Author Archives: PokerPlayer

Mind games

1 Nov 2006

Road rage is a thing of the past – it's river rage that consumes us poker players these days   It will stop mistakes from snowballing into disa... Continue Reading

Just for the record

1 Nov 2006

If the numbers show you’re down, then it’s time to analyse your game It’s time to come clean. No, I’m not suggesting that you suddenly confess to y... Continue Reading

Team Talk #1

1 Nov 2006

Can't seem to get your game out of neutral? It's just a matter of time…   The speed of transition from incompetent to comfortable to profi... Continue Reading

Familiar faces

1 Oct 2006

Professor Mark Griffiths looks at the great British tradition of playing fruit machines and asks how players are persuaded to part with their money   By u... Continue Reading

Pot Limit Omaha

1 Oct 2006

Annie Duke explains how taking a decidedly non-hold’em view is crucial to your long-term success in pot-limit Omaha Pot-limit Omaha, as with all forms of Omaha... Continue Reading

On the Razz

1 Oct 2006

Razz is less of an improvisational game than no-limit hold’em, but that’s what makes the game so attractive to smart poker players Razz, or seven-card stud low... Continue Reading

Limited access

1 Oct 2006

The key to being successful in fixed-limit tournaments is knowing when to play them like fixed-limit cash games, says Lou Krieger While no-limit hold’em ... Continue Reading

With a twist…

1 Oct 2006

Phil Shaw opens the door to a world of crazy pineapples and double flops – it’s hold’em, but not quite as you know it   The wraps that can make monster dr... Continue Reading

Pro vs Pro: Limit

1 Oct 2006

Is limit a game of skill or a lottery? UK online sensation Paul Jackson faces off with US hotshot Michael Mizrachi Pro limit Fighting limit’s corner is M... Continue Reading

Less is more

1 Oct 2006

Tournament hotshot Paul 'ActionJack' Jackson explains why he’s playing less but earning more, and how outdrawing a maniac can leave a sour taste &nbs... Continue Reading