Author Archives: PokerPlayer

The other side of Ivey

1 Jun 2006

Friday night in the Tropicana Casino. An elderly woman sits in a wheelchair in front of a slot machine, a tube runs out of her nose into an oxygen tank strappe... Continue Reading

Making his own luck

1 Jun 2006

Aggressive maniac who rides his luck, or cool, calculating genius misrepresented by TV? What is the truth about Gus Hansen’s playing style?   Footage of h... Continue Reading

Take it down

1 Jun 2006

We explain why keeping player notes should be a top priority and a route to profit At my very first live tournament I remember one old poker dog considering an... Continue Reading

Loose is best

1 Jun 2006

In the first of a regular new series, Pommo argues the case for playing drawing hands as if they’re made hands With every month that passes on planet poker, mo... Continue Reading

Comedian Norman Pace is a poker lover so we spoke to hime about how he...

1 Jun 2006

Over a civilised cocktail and a quick sit-and-go, Norman Pace clinks glasses with PokerPlayer As the slimmer, moustache-free half of 1990s TV comedy duo Hale a... Continue Reading

Doyle Brunson is the most famous poker player of all time, but what...

1 Jun 2006

We talk to Doyle Brunson the man who epitomises the look, the hook, and the book of poker Poker’s not exactly lacking in superstar players. Guys like Dave ‘Dev... Continue Reading

Ed Miller’s limit hold’em

1 Jun 2006

This in-depth poker tutorial on DVD is worth a look Ed Miller, co-author of the celebrated Small Stakes Hold’em (with David Sklansky) is the brain behind... Continue Reading

Devilfish book

1 Jun 2006

Des Wilson lifts the lid on UK poker and one of its most coloruful characters Like everything else in life, the face of British poker changed when it went main... Continue Reading

Online Ace

1 Jun 2006

Great book from online demon and WSOP bracelet winner Scotty Fischman Slightly different to the majority of strategy books, Online Ace doesn’t pad its pa... Continue Reading

On The Rail #1

1 Jun 2006

Check out the first episode On The Rail, the PokerPlayer podcast Come and get your poker content on the move, with the first episode of On The Rail, the PokerP... Continue Reading