Three ways to add deception to your game
The key to becoming a winning poker player is to learn the fundamentals that will make your game consistently strong. Once you do that, and become a winning player in smaller games, you'll need to add some deception to your game in order to compete at higher levels.
A straightforward, ABC strategy works against average players. However, against better opponents, you'll need deception to keep them from easily getting a read on your play...
Career in poker a good deal?
Barbara Hausman knows how to turn the odds in her favor. The 48-year-old real estate agent played in the Ladies' World Series of Poker last year, her first major tournament, and placed in the top 9 percent.Now, she's raising the stakes, hoping to try her hand as a professional poker dealer.
"It's a ground-floor opportunity," said Hausman, of Delray Beach, who just graduated from the Casino Dealer's Academy in Hollywood. "The writing on the wall is that there will eventually be full-scale gaming in Florida."...
Newly designed 'poker superstructure' and WSOP improvements
Players competing in this year's World Series of Poker can expect to find a richer variety of games taking place in a newly designed "poker superstructure" adjacent to the Rio, but not much of a presence from any online poker sites that accept wagers from U.S. residents.
World Series of Poker commissioner Jeffrey Pollack detailed some of the new wrinkles for poker's biggest event - including a schedule moved up nearly a month - on a recent conference call...
Close the deal with the right bet while playing poker
There is a core skill that you need to master in order to do well at the poker table: the ability to sell. Figuring out the right amount to bet is one way to showcase this talent.
You see, being a great poker player is like being a successful car salesman. When a salesman tries to sell you a Chevy, there are several signs he'll look for. This information helps him get maximum value for the sale. He'll ask you what you do for a living, how much you make -- things like that. The more information he gathers, the more likely he'll be able to sell you a car at the highest price...
Staring down poker's high rollers
From sometime poker player with his wife and neighbors, Westport resident Eric Larrivee won his way to the big time earlier this month. After besting 40,000 or so on-line players, then winning a 64-player tourney (modeled after the NCAA basketball tournament) and a one-on-one finalist showdown in Las Vegas, he landed the lone newcomer's spot on NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship...
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