George Epstein

Poker beginners quickly learn to familiarize themselves with the concept of outs. One additional idea they need to learn and internalize is that one’s number of outs can change as a hand progresses.

Our Senior contributor, George Epstein, analyzes a sample hand from limit hold’em to illustrate this key concept of outs changing.

Cardplayer Lifestyle’s Senior contributor George Epstein recently penned an article entitled “Creating the Poker Player.” One of our readers, Jesse James, took the time to craft an excellent response, which George shares, analyses, and replies to in this article.

It’s always a trip to hear great home game poker stories, and it’s truly rare to hear of such stories from over six decades ago. Our Senior contributor George Epstein recently had a dream about his home game that took place back in the early 1950s and decided to share it and some fond memories in this article.

What sort of impact does one’s profession have on the way they play poker? Our Senior contributor George Epstein takes a look at engineers, in particular, and muses on how particular styles and tendencies in poker player may stem from the professional training people have,

Aggressive maniac players are some of the toughest one can face at the poker tables. There are a few ways to combat their playing style but our Senior contributor George Epstein prefers to tame these aggressors.

In this article he shares his thoughts and methodology, particularly relevant for mid- and low-stakes limit hold’em.

Cardplayer Lifestyle’s Senior contributor George Epstein has seen his share of luck, both good and bad. He’s gone on more winning and losing streaks at the poker tables than you can count.

This article’s tip might seem obvious, but George wants to remind all poker players out there that when you inevitably get on a lucky win streak, you can’t press that luck, otherwise you’re likely to lose all those winnings back.

When you’re playing Limit Hold’em poker, it pays to be aware of a number “rules of the road.” In this second of a two-part series of articles, Cardplayer Lifestyle Senior contributor George Epstein lists another half dozen plus such rules that are worth remembering and abiding by.

When you’re playing Limit Hold’em poker, it pays to be aware of a number “rules of the road.” In this first of a two-part series of articles, Cardplayer Lifestyle Senior contributor George Epstein lists half a dozen such rules that are worth remembering and abiding by.

If you’re a poker beginner, in order to improve you don’t just need to practice playing, you need to adopt winning strategies. In this article, Cardplayer Lifestyle Senior contributor George Epstein shares three strategies, namely the A/K/Q rule, the Hold’em Caveat, and the importance of game texture, which are critical to keep in mind when playing.

Having taught hundreds of senior citizens how to play Texas Hold’em, George Epstein knows that, especially if you want to become a winning player, you’ve got to master the basics.

In this article, Cardplayer Lifestyle’s Senior contributor lists 6 great Texas Hold’em tips that are certainly worthwhile to internalize.

Quite often, you’ll find yourself behind in a poker hand, but with outs to potentially make the winning hand. It’s important not to always chase those winners though, as more often than not you won’t hit. That can be costly, as explained by our Senior contributor George Epstein.

You haven’t played poker until you’ve gotten your aces cracked, right? While this is bound to happen in a math-based game like Texas Hold’em, is still isn’t fun to be on the receiving end… especially if there’s something you might’ve been able to do to prevent such an outcome.

Our Senior Contributor, George Epstein, shares a recent such hand he played, where he thinks he goofed, big time.