San Jose Mercury News

Capitalize on opponent's weakness
PokerGazette 04/08/06 14:41
NOT SO LONG ago, another World Poker Tour (WPT) championship hit San Jose, right in my back yard. It was pretty nice driving just 20 minutes from my home to the Bay 101 card club to play in a WPT event. Unfortunately, I would be leaving Bay 101 on Day 1 with a bad taste in my mouth. It's one thing to take bad beats (get seriously unlucky) in some big pots. It's quite another to draw hands decent enough for me to survive and thrive on Day 1, but instead play a terrible game of poker, self-destruc

That's soooooo five minutes ago
Poker - Topix 04/21/06 20:41
Here's how the super-hip producers of Day to Day are working on a story that they described this way: "Poker on television? That's soooooo five minutes ago! This fall everyone's gonna be watching people play ...

Virgin plays risque game with teens
Poker - Topix 04/13/06 04:41
The new Kyocera Switch_Back is a clear alternative to the family-friendly Disney phone.