So, we have patience and we have psychology. Now it is time to talk about perseverance, which sounds like a whole lot of hard work, but do not worry, it is definitely a different kind of perseverance than you have to exercise when you go to the gym or out for a run or [...]

Patience is unquestionably important, as we saw last week. However, it is not the only essential “P rule” you need to follow in order to become a more successful player. Remember, we still have four more to cover before we all through!
Which brings us to the second P: psychology. Okay, okay, technically [...]

There are lots of strategies you can employ when you are playing poker, some of which are extremely easy to remember. Do you recall how, in grammar school, you were supposed to learn the three Rs? Reading, writing, and arithmetic — or ‘rithmetic, depending on how much your teacher paid attention to true [...]

A big congratulations goes out to Keven “Stammdogg” Stammen, who took home the bracelet in Event no. 13 of the World Series of Poker.
The game? $2,500 No Limit Hold ‘Em, of course. The big win? $506,786.
This even marked day three of the WSOP. Twenty players started out, all [...]

Online poker is becoming extremely popular, to the point that a lot of people who play poker on the Internet have never even set foot in a real casino.  Many of them thus wonder what they are missing out on by not playing in a casino.  To be sure, there are pros and cons associated [...]

If you are a regular player of poker then there is a very little chance of you having any misconception about the great game which has mesmerized casinos and players worldwide for unknown time. However some of the beginners and amateurs have some wide misconceptions about poker which are listed below:

Poker is a casual game [...]

Don’t get me wrong Vanessa Rousso is great, and I’m a fan — but her sister on the far left of this video (thanks pokernews!) looks so cute, it’s almost unfair. If I ever meet Vanessa again, I’m asking her to give my phone number to her sister — a man’s got to gamble to [...]

Mike Matusow giving his unsalted opinion about Danish poker hunk Gus Hansen after losing a painful hand to Gus in the Quarter finals of Poker Superstars III.
The man obviously has a point, but the K9 was a good enough hand for Gus to shove, IMHO. Not much he did wrong there.

Eight Deuce is not the nuts. I know. BUT:

I like eight deuce, especially suited, as you can make a medium flush which is invisible.
I like eight deuce, as nobody expects anyone to play it, so an Q82 board is great against AQ.
I like eight deuce, because I like a challenge.

No, not really. It’s my hand, [...]