent to pokercop@majesticpokerroom.com. My name is Talbot. They call me, "The Poker Cop." As Majestic Hotel & Casino's Chief of Poker Room Security it's my job to protect the poker room and everyone in it. I'm not doing a very good job this week - four poker players have been killed.

A House Full Of Death: A Poker Cop Mystery Part 15-Family Pot Part 14-The Queen Of Death Part 13-The Flesh Bet Part 12-Shootout Part 11-A Ghost Of A Chance Part 10-The Fat Lady Folds Part 9-A Game Of Incomplete Information Part 8-Strip Poker Part 7-The Wrong Poker Room Part 6-The Death Card Part 5-Murder In The Majestic Poker Room Part 4-Lay Down Sally Part 3-Confessions Of The Poker Cop Part 2-When Poker Pigs Fly Part 1-The Hold'em Hotel

Shuffle Up and Die: A Poker Cop Mystery Part 5 Part 4 Part 3 Part 2 Part 1

The Final Table: A Poker Cop Mystery Part 1 - Dying To Play Part 2 - Heads Up Part 3 - Blood Money Part 4 - Under the Gun Part 5 - Dead Man's Hand Part 6 - The Drop Part 6 - The Drop

Let's Make A Deal: A Poker Cop Mystery Part 1 - 1960's TV Game Show Part 2 - 1950's TV Game Show Part 3 - 1950's TV Game Show Part 4 - 1950's TV Game Show Part 5 - 1950's TV Game Show

An Ace Up His Sleeve: A Poker Cop Mystery Part 1 - The King Of Poker Part 2 - The Dead Man's Tell Part 3 - Playing Solitaire Part 4 - The Raised Pot Part 5 - The Counterfeit Hand Part 6 - Mucked

The Dead Man's Hand: A Poker Cop Mystery Part 1 - The Sinner's Game Part 2 - Maniac Part 3 - Calling Cards Part 4 - Drawing Dead Part 5 - Cards Speak Part 6 - The Invisible Man

Poisonous Poker: A Poker Cop Mystery Part 1- The Sinner's Game Part 2- The Dealer's Story Part 3- Suspect Part 4- Confession Part 5- Execution

Drawing Dead: A Poker Cop Mystery Part 1-The Midnight Game Part 2-Red Penny Part 3-The Nuts Part 4-Kidnapped Part 5-Sonny The Pimp Part 6-Drawing Dead

Donna Blevins
	My mid-life crisis was different than most other women I know. Mine was stimulating, filled with joy and turned into an amazing mid-life rebirth.When I asked my life-partner, Greg, to teach me how to play poker in 1996, little did I expect it would lead to a new, exciting career complete with adventure, travel and ultimately fortune. Granted, the ultimate fortune is yet to come, but I KNOW it will. Greg keeps saying the 2004 World Series of Poker is mine. Sure that's a lofty goal, but I've always been an overachiever!
Donna Blevin's Articles The Had2 Devil Strikes Again Poker is a Life Extension My Mid-Life Crisis Turned into a Poker Career How I First Learned Poker

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Vince Burgio
	Series of articles from Vince including, Poker Strategy and Who's that playing my chips?
Vince Burgio's Articles Reverse Angle My Picks But That Was Yesterday A Closed Fraternity? Are We Having Fun, Or What? An Open letter to the Commissioner The Name Game No Prompting Please Marriage And Poker: Making it Work By Debbie Burgio Lights, Camera, Antics Quirks and Quips The Big Bluff Hot Dogs vs. Poker Flavor of the Month Move over Guys The Golden Rule and More Ben and Me Ignoring the Indicators Very Superstitious Those Were The Days Things to Say and Not to Say Yo-Yo's Going, Going, Gone? He's Making a list Impatience is not a Virtue It is a Popularity Contest As Time Goes By Funny Stuff? Quips and Quotes from Poker Players Be Good To Yourself Wanna Make a Bet? Let's Act More Like Ladies One of the Crowd How to Deal Bad Beat School Pet Peeves Funny Stuff Slim and None---Better Of Mice and Monkeys Lucky Seats Fire The Coach Don't Try to Bluff Foreigners Will Somebody Please Tell Me Who's That Playing My Chips? Once Upon a Time Poker Strategy Open Wide Yes Sir! Kings and Bath Towels Tournament Pioneers The Fly in the Ointment Believe it or Not Quiz: Should I Become a Poker Pro? Here Come the Questions

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Mark Burtman
	On the tournament trail with Mark Burtman. Mark reviews his ups and downs from an amateurs point of view playing in some of the best tournaments in the world. See how Mark develops over the years as you read some great tournament reports.
Dr Mark Burtman's Articles Meeting Greg Raymer A Girl in the Game - Part 4 A Girl in the Game - Part 3 A Girl in the Game - Part 2 A Girl in the Game - Part 1 Perfect Hands Down the Stretch - Part 2 Perfect Hands Down the Stretch - Part 1 A Casualty of the Game More on Perfect Hand The Perfect Hand The Gynecologist Who Couldn't Say No to the Ladies Saying Goodbye to 2003 A Day at the World Poker Tour The 2003 WSOP Personal Tally : A 2003 WSOP Report 2003 WSOP Main Event Day #1 Report: A 2003 WSOP Report That Damn Poker School Online: A 2003 WSOP Report This is not Phil Helmuth's Hand of the Week Don't Be a One-Hit Wonder Can You Make Money on the Tournament Trail? On the Tournament Trail: The 2003 World Poker Open Heading East Lucky Chances Trip Report: 0 for the West Breaking Through in Costa Rica, Part I Breaking Through in Costa Rica, Part II The Right to Write The Dreamer of the Class of '82 Losing On the Tournament Trial: WSOP 2002 The Hand That Cost Me $1,300 How Hard is it to Play A Major Tournament? On the Tournament Trail with Dr. Mark Burtman: The LA Poker Classic An Exchange with Todd Tucker about "Read Your Article" Obsession is not an Addiction "I Read Your Article" A Synopsis of the World Poker Open On the Tournament Trail with Dr. Mark Burtman: WPO On the Tournament Trail with Dr. Mark Burtman: WPO On the Tournament Trail with Dr. Mark Burtman: WPO On the Tournament Trail with Dr. Mark Burtman: WPO On the Tournament Trail with Dr. Mark Burtman: WPO On the Tournament Trail with Dr. Mark Burtman: WPO On the Tournament Trail with Dr. Mark Burtman: WPO On the Tournament Trail with Dr. Mark Burtman: WPO On the Tournament Trail with Dr. Mark Burtman: WPO On the Tournament Trail with Dr. Mark Burtman Paying My Tuition What a Difference a Year Makes Sticking to the Plan Jack Keller? Is That Anyone I Should Have Heard of? Was it a fluke? My first major tournament event at the World Poker Open

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Amy Calistri
	Amy actually does have a life outside of poker. Amy is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Public Policy and works as a financial/economic consultant primarily in the areas of commercial litigation and commodity trading strategies. Amy has designed and instructed a number of online educational courses used by Bloomberg.com, Webstreet.com, Barnes&Noble.com, and National City Corporation
Amy Calistri's Articles You Play What You Eat A Glimpse at Poker in 2005 Civil War Generals and Poker Quotes from Believers Surrounded By Talent Transgender Aggression Letter from the Editor Greenstein's Ace on the River is Aces Up A Theory on Poker, Houses and Furniture Next Stop: World Series of Poker Step Away from the Table Protecting Your Assets The Deal. How Deep the Ocean? How Big the Blinds? Speed: A Tale of Two All-ins from the WPO Young Guns Need to Think About Growing Old The PPT and Mike Sexton Bubble in Paradise Poker Dream Reality Check Poker Voyeurism Bad Boys, Bad Boys. Watcha Gonna Do? Training for the World Series of Poker in Your Underwear

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Sean Carey
	Sean Carey is a writer, performer (theatre/stand-up), and part-time card player living in Austin, TX. Sean uses poker for fun, profit, and spiritual enlightenment. He is not as good as he thinks he is, but's he's better than you think he is.
Sean Carey's Articles Show and Tell, Minus the Tell Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory How To Get Respect Online Good Cop / Bad Cop Sowing The Seeds of Deceit Roshambo Revelations Like Pearls Before Swine - The Art of the Home Game

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John Carlisle
	John Carlisle is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) with advanced degrees in Psychology and Counseling. He writes on the psychological aspects of the game. Profile
John Carlisle's Articles Berated by a Poker Legend Is It Jackpot Fever? Anticipation Winning & Losing Practicing a Broken Swing Defending Cash Game Limit Poker Magazine Racks Empty Complacency Kills Is Change Always Good? Poker Time Summertime Blues Too Tired to Play? Slow Down! The New Mirror Do You Speak Poker? Improving the Biggest Tournament Tis' the Season to Play Poker Poker Psychology: Tournament Players Poker, the Next NASCAR? Where Are the Women? Sleepless Nights Take the Driver's Seat! Time is Not on Your Side No Crying in Football & Poker? The WSOP is Coming Lessons Learned at Camp Hellmuth The Blind Squirrel The Chip Tossing Tourist IÂ’ve Lost My Will to Play Not Scared of Tilt Poker, Football, NASCAR, Golf, and More Forgetting that ABBA Song Who was that Masked Man? Just Another Bad Beat Story Hillbilly Math I Know What You Have! I Hate Poker On the Edge of Going Pro Thinking About Thinking Poker Counselor - Tilt? Medication to Improve Game? Broke in Boston

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Gary Carson
	PokerPages has instituted a discussion forum for women poker players. It looks as it's going to be a rich source for discussion and a rich source of article topic ideas for me. One of the first threads was started by PokerVeteran, an internet poker troll. He basically proclaimed that women belong in the bedroom, not the cardroom. Of course, as you might expect, a number of posters felt the need to tell him how wrong he was. A couple of them were men. Randy made a very polite post pointing out that PokerVeteran never posted anything with any poker content and calling him an a-hole.
Gary Carson's Articles Comparing the Chauvinist Man to a Macho Man Women and Poker Sometimes Women Do Have an Advantage

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Mike Caro
	Mike Caro is known professionally as "America's Mad Genius," "Gambling's Mad Genius," or "The Mad Genius of Poker." He teaches that in order to overcome any odds against you, your decisions must really matter. Mike was also a teacher and at PokerSchoolOnline so for more detailed articles join www.pokerschoolonline.com
Mike Caro's articles The Secret To Conquering Tricky Opponents Was It Sleazy, Second-Rate Journalism? Caro's Conception How Poker Players Suffer Big Losses By "Reverse Manufacturing" Concaweptual Problems With Poker Tournaments And How To Fix Them When To Call And When To Bet Poker Things That Make Me Happy And Sad Seating: One Of The Easiest Paths To Poker Profit Sure You Can Play Overcards In Hold'em - But That Ain't All Is Eliminating Players From Tournaments Always Worthwhile? Important Poker Facts That Don't Make Much Sense - At First Which Poker Concepts Are Correct And Which Aren't? Wrong And Right Things To Do In Poker Game Theory Simplified, And Why Fixed-Strategies Fail If You're Not Still A Novice, But Not Yet A Pro, ...Let Me Increase Your Profit Today Let Me Teach You A Lot About Stud, Draw, Razz, Low Games, ...And A Lot More In Poker, An Unpredictable Image Can Make ...The Difference Between Profit And Poverty Mike Interviews Himself And Finally Gets ...The Questions He's Always Wanted And Deserved Caro's Lonely Opinion About Smoking At Poker Tables A Peculiar Hold 'em Happening Wrong And Right Things To Do In Poker How To Stop Accidentally Giving Away Information ...About Your Poker Hand How Mike Caro Got Eliminated From The World Series Of Poker How To Give Away $1,000 And Still Win, Plus Some Very Weird ...Advice About Feeling Comfortable At The Table Why It's Better For Casinos To Spread New Poker Games ...Than To Keep Long Waiting Lists Yes, My Friends, You Really Can ...Beat Lower-Limit No-Fold'em Games! Try Never To "Go Quiet" In A Poker Game When You Have ...Psychological Control Over Your Opponents! Understanding The Nature Of Poker By Playing ...Against Everyone In the World - Part 2 Understanding The Nature Of Poker By Playing ...Against Everyone In the World - Part 1 Did You Know This About Poker? Caro's Law of Loose Wiring Some Tips On Playing The Small Blind How To Get The Most Money Out Of The ...The Small Blind Against The Big Blind Poem: The Importance of Poker on a September Day Free Audios

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Michael Cheser
	After successful careers in the financial and high-tech industries, Michael Cheser became fascinated with poker in early 2006. Defying all probabilities, he managed to cash in the 2006 WSOP Main Event. When not tournament reporting for PokerPages, he can be seen at no-limit tables in Las Vegas, cheerfully calling large river bets with second-best hands.
Michael Cheser´s Articles High Stakes Poker Season 4: Worth the Wait!

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Bob Ciaffone
	"Games are my life." Bob Ciaffone is one of the greatest well known authorities on poker. The rules of poker, how to play, and teaching others to play is his specialty. Those under his instruction during his 40-year poker career fondly call him, "the coach." Well respected amongst the players Bob also a teacher and at PokerSchoolOnline so for more detailed articles join www.pokerschoolonline.com
Bob Ciaffone Articles A Tournament Tip A Good Seat

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Nolan Dalla
	According to hearsay, Nolan Dalla was born with a deck of cards in one hand and a linesheet in the other. A gambler since childhood, Nolan grew up in Dallas and worked his way through the University of Texas playing poker and betting sports. Nolan was also a teacher and at PokerSchoolOnline so for more detailed articles join www.pokerschoolonline.com
Nolan Dalla's Articles Corporate Raiders Play Monopoly in Las Vegas The Nippers The McMulin Tracking System The Man in the Thousand Dollar Suit Your Government Knows What's Best For You, Right? World Series of Poker "Millionaires Club" So You Wanna' Be a Tournament Pro? Fuhgetaboutit! Betting Structure Variations in Texas Holdem Las Vegas Diary: December 10, 2002 Two Poker Sessions--With Unexpected Results The Rhapsody of Risk Having the Discipline to Fold Texas Tales, Part II Texas Tales, Part I Playing Poker Professionally: Pros and Cons Betting Structure Variations in Texas Holdem Why Phil Hellmuth Can't Lose...or Win The Commuting Factor 2002 World Series of Poker Opening Odds, Part II 2002 World Series of Poker Opening Odds, Part I When to Leave a Game A Little Help From My Friends A Seven-Card Stud Essay 'Ask the Expert' at Poker School Online! Binion's Horseshoe Turns "50" The Business Trip The Check Raise Bluff Blind Defense When to "Check and Call" Football: A game of Odds and Inches Tales from the Felt: The Thin White Line Tales from the Felt: The Moment of Sheer Terror Nolan Dalla Humour City of Omaha Sues Poker Industry for Damages. Southern California Man Expires at the Poker Table Down and Out in Gardena Online Poker Bad Beats Bobby Ray Jordan wins weekly tournament Barry Tanenbaum Loses Poker Session, FBI Launches Investigation Poker Cruise Ship Strikes Iceberg in North Atlantic Congress Votes to Ban Internet Gambling Nolan Dalla Interviews Pinhas Romik: Part One Pinhas Romik: Part Two Doyle Brunson: Part One Doyle Brunson: Part Two Mickey Appleman Nolan Dalla Book Reviews The Poker MBA: Winning in Business No Matter What Cards You're Dealt

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Bryan Devonshire
	Bryan Devonshire is a rising star on the professional circuit. Since he took second place in the first event of the 2006 World Series of Poker, he has cashed in four major tournaments, including a first place finish at the Commerce Casino. Bryan is also a featured blogger on PokerPages.com.
Bryan Devonshire's Articles Analyzing a Recent Tournament Win, Part Two Analyzing a Recent Tournament Win You Have Three Choices… Raise 'em 'Til They Crack Bet Sizing in Tournament No Limit Hold'em Accumulating Chips in Tournament Poker - Part Three Accumulating Chips in Tournament Poker - Part Two Accumulating Chips in Tournament Poker - Part One Reverse Implied Odds Adventures in Backing The Disabled List Value-Check Town Be Confident to Win, or be Confident You'll Lose Playing the Scare Card on the River Stupid Things People Do to Bust Themselves Out, Part 3 Stupid Things People Do to Bust Themselves Out, Part 2 Stupid Things People Do to Bust Themselves Out, Part 1

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Scott Diamond
	Scott Diamond, married and father of 7, 2 sets of twin baby girls 4and 3 years old. Deputy Sheriff for 20 years in Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept. Born in the Bronx grew up in Dover Ohio. Cashed in 2 events at this years LAPC won a friday night tourney at The Orleans Hotel in Vegas in December and have made several final tables at evening tourneys at the Bicycle Casino in the past 14 months.
Scott Diamond's Articles Poker Dreams My Trip to Caesars A Lifetime to Master A Bad “Beating” Story

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Guy Downs
	Earned a BS in philosophy from Eastern Michigan University, and a masters in English with an emphasis in creative writing from the University of Colorado. He has been playing in - and beating - poker games in Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Denver, Chicago and Detroit for the last seven years, and has been playing online for the past five. He currently lives in the Midwest with his wife Shonnie and son Gabriel.
Guy Downs's Articles Ace High on the Turn: Some Critical Concepts Spread Limit vs. Fixed Limit Omaha 8: Do you hate to gamble? Sit and Go Strategy Part II Sit and Go Strategy Part I Pot Odds: The Name of the Game 3 Mistakes on the River

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Nick Eisel
	"Semi-professional middle limit player that specializes in shorthanded low limit online play." I've been playing poker seriously for a little over a year and a half. While that may not seem like a long time, you have to consider that I was playing 60-70 hours a week for a good portion of last year, and have read essentially every gook on the subject and spent even more time thinking about the game. While I do play the full tables at higher limits (10/20 & 20/40), I mainly specialize in online shorthanded low limit (2/4, 3/6, 5/10). My series here on PokerPages.com will cover all aspects of shorthanded play and show you how you can beat the games for much more than a big bet an hour once you gain some experience.
Nick Eisel's Articles Hand Analysis #4 Hand Analysis #3 Hand Analysis #2 Hand Analysis #1 An Interesting Hand Spreading Limits Focusing on What Matters Making Good Use of the Over-Bet Some Thoughts on Over-Pairs Heads-Up At The River Advanced Thinking and Hand Ranges Balancing Your No-Limit Game Emotions and Poker Strategy Adjustments for Nonstandard Games The Value of Position in No Limit Differences in strategy between Live and Online Implied Thinking A Crazy Hand Pot Control Punishing The Minimum Bet Avoiding Trouble Executing the Squeeze Some Final Table Strategy Blindstealing in the Middle of Tournaments Tournament Thinking, Tournament Thinking, The Middle Stages Tournament Thinking, The Early Stages Some Blind Play Getting Full Value Some No Limit Thinking in Action Taking Advantage of Habitual Play High Percentage Bluffs in Shorthanded Play Defending Against a Habitual Steal Raiser An Interesting Hand Some Shorthanded Situations The Aggressive Small Blind Value Betting Common Mistakes in Shorthanded Play Hand Standards Today's World is All About Convenience

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Wendeen Eolis
	In the middle of his poker "rush" Lyle Berman was dancing toward bigger fortunes in business. Beginning with his involvement as a limited partner in a blind pool (1990) he was searching for businesses in which to invest . He recalls casually, "I did a couple of deals. "The blind pool was a public company that merged G3 Leather Company (a company he knew well) and Northgate Computer Company, a Dell look-alike except for going out of business in 1990. In the same year, two of Lyle's partners in the pool had negotiated a gaming deal with an Indian tribe. They came to Lyle thinking he would join as a limited partner and help raise $3,000,000 for the venture. Says Lyle, in explaining his enthusiasm to commit more money to the endeavor, "I knew the power of the slot machine."
Wendeen Eolis' Articles The Legendary Brunson Strikes Gold Again Andy Glazer: Poker Pundit Ascends to Higher Plain A Poker Tournament Season on National Television (Part 1) A Poker Tournament Season on National Television (Part 2) The Future of Poker: A look at what players can expect in 2002, Part I The Future of Poker: A look at what players can expect in 2002, Part 2 No More Smokin' Poker

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Jan Fisher
	Leading female player Jan Fisher profiles some Casino's, Interviews some celebrities and writes a few of her own articles.
Jan Fisher Articles Poker 101 (#4) Poker 101 (#3) Poker 101 (#2) Poker 101 (#1) Freshman Poker (#11) Freshman Poker (#10) Freshman Poker (#9) Freshman Poker (#8)