From the Editor
This month’s issue is late. And we refuse to apology for it, as the July issue is probably always going to be late. In fact, next year we might skip July altogether. The World Series of Poker just takes too many of our editors, staff, writers, programmers—well, everybody, I guess—off to Vegas to play poker. ...
Putting the World in World Series of Poker
By Dan Cypra, Editor, PocketFives.com This year’s World Series of Poker Main Event was one for the ages. Seven different countries are represented in this year’s November Nine – the most ever – and a first place prize of $8.7 million is on the line. What’s more, four countries will have representatives at the final...
Winning is Easy
I have some good news. Becoming a winning poker player is easy. The process involves considerable study, practice, self-discipline, and the ability to assess realistically one’s emotional and intellectual strengths, but fundamentally it’s easy. There is a vast repository of high-quality poker information in books, magazines, forums and training sites. With an eighth-grade understanding of...
Three Issues for the WSOP Rules Committee to Ponder
It seems that every year there is an issue at the World Series of Poker that drives certain players absolutely crazy. An issue which is then addressed by the Rules Committee and the Players Committee, and typically gets ironed out before the next WSOP rolls around. In the past we’ve seen everything from the mundane...
Reading and Stuff – Book Reviews – July 2011
This month we decided to take a look at books on alternate and mixed games. There is a great deal of money to be made playing these games online, in live cash games, and the tournament fields in alternate games are much weaker than your standard no-limit holdem tournaments. Everybody has read a little something...
Hosting the Ultimate Home Game
By Allyson Leonard, President of Premium Poker Services Are you ready to host your own home game? Many people try it and hit some snags along the way. As the president of Premium Poker Services, I attend many home games and know the factors involved in a home game being a success or a disaster....
