www.CardPlayer.com Vol. 33/No. 12 June 3, 2020 TWO-TIME SUPER HIGH ROLLER BOWL CHAMPION TIMOTHY ADAMS HAS ALREADY CASHED FOR $5.9 MILLION THIS YEAR Matt Damon VS Mike McDermott, Transitioning From The Candy Store And Rounders Cheating Moves Live To Online Poker Isn’t Always Open PLAYER_33_12_Cover.indd 1 5/13/20 1:46 PM PLAYER_12_GlobalPoker_DT.indd 2 5/14/20 2:17 PM PLAYER_12_GlobalPoker_DT.indd 3 5/14/20 2:17 PM Masthead - Card Player Vol. 33/No. 12 PUBLISHERS Barry Shulman | Jeff Shulman ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Justin Marchand Editorial Corporate Office MANAGING EDITOR Julio Rodriguez 6940 O’Bannon Drive TOURNAMENT CONTENT MANAGER Erik Fast Las Vegas, Nevada 89117 ONLINE CONTENT MANAGER Steve Schult (702) 871-1720 Art [email protected] ART DIRECTOR Wendy McIntosh Subscriptions/Renewals 1-866-LVPOKER Website And Internet Services (1-866-587-6537) CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Jaran Hardman PO Box 434 DATA COORDINATOR Morgan Young Congers, NY 10920-0434 Sales [email protected] ADVERTISING MANAGER Mary Hurbi Advertising Information NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Barbara Rogers [email protected] LAS VEGAS AND COLORADO SALES REPRESENTATIVE (702) 856-2206 Rich Korbin Distribution Information cardplayer Media LLC [email protected] CHAIRMAN AND CEO Barry Shulman PRESIDENT AND COO Jeff Shulman Results GENERAL COUNSEL Allyn Jaffrey Shulman [email protected] CHIEF MEDIA OFFICER Justin Marchand VP INTL. 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The Inside Straight By Jonathan Little Tournament 8 24 Hand Matchups Poker News Recap True Tales From A Hollywood Poker 25 12 Hustler: Matt Damon Vs Mike McDermott Tony Tran vs. Erkut Yilmaz And Rounders Cheating Moves Revealed Player Of The Year Update 27 By Houston Curtis Erkut Yilmaz vs. Kevin Rabichow 14 27 Poker Strategy: Transitioning From 29 Patience vs. Aggression Live To Online Poker With Poker Vlogger By Greg Raymer Kevin Rabichow vs. Tony Tran Jeff Sluzinski 36 By Steve Schult 28 Kevin Rabichow vs. Robert Heidorn 16 Badugi: A Discussion On Two-Card Draws By Kevin Haney Poker Stories Podcast With Faraz Jaka By Card Player News Team 6 CARDPLAYER.COM FOLLOW US ON TWITTER CardPlayerMedia 006_TOC.indd 6 5/14/20 12:26 PM PLAYER_10_Bike_FP.indd 3 5/14/20 2:20 PM THE INSIDE STRAIGHT the INSIDE STRAIGHT News, Reviews, and Interviews From Around the Poker World FOUR-MAX POKER TO BE THE NORM WHEN LAS VEGAS CASINOS REOPEN By Steve Schult "Only four players will be allowed at a poker table, four players at a roulette table, six players at a craps table and only three per blackjack table." Four-max poker will be the standard in Las Vegas poker rooms when casinos fi rst reopen. e Nevada Gaming Control Board released health and safety policies for Silver State casinos to implement that will allow them to resume gaming operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. ose policies dictate that there will be a limited amount of seating available at every operational gaming table. Only four players will be allowed at a poker table, four players at a roulette table, six players at a craps table and only three per blackjack table. A player-per-table limit eliminates any sort of full ring, or even six-max poker for the immediate future. It essentially eliminates poker tournaments until these rules are relaxed and the virus becomes less of a concern. It is part of broader social distancing measures regulators are forcing operators to comply with. Casinos will also ensure that large groups do not congregate in sportsbooks, bingo halls and keno lounges. e guide- lines also recommend that chairs and stools in front of every other slot machine be removed. Any area of the hotel or casino that forms a queue will require patrons to keep their distance from one another. Other areas of the resorts will have similar measures in place. Dayclubs and nightclubs will remain closed until further notice. In order to reopen, casinos must submit a plan that outlines how staff will comply with the new regulations. ose plans, which will only allow casinos to operate at 50 percent capacity, must be submitted at least seven days before guests are allowed into the buildings again. Aside from table limits and social distancing measures, new regulations include proper signage posted throughout the building reminding patrons of proper hygiene, mandated hand washing by employees on every break, appropriate personal protective equipment, most likely mask and facial coverings, worn by employees, and enhanced cleaning procedures. e policies still did not give an exact date or timeline for when casinos will reopen. Nevada casinos have been closed since Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered a shutdown of all nonessential businesses on March 17. m Sign Up For Card Player’s Free Poker School. Review Hundreds of Articles and Videos On Winning Poker Strategy. www.CardPlayerPokerSchool.com 8 CARDPLAYER.COM FOLLOW US ON TWITTER CardPlayerMedia 008_News.indd 8 5/14/20 2:12 PM THE INSIDE STRAIGHT FORER POKER PRO DOUG POLK STARTS PROCESS TO RECALL LAS VEGAS MAYOR By Steve Schult Former Poker pro Doug Polk is making waves in the Las Vegas political world after filing a notice of intent to recall Mayor Carolyn Goodman. e move comes a couple of weeks after Goodman made headlines with a controversial CNN interview with Anderson Cooper where she advocated for hotels and casinos to be reopened immediately and made remarks about using the city as a “control group” for coronavirus. e three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner made the first of a two-step process to initiate a recall election as he explained in a YouTube video he published to his channel. e first step was to file the notice of intent with the City Clerk. Polk needed to get three signatures from Vegas residents that voted in the last Mayoral election. “I got a couple extra signatures just in case and we have an official petition signed,” said Polk. e next step is acquiring 25 percent of the voters from the last election to sign a petition requesting a recall election. ere were 26,723 total votes the last time Goodman was elected, meaning Polk will need at least 6,681 of those voters to sign the petition. Once the threshold is met and the paperwork is filed, Goodman will have to run again in an election. Polk clarified that if he is successful in his efforts, there is no guarantee that Goodman will be removed. “is isn’t an impeachment. ere will be a new election. Goodman could win again,” said Polk. Polk noted that there was a change.org petition to remove Goodman from office, but he informed his viewers that the petition was useless. e only way Goodman can be removed from office at this point is through the ballot box. At the end of his video, Polk joked about running against Goodman and jumped into a com- edy sketch where he gave a campaign speech centered around the premise that he was simply not Goodman. Polk has tweeted in the past that he had political aspirations, but when reached for comment Polk indicated that it likely won’t be in a possible recall election against Goodman. “At some point, I am going to get into politics,” said Polk. “I have a feeling this will not be it, but I’m not against the idea.” e current mayor responded to Polk’s actions on Twitter with a tweet that said “Regarding the recall effort: is is America. at’s his choice.” Goodman has been elected to the position for three consecutive terms. Her term is scheduled to end 2024. She is following in the footsteps of her husband, Oscar Goodman, who held the same office over three terms from 1999-2011. m “AT SOME POINT, I AM GOING TO GET INTO POLITICS,” SAID POLK.