The many-opponent bluff is not advisable but it can sometimes work if you catch the players who are last to act shaking their heads and muttering. Here’s why: The first players to act don’t think you would bluff into this many players [sometimes known as a “protected pot”]. Since they also have to worry about the [...]

Here’s some good news. Freeloading Bill Frist will finally stop clogging the pipe with his crooked and underhanded deals by NOT, repeat, NOT running for president in 2008. Who can forget his recent un-American midnight moves to make poker illegal, or rather, to make his special-interest backed gambling games protected. The culture of corruption king has wrapped himself [...]

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“I always say I hope (Internet poker) stays up, because I think it helps us a lot.” Jack McClelland, Bellagio Poker Tournament Director   As the poker tournament director for the Bellagio, industry veteran Jack McClelland’s opinion on the matter carries more weight than just about anyone’s. The real question is not HOW the un-American UIGE Act will [...]

In general, it’s not a good idea to show your cards when you’ve bluffed somebody. Doing this not only gives free information about your play and the kinds of cards you are playing, but it can also produce emotions that muddy the waters on future hands. An example of the latter is this: You [...]

In order to play the game, you have to be in the game. American Gaming Association President Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. American Gaming Association President Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. is definitely in the game. And his recent move to stage one of the 2008 Presidential Debates at the University of Nevada, Reno, is a very good play. Sure, a [...]

This might seem like odd advice, but trying too hard to catch up in poker often leads to disaster. It can result in overplaying and further exaggeration of your losses. You become like the basketball team that gets down 10 points and starts throwing up 3-pointers from the “hope zone”, turning the ball over, giving [...]

As flip as that may sound, it’s what needs to happen PDQ. An article from the Poker Gazette points out that casino executives and a poker lobby group said that they hope a change in power brought by the midterm elections will help them overturn an Internet gambling ban rushed through Congress while Republicans were still [...]

One of the dangers of a cold streak is that your growing anger can begin to cloud your ability to evaluate hands. This might seem impossible, that you could literally lose the ability to look at your cards and tell if they are any good or not, but it can happen. It’s possible for rage [...]

Now that the party’s over, let’s get down to business. Meet the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid Hails from Nevada Was the Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977-1981 As Chairman, Reid ushered in a new era of responsibility, paving the way for Nevada’s almost epic economic development Was awarded an Industry Leadership Award from the American Gaming Association [...]