Poker hands, just like the players that hold them, have their distinct nicknames. For example, AA is called rockets, bullets or American Airlines. KK are cowboys. QQ are Canadian rockets, Canadian aces, or Siegfried and Roy. JJ is fishhooks or simply hooks. 88 are snowmen or doggie balls. 77 is the Sunset Strip. 66 is [...]
Carl is playing in a tournament when he drew pocket aces. He decided to slow play it and raise 100 chips pre-flop. Three players called. On the flop was 3-8-10 rainbow. Thinking his hand is strong, he went all in. Everyone folded except for one guy who had 3-8 off suit. The turn was a [...]
Serge has pocket threes. Serge thought he could lessen the field by bumping it up a bit. 5 players called. The flop was 2 of clubs 2 and 3 of diamonds. Serge is glad with his full house. One player raised and two players folded. The turn was 6 diamonds. Again a player raised and [...]
Liz Lieu is one of the rising stars in professional poker. For years she concentrated only in cash games. She first entered the world of tournament poker via the 2005 World Series of Poker. Her first win came via the 2006 L.A. Poker Classic. She won the event again the next year. In 2006, she [...]
Phil Ivey started his poker career in 2002 at the age of 26. In that year alone, he had won a total of three WSOP bracelets. As far as high profile games go, Ivey is the most prolific player around. He is active on the WPT, EPT and the European Masters as well as other [...]
One of the most recognizable faces in professional poker, Scott Nguyen has been in the scene for a long time. It is also because he is always in every tournament and has been invited to numerous talk shows. Nguyen is open about his every aspect of his life. He admits that he made some mistakes [...]
The late stage of a sit-n-go is when there are only 5 players or less left on the table. Typically it occurs 40 minutes in the game. Every will be pressured of the blinds except for the chip leader. When you reach this stage, you must be more aggressive than before. Then you must mix [...]
River betting should only be done if you really have a strong hand or if you think your opponent has a weaker one. Aggressive players tend to call on the river whatever their hand might be. You can exploit this. Then again, they might have a good hand and you might lose the game.
Also, your [...]