April 2009

  • April 2009
  • Cover Story: The Redemption of Jamie Gold – From villain to saint
    The Dust up in Denmark – Gus and Theo go at it
    Alex Rousso – The Evolution of the Las Vegas Card Room
    Bluff Labs – London’s best poker rooms
    Thrills
    The Beat – With Neil “Bad Beat” Channing
    The Bluff Newswire – Rolling poker news from around the globe
    Nick’s Column – The worrying trend of “poker awards”
    Wicked Chops – Irreverent poker backchat
    PRO-Spective
    Our Kelly – Derek Kelly meets a man with an orange for a head
    Dr Tom – Is your poker game sick?
    Being Phil Laak – The Unabomber escapes the long arm of the law
    Grassroots – Supporting poker in the community
    Barney Frank – Meet the man fighting for poker in the US
    Virtual Felt
    Online Report – All the latest from PokerVerdict.com
    Wilt on Tilt – The mathematics of Hold’em
    Pickleman – How women can adversely affect your poker stats
    Hevad Khan – Going live
    Wisdom
    Mike Caro – Don’t be afraid to question bad advice
    Raymer – Wisdom from a one-time world champ
    Lee Jones – Walk before you run
    Bonomo – Bet-sizing before the flop
    Rizen – Dealing with habitual raisers
    Tommy Angelo – Tilting in Vegas
    Amateur’s Mind – Poker and the stock market
    Action Jackson – Paul reports from the Green Joker Poker Festival
    Full Tilt Tips – John Phan
    Jeff Madsen – Hot tips from Boy Wonder
    Paul Wasicka – Controlling the pot
    Table Games – Loaded dice
    Off the Felt – Slutsky goes beyond the valley of the donks
    Calendar – Bluff tourney picks
    Card Gang – Win a €3,000 trip to Vegas!

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Hi Dr Tom,
I’m a small stakes cash game player who has painstakingly built up a bankroll over the last year by strictly adhering to the rules of bankroll management. However, I’m increasingly tempted to “take a shot” at levels way beyond my means.

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August 11th 2006. The Pallazzo Suites, The RIO, Las Vegas. Bluff is attempting to conduct an interview with a newly crowned world champion, who bounds animatedly around the room in an attempt to explain exactly what had happened to him during the previous ten days of poker, his eyes wide with incredulity. His enthusiasm is charming, his laughter infectious. This guy will be good for poker, we think.

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Dear Dr Tom,


I consider myself a solid tournament player, but I realise I still have a lot to learn – I’m a small winner playing $5 and $10 sit-n-gos. I recently satellited into a major Sunday tournament, worth $215.

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There’s a growing section of the poker community deliberately buying in for the minimum as a moneymaking strategy. Playing against these types requires special attention, says Alex Rousso