AUTHOR: Jerry "Jet" Whittaker TITLE: Poker Hands DATE: 10:48 AM ----- BODY:
Player's clothes can be telling (The Wichita Eagle)B ecause poker is a game of people played with chips and cards, this column often stresses the way professionals play the player more than they play their hands. "Playing the player" includes such insight as an opponent's betting pattern, a history with a particular opponent, and tight or aggressive styles, among other things. And sometimes it includes a player's wardrobe. At the .
'Chip' Reese: World Series of Poker champion (Independent)Back in 1974, David Reese was planning to attend the prestigious Stanford University Business School. But he went to Las Vegas with a friend for a weekend of poker. The $400 he had with him had turned into more than $60,000 by the time he had finished a session of seven-card stud at the Flamingo ? and a weekend turned into a lifetime.