Kyle Kitagawa
Summer is coming!
By Kyle Kitagawa SUMMER IS COMING, and I’m free rolling it after my latest tournament score. For those who haven’t followed my journey to this point, I am a...
Trip tips for the WSOP
By Kyle Kitagawa [Editor’s note: Major apologies to Kyle, whose name was misspelled on the hard copy version of this article. Mea culpa!] The 2017 World Series of...
Hitting the tournament circuit
[PHOTO BY DREW AMATO] It’s been a while since my last post, so I’m due for an explanation. I’ve been extremely busy lately in preparation for what...
Take a Risk
Many of you probably never knew that I was on the high school debate team at El Cerrito High School from 2000-2003. I competed on a national circuit level and did a...
Instagram Special live game
By Kyle Kitagawa If you don’t already follow me on Instagram, I go by @Cali_Kidddd, and I am quite active on the social media platform when it comes to sharing my...
#2 How Would You Play the Hand?
This is from a hand that I recently played in a soft 1/3 NL game at Stones Gambling Hall in Citrus Heights, CA. On this particular Friday night, they had 14 cash games...
#1 How Would You Play the Hand?
This is a hand that I played in a juicy 1/3 No Limit Holdem game held at The Limelight Cardroom in downtown Sacramento where things got tricky playing A♣K♣ from...
Pineapple Open Face Chinese is THE BEST
Last month I only played two tournaments. Neither of them were Holdem’ events. I’m so bored with Holdem’ right now that I can’t even focus...
Managing Tilt and Understanding Variance; “Smashing Stuff”
For years, I had no idea how to control my emotions from poker. The swings in poker can be brutal, and often times what separates a winning player from a losing player...
Strategy: Limit Holdem Hand Reviews
A lot of people have asked me about my strategy for limit holdem, so I’ve decided to share a few hand reviews from live sessions I’ve played. Each hand...