Poker - Steve Rosenbloom

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Poker with Steve Rosenbloom

Steve Rosenbloom, a Chicago Tribune sports columnist, goes straight to the experts for the thinking behind the trickiest and most challenging poker plays. Rosenbloom's Poker is full of colorful terminology-and even more colorful personalities. It's a compelling and valuable column for the many poker enthusiasts looking to improve their game. With its explosive growth, Poker is a must-have for your sports or feature pages. Moves with art. Reach readers 18-34.

Poker with Steve Rosenbloom Samples

Busquet Draws Out on Hellmuth

Rising pro Olivier Busquet didn't like his play on the turn based on the math in this hand from the $25,000-buy-in World Poker Tour Championship at Las Vegas' Bellagio in 2010, but he gambled based on his read of 11-time World Series of Poker winn...

Madsen Makes Tough Decision on the Turn

You're making decisions all the time at the poker table, starting with whether to play the cards you're dealt.

Hellmuth Demonstrates Pot Control

Playing against aggressive opponents can be a difficult thing because they apply pressure with bets and raises regardless of their holdings.

Negreanu's Opponent Talks His Way Into Trouble

So much of poker is about deception. The amount you bet, the situation in which you bet, the type of hands you bet, even how you make the bet are part of creating doubt in the minds of others and remaining unpredictable.

When playing tournaments that attract big fields, the early goal is pretty simple for respected pro Andy Black.

"Figure out where the bad players are and look to get chips off them," said Black, who talked and bet his way through a victim in this hand from the 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000-buy-in main event at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas.

Sowers Pads His Stack With Passive Play

Getting value for your hand is about determining the best way to induce a mistake from your opponent. Against a calling station, you'd likely bet with the expectation that he'd call with a worse hand.

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