Poker Profiles | This month, I interviewed Andy Rich, the poker room manager at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas, one of the most popular card rooms in town.
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Heavenly Poker | What is a Hi-Lo hand? After reading about them in George “The Engineer” Epstein’s book, I asked him about such hands. I found his explanation fascinating. So now, you relax and be prepared for an amazing journey into the realm of Hi-Lo hands when playing Texas hold’em.
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Poker by George | It’s a $4-$8 limit hold’em game. You are seated in a middle position and dealt a pair of 10’s. Several others and you stay to see the flop. You are hoping to catch a third 10 that matches your pocket pair for a “set.”
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Poker Scene | Larry Flynt’s Lucky Lady Casino celebrated its Grand Opening this past Saturday. Located in Gardena, Calif., the Lucky Lady Casino was previously known as the Normandie Casino.
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Heavenly Poker | Tells are mannerisms that give important information about a player’s hand. Books have been written about tells. My favorite is Mike Caro’s “Book of Tells,” first published in 1984 by Gambling Times.
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Poker by George | According to the PokerKing Blog, “chasing” hands is a common mistake made by new players (many others, too). It happens when a player stays in the hand while the odds indicate he should muck his hand. It applies throughout the hand, starting from the preflop round of betting as well as at every other round through the river.
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Poker Scene | The World Series of Poker Circuit is underway at the Bicycle Hotel and Casino in Bell Gardens, California. This weekend the much-anticipated $1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event was held.
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Heavenly Poker | Today, people are living longer than ever. But there comes a point when it is time to retire. It happens to most of us.
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Poker by George | Big pairs on the flop are quite common. Start with two honor cards in the hole; on the flop, you are likely to pair up about one out of three times.
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Slot Club Spotlight | The Carson Nugget’s newly remodeled Carson Tahoe Hotel offers 83 comfortable rooms and suites just steps from the Carson Nugget Casino and easy access to the entire northeastern Nevada and Lake Tahoe region.
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Poker Scene | I had the great privilege of meeting GamingToday columnist George “The Engineer” Epstein at the Claude Pepper Seniors Poker Group in Los Angeles where he taught poker classes for seniors.
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Heavenly Poker | While playing poker at the casino, it is not uncommon to see a player who seems more interested in watching the basketball game on the big TV screen mounted on the wall.
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Poker by George | I saw recently a fascinating column by Dr. Stephen Bloomfield, a psychiatrist who loves to play poker. “Don’t let confirmation bias affect your play,” he warned.
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Beyond the Numbers | Poker revenue at Hollywood Park Casino, located in Inglewood, California near the Westside of Los Angeles, is surging.
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Poker Profiles | Frank Meoni is the poker room manager at Green Valley Ranch Resort, a Station Casinos owned property in Henderson.
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Winning Strategies | The inspiration for this week’s column comes from a reader who emailed me with a question regarding a column I recently wrote about Ultimate Texas Hold’em.
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Poker by George | The most important question when making an important decision at the poker table is “WHY – What is your reason?” Along that line, here are two short quizzes to enhance your reasoning ability.
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Heavenly Poker | In a column published in a recent issue of the Sunday Los Angeles Times, Alex Outhred, a professional poker player and coach, discussed a rather intriguing topic: the significance of a player taking a long pause while playing a hand of Texas hold’em.
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Heavenly Poker | Apparently, we will never end the luck-versus-skill controversy at the poker table. The other day at the casino, a player seated beside me complained that poker was just a matter of luck. Staring at me, he emphatically stated, “You need to have good luck to be a winner.”
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Poker by George | How often have you wished for yourself: “If only I could get my fair share!” That’s the amount of something one is due relative to what other people are receiving. Equal treatment. It’s only fair. Let’s examine this on a theoretical basis.
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Macau’s resort industry should aim for…Macau’s integrated resort industry should emulate Las Vegas by aiming for non-gaming attractions to contribute 40 percent of all revenue, according to the Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Maria Helena Senna de Fernandes.
University of Kentucky basketball fans…Look for an abundance of University of Kentucky basketball fans to descend upon Las Vegas right before Christmas 2019. Wildcat officials announced that they will play Utah on Dec. 18, 2019 followed by a game against Ohio State on Dec. 21, 2019.
Cash Considerations 68: Knights one…Cash Considerations Podcast | AB, Big Dave and Mo assess the madness of the Knights being one win away from a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. NBA Preview time and more.
'Marilyn! The New Musical' debuts at…"Marilyn! The New Musical" exploring the life and lore of Marilyn Monroe debuts at Paris Las Vegas beginning Wednesday. The musical features 15 original songs plus Monroe classics "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and "My Heart Belongs to Daddy."
Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas will…Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, recently sold by MGM Resorts International, will shortly rebrand to Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria luxury marque. CityCenter is the Las Vegas Strip development with Aria, Vdara and a high-end shopping center.
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