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So many epic poker stories end with a “hero call”. It takes a true master with a heart of steel to call down a huge river bet with nothing but a small pair or even ace high. How do they do it? How do they peer deep into their opponent's soul, know they’re bluffing, and find the call button? While it usually isn’t so clear-cut as “knowing” they’re bluffing, you can use reason to determine whether it’s likely that they’re bluffing. Even if you can’t be certain, it can still be

Poker was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a combination of the French card game Poque and a way to satisfy the gambling desires and pass time for passengers and crew on steamboats on the Ohio River. This era saw the first generation of “pro players”, a group of hustlers and cheats who would swindle the unsuspecting. With the gold rush, Poker headed west, to the gambling saloons of Colorado mining towns and beyond, into California. Soon after, during WWII, poker became a go

“I tell you boys, the greatest pleasure in life is gambling and winning. The next greatest pleasure is gambling and losing.” These were words to live by for Nick The Greek. He himself estimated that, over the course of his life, he won and lost a fortune 73 times. In the early 20th century, that equated to $500,000,000; in today’s money, that’s around $15 billion. The real kicker is that he died penniless on Christmas Day, 1966. He would soon be part of the inaugural class of

The day-to-day life of a poker player, especially a professional or regular grinder, isn’t just big splashy hands, coolers, and sick all-in pots. A lot of time it's winning (and losing) little pots, chopping pots, and just keeping on keeping on. That’s one of the great parts of following a poker Vlogger like PokerFaceAsh. In a recent video titled When things go from bad to worse, trying to get unstuck in a casino cash game, we get an inside look at what it really takes to be