TJ has many great stories going back to the old days when he used to play in small private games, right up to the present time where he is playing in venues all over the world. This is the place to get an insight into what it’s like to be a professional poker player, and along the way you’ll pick up some valuable advice on how to play poker like a pro.
2006 H.O.R.S.E. Tournament, Part 2: How the Living Legend Left the Arena
Right from the get-go in the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament, it didn’t really look like Doyle Brunson was on his game. Maybe he was exhausted from playing such a long session on the second day.
2006 H.O.R.S.E: Welcome to the Finest Final Table Ever Assembled
When we first discussed the H.O.R.S.E. tournament in the WSOP Advisory Committee meeting, I was not that enamored with it because it had such a high buy in that I thought it might shut out a lot of people.
Double Trouble when the Board Double Pairs
I entered the $2500 No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series with high hopes of breaking through another big, tough field to the final table. During the first two levels, I managed to win a few small pots (pocket jacks was my biggest hand), and was able to build my stack up to $4200 before we took our first break.
The First Day of the $50K H.O.R.S.E. Event
Editor’s Note: T.J. Cloutier will be playing Final Table Poker starting July 14th at 9:00 P.M. PDT. With $351,000 in chips, he is 8th in the chip count out of the final nine players who survived the starting field of 143 entrants. Chip Reese is in the lead, with Doyle Brunson a close second. This is his report of the Day One Action.
The Classic Coin Flip: A-K Against Q-Q
On the first day of July — it was hotter than a firecracker and they weren’t due till the Fourth! — I entered the $2,000 no-limit hold’em event at the Series. My usual pattern at the WSOP is that I start off not doing very well, then I start lasting a while, then I finish in the money in something, and finally I end up with a real shot to win something.