Playing poker with the Devil

Beyond the Numbers | I met Ernie Scherer Jr. many years ago in Las Vegas at the Gold Coast playing Omaha, one of his favorite games. This is a story about his tragic murder and how it was woven into my life.

Levy heads up Boulder Station's poker room

Poker Profiles | This month we visited with Bill Levy, the poker room manager at Boulder Station. “Here at Boulder we have an 11-table room. We are notoriously known for our 4-8 limit high-only Omaha game."

Bonuses for bad beats can help soften blow

Heavenly Poker | Many casinos offer a special bonus during designated hours in low/middle limit Texas hold’em games.

Evaluating tight and loose betting players

Poker by George | Are you tight or loose? Let’s characterize these diametrically opposed playing traits.

Supersitition can destroy your profits

Heavenly Poker | Are you superstitious? Most likely, to some degree, we are all superstitious. What is superstition?

Poker will eventually give you the 'Oh no!' experience

Poker by George | If you play much Texas hold’em, undoubtedly you have been the victim of an “Oh no!” experience, perhaps several.

My poker resolutions

Poker by George | I much enjoyed reading Irene Edith’s poker resolutions in the Dec. 12 issue of GamingToday. And I told her so. In her resolutions, she offered some fantastic advice for poker players who would like to improve their results at the table. I could not have done nearly as well.

Great hand turns ugly quickly

Heavenly Poker | I was playing $4-$8 limit hold’em at my local casino. I had just joined the game and, in the cut-off position, looked down on J-Q spades, well exceeding the Hold’em Algorithm starting hand criteria. What a great way to begin a poker session

After the flop make sure percentages are understood

Poker by George | Playing Texas hold’em, you have decided to stay to see the flop in accordance with Step I of the Two-Step Concept. Now, you wait anxiously to see the three face-up community cards on the flop. 

Popular sayings people use and its relation to poker

Heavenly Poker | My recent column resulted in several additional popular sayings that apply to the game of poker. Tom, who had read the column online, suggested this one: “Every cloud has a silver lining.”

Make sure that starting poker hand is playable

Poker by George | The flop is undoubtedly the most important part of a hold’em poker game. These three cards that the dealer neatly places face-up on the board, combined with your two holecards, represent over 70% of your final holding.

Many popular sayings apply so well to poker

Heavenly Poker | There must be zillions of popular sayings that apply so well to poker.

Arizona Charlies Decatur hot on $40 buy-in poker play

Poker Profiles | Small, but mighty! Whatever your poker pleasure, the Las Vegas poker room at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur is the place to ante up and get in on the neighborhood-friendly action.

Skillfully building that pot to win the most at poker

Heavenly Poker | A good measure of a poker player’s level of skill is how well he builds the pots he wins. While you would like to win lots of pots, most important is how big those pots are that you win? That is easily the key to success at the poker table.

Another unique poker dream to preserve

Poker by George | It seems I often find myself awakening in the early morning hours after dreaming about poker. This one seemed so unique I wasted little time in getting up out of bed and making my way to my trusty computer so I could share it with you.

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Finishing up with favorite card odds

Poker by George | In the last issue of GamingToday, we presented my favorite card odds, and added a relevant and significant comment about each. Each of these odds is unique, and you can apply various concepts to make the most of it as you strive to win more chips.

Even in the same session winners can be losers

Heavenly Poker | Playing poker in a casino, winners often are losers in the same session. That’s what I said!

Poker resolutions pre New Year

Heavenly Poker | It’s never too early nor too late to make your poker resolutions. You don’t have to wait for New Year’s Day.

My favorite card odds for winning

Poker by George | Card odds are a fact of life. They are based only on probability and are statistically undisputable. Want to be a winner? While poker psychology, luck and tells can help, the odds predominate – when used properly.