The women of New Hampshire saved her. On Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton confuted premature announcements of her political demise. She won the Democratic primary by a narrow 2 percent, 39-37. The prime reasons for her victory were a) women and b) the lower profile in New Hampshire of the war in Iraq. In Iowa, Barack Obama won the women's vote by mor...

No matter how many thousands of players visit poker rooms across the nation, it's a safe bet 10 times that number can be found at any given time playing in home games. That number is about to grow. Hey LuckyDog: My friends and I would like to start up a friendly Texas hold 'em game. Should we use a tournament format like what's on TV, where player...

What in the world is going on with these Christmas ads from the candidates for president? First, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee garners a ton of attention for what his critics called an over-the-top, cross-lovin' Christmas ad. Forget the fact that it was a bookshelf. They suggested it was lit to look like a cross and that's wrong. Wow. A Southe...

"What makes a pro a pro? What sets him apart from other players?" The question last week from Marty K. of the Illinois Quad Cities stopped me for a second. The easy answer is that a pro is someone who makes a living playing poker, but that's not all Marty was asking. What separates a true pro from the rest? It's a combination of experienc...