Poker Rules and Etiquette 102 September 2011 was when I published my first rules of etiquette, and having just returned from the Borgata for the spring open I realize its time to update the rules so here goes. 1. One player per hand – Even the most innocuous comments should be kept to yourself until the hand is complete. Obviously you...
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I recently made a deep run in the Borgata 2013 Winter Open $1,000 + $90 six max event, finishing 28th and in the money out of 344. This was especially sweet for me because it was my first 1K event, against a stacked field, in a super aggressive format. Day 1 found me at the table with Amanda Musumeci. For those of you who don’t know her, Amanda is a...
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I am sometimes baffled at the reasons I hear for why players make certain plays. While the play may be correct, the reason for making the play is so flawed it just leaves me scratching my head in wonder. In the early stages of a tournament I call a raise out of position with 10h9h. On a 10 high 2 diamond flop, not yet knowing where I was, I check called...
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Just back from the Borgata winter open and thrilled to report I have added two more cashes to my resume with a 29th place finish in event 4 ($560 freezeout) and a 10th place finish in event 35 ($230+100 bounty). Here I share my huge mistake, a general mistake made by my opponents, and my poker epiphany. All of this learned in the course of the 7 hour bounty...
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Two weeks after my victory in Event 6 of the Borgata Fall Poker Open, I’ve had time to sit back and reflect on the final table. Here I breakdown the key hands that led to my victory. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I enjoyed playing it. The final table began 10 handed with blinds at $40,000-$80,000 and an ante. I was in the 9 seat sitting...
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Craig Feldherr has been an avid poker player since 2005. Online, he did stints at PokerRoom and Full Tilt Poker before each closed its doors to American players. Craig is a regular at the Borgata tournament scene and has final-tabled a number of events including a 1st place finish in Event 6 of the inaugural 2011 Borgata Fall Poker Open. He is a proud member of Poker Players International. The only thing Craig wants to add to his mantle is one of the custom bracelets from ProPokerGear. 
The bracelet was Better than I imagined. We will need 1 Per year.
