Leeann Tweeden isn’t shy about baring it all, or talking about her age. Tweeden, now 38, has been a model, Hooters girl, news correspondent for Fox Sports and hostess of NBC’s Poker After Dark. She will now be adding Playboy nude model to her resume now that the December issue has hit the stands. Tweeden [...]

Being emotionally compromised while playing a precision game like poker is the same thing as taking your buy-in and dropping the chips by the handful into a wood chipper. In summary, it’s a bad idea. (Unless burning through money is a hobby of yours. In which case, I’d be happy to invite you to my [...]

Down on your poker luck, who doesn’t think of the famous Jack Straus maxim “a chip and a chair”? Twenty-nine years ago, in the 1982 World Series of Poker tournament, Jack Strauss was reduced to nothing but a $500 chip and his chair. Days later, creating the legend of one of the most amazing comebacks [...]

After an initial turn-down from PokerStars, feel-good poker sensation Jared Huggins has received an invite to the television taping of The Big Game.

“It’s all in the cards” – What a load of baloney. As any devout poker player knows, the cards play a more minor role than most outsiders would ever believe. While the game’s practitioners and devotees have long been aware of this distinction, it seems as though the court of public opinion is finally beginning to swing our way. More than ever, individuals and entire nations are beginning to see that a winner’s edge comes not from the two pieces of paper in his or her hand, but from the quick computations and sharp observations made regarding their opponents.

77-year old Jerry Buss, who happens to own the Los Angeles Lakers in the way you and me would own a watch or a bottle of cologne (a very profitable watch or a bottle of cologne that is), decided to become a poker pro recently. Money could definitely not have been a motivation, because dear [...]

Poker: A Game of Skill or a Game of Luck? Part XIII So, we have established before that poker is a game of skill, and that it would take quite some skill in order to be consistently successful at poker. Anyone who has ever grinded knows this. There is a reason why every final table [...]

Building on the success of his critically acclaimed “Hold’em Wisdom for All Players”, Daniel Negreanu has returned for a second round.

In the aptly named “More Hold’em Wisdom for All Players”, Kid Poker presents readers with 50 additional playing tips. As with the first volume, each bit of wisdom is presented in a clear, easy to understand fashion. Retailing for $14.95 US, you’d be hard pressed to find a better read for the money.

In a desperate attempt to get in line with iPoker’s impending policy changes, VC Poker has banned several dominant players from its cash games. Some of the site’s more accomplished winners have been notified via email that their money will no longer buy them a seat outside of tournament play.

We’ve all fallen prey to the common ills of online poker – playing while you’re too tired, playing for too many hours, forgoing meals or hydration, or sitting at the table with too many thoughts swimming in our heads. Here are a few simple tips that are guaranteed to make you feel better at the digital felt.