Poker
Poker strategy and the stories behind famous hands. Some dispatches are pure math, others follow the players who ignored it.
Dispatches on this rail
- 01Jamie Gold's $12 Million WSOP Main Event Win ExplainedIn 2006, the World Series of Poker Main Event championship had reached an inflection point. The previous year had seen a 5,619 entrant field, itself a record that seemed unlikely to be broken.

- 02Scotty Nguyen's 'You Call It's Gonna Be All Over Baby' MomentMy granddaughter asked me about poker. I told her that the game has a few moments that everyone remembers.
- 03Tony G: From Lithuania to Poker Table Trash-Talk LegendTony Guoga is a poker professional from Lithuania who became famous for trash-talking at the poker table.
- 04How to Win Heads-Up Sit-and-Go MatchesA heads-up sit-and-go is a poker tournament with two players and one table. First to eliminate their opponent wins the prize.
- 05Understanding RNG Certification at Online Poker RoomsA poker site displays a logo. The logo says "Certified RNG" or "Approved by eCOGRA" or "GLI Certified." These logos claim that the random number generator has been tested and verified as fair.
- 06Decentralized Poker: Can Blockchain Replace Traditional Poker Rooms?Decentralized poker is poker played on a smart contract instead of in a room. The dealer is replaced by an algorithm.
- 07Poker Tells in Live Games: What to Watch ForIn 1985, a man named Arthur Entin built a machine that played slot machines. It was not elegant. It was a cabinet with the guts of a Bally cabinet rewired to test random number sequences.
- 08Continuation Bets in Online Poker: What They Actually MeanThe marketing around c-bets sounds like you're doing something clever. You're not. You're following a map that everyone has.
- 09Let It Ride Poker: The One Game Where You Actually Control Your RiskLet It Ride strips away the pressure. You make one choice, then the cards do the talking. That simplicity is everything.
- 10How to Verify a Poker Site's Legitimacy Before DepositingBefore you deposit money, verify the site. This takes 20 minutes. It saves you from losing everything to a scam.
- 11How to Transition From Tournaments to Cash GamesTournament poker and cash game poker look the same but play completely differently. Making the switch requires unlearning.
- 12Online Poker Regulation Around the World: A Regional OverviewThe history of online poker regulation is a history of sudden shifts. In 2006, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) passed in the United…