M.J. Morgan

Teaser Believe it or not, the least safe place to play poker nowadays is at home, the place we usually feel the safest: home games have become crime scenes more often than players imagine, and security measures should be taken seriously by game hosts to protect not only their and their guests’ money, but also their lives.

Teaser Before you try win a free seat at popular NBC show Poker After Dark, you should know your opponent: the glamorous night-owl gals who not only stimulate viewer’s eyes with their beauty, but also stun their opponents with their sharpness. Meet the veteran babes that will take your breath away with their looks and poker talent.

Teaser Before looking around the table to see who poses the greatest threat to your game, you might want to look inside: are you on your side?

Teaser Deciding if poker is a game of skill or chance is a matter of intense debate among legislators, scholars, scientists and players, and lately poker has prevailed as a game of skill. Chronological evidence shows how skeptics have had to consider not only the historical amount of achievements in demonstrating poker skills, but also the latest compelling developments.

As diverse as a poker room can be fashion-wise, culture-wise and age-wise, so poker is when it comes to love.

Teaser Contrary to what you would expect, “macho” behavior is not only a male phenomenon; some women also use it as a poker strategy, but it is apparently not the wisest strategy for either gender to conquer poker victories. In this last part of this Gender & Poker series, we will explore the wrong path that both women and men can take in their poker journey.

Teaser A game historically plagued by social outcasts, poker has always had a dark side among its followers. However, even if crime is still present in underground poker venues, the main-stream poker world is cleaning up poker’s name with an Ethics Code, mandatory for every member of the World Poker Association.