The biggest pot I ever played: Tim B.

The biggest pot I ever played: Tim B.
This hand comes from Tim B., a Tulsa regular. The action took place at the Rio in Las Vegas, Nevada during the World Series of Poker in 2010. He was playing $5/$10 Pot Limit Omaha with a $25 button straddle and started the hand with just over $2,600...

The biggest pot I ever played: Josh M.

The biggest pot I ever played: Josh M.
This hand comes from Josh M., a Tulsa regular. The action took place at the WinStar casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma in 2010. He was playing $5/$10 No Limit Hold'em and started the hand with around $5,000.

Poker recap: crashing headlong into a brick wall of stupid

Sometimes, we just don't play our best.

Poker recap: crashing headlong into a brick wall of stupid
Today's subject is a 30-minute session I played last night, wherein I lost $489. I think it's the most money I've lost in the shortest amount of time in a complete poker session...

Poker content on YouTube: Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu is known for his outspoken personality, fun-loving attitude, and success at the poker table. In this article, I provide links to tons of content on YouTube featuring Daniel in a variety of settings, both at the poker table and off.

Poker content on YouTube: Daniel Negreanu
If you are a poker player, especially a beginning poker player, the internet offers a wide variety of ways to study and improve your game. In my last article, I provided a list of the top 10 poker training sites on the internet. But if paying for a subscription isn't your thing, there are plenty of free ways to improve your skills. One of the most obvious is YouTube. I know it may sound ridiculous, but there's a mountain of material, from instructional video snippets to excerpts from poker entertainment broadcasts, many with commentary added that was not a part of the mainstream broadcast. I'm going to demonstrate that today with Daniel Negreanu as our subject...

Cash game strategy: Going all-in post-flop

These are general guidelines based on stack-size and stack-to-pot ratio. You should still strive to develop a read, based on your opponent's tendencies and any physical tells you can rely on.

Cash game strategy: Going all-in post-flop

Going all-in is not a common play, but I wouldn't say it's rare, either. If I had to put a number on it, at a full table, there might be someone all-in once every two orbits. That would be one out of 18 hands. The shorter the stacks at the table, the more all-ins you'll see. The opposite is true for deeper stacks. This isn't just a matter of it being hard to get 200BB's into the pot and have your opponent call, although that can be difficult--your opponent has to have a strong hand to call off that much money. It's also a matter of limiting your variance...