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Poker Player's Luck

Aprl 24, 2006
You know full well that there were plenty of times you wished you had left a game before you did. This whole article is about "not" pushing your luck when it’s starting to run dry. Most poker players have a little voice that tells them when they’re headed for a bad night (no luck). That little voice tells you: "Get out of this game; it has no future for you...

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Poker: Challenge your Mind

Apr 23, 2006
Games of skill allure players because they are beatable and the people that play them try to learn how to beat them more often than they lose. If they can't beat them, they will try their hearts out until they do. It is something they have the fire and passion for because of the sense of competition This is especially true of poker. Doyle Brunson is a most competitive...

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Four of Poker's Nice Guys

Apr 21, 2006
Literally millions of people strive to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more well known "nice guys" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it's "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition! ...

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Hollywood's Fascination with Celebrity High Rollers

Apr 20, 2006
The elusive world of poker has come a long way from its seedy roots of shady, Mafioso-type characters playing no limit holdem's in dingy, underground gambling dens. Today, it is very much a part of everyday life, sexed up with a peppering of celebrity and television coverage. Thanks to the internet this old game has also managed...

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Poker movie experience as a Pro-poker player, in "Lucky You!"

Apr 19, 2006
Last year at around this time, I filled out an online form and forgot about it. Two months later, I get a phone call, telling me to show up at Warner Brothers, to play poker. They needed background artists for a poker movie they were filming. Sign me up!!! Well, it wasn't as simple as that, as day one was audition day. The good news is...

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