Player's Stories

Every poker player has a tale or two to tell. These are but a few, some tall, some true. We'd like this section to be an area for you, the players, to tell stories, jokes, anecdotes, bad beats, and the like. If you have a story you'd like to share with your poker-playing friends all over the world, please submit it to us!

Bill Alan

• Bill & Arty's Excellent Gulf Coast Adventure, Part 1: A MARGE III And N'Awlins Trip Report
• Bill & Arty's Excellent Gulf Coast Adventure, Part 2: A MARGE III And N'Awlins Trip Report
• Gambling Advice To My Wife And My Daughter
• Arty & Bill’s Excellent Atlantic City Vacation

Adam Bachrach

• A Tale of Two Queens - Escargot '03
• MARGE Trip Report

Ryan Bardi

• Showing Cards

Jane Barnstuble (a.k.a. NewJane)

• Tale of Two Brothers

Ed Barrett

• Poker God Visits MARGE
• Swabby's Poker Room
• Poker God Plays Bingo and Pick Three!
• Trip Report - SARGE
• Four-Flusher
• Poke Hollow Poker
• Calling Miss Emma
• "Tell'ing Time"
• They Call It Texas Hold'em
• Old Poker Guy

Chadd Berwager

• WSOP Day Three: Report from the Rail

Billy Brown

• A Funny Story

John Bush

• I play the right cards, so why do I keep losing?

Mr. B

• West Coast Poker Rooms: Paradise Casino
• West Coast Poker Rooms: Ocean's 11 Casino

Derek Carson

• College Rounder: Finding a Game
• College Rounder: When Life Becomes a Bad-beat, Step Away from the Table

Terrence Chan

• A Las Vegas Trip Report (Part Four)
• A Las Vegas Trip Report (Part Three)
• A Las Vegas Trip Report (Part Two)
• A Las Vegas Trip Report (Part One)

Victoria Coren

• The Hendon Mob

Peter Costa

• Who's Bluffing Who?
• The Big One

Joe Coyote

• Staying Focused

William Crisafulli

• Trip Report: $3000+150 NL Holdem at Lucky Chances

George Cronenbold

• The Summer of 65'

Johnny D

• WSOP - Seniors Event 2002

M. Daniel

• The WPT and the Poker-Playing Backpacker

DJ

• Sympathy for the Devil

Guy Downs

• Omaha 8: Do you hate to gamble?
• Sit and Go Strategy Part II: Other concepts
• Sit and Go Strategy Part I
• Pot Odds: The Name of the Game
• 3 Mistakes on the River

John Duthie

• Showing a Bluff

Tom Dykema

• My first WSOP experience

Jason Fischer

• Heartbreak
  

Nicolas Fradet

• Showing Off
• The Importance of Proper Management
• The Long Run Will Be My Friend...(FARGO Trip report)

Chiff Frantz

• Opponents Hole Cards Better Than Wife's Emotional Needs

Simon Galloway

• Verbal Abuse at the Poker Table
• How to make an entrance!

Ken Goldstein

• 40,000 Feet Below Binion's: Low-Rolling Near the World Series of Poker

Randy Glover

• Give Me Running Fours, Boy
• New Boat, New Game, Very New Players
• Poker School Online Tournament and Convention
• An Interview with David Eller
• The Education of a PokerSchool Online Player -- Part X
• The Education of a PokerSchool Online Player -- Part IX
• The Education of a Poker Player: Part VI -- Day 5 & 6
• The Education of a Poker Player: Part VI -- Day 3 & 4
• The Education of a Poker Player: Part VI -- Day 1 & 2
• The Education of a Poker Player: Part V
• The Education of a Poker Player: Part IV
• The Education of a Poker Player: Part III
• The Education of a Poker Player: Part II
• The Education of a Poker Player: Part I

Shannon Goodman

• Mitch and His "New" Game

Gino Gallego

• Meet the Parents

Joe Galope

• Miracle on 5th Street

Jim Grass

• Three Vital Keys To Success In Poker

Tim Griffith

• Amateur Vacations in Vegas

Ray Hanson

• The game I love to play

Johnny Hughes

• Poker in a Texas Whore House
  
• Poker and Ear Plugs in Downtown Las Vegas
  
• Game Robberies
  
• Finding the Poker Game
  
• Catching Cheaters
  
• Poker and the Gambler's Fallacy
• Death of a Gambler
• Emotions in poker

Michael Ireland

• Sun Tzu's Guide to Poker

Chris Jeon

• For networks, it's all about the money...and time.

Low-Limit Jeff

• Tunica Trip Report

Bruce Keaton

• Tales From Chicago - Ohio Tony The Stake-Horse
• Casino Profile: Indiana's Poker Room
• The Regular Stud Game: A Poem

Jason King

• Respect Your Elders: Or Granny With the Stone Cold Nuts
• Bad Player, Good Cards
• Watcha Bluffing

Michael Kiperchuk

• Home games: How to host them and what you'll need
• The Joy of Poker

Tim Kopp

• 2002 Poker Highlights: A Month by Month Review
• Mom
• Card Players Are Always Looking For An Edge

Mike Lacey

• Where Experience Counts

Martin Laird

• Reflections of a Channel Four Player

Frank Lallo

• From The Files Of Mister Loser: "IT" and his College Degrees
• From The Files Of Mister Loser: Why Me?

Mark Leah

• My WSOP Report

Adam Lee

• Never Give Up

Joseph R. Marcel

• Mistakes by Novices
• Investing in Your Home Game, Part 2
• Investing in Your Home Game

Matthew Maroon

• Checking Out: Bad Manners or Just Bad Poker

Stan Mazza

• How I went on tilt at the "Poker Million" (Part 3)
• How I went on tilt at the "Poker Million" (Part 2)
• How I went on tilt at the "Poker Million" (Part 1)
• A Tale of Two Horseshoes

Martin D'Alexander

• Test your poker 'IQ'- Do you have what it takes to play professionally

Mike McManus

• THE BIG SLEEP (Or Complete Lack Thereof) Part IV
• THE BIG SLEEP (Or Complete Lack Thereof) Part III
• THE BIG SLEEP (Or Complete Lack Thereof) Part II
• THE BIG SLEEP (Or Complete Lack Thereof) Part I
• It Was The Best of Times; It Was...The Best of Times, Part III
• It Was The Best of Times; It Was...The Best of Times, Part II
• It Was The Best of Times; It Was...The Best of Times, Part I

Bill Moloney

• Never Go Broke

Henning Mende

• Drop Wilds & Jokers – Go For Acey!

Miko

• Pot of Gold Trip Report

Ray Morris-Hill

• A Knight's Tale - Las Vegas Trip Report: Part 3
• A Knight's Tale - Las Vegas Trip Report: Part 2
• A Knight's Tale - Las Vegas Trip Report: Part 1
• Las Vegas Revisited - the further adventures of a low limit player from England
• Trip Report: The British Invade Las Vegas!

David Moss

• Short-handed Texas Hold Em

Joe Murphy

• Tournament play: Short handed and short stacked

Carl "Coach" Nessel

• Coach's Bad Beat Diet

John Newman

• Sour Grapes Makes Great Whine
• Be a Chameleon
• The Unwritten Rules
• Gentleman Jim

Glenn Neubauer

• Can I Be A Pro? - Episode 1
• Can I Be A Pro? - Episode 2
• Can I Be A Pro? - Episode 3
• Can I Be A Pro? - Episode 4
• A Canterbury Tale

Roger Pettiet

• Play to Win! Throw the Bomb!
• A Game of Ambush

Kenny “All-in Ken” Piel

• Playing in a World Series Event!

Betem Callem Raisem

• Texas Hold'em Poker: Part I
• Texas Hold'em Poker: Part II

Mark Rathbun

• 330 No-Limit Holdem Event Trump Taj Mahal

North Shore Mike

• It Was The Best of Times; It Was...The Best of Times (ESCARGOT), Part I
• It Was The Best of Times; It Was...The Best of Times (ESCARGOT), Part II
• It Was The Best of Times; It Was...The Best of Times (ESCARGOT), Part III

Daniel-Oldies990

• A Tournament Story

Daniel Rentzer

• How the World Poker Tour changed the face of poker
  
• Bellagio casino's World Poker Tour Event - Part 2
• Bellagio casino's World Poker Tour Event - Part 1

Rio Rita

• My Experience During the WSOP Warm Up
• Our Visit to Alabama-Coushatta (A-C), December 15-16, 2001

Steve Ruddock

• Pot Limit Omaha 8 -Part 3
• Pot Limit Omaha 8 -Part 2
  
• Pot Limit Omaha 8 -Part 1
  
• !@#? TILT !@#?
  
• Calling With AK or TT In the Final Stages of a No-Limit Tournament
  
• The Starting Hand Myth
• 3 Betting with 9T Suited and Tilt
• The 10 Commandments of Poker
• Add a Little Variety To Your Home Game -Padooki
• My Evolution as a Poker Player
• Table Image
• Add a Little Variety To Your Home Game -Third Street
• Add a Little Variety To Your Home Game -Seven Card Stud Chicago
• Add a Little Variety To Your Home Game -Canadian 5 Card Stud

Rick Skog

• Make money while you play!!! Up to $40/Hr++++
• What a Table! (Foxwoods report)

Steve Smith

• The Education of an Amateur and the Dream of the Big Game

Vincent Sokalski

• Being Able to Adapt

Mictch Somes

• The Beauty of it all
  
• Year in Review

Gary Solmons

• K.I.S.S. & Keep Positive

Ricky Stern

• The State of Affairs of Floridian Poker
• Where I’m Going, Where I’ve Been
• Where I’m Going, Where I’ve Been Part II

Tiger 123

• HOSE Trip Report

Gloria Tschetschot

• How Did a Nice Girl Like You

David Trout

• I Always Cover My Cards

Simon Trumper

• The Tournament Rollercoaster

Andy Tse

• Stories from the Winners of the TOC Warmups

David Young

• Skills Mismatch
• Unanswered Poker Questions
• The Economics of Poker in the UK
• The Decline of 7-Card Stud in London
• Mistakes that cost in Pot Limit Omaha
• Learning to live with Pot-limit Omaha

John A Weibull

• Confessions of a River Rat
• Confessions of a River Rat Part II
• Confessions of a River Rat III
• Confessions of a River Rat IV

Ben Williams

• Inducing Bets on the River

Greg Winters

• "You've Won"

Joe Whalen

• Stories from the Winners of the TOC Warmups

David Wolkove01

• Bad Beats

Jim Woods

• The Table Bully in NL