All-in is Double or Nothin' - 2004-01-29
Dear Mark, I need further explanation on how "all-in" works in Texas Hold 'em. This happened on television the other night while I was watching a poker tournament: Player "A" with a large number of chips bet a substantial amount of money, and player "B," with far fewer chips, consequently went all-in. Do I understand that if player B had won he would only have gotten the portion of the pot that he could cover? If so, what happens to the rest of the pot? Maribeth K.

To go "All-in," Maribeth, is to bet all the money you personally have on the table. A player who is all-in cannot be forced out of the pot, but can win only that portion of the pot that he or she is eligible for.
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You, too, can fight poker-style depression - 2004-01-29
When I started learning poker, a video poker playing friend of mine who had played Texas Hold'em for a very long time before switching to VP, tried to caution me how disgusted I'd get with the game. "You'll wait and wait and wait for a good starting hand, and then when you get one and play it, you'll lose to some idiot who stayed in the pot and drew out on you," he said. "Linda, you're one of the most disciplined video poker players I've seen, but the discipline you have for video poker isn't half what you're gonna' need for poker."

As I was walking out to my car one Thursday afternoon, I remembered his words.
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