LoriAnn Persinger

Nov 20, 2024 | poker.org | Brad Willis |Lee Jones |LoriAnn Persinger |Jennifer Shahade

I've told this story a few times, but nearly 20 years ago, I played poker in a fireworks warehouse that doubled as a poker room and trebled as a weekly circus. On this cold night, there was a four-figure jackpot on offer, a bench press competition, and a Ping-Pong match that—based on the screaming from the audience—carried the world’s fate on its outcome.

Nov 19, 2024 | poker.org | Lee Jones |LoriAnn Persinger |Jennifer Shahade |Matt Berkey

Many casino cash poker games are started with, or evolve to have, a "mandatory" straddle. That is, the entire table agrees to put on a semi-permanent straddle, with the expectation that everybody will do it. For example, a $2/$5 no-limit hold'em game gets started. The players who start the game agree that there will be a "mandatory" $10 under-the-gun (UTG) straddle. Now it's a $2/$5/$10 game, with an effective $10 big blind.

Aug 12, 2024 | poker.org | LoriAnn Persinger

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