I think I’m in an abusive relationship. My gal is alternately an early Spring or late Fall day.

Sometimes things seem to be going so badly between us it’s like I’ve been abandoned, all alone, on the center of […]

I was playing a No-Limit Hold ‘em Tourney on FullTilt recently and was struck by the international flair that poker has – especially online. It struck me as the first table I was at had me as the only Ame […]

From my Co-host at CPL Poker Podcast – the Upper Midwest’s ONLY poker podcast – enjoy! And, feel free to check out the show!

By Mark “Verbal” Cardenas
If you believe that a certain tournament is too ‘rich’ for […]

A month ago, Bryan Mileski from MN Poker Mag wrote that October “is Minnesota’s World Series of Poker.” Indeed, for the last couple of years I have considered October my own private poker series. I have never […]

You’re playing that tournament and the hands you see are, at the best, off suit 3-gappers. Hand after hand after hand is 9/5, 7/3, J/4 and maybe a K/3 UTG. Then the UTG (a solid player) makes a min raise which is […]

Each poker league certainly comes up with its own creations – be they House Rules, slang or something else. I’d love to hear what your league has created.

Here are a few CPL examples:

The Missouri Chip – named […]

About two years ago I participated pretty heavily in bar league (free) poker. I did well. After stepping away from it I recently decided to return. I mean, it’s free to play, you can win weekly prizes and then […]

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