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Poker
Our Poker column puts readers in touch with the experts for the thinking behind the trickiest and most challenging poker hands. World Poker Tour (WPT) professional and television analyst Tony Dunst, along with Scott Fischman and other WPT players, break down the tactics and strategy used by some of the most prominent players in the world.
Poker Samples
Nguyen faces a tricky decision
Although my bid to reach the final table of the WPT Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic ended late on Day Four, my roommate and frequent poker mentor, Andrew "Luckychewy" Lichtenberger, made the final table third in chips and in excellent po...
Tehan takes chance on a puny hand
In mid-December, 100 players entered the Epic Poker League $20,000 Main Event at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.
Clear thinking, bad result
In December, I played the main event at the World Poker Tour's Five Diamond series. On Day Three, when the bubble burst, I held a stack a little below average. Late in Day Four, we were down to 18 players and redrawn to the final two tables.
In a sit-and-go, make your move before reaching 'danger zone'
The first part of my professional poker career was spent strictly playing tournament poker. In tournament play, there is a stop-loss, meaning you buy in for a set amount, and when you bust out of the tournament, that's it.
To fold, or not to fold?
Nobody likes folding. In September, I played the $3,500 WPT event at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City. Everyone had roughly their starting stack of $30,000 in chips, and the blinds were $50-$100. The flop came Kd Qs 2h, and both opponents checked.
Lamb to the slaughter
While living in Las Vegas has more drawbacks than I could possibly explain in this limited space, one plus is that functions as the epicenter of the poker world.
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