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• So long and thanks for all the fish August 30, 2011
  After six years of being the dealer of all things poker here at About.com, the time has come for me to stand up from the table and call it a night. I've highly enjoyed sharing tales from the table, giving advice, and helping more people learn the greatest game there is and sitting down to play....Read Full Post […]
• Worst Texas Hold'em Hands August 22, 2011
  You may know that pocket Aces are the best starting hand in Texas Hold'em but do you know the 10 worst Texas Hold'em hands? If you want to avoid being pegged as the fish at the table, read up on not only the best and worst Hold'em hands, but also on starting hand selection in Hold'em and how it varies with your position at the table....Re […]
• Poker Trivia August 15, 2011
  Think you know a lot about poker? Test your smarts with these poker trivia questions (click on each for the answer): What's the origin of the word Poker? Who do the four kings represent? Where do the four suits come from? Who invented the "Hole Cam" for poker on TV? Which President funded a politcal campaign with poker? Which President had […]
• Poker Betting 101 August 12, 2011
  Learn the rules for different kinds of poker betting structures including limit, pot limit, and no-limit poker with our article on poker betting basics. Once you have the basics down, you can move on to master poker pot odds, a key skill for any winning player. […]
• Question: Who gets the extra in a split pot? August 10, 2011
  A reader asked me an excellent question: In poker hands where the pot is chopped or split between two players and there's an extra chip, who gets it? Answer: In high-low poker games, the odd chip always goes to the winner of the high hand....Read Full Post […]