The Wynn Classic began in high style when Erik Nomberg, of Dix Hills, NY, defeated Joshua Herman of hornhill Ontario to capture first place money of $48,563.

You will recall our previous columns on raisin' and chasin' where we raised pre-flop in late position with a modest hand, for example, 6d-5d. In part 6 of this series, we presented a table showing the number of clean outs you need in order to see the turn card. The number of outs was dependent on the number of opponents you could count on to pay to see the turn card also. That table applies to fixed-limit hold 'em where betting limits double on the turn and river. In this column we show the number of outs you need to pay to see the river card.

When might it make sense for you to quit your job and play poker full time for a living? I'm asked that from time to time by players who have won some money and think that they might be ready make the switch from playing poker as a hobby to playing poker for a living.

I'll share with you a typical example of that, from someone I met at Foxwoods who was thinking of quitting his day job. I've found it's typical of many who ask me about turning pro.

By the time this issue is published, it will have been six months since poker pro Joe Sebok accepted a sponsorship deal with UltimateBet.com, as well as a position as the Media & Operations Consultant for UB. It has not been an easy road for Sebok, as the backlash from some in the poker community has been harsh and included accusations of Sebok jumping at easy sponsorship money and naïvely accepting anything UB tells him. On the other side of the coin, he has received some support, as well as many who have opted for the wait-and-see, time-will-tell attitude.

Indian casinos may soon overtake commercial casinos. Total gaming revenues for tribes appear to be more than $26 billion a year, while the American Gaming Association reported the 12 commercial casino states generate less than $31 billion in 2009.

But Indian gaming is getting a boost from changes in the law, or, more particularly, from those who make the laws.

Lord above, Save us from the push and shove. -Fatboy Slim.

[This is a work of poker fiction set ten thousand hands in the future. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is coincidental.]

The World's Most Serious Poker Tournament's final table was down to four players. Three of them could play high stakes no-limit tournament poker. The one who could not was the chip leader.

A theorem is an idea that has been accepted or proposed as a demonstrable truth. In his book, The Theory of Poker, poker expert and writer David Sklansky presents his "Fundamental Theorem of Poker:" The best way to play your hand is to play it as if you could see your opponent's hole cards.

The wheeling and dealing that takes place at a poker table typically involves only the cards being dealt. In this two-part series, we delve into the chance meeting of two recreational poker players who turned a chatty no-limit game at the Venetian into a multimillion dollar movie production deal.

Poker Player Cruises Now Available.
Poker Player's inaugural cruise is scheduled for September 26, 2010 aboard Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas. Our first 7-day cruise will depart out of Los Angeles and sail to the Mexican Riviera with stops at Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.

"Oh, no's" happen all the time in poker but I bet you didn't need me to tell you that. How we deal with them will many times determine if we book a winning session or not.