by Justin West

I didn't find it too surprising that when Greg Raymer called me for our over-the-phone interview I had to wait for just a minute or so as he played down to his blind in a couple of cash games on PokerStars (30-60 Deuce-to-Seven Triple-Draw Lowball and 5/10 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo). In fact, Greg was a little late on the call, but I don't blame him. Put to the decision of being late for a phone call or continuing with a $1000+ session of poker, I'd choose the latter. Nevertheless, Greg apologized for his tardiness and we were off to the races.

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by Justin West

(LOS ANGELES, CA) - Just outside of L.A. lies Bell Gardens, home of one of the most famous card rooms in the world: The Bicycle Casino. Host to year-round poker cash games and tournaments, The Bicycle also proudly presents itself as a venue for a stop on The World Poker Tour.

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by Daniel Negreanu

My second major stop on the tournament circuit for 2006 was the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, home of World Champion Joe Hachem.

I flew in the day before the main event, the Aussie Millions, from the Bahamas, which is quite the trip. The flight overseas was as smooth as any I've ever taken, as they offer what they call "sky beds," whereby your seat fully reclines so that you can sleep comfortably. Seriously, I'd prefer taking that 15-hour flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne over a four-hour flight in the United States in which I'd be crammed into a middle seat in coach!

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by Nick Eisel

For the last few months I've been doing lots of writing on theory, hand ranges, and other complex aspects of No Limit Hold'em cash games. This month, I want to return to some basic strategy and talk about the play of top pair and over-pair type hands. It's my belief that many players not only overvalue these holdings in No-Limit Hold'em, but that they take the wrong approach entirely with these types of hands.

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by Sonny Thompson

Now that the poker boom has slowed down a bit, you should be finding that most players are playing a better game than they were four or five years ago. This is where learning to play short-handed poker can really reignite that poker boom that was funding everyone's online bankroll years ago...

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Last week, a total of 575 players made an appearance at the World Poker Tour's Foxwoods World Poker Finals, each ponying up $10,000 to play for a first place prize of almost $2 Million.

Michael Vela would emerge victorious over the final nine that included such notable players as Nenad Medic, Freddy Deeb, and Nick Schulman.

Poker Pages was on hand to provide you LIVE coverage. Click here to review our exclusive blog from the final table.