Entertainment | Steve Rosenbloom | December 7, 2008
Getting a read on an opponent can involve a variety of factors, including betting patterns, your history with that player and physical tells. The sooner you determine your read, the better, obviously.
Entertainment | Steve Rosenbloom | November 23, 2008
In a game of incomplete information, poker becomes a game of mistakes. The trick is to induce your opponent to make more of them. One way is to let your opponent bet your hand for you, as young, dangerous pro Nick Schulman showed in this hand at the Rio Hotel's 2008 World Series of Poker $10,000-buy-in main event in Las Vegas.
California | Local | Stuart Pfeifer | August 9, 2008
I'm driving down Flamingo Road with $1,500 in my pocket, money that could be spent on something useful. But no, I'm headed to the Rio hotel to buy my way into a World Series of Poker tournament with 2,700 players from around the globe.
California | Local | Stuart Pfeifer | August 9, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- I'm driving down Flamingo Road with $1,500 in my pocket, money that could be spent on something useful. But no, I'm headed to the Rio hotel to buy my way into a World Series of Poker tournament with 2,700 players from around the globe.
Entertainment | Steve Rosenbloom | June 22, 2008
Whether you're playing in a cash game or a no-limit hold 'em tournament, a lot of poker advice suggests an automatic raise pre-flop in a blind-versus-blind situation.
Entertainment | Steve Friess | May 29, 2008
Last May, Jerry Yang was just a 39-year-old social worker from Temecula with six kids, a hefty mortgage and a wife who worked at night to make ends meet.
Entertainment | Steve Rosenbloom | February 24, 2008
Much of the poker you see on TV involves big stacks and big bets. Those hands, of course, are only a small percentage of the thousands of pots played in a tournament.
