Card Player Magazine Poker NewsErick Lindgren Team Full Tilt In tournaments, I play lots of hands. I’ll put my money in with all kinds of connected cards, especially when in position. I might limp, I might min-raise or raise a little more than the minimum, depending on the circumstances. I’m looking to keep my table off balance so they [...]
Andy Bloch Team Full Tilt In 2006, I cashed in the $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event at the World Series of Poker. I enjoyed the tournament; it was great to spend some time playing a game other than hold ‘em. One thing that surprised me about the tournament, however, was that the quality of play was [...]
Paul Wolfe Full Tilt Pro During this year’s World Series of Poker, I talked with a number of pros about the problems that so many online qualifiers had playing Big Slick during the early blind levels. It seemed to us that a huge percentage of the field – we estimated as much as 70 percent [...]
Ben Roberts Full Tilt Pro Many beginner poker players naturally gravitate toward a level of game where they feel most comfortable. The reasons for their choice may vary, but often include the size of their starting bankroll, and the amount of money they feel comfortable wagering in a particular hand or throughout a session. This [...]
Howard Lederer Team Full Tilt In 2006, Full Tilt Poker launched Cap Games – a version of our Pot- and No-Limit games in which no player can commit more than 30 big blinds to any pot. The biggest cash games in the world, the ones that Jennifer Harman and Phil Ivey play in, use a [...]
Richard Brodie Full Tilt Pro Until a few years ago, players interested in learning poker would start out by playing in fixed-limit games. Most casinos and card rooms only offered Limit Hold ‘em or Limit Stud, so players had to get used to the dynamics of structured betting. But now, many players are jumping directly [...]
Steve Brecher Full Tilt Pro In No-Limit Hold ‘em, drawing hands can be very difficult to play out of position. Most beginners take a straightforward approach when they flop something like a straight or a flush draw; they check, then call a bet and hope the turn brings something helpful. But, simply check-calling can present [...]
Andy Bloch Team Full Tilt In No-Limit Hold ‘em, it can be difficult to know what the right play is on the river when you’re out of position with a marginal hand. In my experience, if you think your hand is good enough to call with, you should consider betting the river if you don’t [...]
Jay Greenspan Friend of Full Tilt In 2006, Allen Cunningham completed another amazing World Series of Poker. He made three final tables in the 2006 WSOP, won one bracelet, and finished 4th in the Main Event. This comes on the heels of his 2005 WSOP performance, when he was named Player of Year after making [...]
Team Full Tilt At this year’s World Series of Poker, there are thousands of players walking the halls of the Rio. Moving through the corridors, you’re bound to hear players telling tales of the hands that bounced them from tournaments. Often, the players are upset as they tell the stories of bad beats and lousy [...]
