 Often times it seems that the game of poker is little more than a balancing act, knowing when to shift you weight one way and then the other. One of the greatest aspects, I think, of poker is the way that is continues to refresh itself hand after hand. Each hand is a minor battle, and at any time you can nod out of the battle or attack. One of the biggest mistakes I noticed in mid-level stakes poker is the tendency for players to stay involved in pots they don't need to be, acting as if this hand is the last hand they'll ever see and they have to head on NOW. |
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 Out of all the pros most known for their 'intimidating' presence, John Juanda can probably be marked down as the player most likely to play a whole table without ever showing his cards. John Juanda's play over the past few years has built his renown as one of the most solid and dangerous tournament players on the circuit, so much so that players are almost afraid to tangle with him for fear of giving him their chips and mainly just getting outplayed. He is the ultimate definition of using 'table image' to your advantage. |
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 As with the first major loss in one's poker career, there's probably some similar memory of the first experience that got you into the game itself: what really bit you about the game and made you want to keep playing through endless hours until you couldn't stand up. My first experience with 'gambling' outside playing $.25/$.50 hold em with friends on the weekends was at the Grand Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, and once I set foot on that boat, it was all over from there. |
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 Of course we all know the quote in Rounders about how a poker player can't seem to remember the big pots he's won, but he can remember with startingly accuracy the huge beats he's taken in his life. I can still remember to the inch the first time I loss what seemed like the biggest possible pot at the time, years ago, almost like a soccer ball to the face, though now it seems like just another turn of the cards. |
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 Oh, Phil Hellmuth. Where to begin and where to stop? This guy has pretty much singlehandedly turned himself to if not 'the best player in no limit texas hold em,' certainly the most talked about, for better or for worse. Phil is always the center of attention of any show he's on, and though, yeah, he's gotten really annoying, he really is a fantastic player and there is a lot one can learn from taking a look at the more silent aspects of his game. |
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 Phil Laak AKA 'The Unabomber', for the most part, is most well known for his theatrics: the donning of the hood, the excited jumping around and good natured table blabbering, not to mention the fact that he is married to Jennifer Tilly. But just as important in his reputation is his mathematical style of play and 'rocky' demeanor, meaning that he plays strong cards strongly and very rarely puts his money in 'bad.' Laak could serve as an excellent example to 'rock' style players everywhere for the way he not only works the numbers, but for how he uses his image to his advantage in more than a few ways. |
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Sam Farha, since his 2nd place win in the famous Moneymaker WSOP, has quickly become one of the most popular and fun to watch players on the professional scene. Sammy is feared not only for his ability to really play any two cards (and I mean really, not just suited connectors, but J 3 unsuited and other abysmal crud) but his extreme aggression and a willingness to really chameleon the table. A lot can be learned from this monster. |
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