Continuing our series of columns in which I’m allowed to both ask and answer questions that interest me, today we focus on all kinds of unrelated stuff. And, by cosmic coincidence, “Stuff” turns out to be Today’s word.

We left off with question 73, so let’s move forward….

Question 74: How often should you move all-in to protect a hand in a poker tournament?

It depends on how much of an overall advantage or disadvantage you have against opponents... read more

After months of uncertainty and lack of communication, UltimateBet finally attempted to resolve the recent heating scandal just before the start of the 2008 World Series of Poker. Allegations were brought to the attention of the online poker site in January of 2008; UltimateBet publicly acknowledged them in March, and the official statement about the scandal’s resolution was released on May 29—likely in response to an outcry from players and forum posters regarding UB’s seeming lack of concern about this issue.

The long-awaited statement let it be known that the investigation, which was initiated by reports of unfair play by “NioNio,” a suspicious account tied to others that had “superuser” tendencies, was complete. Tokwiro Enterprises, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, and Gaming Associates completed a review and the findings were as follows:

A number of player accounts did have an unfair advantage at the high-stakes online poker tables, and those players worked for the previous owners of UltimateBet prior to the purchase of the site by Tokwiro in October of 2006... read more

Las Vegas (July 16, 2008) - The 2nd Annual Ante Up For Africa celebrity poker tournament hosted by Don Cheadle and Annie Duke took place on Wednesday, July 2nd at the 2008 World Series of Poker held at the Rio® All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

The tournament raised awareness and close to half a million dollars for Ante Up For Africa's designated charities: ENOUGH, www.enoughproject.org, and Not On Our Watch, www... read more

I attended the opening of the Class III gaming at Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida. It’s a milestone for Florida because up until recently they have only had Class II slots, low-limit poker, and Vegas style slots.

Now all of that changed. On June 22, 2008 the first hand of blackjack was dealt to Carmen Electra, Lorraine Bracco, Ron Patterson, and other celebrities, including Gino Torretta, Alonzo Mourning, Cornelius Bennett, Dwayne Wade, Greg Gumble, Henri Crockett, Eddie Jones, Bob Kuechenberg, Nat Moore, O... read more

The feeler bet is loosely defined as a smallish bet, made by a player who holds a decent-but-not-strong hand, who is using the bet to figure out whether or not he’s ahead in the hand. Feeler bets serve a number of purposes. First and foremost, they provide information about the strength, or lack thereof, of your opponent’s holdings.

But feelers can also have bluffing value—if your opponent didn’t hit anything on the flop, there’s always a chance he’ll fold to the first player who bets... read more

At this year’s World Series of Poker, many new faces will experience their ultimate dream by earning a coveted WSOP bracelet. Their name will make headlines in major poker websites and magazines, and they may even get an action shot picture of themselves kissing their bracelet or hugging a pile of money in Poker Player Newspaper.

Relatively unknown players across the globe will score big wins every now and then, never to be heard from again. Perhaps more than any other sport or contest, poker has seen innumerable meteoric rises to the pinnacle of the game by completely unknown players... read more

In order to make money playing limit hold’em, one must play well. In order to maximize money playing limit hold’em, one must also strive to convince other players that you don’t play as well as you really do. At least, this is the thesis to the book, Play Poker Like a Pigeon and Take the Money Home, by an anonymous author.

The first six chapters cover the theme of the book, how to increase one’s poker profits by convincing other players at the table that you don’t know how to play well... read more