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This term refers to a player’s strategy of habitually over betting the pot or going all-in. Others at the table need to figure out if he has a monster hand…

This is a pure, no frills tournament structure where you buy-in and when you lose all your chips, adios…no mas.  It’s the opposite of rebuy or re-entry tourneys. An example…

This is the term used when a player loses chips needlessly. Some of the reasons are poor decisions and discipline relating to inattention to the game. Other factors include: not…

These two colorful terms refer to a hand that has a two-way draw to complete a straight. However, the necessary card(s) needs to be in the middle of the run,…

There’s nothing better than a freeroll in poker. Here are three examples. First, it can be a tournament structure with no entry fee but with a prize pool. In that…

The new dates have been set for poker’s ultimate competition, the 56th WSOP, May 27 – July 16. A record-setting 100 events are on the schedule. Tournaments will be played…

A tournament re-buy can usually be made immediately when a player loses all their chips. But it is generally during a specified time/level. Re-entry in a tournament requires a player…

James “Russ” Heizer was the 2024 Player of the Year tournament winner. Ranked 29th at year end, he battled his way through 49 others who had earned a seat at…

Ace-King, often referred to as Big Slick, is considered one of the top premium hands in Texas Hold’em. However, it loses approximately 53% of the time to any two cards,…

Jay Kennedy died in November 2024 at the age of 84. He was born in Berkeley CA and lived in the Chico area for over a decade. Jay was a…