The greatest televised moment in poker is now officially (at least PokerNews officially) Chris MoneyMaker’s colossal bluff on Sam Farha.  Many attribute MoneyMaker’s bluff and then improbable Main Event bracelet as the fuel behind the great poker rush of the mid 2000s.
On the play, MoneyMaker put the WSOP on the line with a busted straight and flush draw and incited Norman Chad to make one of the great calls in poker history, calling it “the bluff of the century.”  Farha later downplayed the play as a horrible move, but that’s probably just the bitterness talking.  The truth is Farha was …read more

Nice piece out of PokerStars. Joe Hachem, Chris Moneymaker, and Greg Raymor all give some tidbits on how to read opponents and what to look out for. I think Moneymaker was over glorified in the video but that’s to be expected as it is a PokerStars production and they probably paid top dollar to land him.
One of the best pieces of poker advice given was Doyle Brunson saying to look for the neck pulse to determine if they’re bluffing or they have a made hand. I think this tell along with the others is something you need …read more