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  • Esti Ginzburg Has The Right Idea

    Wicked Chops Entity
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:19 am
    This is the first time we’ve ever heard of Esti Ginzburg, but she didn’t take long to skyrocket up the charts as one of our favorite international models.This Israeli beauty who was warned in advance of the Madsen Borgata final table gets extra points from us for taking a shot at spreading world peace by showing women in burkas how to be sexy in a bikini.In related news, some imbecile fanatic probably just issued a fatwa against Esti…after masturbating to the video first, of course.Related PostsNo related posts found

  • Brooklyn Decks SI Swimsuit Issue Pics Bring You Today’s Poker News

    Wicked Chops Entity
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:57 am
    Andy Roddick is a lucky, lucky man...It’s that time of year again. The SI Swimsuit Issue. The dream of every 14 year-old whose parent’s have still blocked adult Internet site access on the family computer.Brooklyn Decker is this year’s cover model (believe we featured her in last year’s Swimsuit pic post, but too lazy to search the archives and confirm…BJ?). When we get some more time, we’ll scan the pics online and do some more posts.On with the latest news going on in the poker world.:: Bernard Lee has officially completed his mission to get more out of a…

  • The Jeff Madsen 2/5/10 Borgata Winter Poker Open Conspiracy

    Wicked Chops Entity
    6 Feb 2010 | 10:01 am
    2-5-10: Never Forget(Editor’s Note: this post was submitted by the newly formed 2/5/10 Truthers)According to the Borgata Winter Poker Open website (view here), Jeff Madsen won their Main Event yesterday, February 5th, 2010.Or did he?Consider the evidence::: There is no actual video tape footage of Madsen soaring to victory…only this after-the-fact interview that plays at just a frame a per second and could’ve been easily staged.:: Why were there no Jews at the final table? Did the Borgata give them advance warning of a Madsen conspiracy?:: If he really did win the event,…

  • Nozomi Sasaki Is The Friday Night Parting Shot Girl

    Wicked Chops Entity
    6 Feb 2010 | 1:34 am
    Nozomi Sasaki is a gravure idol which is like the Japanese version of a Page 3 girl, or put another way, a Keeley Hazell that can't drive.This week’s Friday Night Parting Shot Girl is 21-year-old Nozomi Sasaki, who like Mikie Hara and Kana Tsugihara is one of those sexy cute Japanese gravure idols known for posing for countless photo shoots in next-to-nothing, otherwise known as the greatest thing ever. Coincidentally, Nozomi also looks pretty much identical to Mike Hara and Kana Tsugihara. Not that we’re saying all Asian girls look alike, but let’s just say if we were…

  • Jeff Madsen Among Chip Leaders at Borgata Winter Poker Open Final Table

    Wicked Chops Entity
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Sloooooooow poker news week in general. But a decent final table at the Borgata Winter Poker Open deserves a mention.Among the final table-ists is 9/11 conspiracist/rapper Jeff Madsen, who is fourth in chips stacked at 3,185,000. In related news, we caught a great special on the National Geographic channel debunking 9/11 conspiracy theories the other day. Above is one clip from said special. In related related news, here’s a video of a white guy who can rap.Leading the final table is the awesomely named (and Pokerati fave) Sirous Jamshidi with 4,750,000. Also still alive is Matt Matros…
 
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  • “Full Rush” tables at Full Tilt Poker

    steve
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    Play Online Poker It would be hard to imagine that anyone who plays online that has not heard about “Full Rush” poker being played at FullTiltPoker.Com, an affiliate site of mine. The concept is very simple. You can “quick fold” any hand when you are not the big blind and be moved to another table and get dealt a fresh hand. If you are the big blind, you can “quick fold” as soon as you are raised. You can also advance click a fold option selection, which is helpful if you are playing multiple tables. The basic idea of the quick fold is to allow you to see…

  • The Professor, the Banker and the Suicide King – a review

    steve
    21 Jan 2010 | 4:25 am
    Cover via Amazon I have just finished an interesting book written by Michael Craig entitled The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time. This story details perhaps one of the biggest cash games ever played, in excess of $20 million dollars and these events occured between 2001 and 2004 between some of the best professional poker players in the industry and an amateur, a banker by the name of Andrew “Andy” Beal. Before reading the book, I had not heard a word about this event and yet it involved almost all of the poker superstars that…

  • Small Ball Poker – a tourney strategy!

    steve
    20 Jan 2010 | 11:08 am
    Image via Wikipedia I have just finished reading Power Hold’em Strategy written by Daniel Negreanu. He has five other contributors including himself in the book. There is something there for both the amateur and the semi-pro as well as secrets that even the poker pros might be able to use to increase their wins. This book is intended for those players that participate in playing tournaments, both online and in a casino. The bulk of the book is an explanation and tutorial on how to play “Small Ball Poker”, written by Daniel, who excels in that type of play, On the surface,…

  • Registered to play in the PokerStars WBCOOP!

    steve
    14 Jan 2010 | 10:25 am
    I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play. Registration code: 716924

  • Please donate to Haiti relief – because we can!

    steve
    14 Jan 2010 | 4:36 am
    Image by Vidiot via Flickr By now, I think that most poker players realize the seriousness of the disaster facing the people of Haiti. As a group and as individuals, we can help. The easiest and best way to help is by giving a donation to any of the organizations that are set up to provide assistance in times of crisis.  Just using your cell phone and texting, you can contribute cash – your service provider will bill you. The following is just a few of the avaialbe texting options: Text the word “Haiti” to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross. Text the word…
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  • Six Characteristics of a Great Poker Player

    5 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    First off I’d like to express that I do not think I am a great poker player. I have been outplayed thousand of times, some of my opponents constantly outplay me. I tilt, play in bad games, gamble too much, drink too much and make countless other...

  • Bankroll Builders, Vol. 7 Part I: Low-Limit Turbo SNGs

    4 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Most online sites spread single-table turbo sit-n-goes. PokerStars spreads full-ring turbo SNGs with $3.40, $6.50, and $16 buy-ins and six-max turbo SNGs with $3.25, $6.50, and $13 buy-ins. Full Tilt's gamut of full-ring and...

  • Elite Strategy: No-Limit Hold'em with Vinny Pahuja

    3 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
    Poker is a game of information so it is in this vein that PokerNews brings viewers a strategy section devoted specifically to helping to develop one’s game. Titled ‘Elite Strategy,’ these articles feature the wisdom of some of poker’s top players.

  • From the Big Screen to the Final Table: The New Guy

    27 Jan 2010 | 11:00 am
    Eddie Griffin offers a funny turn as a convict that helps The New Guy star DJ Qualls successfully navigate high school. Griffin's character Luther offers Qualls some great advice throughout the move that is applicable to poker players but few hit...

  • From the Big Screen to the Final Table: Things to Do In Denver When You Are Dead

    22 Jan 2010 | 7:00 am
    There have been plenty of mob movies, but few can hold a candle to Things to Do in Denver When You Are Dead starring Andy Garcia. There a number of lines from the film that are applicable to poker players but none more-so than this quote from Bill...
 
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  • China to Online Gamblers: We’re coming to get you!

    DanM
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:53 am
    I’m kinda glad I didn’t respond to that spammish email trying to sell me pokerati.cn … the Commie reds are about to embark on a six-month, eight-agency crackdown on online gambling. Chinese officials did not respond to inquiries on whether or not running the campaign between now and August had anything to do with timing of the World Series of Poker. Not sure how deep any in our industry have dug into the possibilities in China yet, but hey, that “Bodies” exhibit could probably use some new prisoners to pose playing poker. More on the China crackdown, where you…

  • Bernard Lee to Become Official Face of Foxwoods Casino Ambassadorial deal with non-online, brick-and-mortar site

    DanM
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    As more and more casinos proliferate across the United States, some of the old stalwarts are looking for ways to keep themselves at the top of their region when it comes to poker prestige and casino profits … and the famed Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut has hired semi-accomplished poker pro and ESPN analyst Bernard Lee as their new representative. Beyond being a landmark deal for himself personally, Lee’s partnership with Foxwoods opens up what may or may not become a trend in US brick-and-mortar poker rooms — hiring poker players with brand-worthy recognition to…

  • Hour of Power The Poker Beat

    DanM
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:59 am
    The award-winning cast of The Poker Beat breaks down last week who did and did not make the cut of the Bluff Power 20, and we analyze the launch of Victory Poker. Is there space (six years after Chris Moneymaker) for a new online poker site in the sector — one that does not include Full Tilt pros, PokerStars-size tournament fields, and AP/UB’s Kahnawake-ness? The Poker Beat 2/05/10 Related Posts Hard Rock Running it Twice (5) Bluff Power 20 Released (42) Isildur Playing at Betfair (as Omlphalotus)? (0) The Poker Beat Named Top Poker Podcast for 2009 (0)

  • Shenanigans at Texas Charity Tourney?

    DanM
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:29 am
    We know little because we’re thousands of miles away, but why am I not shocked that what coulda been the greatest thing ever — poker that helps a bunch of kids on Super Bowl Sunday — has left at least a few people with a sour taste in their mouths? I sent an email trying to find out how many people played, how much money was raised, and what celebs if any may have gone deep in the biggest freeroll in Texas history … but instead learned from Dallas CAN!, the charity who helped make it happen: Went ok the poker company we partnered with did some things that were not…

  • Hard Rock Running it Twice

    DanM
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:55 pm
    The Hard Rock Poker Lounge is getting its weekend poker orgy underway — this is the “relaunch” of the poker room there … under new management, with new ideas, and more action than usual … They’ve got a full slate this weekend — beyond just the free food, splashed pots, a 20k guarantee Friday tourney and stuff like that … they’ve got a whole slate of events, including a Sharon Osborne celebrity charity event (Trash Talk Championship of the World they are calling it), a party for the launch of Victory poker. Currently filming (for ESPN 360,…
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  • Reload

    wynn
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:23 am
    I will be back in tournament action today and cash games later this week … I think. Here is a story of how I outplayed a young gun in a cash game several weeks ago: I am in seat 9. Seats 8 and 10 were open. This young gun sits down in seat 10, presumably so he can raise me. I am in the big blind with K-K. He raises under the gun with a hand like A-Q or A-J. The flop comes K-Q-7 rainbow. I check call my set all the way to the river. His chips are gone, and I take it down. The young gun reloads and moves to seat 8. “You moved to check raise me now?” I ask him. He grins. He…

  • Deal Me In?

    wynn
    5 Feb 2010 | 6:58 am
    Last week, I wrote a post saying I was done with poker. Since then, I have had fellow players, friends, and dealers call and email me asking what the hell is going on. Perhaps my post jumped the gun a bit. I don’t know. I have the gift of accurately reading players’ hands blind and making the right decision. Blessings are curses sometimes. I took a break from cash after I flopped Queens full of 9s (I had Q-Q) and got called pre-flop and at every street by someone with K-9 off. Well, the dog hand caught the case 9 on the river for quads. So, I went to tournaments for a week. I…

  • Seat Open

    wynn
    28 Jan 2010 | 8:21 am
    I have played my last hand of poker. It is time to find a new source of income. One without extreme disappointment and longshot odds. What is driving this? In addition to me being generally tired of playing with bad players, drunks, and scumbags? I have taken some brutal bad beats lately. Especially yesterday. I lose to the worst players and they give the money away almost as fast as they win it. And they win by sheer dumb luck. Tournaments. Cash games. It is all the same. The only thing these players know is they have a better chance of winning on a 989-to-1 runner-runner longshot than they…

  • Mary Lou

    wynn
    27 Jan 2010 | 7:11 am
    Remember the Bob Seger song Mary Lou? It reminds me of how people play pocket Queens wrong. It goes something like this: I’m gonna tell you a story ’bout Mary Lou You know the kind of woman make a fool of you She make a young man itch She man an old man faint The way she took my money was a crying shame Mary Lou she took my watch and chain Mary Lou she took my diamond ring Mary Lou she took the keys to my Cadillac car Jumped in my kitty and drove off far I watched one player go broke with Queens last night. Twice. Another player raises to $12 in early position and gets seven…

  • Get Away

    wynn
    26 Jan 2010 | 7:07 am
    I tried an experiment yesterday to confirm what I already know. What the hell, I was bored. Brunson’s Super System says you cannot put a play on a weak player. You must showdown the best hand. This, I already know from playing with weak players. Sometimes, I need validation. I am in a hand with a guy that raises to $20 pre-flop. I call. A player behind makes it $40 to go. The original raiser and I both call. The flop is As-Ks-9h. The original raiser checks. I bet hoping to represent an Ace or a King. Both players call. The turn is a Queen. The Queen of spades. The original raiser gets…
 
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  • #961 – Relay for Life Charity Tournament – Results and Plans

    mcraig
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:39 am
    I wanted to thank everybody who participated in last Sunday’s Relay for Life Charity Tournament on Full Tilt. Thanks to you I raised another $820 for the Scottsdale Relay, all of which will go to the American Cancer Society. In particular, thanks to the people who publicized the tournament in their forums and online communities, [...]Post from: Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael Craig#961 – Relay for Life Charity Tournament – Results and Plans

  • #960 – My Third Anniversary – A Fast Look Back

    mcraig
    6 Feb 2010 | 7:16 pm
    On Tuesday, February 2, I celebrated my third anniversary of producing the Full Tilt Poker Blog by Michael Craig. If you look back in the archive, you will see the very first post, “The Playboy of Full Tilt,” dated February 2, 2007. I had no idea I would have the blog this long, write this [...]Post from: Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael Craig#960 – My Third Anniversary – A Fast Look Back

  • #959 – Shauna’s Weekly Full Tilt Promo Update

    mcraig
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:27 pm
    As a regular feature, I asked my assistant Shauna to compile an ongoing list of Full Tilt Promotions. Every Friday, she will arrange to post the list in this blog under this title. For additional information, you can go to Full Tilt’s Promotions page. MICHAEL’S RELAY FOR LIFE TOURNAMENT Michael’s Relay For Life Charity Tournament, for the [...]Post from: Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael Craig#959 – Shauna’s Weekly Full Tilt Promo Update

  • #958 – Three Parables on Bankroll Management, Part III

    mcraig
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:59 am
    PARABLE #3 – THE LEDERER PERSPECTIVE Howard Lederer would seem the perfect person to mediate between the Ferguson and Straus approaches. He is extremely smart and introspective and had the benefit of obtaining a lot of his post-graduate-equivalent brains on the streets. But despite his intelligence and success, his own record on the subject of bankroll management [...]Post from: Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael Craig#958 – Three Parables on Bankroll Management, Part III

  • #957 – Three Parables on Bankroll Management, Part II

    mcraig
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:33 am
    PARABLE #2 – HIGH-STAKES LIFE I really regret never having met Jack Straus. Straus, a contemporary of Doyle Brunson and a member of the Poker Hall of Fame, is known to me primarily from the stories written and told by Al Alvarez and Anthony Holden. Jack’s determination and will to win are amply illustrated in the famous [...]Post from: Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael Craig#957 – Three Parables on Bankroll Management, Part II
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  • Lesson 163: Profiting From Extra Calls

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    Let's examine how to earn extra calls to enlarge your bankroll. As a master at the use of psychology on his opponents, Mike succeeds in achieving extra calls time and again. You can become accomplished too with a little knowledge and practice. Doubt. When attempting to elicit a call from an opponent you should be comfortable, smooth, and confident. It shouldn't seem like a con game. Make it seem like you don't want the call. This plants a seed of doubt into your opponent's mind. He thinks that perhaps you don't have the cards necessary to steal the pot from him? Maybe his cards are better?

  • Trial in Gibraltar or Jail in Ohio

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    'If we read Ohio law as controlling the contract in question, the parties probably are guilty of a crime under Ohio law, the contract is void, and both parties could be extradited and prosecuted together in an Ohio criminal court.' -Gilbert Stroud Merritt, Jr., Concurring, in Wong v. PartyGaming A year ago, I wrote, 'Party Poker won a nice victory in federal court in Ohio, because its Terms and Conditions say that all disputes will be heard in the courts of Gibraltar.' The losers at the trial level appealed. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has now issued its ruling, upholding Party…

  • Prisoner Of Poker: On Tilt

    5 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    Acting is nothing more or less than playing. -George Elliot [This is a work of poker fiction set ten thousand hands in the future. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is coincidental.] 'Timmy Tilt,' played by actor Joey Scroggs, is a fictional poker player in the movie Dude, Where's My Cards? He is no more real than 'Eric Stoner,' Steve McQueen's fictional poker player in The Cincinnati Kid or 'Mike McDermott,' Matt Damon's fictional poker player in Rounders. Yet, when Today'sUSA asked people in a national poll to name the greatest poker player in the world, more than 90 percent of…

  • Vacations for the Poker Player

    5 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    Need a reason for your next vacation to include something more than poker? Maybe your significant other is not a poker player and needs a different diversion? Well, a casino resort may still be your answer. While the obvious destination would be Las Vegas with its myriad shopping, dining, and entertainment choices, there are other locations that offer the draw of a great poker room with first class non-poker offerings. If you are looking for golf, there are top-rated courses sitting right next to some of the best casinos in North America. Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut is home to the 36-hole…

  • Raise n Chase: Part 5

    3 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    We played $4-$8 hold 'em with Woody recently and learned a few new tricks. Woody plays most every day, arriving at lunchtime and staying as long as he can find a good game. He doesn't win every day-no one does-he just usually wins. We doubt that he even has losing weeks. Anyway, during our session Woody raised in the blind with Aa-6h, Ks-Js, and 9c-9d. He won nice pots with each hand, making aces-up, a flush, and a set of nines when the dealer turned a nine. We observed that Woody raised in the blind when he held a modest hand and there were many limpers, i.e., a 'family' pot, because in…
 
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  • Google-friendly link building offer

    patmcluk
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:25 am
    I can offer Google-friendly one-way links through social bookmarks and other methods. I can do packages from just 100 links up to a 1000 or more if you want. Prices start from just £40 (100 bookmarks) upwards depending on your needs. I do a 300+ link package for just £100 Anyone interested PM me for details....

  • Multiple domains, same website

    domainer
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:09 am
    So let's say I own a bunch of domains for the same small niche. I don't really think it's worth me making 5 sites for the same micro-niche (or is it?). Should I just be 301'ing all the domains towards the one website? For example (NOT the real domains in question): obamapoker.com obama-poker.com obamapokeronline.com obamaonlinepoker.com obamapoker.net etc, etc Does the main website gain anything SEO-wise by having the 5-10 other domains pointed/301'd at it? Most of the domains are at least a few years old, but only some have a little content (ie 1 page).

  • International Forums on PAL?

    Jeremy
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:25 am
    This morning I was talking with an old friend in the industry and he was asking why we don't have an international section in the forums here at PAL. I suppose my first response was that I had a bunch up on PAP when I ran the community there, and they never really got super active. The other challenge is moderating the forums. At the same time though I realize this was 3 years ago. Our industry has grown quite a bit in respect to becoming more globalized. I'd love to hear some feedback from affiliates and even affiliate managers on this. Would it be beneficial to the community/industry, or…

  • It's 3pm

    Giorgio
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:05 am
    It's 3pm. So I'm calling it a day, just because I can! Living the affiliate life... great... aaaahhhhh (That Pepsi sound).

  • 10 Free Articles For Links

    doovde
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:32 am
    Hey Guys, I need to build some links so I've written some article below, you're welcome to them but they all contain one link back to one of my strategy sites in them. They are all over 450 words in length. 2-7 Bankroll Management Badugi at Pokerstars Kansas City Lowball Strategy Lowball Poker Books Online 2-7 Single Draw Poker In Vegas Razz Cash Game Bankroll Management Razz MTT Bankroll Management Win At Razz on Pokerstars Best Razz Games Online Just send me a PM if you are interested in any of them (include the site you plan to post the article on as well please). Thanks Guys Dave
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  • Has the Promised One returned?

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    2 Feb 2010 | 10:52 pm
    It looks like Isildur1 is making a comeback, as the blogs have been all a-twitter about some Isildur1 sightings in low stakes games at Full Tilt Poker. There are also rumors that the mystery man is playing at Betfair Poker as Omlphalotus, which is a much harder name to discuss around the Poker.com offices than Isildur1 (seriously, how is that pronounced?). Omlphalotus apparently plays just like Isildur1, including the disastrous habit of foolishly long sessions, and those in the know are reasonably sure it's our favorite high stakes maniac.Isildur1's return to Full Tilt has been anything but…

  • Aussie Millions' PartyPoker Champ

    Poker.com
    31 Jan 2010 | 10:44 pm
    It was crazy enough that not one, but two PartyPoker qualifiers managed to make it to the Aussie Millions Final Table. Now, the new tournament champion has been named: PartyPoker's Tyron Krost.Krost was one of 27 rounders that managed to win their way to the Aussie Millions via PartyPoker qualifiers. Alongside him at the Final Table was fellow PartyPoker member Frederik Jensen.With a top prize of $2 million on offer for the ultimate winner, Krost and Jensen faced the likes of Canadian Sorel Mizzi, Steve Friedlander, and even WSOPE bracelet-winning Annette Obrestad. After days of intense play,…

  • Ivey: All-Time Money Earner

    Poker.com
    26 Jan 2010 | 8:51 pm
    The Aussie Millions may have dealt Phil Ivey a cruel blow on Monday, but his runner-up finish in the $100k Challenge Monday was enough to push the Full Tilt Poker Pro over the line as the all-time leading money winner.Touted as the "richest tournament in the Southern Hemisphere", the Aussie Millions event saw Ivey lose heads-up against relative unknown Dan Shak. Ivey's hand of A/10 was trumped on the flop when Shak picked up two pair of sevens and fours, proving to be the decider. While Shak took away double Phil Ivey's prize money, the legendary Full Tilt Pro still managed to pick up…

  • Twitter at WSOP 2010

    Poker.com
    17 Jan 2010 | 4:17 pm
    The 2010 WSOP Tournament Rule Book has been released, and it has a few choice entries. One of the best is that people will be allowed to use Twitter and make emails, as long as they do so in a hand they are not a part of, and as long as they aren't communicating with other players at the table. If the tournament staff believe you are communicating with another player, then you and the person you were giving helpful hints to will be disqualified. Also, people may only make calls on a phone as long as they are at least one table length away from the table they are playing at. All seem fair, and…

  • Isildur1: A Timeline

    Poker.com
    14 Jan 2010 | 10:35 pm
    In November and December of 2009, the mysterious Swedish player Isildur1 tore up the felt on the high limit tables at Full Tilt Poker. During this period, Isildur1 took part in the 12 richest online hands in poker history up to that point, including being part of the first online hand to surpass the $1 million mark. The following is a rough timeline of Isildur1's highs and lows from November 2009 through to the beginning of 2010.Early November - Isildur1 was gaining a reputation at this point for his utter decimation of Tom "Durrrr" Dwan, with a $3 million profit from Dwan making headlines on…
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  • UIGEA Back in the News

    Mark P
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:57 pm
    With the casino business of Atlantic City taking a beating over the tough economic times the New Jersey Government has become the first state to seriously explore online gambling (poker) revenue. Senator Raymond Lesniak introduced the S3167 Senate Bill that would permit Atlantic CIty Casinos to provide online versions of their games. Permitted games [...]

  • Quebec, Canada Jumping into Online Poker Ring

    Mark P
    6 Feb 2010 | 8:28 am
    With the blessing of the Quebec cabinet, and the go ahead from Loto-Quebec CEO it appears that Quebec will be the first Canadian province to have a government regulated online poker site. For the record, BC has online gambling, but the games are casino like games and pseudo-poker games, not the true poker game [...]

  • Do you have a Plan?

    Mark P
    4 Feb 2010 | 6:29 am
    I have done many articles lately about powerful hands, and mistakes poker players make.  And after thinking long and hard about this, it comes down to one thing really: Do you have a plan?  Now, i could go very general, and talk about a plan for the tourney you’re entering, or the major MTT, or [...]

  • Pacific Poker Launches $8 FREE Promo

    graham
    2 Feb 2010 | 10:56 am
    PacificPoker.com / 888.com recently rebranded their product (including new software which will be updated to the new colour scheme any day now) and to help launch this they are offering a sweet promotion where players get $8 FREE (no strings attached!!!) just to try them out.  This is a great way to get a free [...]

  • Rumor – X-box live Poker?

    Mark P
    1 Feb 2010 | 12:24 pm
    I recently saw an article that had a very interesting slant on the question: what would happen if UIGEA disapeared?? To Pre-amble this, it appears that Sega has opened up a real money poker room and casino, that is unavailable from the USA while the UIGEA is still crippling US poker rooms (somewhat).  And, Microsoft just [...]
 
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  • Ziigmund posts another High Stakes Win

    Poker Videos
    6 Feb 2010 | 1:40 pm
    The Full Tilt Poker 7-Game was a popular one for heads up action on Wednesday. Three different tables of 7-Game went off. At one table, two Full Tilt Pros of Cole South and Gus Hansen played against each other. At the other two, however, ‘PostflopAction’ played against high stakes regular Ziigmund real name Ilari Sahamies. [...]

  • Ilari Sahamies posts 300k win in High Stakes Pot Limit Omaha

    Poker Videos
    4 Feb 2010 | 7:36 pm
    For the first time in weeks, the big game on Full Tilt Poker was not the popular 7-Game. Instead, the high stakes action was in Pot Limit Omaha. Three high stakes pros took to the online felt at $300/$600 stakes. Patrik Antonius and Cole South were joined by Ilari Sahamies aka Ziigmund. Sahamies was the [...]

  • John Hennigan aka world1969 posts 70k win in 7 Game

    Poker Videos
    3 Feb 2010 | 6:01 am
    Heads up poker action was played between Cole South and John Hennigan aka ‘world1969′. Two different tables of $1500/$3000 went off between the two. Cole South was sitting on $120,000 on one table and $60,000 on the other. Hennigan, on the other hand, sat with $40,000 on both tables. Hennigan took the first big hand, [...]

  • Athene Riddle Answer?

    Poker Videos
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:13 pm
    What is the Athene Riddle Answer? I am what you cannot be but you once were what I will become. I am what only blind can see and of infinity and 1 I am the sum I am the cure and I am the cancer The riddle is the answer is the riddle is the answer Play Online Poker Play Online Poker Subscribe [...]

  • Biggest poker pot in televised history

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    2 Feb 2010 | 12:54 pm
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  • End of trip wrapup

    2 Feb 2010 | 1:30 am
    A lot has happened since my last entry. Let's start with the Main Event. Day 2 started well for me, I had my 70k up to 250k pretty quickly after an early set-up with KK vs AKs. I was playing with Gus Hansen, John Juanda and James Akenhead. As a result, it wasn't very surprising when they made us the first tv table. It was fun to play for the cameras again, though it was a pretty short experience (2 hours). When we got moved back down away from the cameras, I started bleeding chips pretty badly and lost about 100k in the next level.Gus Hansen was annoying the crap out of me, as was this bwin…

  • Happy Australia Day!

    25 Jan 2010 | 4:48 pm
    Good day mate! I really like the way Australians are. The way they talk, their positive (yet not fake) attitude, just the general atmosphere in Melbourne is something that keeps me coming back year after year.our chef at Koko, a very nice Japanese restaurant at the CrownI went 0 for 2 in the nightly $1k satellites to the Main Event, which isn't a surprise considering the ridiculous structure. The funniest thing about them though are the things that the other players say at the table. They try to use words they've read in a book or magazine like fold equity or bluff catcher but put them so out…

  • PCA recap

    15 Jan 2010 | 10:03 pm
    My first PCA trip did not quite live up to my expectations, pretty much only as a result of the poor weather. Of the 10 days I was there we only had one sunny day, one decent day and eight meh days. When so much of the Atlantis experience is based on outdoor/pool activities, it really takes a lot of options away as far as what you can do other than grind it out in the casino. I try plan these trips as more of a vacation with poker on the side rather than vice versa whenever possible. If I had to pick a highlight of the trip it would certainly be the food. Nobu & Mesa Grill were both…

  • Bahamas

    6 Jan 2010 | 2:03 pm
    My trip to the Bahamas did not go very smooth at all. First, my plane in Kansas City was delayed two hours due to a failure with some generator (?) and consequently I missed my connecting flight in Dallas. Because there were no more flights from Dallas to Nassau, I was rerouted through Miami. However, all the flights from Miami were booked out until the next morning, so I had to spend the night in Miami. This was quite tilting as you can imagine!The next morning I flew to Nassau and it turns out that I grabbed the wrong suitcase from the conveyor belt! Some guy had the exact same suitcase as…

  • A Whole New Year

    1 Jan 2010 | 8:53 am
    2010 has arrived! I can't believe that the millennium is now 10 years in the past! It's something I'll never forget because my mom forbade me to go to the Brandenburg Gate with all my friends and I still tease her about it to this day. She thought it was too dangerous, but for 14-year old me I could think of nothing more fun! My new years this year was actually quite weak. I stayed home and chilled indoors, alone, and even played some poker! It's ironic because I preach about getting out and being social and then I turn around and do something like that, oh well. It was very relaxing, I had…
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  • Prospects for Overturning UIGEA Looking Grim

    2 Feb 2010 | 8:59 am
    Going into this year, I was optimistic that Rep. Barney Frank’s (pictured right) attempt to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) had a chance of being enacted. But now I’m not so sure. In fact, I’d bet against it. When Scott Brown defeated state Atty. Gen. Martha Coakley in a special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy's US Senate seat, it sent the Democrats into full retreat—in panic mode—ready to do anything to save their seats and leaving them unwilling to support online poker.While November’s elections are a ways away, it’s pretty clear that the…

  • TJ Cloutier Pawns WSOP Bracelet

    2 Feb 2010 | 7:27 am
    This is a sad story and a cautionary tale for those who think playing poker for a living is a bed of roses. Well, it’s not. And it’s especially tough when a poker player has other leaks like craps and sports betting, and when times get tough, making ends meet is not always easy.TJ Cloutier earned millions at the poker table, and is generally regarded as the “best player never to win the World Series of Poker’s main event.” Still, TJ had to sell his 2005 $5,000 no-limit hold’em bracelet to a Plano, TX pawn shop—presumably to make ends meet.The bracelet was then sold by the…

  • Florida May Regulate Intranet Poker

    22 Jan 2010 | 4:43 pm
    Florida lawmakers are considering legalizing and regulating online poker for local residents. Analysts in the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability—the state’s research branch—are considering three possibilities: allow online poker, ban online poker, or wait to see what the US government decides to do about regulating online poker in the United States. One problem with banning Internet poker is enforcing a ban against it, as evidenced by the US government’s inability to prevent players from gambling on websites hosted in other countries. Enforcing a ban means…

  • Is Full Tilt's "Rush Poker" Innovation the Next Big Thing?

    22 Jan 2010 | 4:05 pm
    Full Tilt poker introduced a new twist to online play they call Rush Poker and it vastly speeds up the number of hands one can play without having to multi table. Here’s how it works. Each rush player is one member of a larger player pool who are randomly seated at tables. Cards are dealt normally, and each player has all of his usual options available along with a "quick fold" opportunity. While hands play out as they would at any poker game, once you’re out of a hand, you—together with other players who folded about the same time you did—are seated in a new game at a new table and a…

  • Will New Jersey Legalize Online Gambling?

    18 Jan 2010 | 5:56 pm
    Will New Jersey be the first state to legalize online gambling?A bill would allow licensed New Jersey casinos, all of which are located in Atlantic City, to offer games such as poker online. This is something California grappled with last year, but made no headway with it.According to state Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, the bill’s sponsor, “There are probably 500,000 online poker players in New Jersey alone. And we’re missing out on around $100 million in revenue.”According to Lesniak, “The court said such activities must be restricted within the borders of a state,” Lesniak…
 
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  • Prospects for Overturning UIGEA Looking Grim

    2 Feb 2010 | 8:59 am
    Going into this year, I was optimistic that Rep. Barney Frank’s (pictured right) attempt to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) had a chance of being enacted. But now I’m not so sure. In fact, I’d bet against it. When Scott Brown defeated state Atty. Gen. Martha Coakley in a special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy's US Senate seat, it sent the Democrats into full retreat—in panic mode—ready to do anything to save their seats and leaving them unwilling to support online poker.While November’s elections are a ways away, it’s pretty clear that the…

  • TJ Cloutier Pawns WSOP Bracelet

    2 Feb 2010 | 7:27 am
    This is a sad story and a cautionary tale for those who think playing poker for a living is a bed of roses. Well, it’s not. And it’s especially tough when a poker player has other leaks like craps and sports betting, and when times get tough, making ends meet is not always easy.TJ Cloutier earned millions at the poker table, and is generally regarded as the “best player never to win the World Series of Poker’s main event.” Still, TJ had to sell his 2005 $5,000 no-limit hold’em bracelet to a Plano, TX pawn shop—presumably to make ends meet.The bracelet was then sold by the…

  • Florida May Regulate Intranet Poker

    22 Jan 2010 | 4:43 pm
    Florida lawmakers are considering legalizing and regulating online poker for local residents. Analysts in the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability—the state’s research branch—are considering three possibilities: allow online poker, ban online poker, or wait to see what the US government decides to do about regulating online poker in the United States. One problem with banning Internet poker is enforcing a ban against it, as evidenced by the US government’s inability to prevent players from gambling on websites hosted in other countries. Enforcing a ban means…

  • Is Full Tilt's "Rush Poker" Innovation the Next Big Thing?

    22 Jan 2010 | 4:05 pm
    Full Tilt poker introduced a new twist to online play they call Rush Poker and it vastly speeds up the number of hands one can play without having to multi table. Here’s how it works. Each rush player is one member of a larger player pool who are randomly seated at tables. Cards are dealt normally, and each player has all of his usual options available along with a "quick fold" opportunity. While hands play out as they would at any poker game, once you’re out of a hand, you—together with other players who folded about the same time you did—are seated in a new game at a new table and a…

  • Will New Jersey Legalize Online Gambling?

    18 Jan 2010 | 5:56 pm
    Will New Jersey be the first state to legalize online gambling?A bill would allow licensed New Jersey casinos, all of which are located in Atlantic City, to offer games such as poker online. This is something California grappled with last year, but made no headway with it.According to state Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, the bill’s sponsor, “There are probably 500,000 online poker players in New Jersey alone. And we’re missing out on around $100 million in revenue.”According to Lesniak, “The court said such activities must be restricted within the borders of a state,” Lesniak…
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  • Poker Tips — You Can Win: 2

    Heather
    30 Jan 2010 | 8:44 am
    Now that we have talked about drinking before playing, let’s move onto another topic that is very important when it comes to poker – that is not playing above your limit.  Playing above your limit is definitely something that will cause you to lose a lot of money in the long run. Most poker tournaments have limits and if you are constantly playing ahead of your limit, you are going to lose a lot of money.  You always want to make sure that you are playing with an amount of money that you are comfortable with and not a penny more. These tips and tricks were designed to assist you with…

  • Poker Tips — You Can Win: 1

    Heather
    2 Jan 2010 | 8:06 am
    One thing that most people who are first starting out in the poker arena do not remember is that concentration is key to everything in the game of poker.  You always want to make sure that you are extremely sharp and that your mind is working in the right order. The reason for this is because poker is a game about strategy and that takes a lot of concentration.  That is why drinking before you play poker is not the greatest idea, as that can definitely lower your concentration and your focus. Focusing on the game is certainly something that you need to do in order to win – more tips and…

  • Poker Jargon — The Easy Way To Get It!

    Heather
    22 Dec 2009 | 7:39 pm
    Poker is a game that is filled not only with skill but also with mystery – the reason?  Because poker players have their very own language and unless you play the game, it is very difficult to pick up all of the terms they have.  Poker jargon for me was something that was very hard to pick up, as there truly are a ton of different terms out there to learn and not all of them nearly the same. There is something that you can do though and that is educating yourself.  Reading a book on poker jargon is by far the best way to ensure that you not only get poker terms and conditions but that…

  • Poker Phone Apps: What Are They?

    Heather
    28 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm
    When it comes to playing poker, I can honestly say that there are tons of different ways that you can do it.  Nowadays, they even have phone apps that you can purchase and play poker right on your phone.  Mainly, this means that if you have an iPhone, you will be able to get your poker fix wherever you can connect to the internet. This is both good and bad – for poker can become an addiction and certainly video poker like this will definitely keep you addicted to the game.  The good news is that it will give you more chances to win. These poker applications are actually really easy to…

  • Free Bingo Games

    PPPPoker
    26 Nov 2009 | 11:09 pm
    The popularity of bingo is mostly due to the generosity of the game. In recent years, especially, the game of bingo has become one of the most lucrative games in the gambling world. Bingo presents players with a great opportunity to win a lot of money, as they never have to pay in a great deal of money. Bingo cards range anywhere from 1p to £5, so players are not putting much at risk in order to win some very impressive prizes. It also helps increase the odds of winning when players buy more than one card, but with jackpots topping £1000, buying a few extra cards is certainly worth the…
 
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  • WBCOOP Main Event Live Blog

    31 Jan 2010 | 11:41 am
    After a full week, we've reached the 2010 WBCOOP Main Event on PokerStars. I was only able to play two preliminaries due to my travel schedule. I could whine, bitch, and gnash my teeth about the WBCOOP being scheduled during the first week of the LAPC. And I probably will. But that won't stop me from live-blogging this sucker one more time.11:45am - I drove home from LA last night, arriving back in Vegas at 4am. This after spending most of the day hungover due to extracurriculars on Friday night in downtown LA. Since a pounding head is not conducive to playing stud games, I skipped the $545…

  • WBCOOP Event #4 Live Blog

    28 Jan 2010 | 2:45 pm
    2:46pm - We're a few minutes away from the start of Event #4 of the 2010 WBCOOP on PokerStars. Yesterday I live-blogged my way to what the kids call a "ghey min-cash". That's $11 in the bank. Do people still put their money in banks?Once again I'll be playing from a room on the eighth floor of the Crown Plaza Hotel at Commerce Casino. I've already irritated the housekeeping staff by shouting "La Migra en sala!" when they tried to clean the room. Score one for high school Spanish.Today's sole tournament at the L.A. Poker Classic is $545 O.E. (as if one split-pot game isn't bad enough!). So…

  • WBCOOP Event #3 Live Blog

    27 Jan 2010 | 3:06 pm
    Today's another "off day" for me at the L.A. Poker Classic. Safely ensconced in a room at the Commerce, how about a good old-fashioned live-blog for Event #3 of the 2010 WBCOOP on PokerStars?3:01pm - The wireless connection here at the Commerce is a bit sluggish. It took me four minutes to download the latest PokerStars software update, during which time I was tempted to say "Eff it" and go find some Crazians at a table downstairs. But the download just finished and I bought in one minute into late registration.3:05pm - Ok, internet issues are resolved. Since I'm playing from Commerce I…

  • Dispatch from the Pacific

    26 Jan 2010 | 10:46 am
    Greetings from Los Angeles where it's NOT currently raining.There was no joy for me in the L.A. Poker Classic Event #1 (aka the Super Donkathon). But the event was very well run, which is saying quite a bit in light of the 1,100 starters and 700 alternates that turned out. Alternates were still buying into the event during the 100-200 level despite starting with only 3,000 chips. Gambool!I'm not sure which events I'll be playing the rest of the week. CK will be hitting up Event #6 today, $335 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. I may just stick with the cash games.For those of you who can't make it to the…

  • Bring on the Crazians!

    22 Jan 2010 | 11:44 am
    The day has dawned gray but dry. This bodes well for my relocation today to Los Angeles, which yesterday was looking like an automotive Slip 'n' Slide down the San Bernardino Mountains. Event #1 of the L.A. Poker Classic drew 2,500 players over its first two Day 1s. Day 1c is today, with the final Day 1 flight taking place tomorrow. 6,000 entries is not out of the question.Like the rest of the lemurs, I'll be purchasing my lottery ticket tonight for the Day 1d clusterfuck extravaganza tomorrow. (I should be fair here -- everything I've heard about the first two Day 1 flights has been…
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  • Doyle Brunson Wins Big on Super Bowl Bet

    Fuzion Poker
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:58 pm
    Like many people accross the world yesterday, Doyle Brunson put down a bet on football’s biggest game of the year: The Super Bowl.  In his blog Doyle said he placed $50k down on New Orleans.  Brunson posted on the 4th, “This will be an enjoyable event this year as I made a 100k bet on [...]

  • Loto-Quebec To Offer Online Gaming

    Fuzion Poker
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:18 pm
    Could this be a start to government regulation of online gaming in Canada?  It appears so.  Loto-Quebec has received cabinet approval to launch their own online gaming site, which would include online poker. According to a report on CTV, “The provincial gambling monopoly, in conjunction the BC and Atlantic Lottery Corporations, will set up a site [...]

  • Lacey Jones Loves Canadians!

    Fuzion Poker
    2 Feb 2010 | 3:59 pm
    Well, maybe that is just a small part of the story, but it was an easy way to shorten the title from “Lacey Jones is the new face of the Canadian Poker Tour”, which is the actual story here. Yesterday the CPT announced in a press release that Jones will be the new “face” of the [...]

  • T.J. Cloutier Pawns WSOP Bracelet

    Fuzion Poker
    1 Feb 2010 | 1:41 pm
    The headline sounds like the lead-in to a bad joke about T.J. Cloutier’s craps habit, but in this case it’s the literal truth. Word leaked out on various poker forums and poker rooms about an eBay listing from a pawnshop in Plano, TX that was auctioning of T.J. Cloutier’s WSOP bracelet from his win in [...]

  • Pokerstars Where Is The Innovation!

    Fuzion Poker
    28 Jan 2010 | 3:26 pm
    A few days ago I wrote about Full Tilt Poker’s new innovating game called Rush Poker.  In the past few days this got me thinking to how Pokerstars was going to respond.  Would they try and buy rights to the game for Pokerstars or could they try and come up with something similar, or even [...]
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  • Mastercard Stopping Transactions to Online Gaming

    Earl
    3 Feb 2010 | 8:44 am
    Word is spreading fast that Mastercard, and possibly even Visa, has now imposed restrictions on funding online gaming. This issue will effect most if not all online gaming sites, be it poker or gambling. This is just another small setback though , players can still use the online wallets like ewallet express, usemywallet and others. Online players will find that gaming sites are working hard to give their clients other payment options as well, so I would advise players to check and see what all the options are in the cashier at the sites you play at. This has happened to American players in…

  • World Poker Blogger Championship

    Earl
    22 Jan 2010 | 9:31 am
    It's time for the World Blogger Championship of Online Poker over at PokerStars . Known world wide as the WBCOOP, this is an annual series of poker tournaments that active poker bloggers play for the title of World Blogger Championship of Online Poker. The seven day event will start on January 25th and run through the 30th. The Main Event will be on January 31st, so if you are a blogger that wants to participate you need to make sure you have a PokerStars account downloaded , and get signed up for the WBCOOP. This online event is completely free to those that meet the guidelines. Your blog…

  • Free Money with Fun Step Tournaments

    Earl
    4 Jan 2010 | 6:22 am
    I thought today I would bring up a little about the Fun Step Tournaments over at Carbon Poker. The wife plays these and really enjoys them. She wins free money by using her play money to buy in with ! The Fun Step Tournaments are actually a total of three steps consisting of 10 player single table sit-n-go tourneys. If you make it to the third one and win, you get a dollar placed into your real money account. These things are a good way to learn how to avoid the donks, and an excellent way to start up a bankroll with absolutely no cost. It's just another way besides the regular freerolls that…

  • The House's Review of 2009

    Earl
    30 Dec 2009 | 5:16 am
    The end of 2009 is upon us, and it's an end to another decade. We've all seen a lot happen this past year, the biggest news in my opinion being the election of the first black man here in the States as President. It's been a rough year for President Obama as well as leaders in the rest of the world, but I really do feel optimistic that things are going to get better in 2010. If nothing else players here in the USA can be thankful for the UIGEA enforcement being delayed. That has given online poker players and gamblers alike a renewed hope that funding our games may soon be simpler to do. Just…

  • Big Poker Prizes Coming

    Earl
    27 Dec 2009 | 8:14 am
    The new year is just around the corner, and one of my favourite sites to play online poker at has some nice prizes that players can win in 2010. Through all the month of January, every VIP Point that players earn will be automatically tracked as they play through 25 tiers of real cash prizes. With over $22,000 on the line in individual prizes, all real money player will have a lot of reasons to play . The more VIP Points you earn while playing online poker at Carbon Poker, the more you win ! It's just that simple. Whether you are a small time player, or a high roller, there is something for…
 
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  • A Lesson in Damage Control

    Timmy
    7 Feb 2010 | 3:37 pm
    It came to light recently that a player was awarded a pot with the worst hand, over at Cake Poker. The revelation was revealed on the 2+2 forums - where a player with a king high flush beat an ace high flush. While it was amusing that the first few posters on that thread didn’t even spot the winning hand, online poker software should spot it. We take it for granted that a poker site will award the pot to the best hand. These kinds of mistakes aren’t meant to happen, but as anyone with a computer will know - they do some strange things sometimes. Software has bugs, and this was…

  • Rush Poker - Good or Bad?

    Timmy
    24 Jan 2010 | 3:58 pm
    In my previous post I was critical of one particular online room (network) for their announcement of “updates” - which put them just a few light years behind other online poker rooms, rather than many light years. But today I’ll be talking about an online poker room, Full Tilt Poker, who are the opposite, and who have just demonstrated once again how innovative and ahead of the game they are. That’s right, I’m talking about Rush Poker. Rush Poker has been billed as “the world’s fastest poker game” - and it has certainly caused a lot of buzz…

  • Poker Heaven or Poker Hell?

    Timmy
    12 Jan 2010 | 3:06 pm
    I play on quite a few different online poker sites. I’m lucky because I don’t live in the USA, so I have a wider choice of rooms to play at. Although I tend to spend most of my time with my American cousins playing at Full Tilt and Poker Stars, I do occasionally play at a few other sites. The problem is, apart from maybe Party Poker and the iPoker sites, the software at some of these poker rooms is so out of date. It’s amazing how bad some online poker sites are, when you think how much money they make. The prime culprit here is the Boss Media poker network. I’ve…

  • Why Do Losers Say Online Poker Is Rigged?

    Timmy
    6 Jan 2010 | 7:59 am
    I was having a conversation with a player from my home game the other day. We were talking about online poker, and after saying how he struggles to win online, he said “I think Poker Stars is rigged”. He’s been playing poker long enough to know it’s unlikely that Poker Stars is rigged. I was too polite to suggest it might be that he sucks at poker (actually he’s not a bad player, but online poker is a different ball game). The whole conversation reminded me of post match interviews with football team coaches. If they won, the interview is usually about how well…

  • New Year (Poker) Resolutions

    Timmy
    29 Dec 2009 | 10:08 am
    It’s that time of year when millions of people decide to stop smoking, start an exercise regime, or change one of endless other things in their life. For the 90% of the population who decide to do something different for the new year, it usually lasts until the 2nd week of January. Yes that’s very negative from me, but it’s pretty accurate. Good luck to all of you who do decide to make changes and let’s hope you’re in the 10% group. Of course this is a poker blog, so let’s talk poker. The key to success at poker is improving your game, plugging leaks…
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  • Cole South, Alexander Kostritsyn Leading February High Stakes Action on Full Tilt Poker

    Cole South has continued his strong start to 2010 so far this month, adding another $1 million+ to his already impressive profit total for the year. After the first six days of February, Cole South has made $1,005,720 over a total of 2,989 tracke...

  • Strong Turnout Expected for NAPT Venetian Event

    The second stop of the 2010 NAPT (North American Poker Tour) series will be taking place at the Venetian in Las Vegas from February 20-24. The main event of the "Pokerstars.net Deep Stack Extravaganza I" will feature a buy-in of $5,000 and a 30,0...

  • 2010 Pokerstars SCOOP Schedule Should Be Released Soon

    Pokerstars should be releasing the schedule for the 2010 SCOOP (Spring Championship of Online Poker) soon, most likely within the next week or so. Many people have been wondering when Pokerstars would release the schedule, considering that the 20...

  • One Year Anniversary of "durrrr Challenge" Approaching

    In early 2009, Tom Dwan had everyone talking when he officially issued his "durrrr Challenge". The basic premise of the challenge? -four tables of heads-up NLHE or PLO at a time (at a minimum of $200/$400) -50,000 hands minimum -if Dwan ...

  • Tyron Krost Wins 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event

    Tyron Krost just defeated Frederik Jensen in heads up play to take down the 2010 Aussie Millions main event. For his victory, Krost will take home $2 million dollars AUD, while Jensen will receive a $1.1 million AUD consolation prize for his seco...
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  • MasterCard no good for Online Poker Deposits [Digg]

    Do or Die Poker
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:36 am
    MasterCard no good for Online Poker Deposits

  • ESPN WSOPE Main Event Broadcast

    info@do-or-die-poker.com (Do or Die Poker)
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:34 am
    If you hadn’t noticed already ESPN is now broadcasting the WSOPE Main Event Championship and it has been a blast to watch. The tournament is still in the early stages and nothing too dramatic has taken place but it has been a lot of fun watching Brunson, Obrestad, Bloch and many others go at it on the TV table. So be sure to tune in. Here is the upcoming broadcast schedule: Sunday, February 14th: 11:00pm ET Monday, February 15th: 12:00am ET Monday, February 15th: 1:00am ET Sunday, February 28th: 9:00pm ET Sunday, February 28th: 10:00pm ET Enjoy!

  • MasterCard no good for Online Poker Deposits

    info@do-or-die-poker.com (Do or Die Poker)
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:01 pm
    It looks like the party poopers at MasterCard  are at it again. They have discovered how the online poker sites are processing online transactions and decrypted the code. That means for those US poker players that were using MC to deposit can no longer do so. My guess is that Visa is not far behind. Your best choice for depositing online if you are a US poker player is Western Union or e-Wallet. They are both easy to use and your deposit will show up in your online poker account in a matter of minutes.

  • Dennis Rodman the Poker Host?

    info@do-or-die-poker.com (Do or Die Poker)
    6 Feb 2010 | 8:26 pm
    Yes, that’s what the rumblings are in the cyber poker world. It looks like former NBA world champion Dennis Rodman is a possible online poker host for Online Poker. Dennis can be seen on “Rehab with Dr. Drew.” That’s not exactly the kind of segue you want to see in a potential host but to each is own. I hope they know what they are getting themselves into.

  • Life as a Poker Writer

    info@do-or-die-poker.com (Do or Die Poker)
    1 Feb 2010 | 9:17 pm
    Last year was an incredible learning experience. I got an opportunity to communicate with many of the editors of poker magazines that I have been reading for years. Some of that communication came from personal requests and others I solicited myself. In any event the experience and feedback has been extremely valuable in helping me to mold my writing into an even more viable “product” moving forward. I suppose the most fulfilling accomplishment was being hired as a regular writer with Oz Poker last year. Any time a web site comes and asks you to participate in a new venture and…
 
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  • Running Update

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:45 pm
    I will be crushing G-Rob in our bet. Just an FYI. With that said, I will be posting songs from my "Master Run" playlist. I have 52:30 of music on a playlist all set for my run. I promised PokerPeaker I'd get him my list and eventually I will get those .mp3's to you. In the meantime, this song is on the list.No, I've not gone soft. Yes, there are keyboards in this song and you can actually understand the vocals. I'll fix that in the next few songs, but in the meantime, grab some Gus G. magic.Oh yeah - hot chick helps out singing too (Tara Teresa).

  • SuperBowl Party

    27 Jan 2010 | 8:43 am
    If you know me, then you probably know TheMark. He's the G-Vegas version of Tony Soprano. He gets things done and he knows how to throw a party.On SuperBowl Sunday - February 7th for those of you unaware - he's hosting a massive party at the local Azia restaurant.The cost is $50 but it includes tons of food and drink. If you're interested, contact me and I'll get you TheMark's contact information so you can buy a ticket.I'll be there, but don't let that dissuade you.

  • Doubt and Data

    12 Jan 2010 | 5:54 am
    Generally speaking, human beings lie, and data doesn't. Visual evidence, statistical evidence, it was all there. Anyone who thought Mark McGwire did not take performance enhancing drugs was just ignoring the data. Baseball is a very statistically driven game. In no other sport do you get thousands of samples per player (i.e. pitches, which lead to at bats). When you get enough samples, you can make very good statistical predictions on players. A player with a lifetime batting average of .310 will probably hit somewhere between .290 and .320 the next year. More samples, less variance, it's…

  • Proposition Wager

    11 Jan 2010 | 12:21 pm
    This should be good.....We have a prop bet that is just now going public. Feel free to find a betting parter and make your own wagers.Who is "we" you ask?It's me and G-Rob.Here's the bet and the background.On July 10th, 2010, G-Rob will have a weigh in and must have lost at least 75 lbs. from his 334 lb. starting weight. He must get down to 259 lbs. by that date or pay me $300.My end of the deal is as follows: On July 11th, 2010, in Gaffney, South Carolina, I will run a 10k road race in 52:30 or less. That's effectively 6.21 miles at an 8:27 pace. I have never run more than 5 miles at once in…

  • New Year's Day Tourney Pic Dump

    10 Jan 2010 | 5:10 pm
    With apologies to Pauly and the term "pic dump," here are a few taken after I was unceremoniously eliminated.MrsBlood trying to get a read on the uni-GRob-bomber.Brian the Red - a Charlotte regular.TheMark - with my chips. Bastard! The Gooch looks on in the foreground.Jim the Knife massaging his chip stack.Another side view of TheMark, smiling, with BadBlood's chips.Alan Shaw and new guy John Teer.The always jovial Falstaff, a staple at the BadBlood poker table.Losers Lounge - Wolverine and Frank the TankThe Rankster (left) and The Rocket (center), guys from the old Thursday night game.Good…
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  • durrrr Challenge: Dwan Adds on $314k

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:30 am
    The previous Challenge session went down on the 29th of last month,  Dwan making $209k, giving him a lead of $1 million. Last night, Dwan and opponent Patrik Antonius played a total of 883 hands of the usual $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha. Antonius, who has lost over $1.7 million this year, managed to win the largest pot of the match worth $150k. Unfortunately, Antonius also lost the second and third largest pots, putting the Finnish Full Tilt Pro down $314k for the session. On top of stretching his lead over Antonius, Dwan also took another $120k playing 7-Game, his combined profit ($430k)…

  • Unabomber Replaces Brunson in PartyPoker Premier League

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am
    The PartyPoker.com World Open V champion was asked to come on board when the legendary Brunson bowed out due to dental surgery. "This is the most money I have ever wagered against the toughest field I have ever faced," said Laak. "Collectively my opponents have over $45 million in tournament winnings. This will be the best ride ever. Full stop." The Premier League will take place at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas Feb. 12-18 with defending champion J.C. Tran, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Roland de Wolfe, Luke Schwartz, Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso, David Benyamine and Tony G…

  • Lee Named Foxwoods Spokesperson

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:30 am
    Lee, who has $1.4 million in career tournament earnings, is a Massachusetts resident, a Harvard University and Babson College graduate and finished 13th in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, representing the top finish for a New Englander in WSOP history. Lee's history with Foxwoods goes back to when it opened in 1992. The southeastern Connecticut casino was the first place he played in a poker tournament, participated in a main event, and won a tournament. "If there is such a thing as home-court advantage in poker, for me it's at Foxwoods," Lee said. "I'm proud and humbled that…

  • Antonius Grabs Back $577k

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    Antonius's first match started in the early morning hours Sunday on his personal $500/$1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha table against world1969. Rumored to be Johnny "World" Hennigan, world1969 lasted only 16 hands against Antonius before losing a $212k pot and leaving the match down $191k. Antonius then turned his attention to 7-Game, where he made an additional $385,000. With $1.4 million in losses, Antonius is now the second biggest loser on the year, less than $2,000 ahead of Brian Townsend. Tom "durrrr" Dwan played two big-money sessions yesterday as well. The first, at $100/$200 PLO against…

  • The Sunday Scoop: THE_D_RY Deep in Brawl

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am
    As usual PokerStars led the way with a Sunday Million that drew 9,031 to create a prize pool of $1.8 million. U.S. online player palurdo annihilated the field and, after making a heads-up deal with golferen50, took down the tournament for a $248,791 score. Steve “Ilini213” Barshak, who won a $50k guaranteed on PokerStars for $18,700 in December, made an even bigger score yesterday when he outlasted all 1,013 entries in the PokerStars Sunday 500 to win $88,536. Meanwhile, on Full Tilt there was a small overlay in the Sunday $750k Guaranteed, much to the delight of the 3,542 players…
 
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  • Phil Ivey loses $2m on the Colts at Super Bowl XLIV?

    9 Feb 2010 | 2:45 am
    The Super Bowl is the largest gambling event in the US calendar. In 2006, $94,500,000 was wagered. Think about that, then look at the headline of this article. Phil Ivey is a significant percentage of the gambling of the United States of America. How insane is that?

  • FTOPS XV begins tomorrow – $17m guaranteed

    9 Feb 2010 | 2:42 am
    Full Tilt Poker’s regular tournament series has reached its fifteenth incarnation, guaranteeing a massive $17,000,000 in prizes across 27 different tournaments including a $2.5m guaranteed, $500 buy-in main event.

  • PostFlopAction wins $994k in a week

    9 Feb 2010 | 2:35 am
    You know those guys who win a major tournament then disappear out of the poker world? Cough, Jerry Yang, cough. Alexander Kostritsyn is not one of them.

  • Nearly $250,000 first prize in Sunday Million

    9 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am
    Despite the fact that the majority of the American populous were watching the Indianapolis Colts lose to the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl, PokerStars still managed to get a beefy $1,806,200 prize pool in the Sunday Million.

  • Devilfish Poker Endurance Race starts today

    9 Feb 2010 | 2:27 am
    Devilfish Poker is giving players the chance to earn a share of €40,000 in its latest Endurance Race promotion.
 
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  • UFC Poker

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    25 Jan 2010 | 10:18 pm
    If you love online poker and the UFC, you might want to check out the new UFC Poker room. Then again, maybe not. While the room is a place to play free online poker, the room is lacking in many ways. As both a UFC fan and a poker nut, I was disappointed to see...a

  • EPT Satellite Tournaments

    RSSPoker.com
    23 Jan 2010 | 7:31 pm
    If you're looking to qualify for a big, live event this year, take a look at the EPT tournaments playing all over Europe. What could be better than a big poker tournament combined with a European vacation? The best place to qualify for Season 6 EPT tournaments right now is Pokerstars. Currently there are satellites running for EPT Copenhagen, an event that will run from Feb. 16th - 21st. Over the next few months...a

  • Players Only Promotion Code

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    23 Jan 2010 | 6:30 pm
    Using our links and promotion code, anyone who signs up at Players Only Poker can get a 100% bonus up to $1000! Not only is the bonus huge, but it also has the best clearing requirements in online poker. Forget about grinding it out for hours and hours, you can earn this bonus in a very reasonable amount of time. Click on the title of this article for complete details and your bonus link.a

  • Pokerstars World Record

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    28 Dec 2009 | 4:24 pm
    On December 27th, Pokerstars broke their own world record of most players in a single real money tournament. It was a $1 tournament that registered an astounding 149,196 players and featured a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament offered a $50,000 top prize, and a $150,000 overlay...a

  • Full Tilt Mini FTOPS 14

    RSSPoker.com
    3 Dec 2009 | 4:56 pm
    It's that time again, time for the next installment of the Full Tilt Poker Mini FTOPS tournament series. Mini FTOPS #14 gets underway beginning on December 9th and running through the 20th, with 25 tournament events. As a smaller version of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), the small buy-in amounts...a
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  • M u s t blog....

    1 Feb 2010 | 11:02 pm
    Hiya folks, been feeling so guilty for not updating this blog, kinda like an upaid bill, a friend you need to catch up with, or when you have to do the washing up but just can't be arsed...okay i'm talking tripe now, but you know what I mean.It's been a long old month of online poker for me, something finally clicked in the stts and my results started to improve, as did my mtt results likewise. Just a general nit up in certain situations, and a running better at flips is probably all it was, but it's been welcome enough.The only problem with the online grind is that i've hardly played live,…

  • Happy new year all..

    31 Dec 2009 | 9:02 am
    Enjoy tonight everyone, and a happy new year to you all.Dom

  • Getting sick of the beats....

    19 Dec 2009 | 10:01 pm
    Long time no post.Guess it's that time of year again for me with poker and my career in 'gambling'.I always seem to run badly near the end of each year and go through numerous soul searching moments of questioning whether or not i can really get what i want out of this 'job'.Financially it's just a real struggle right now, constantly having to pay off bills from previous months and never seeming to have my own roll liquid. This has put me under undue pressures and it's kinda tiring.For the last few weeks i've been really hitting the late night small mtt's on ipoker. I've done okay and paid…

  • Last night's bets...

    26 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am
    Ok so another score draw more or less, hull won and milan failed to flatten the french.Takes the balance back to it's starting point of 100 points, so not exactly that exciting a start, but at least i'm not losing.Been playing a few small stake mtt's this week, just cannot stop donking off big stack's when i get them, it's getting annoying and needing to be rectified. I'm even running badly in the stt's but meh that's just variance.Looking 4ward to the weekend, going to be a good one i hope. I'll be studying numerous sports bets over the next 24 hours to see if I can find a nice saturday…

  • Tips...

    25 Nov 2009 | 8:43 am
    Firstly better admit to having messed up a bit with my staking sizes as a few smart ass 'mates' of mine have pointed out. Gone is the 0.25 and 0.625 amounts, they just look ugly. From now on to appease the masses they will stay in 0.5 increments. :) Ill also round down or up my loss/win to the nearest half point for clarity.Tonight i haven't done any research into obscure fgs selections so will just have a cple of dull match bets.(Balance 98.5 points)(1)Hull draw no bet, 2.5 pts@6-4.- I like hull dnb at home tonight at 6-4. They are improving, have competition up front and should be a…
 
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  • Patrik Antonius Mounts a Poker Comeback

    AintLuck.com Poker Team
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:25 am
    Everyone who follows the high stakes cash games at Full Tilt Poker knows all about the 2010 woes for pros Brian Townsend and Patrik Antonius. While feelings about Townsend’s current struggles are mixed at best, most observers find little joy in Patrik Antonius sluggish start to the year. Seemingly, from the moment the clock ticked down on last year, Antonius has scuffled, remaining in the red for more than a full month already. On Super Bowl Sunday however, Antonius began making the ascent towards profitability in a major way, on a night in which all of the heavy hitters sit down ready to…

  • Urindaner Has a Rough Weekend at Poker Tables

    AintLuck.com Poker Team
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:57 am
    This past weekend saw the usual insane action at the nosebleed tables over on Full Tilt Poker. As all railbirds know, Full Tilt Poker is the place to go to see all kinds of crazy action. Nowhere else on the internet can someone sit down and watch hundreds of thousands of dollars change hands on the turn of a card. Real life players have Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, but that is a room where only the elite are granted entry and there are no observers welcome. On Full Tilt however, the spectators feel like they are part of the action. This weekend, Di “Urindanger” Dang was…

  • Controversy Surrounding Online Poker Instructor, Jason Ho

    AintLuck.com Poker Team
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:56 am
    Over the past several years, as online poker players have evolved from a sea of fish to a more overall competent player pool, players seek out to get whatever edge they can. Whereas in the past, players sought advice in books from successful players, the technological age has paved the way for virtual teaching methods from online coaches. Some of the more successful training sites include Cardrunners.com and Stoxpoker.com. The formula is simple. The established sites seek out highly profitable players and offer them positions within their company to teach other aspiring players the tricks of…

  • Details on the Ultimate Bet Freeroll Challenge

    AintLuck.com Poker Team
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:02 am
    The last six months has seen virtually all of the major online poker sites bless their customer bases with promotion after promotion, vaulting each into seemingly daily headlines. While some promotions are more innovative than others, and people have different opinions over which is best, everyone can agree on one thing – that the real winners are the members of the online poker community. This week, it was announced by UltimateBet.com (sister site of Absolute Poker) that they are launching a new promo which on the surface appears to be a jazzed up popularity contest between its stable of…

  • Poker Pro Brian Townsend Loses Half a Million in Single Session

    AintLuck.com Poker Team
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:58 am
    With his month long suspension imposed by Full Tilt Poker in his rear-view mirror, sponsored pro Brian Townsend may be wishing the suspension had lasted longer. This is because the embattled and highly criticized Townsend suffered over a half million dollars during a single session. Townsend decided to step out of his comfort zone and ignored the nosebleed Pot Limit Omaha games that were going on as he opened up some high stakes mixed 7-game poker. When the dust had settled, Townsend had lost a whopping $581,674, probably drawing some applause from some online observers who have been taking…
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  • 2010 Deep Stack Extravaganza I Running Thru February 24

    5 Feb 2010 | 1:21 am
    photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com 2010 DSE I at The Venetian Poker Room 2010 Deep Stack Extravaganza (DSE) series is currently running the first installment through February 24 at the Venetian Poker Room. Stop by on Friday before the High Noon start time with your $340 buy-in and play in the most popular (and copied) Las Vegas poker tournaments especially designed to give the average bankrolled players the same experience as the high dollar events. More starting chips and longer play at limit levels ensure your poker skills will definitely become a factor. Registration begins at 9 PM…

  • Homeland Poker at the Redrock Resort Las Vegas

    15 Jan 2010 | 2:29 am
    photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Red Rock's popular poker room Homeland Poker Tour is kicking off its sixth season this week at the Redrock Resort in Las Vegas. Following their format of playing qualifers that sends players to the next levels, the Homeland Poker Tour appeals to the lower limit players that make up the bulk of America's poker players. The Heartland Series of Tournaments are staged for TV and provide an affordable opportunity to get some facetime on the tube.The Redrock main event will be played over Saturday and Sunday. The $1,000 buy-in main will play two Day 1…

  • 19-year-old Wins PPC $2.2 Million, Barry Shulman Keeps Streaking

    12 Jan 2010 | 6:19 pm
    photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Barry Shulman playing during the 2009 WSOP at the Rio Resort Las Vegas Harrison Gimble, 19-year-old poker player from Jupitor, Florida, pocketed $2.2 million in the Seventh PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). The youngest player to win the PCA, Harrison "gibler321" Gimble, faced Tyler Reiman in the main event heads-up finale. Reimen takes $1.75 million back home to Morton, Illinois. Barry Shulman, Card Player Magazine owner, keeps his multi-million dollar winning streak alive after taking third place and $1.35 million. Added to his WSOPE cash last…

  • Twas the night before Christmas

    24 Dec 2009 | 9:01 pm
    photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Happy Holidays from the Rio Resort Las Vegas The Night Before Christmas in the Poker Room Twas the night before Christmas and all through the poker room, Not much was moving, quiet as a tomb, The chip racks were stacked on the side in a row, Hoping some good luck would fill them with dough; The players were sitting hunched in their seats, Telling their tales of all the bad beats, The dealer looked at me and asked, Do you plan to bet or will you pass? From out in the casino I heard a shout, I jumped from the two seat to see what was about, And what to…

  • PokerStars looks to break record again

    23 Dec 2009 | 7:32 pm
    PokerStars is aiming to break their own Guinness World record (again) for the most amount of players in a poker tournament. They beat Full Tilt in July with 65,000 players, and in a few days they hope to surpass even that. The landmark date is Dec. 27 at 11:45 a.m. (Vegas time), the cost is only $1, and $300,000 is guaranteed. First place is guaranteed $50,000. Not bad for a buck. As of this writing, almost 47,000 players have signed up, so keeping pace looks likely they'll achieve a new record. But even if they just tie at 65,000, that leaves a decent overlay of $235,000. Are they really…
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  • MLK

    Ignatious
    18 Jan 2010 | 8:24 am
    Happy MLK day. I'm not dead here, just uber busy. Will be back soon.

  • Poker + Blogs. Put the two together and you have less than what you started with.

    Ignatious
    2 Dec 2009 | 2:52 pm
    "Again, I find the blogs about poker hands extremely boring."Doyle BrunsonAmen, Doyle, amen.That's why Greg Raymer mentioned me first way back in the day when asked what poker blogs he read. Back when I mattered.I just cracked open an ice cold Guinness and it sure feels like old times. I have a ton of out-dated poker notes and I'll be damned if I don't feel like cranking em all out. But just to

  • 5 Nov 2009 | 10:55 am

    Ignatious
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:55 am
    My apologies for repeating my Twitter, but honestly, people here in Ohio are going bonkers with delusion since the passing of legalized casinos on Tuesday.Massive job creation! Looming wealth for everyone!Good God, you know who else has casinos? Fucking Detroit.Just read that Lyle Berman has his fingers in future developments here. From today's Cincinnati Enquirer:--Poker champ stakes claim in

  • Poker Blogging Once Again

    Ignatious
    3 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm
    "Speaking of uberposts, god damn it. September 13th? Bonus Code Iggy!"AlCantHangWow, this is easily the longest I've ever gone without writing on this here humble poker blog. By far. Thank you, Al, for the nudge.I also missed the 6 year anniversary of starting this damn monstrosity. Happy belated blog birthday to me. 6 freaking years.I'll prolly be back on here in poker mode in a few more days,

  • 13 Sep 2009 | 5:46 pm

    Ignatious
    13 Sep 2009 | 5:46 pm
    Played some in the main game this weekend at the Hollywood. Loser $1 after 6 hours. Didn't play very well -- felt like I was the soft spot which was disconcerting. Maybe cause it was all old guy nits. Took a runner-runner beat early, but fought back to even, so no harm, no foul. Looking forward to playing again.Anyway, after the Bengals magnificent loss today, I thought I'd share a local
 
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  • Running Update

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:45 pm
    I will be crushing G-Rob in our bet. Just an FYI. With that said, I will be posting songs from my "Master Run" playlist. I have 52:30 of music on a playlist all set for my run. I promised PokerPeaker I'd get him my list and eventually I will get those .mp3's to you. In the meantime, this song is on the list.No, I've not gone soft. Yes, there are keyboards in this song and you can actually understand the vocals. I'll fix that in the next few songs, but in the meantime, grab some Gus G. magic.Oh yeah - hot chick helps out singing too (Tara Teresa).

  • SuperBowl Party

    27 Jan 2010 | 8:43 am
    If you know me, then you probably know TheMark. He's the G-Vegas version of Tony Soprano. He gets things done and he knows how to throw a party.On SuperBowl Sunday - February 7th for those of you unaware - he's hosting a massive party at the local Azia restaurant.The cost is $50 but it includes tons of food and drink. If you're interested, contact me and I'll get you TheMark's contact information so you can buy a ticket.I'll be there, but don't let that dissuade you.

  • Doubt and Data

    12 Jan 2010 | 5:54 am
    Generally speaking, human beings lie, and data doesn't. Visual evidence, statistical evidence, it was all there. Anyone who thought Mark McGwire did not take performance enhancing drugs was just ignoring the data. Baseball is a very statistically driven game. In no other sport do you get thousands of samples per player (i.e. pitches, which lead to at bats). When you get enough samples, you can make very good statistical predictions on players. A player with a lifetime batting average of .310 will probably hit somewhere between .290 and .320 the next year. More samples, less variance, it's…

  • Proposition Wager

    11 Jan 2010 | 12:21 pm
    This should be good.....We have a prop bet that is just now going public. Feel free to find a betting parter and make your own wagers.Who is "we" you ask?It's me and G-Rob.Here's the bet and the background.On July 10th, 2010, G-Rob will have a weigh in and must have lost at least 75 lbs. from his 334 lb. starting weight. He must get down to 259 lbs. by that date or pay me $300.My end of the deal is as follows: On July 11th, 2010, in Gaffney, South Carolina, I will run a 10k road race in 52:30 or less. That's effectively 6.21 miles at an 8:27 pace. I have never run more than 5 miles at once in…

  • New Year's Day Tourney Pic Dump

    10 Jan 2010 | 5:10 pm
    With apologies to Pauly and the term "pic dump," here are a few taken after I was unceremoniously eliminated.MrsBlood trying to get a read on the uni-GRob-bomber.Brian the Red - a Charlotte regular.TheMark - with my chips. Bastard! The Gooch looks on in the foreground.Jim the Knife massaging his chip stack.Another side view of TheMark, smiling, with BadBlood's chips.Alan Shaw and new guy John Teer.The always jovial Falstaff, a staple at the BadBlood poker table.Losers Lounge - Wolverine and Frank the TankThe Rankster (left) and The Rocket (center), guys from the old Thursday night game.Good…
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  • Doyle Brunson opens up on... Marriage

    9 Feb 2010 | 1:22 am
    In today's Wall Street Journal, poker legend Doyle Brunson is featured as one of the couples giving tips on "Keeping a Marriage Alive." He and his wife have been married for almost 50 years, during which they have stayed together through the death of a daughter and an armed robbery of their home. In their sweet interview, they say: "Love is the most important thing," says Louise Brunson, 78. "You have to love your spouse more than life itself." "You have to go forward, you can't go back," says Mr. Brunson, 76. Even so, the Brunsons don't share everything. He doesn't discuss his business with…

  • Best & Worst Poker Movies

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:03 am
    I finally caught the 2008 poker movie "Deal" on cable this weekend, which starred Burt Reynolds and featured poker pros such as Jennifer Tilly, Shannon Elizabeth, and Antonio Esfandiari. I was hoping it would be added to the my list of the best poker movies, but since it never even was released in theaters in New York, I didn't have a great feeling about it. Still, "Rounders" was a box-office flop when it first came out, and that is undoubtedly my favorite poker movie of all time. See if "Deal" ended up on the list of Best or Worst Poker movies. Best & Worst Poker Movies originally appeared…

  • Poker in Atlantic City

    4 Feb 2010 | 1:58 am
    Soon they'll be a new addition to my poker family, which means I may not be playing as much poker as I used to for a while. I'm at the point where I'd need a note from my doctor to board a plane to Vegas, but I'm just a 2-hour drive from Atlantic City. And there's a bus and a train there so I don't even have to drive myself. Time to get some poker in while the getting is good! Borgata, here I come. Atlantic City Poker Resources: Top Poker Rooms in Atlantic City Report: Playing Poker in Atlantic City Poker in Atlantic City originally appeared on About.com Poker on Thursday, February 4th, 2010…

  • Poker Gifts

    2 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am
    With Valentine's Day right around the corner, you might be looking for a poker gift for the man or woman in your life. Here's my poker gift guide, which has some good ideas for poker jewelry and gifts for poker-playing women as well as some fun gifts for gaming guys. Or, if you want to really romance the man or woman in your life, surprise them with a trip to Vegas and go on a whirlwind tour of all the best Vegas poker rooms. Poker Gifts originally appeared on About.com Poker on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 10:05:25.Permalink | Comment | Email this

  • How to play five-card stud

    31 Jan 2010 | 8:20 am
    Long before Texas Hold'em took over the poker scene, and before even Seven-card stud gained popularity in casinos, a game took over soldiers and cowboys alike during the Civil War: Five-card stud poker. If you've never played it, why not add it to the mix at your home game the next time you play? How to play five-card stud originally appeared on About.com Poker on Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at 16:20:01.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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  • Gus Hansen, Brian Townsend Play Omaha Hi

    Gus Hansen ($14,438), Brian Townsend ($17,988) & Urindanger, TheDonkeyNo1 and UgotaBanana played at fulltiltpoker.net. Gus Hansen won a $6,298 hand against Ugotabanana after raising pre-flop to $500 and Ugotabanana calling the action. On the flop hansen bet $1200 which was called  along with the turn. On the river Gus Hansen bet ...

  • Patrik Antonius vs. KingsofCards

    Patrik Antonius ($207,695) played against kingsofcards ($410,791.50) at Full Tilt Poker.net. They played at the durrrr (6-max, deep) table which has blinds of $500/$1000 and the poker game is No Limit Hold'em. Larger Poker Hands kingsofcards won $33,999.50 - After re-raising a bet of $9,000 by Antonius to $22,400 on the river ...

  • Mike Matusow Plays at FullTiltPoker.net

    Mike Matusow played with $6,673 at Plop a 7-Game $400/$800 table with a $70 dollar ante. I watched for a little over 600 hands and here are the biggest hands played at the table. $9317 won by DAT MOOSE $6,443 won by Mike Matusow in an all-in against DAT MOOSE $13,291 won by ...

  • Phil Ivey, Durrrr An AllStar FullTiltPoker.net Game

    Phil Ivey ($41,500), Durrrr ($25,798), David Benyamine ($42,900), OMGClayAiken and Cole South played at the $500/$1000 NL Hold-em table referred to as the Gus Heaven (6 max, deep) table at FullTiltPoker.net. Some of the larger hands played at the table: $73,182 won by Martonas with pocket 7's against Durrr's A9 $37,493 won by ...

  • David Benyamine, Richard Ashby and Brian Hastings

    David Benyamine ($48,291), Richard Ashby ($48,182) and Brian Hastings ($89,784) played $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi at Full Tilt.com. Also at the poker table was chipchip, tibster24 and HarrisMP. They played at the Thistle (6-max) table. The big hands at the table: David Benyamine: $15,598 with a Nine High Straight HarrisMP: $16,994 (after ...
 
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  • 2010 Deep Stack Extravaganza I Running Thru February 24

    flipchipro
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:21 am
    photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com 2010 DSE I at The Venetian Poker Room 2010 Deep Stack Extravaganza (DSE) series is currently running the first installment through February 24 at the Venetian Poker Room. Stop by on Friday before the High Noon start time with your $340 buy-in and play in the most popular (and copied) Las Vegas poker tournaments especially designed to give the average bankrolled players the same experience as the high dollar events. More starting chips and longer play at limit levels ensure your poker skills will definitely become a factor. Registration begins at 9 PM…

  • Homeland Poker at the Redrock Resort Las Vegas

    flipchipro
    15 Jan 2010 | 2:29 am
    photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Red Rock's popular poker room Homeland Poker Tour is kicking off its sixth season this week at the Redrock Resort in Las Vegas. Following their format of playing qualifers that sends players to the next levels, the Homeland Poker Tour appeals to the lower limit players that make up the bulk of America's poker players. The Heartland Series of Tournaments are staged for TV and provide an affordable opportunity to get some facetime on the tube.The Redrock main event will be played over Saturday and Sunday. The $1,000 buy-in main will play two Day 1…

  • 19-year-old Wins PPC $2.2 Million, Barry Shulman Keeps Streaking

    flipchipro
    12 Jan 2010 | 6:19 pm
    photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Barry Shulman playing during the 2009 WSOP at the Rio Resort Las Vegas Harrison Gimble, 19-year-old poker player from Jupitor, Florida, pocketed $2.2 million in the Seventh PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). The youngest player to win the PCA, Harrison "gibler321" Gimble, faced Tyler Reiman in the main event heads-up finale. Reimen takes $1.75 million back home to Morton, Illinois. Barry Shulman, Card Player Magazine owner, keeps his multi-million dollar winning streak alive after taking third place and $1.35 million. Added to his WSOPE cash last…

  • Twas the night before Christmas

    flipchipro
    24 Dec 2009 | 9:01 pm
    photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Happy Holidays from the Rio Resort Las Vegas The Night Before Christmas in the Poker Room Twas the night before Christmas and all through the poker room, Not much was moving, quiet as a tomb, The chip racks were stacked on the side in a row, Hoping some good luck would fill them with dough; The players were sitting hunched in their seats, Telling their tales of all the bad beats, The dealer looked at me and asked, Do you plan to bet or will you pass? From out in the casino I heard a shout, I jumped from the two seat to see what was about, And what to…

  • PokerStars looks to break record again

    clark
    23 Dec 2009 | 7:32 pm
    PokerStars is aiming to break their own Guinness World record (again) for the most amount of players in a poker tournament. They beat Full Tilt in July with 65,000 players, and in a few days they hope to surpass even that. The landmark date is Dec. 27 at 11:45 a.m. (Vegas time), the cost is only $1, and $300,000 is guaranteed. First place is guaranteed $50,000. Not bad for a buck. As of this writing, almost 47,000 players have signed up, so keeping pace looks likely they'll achieve a new record. But even if they just tie at 65,000, that leaves a decent overlay of $235,000. Are they really…
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  • Tyron Krost Aussie Millions Winner

    The 2010 Aussie Millions Poker Championship awarded its main event winner recently. Tyron Krost, a 23-year-old Australian, took home the Aud$2 million jackpot. Krost beat out a field of nearly 750 players and outlasted the final table of eight after more than 13 hours of play. As Krost played on, chants of ...

  • Canadian Online Poker TV Channel

    A new online poker television network is set to begin airing its programming on March 5 at CanadianPokerPlayer.tv. The network will feature programming from the last three years along with original content and poker-related features. The network, the brainchild of HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc., will begin its broadcast career by broadcasting ...

  • ESPN2 Airing WSOPE

    It was held a few months ago, but ESPN2 will be airing coverage of the World Series of Poker Europe starting this weekend. Though the tournament was just in its third year last year, it has quickly become one of the most prestigious tournaments in Europe. Held at the famed Empire ...

  • Aussie Millions Tournament

    The much-anticipated Aussie Millions Poker Championship has kicked off in Australia, and while the event itself is almost two weeks long, some poker players have already taken home a big prize. The Aussie Millions Poker Championship is being held at the Crowne Casino in Melbourne. It features many players who have ...

  • Premier League IV at Party Poker

    PartyPoker.com and Matchroom Sport announced Tuesday that Phil Hellmuth, the 11-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, will join the PartyPoker.com Premier League IV event in Las Vegas. The main event for that tournament will run from Feb. 12 to Feb. 18. Hellmuth joins defending champion JC Tran and Yevgeniy ...
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  • Reasons to bet

    Grundy
    26 Jan 2010 | 4:19 pm
    Being aggressive in poker is vital to becoming successful. Passive play may be rewarded from time to time but on the whole it will be the players who show aggression, by betting, who will be raking in the money at the end of the day. The first and most obvious reason to bet is because you think you have the best hand. You find a pair of aces in the hole and make a bet as you want to win more money with what is certainly the best hand at the moment. But have you thought that by betting you not only do so for value but also for protection? Say you hold a set of queens on a board reading 8KQ…

  • Slowplaying

    Grundy
    15 Jan 2010 | 5:01 am
    In poker the term ’slowplaying’ refers to playing a particular hand much more passively than you usually would in an attempt to deceive your opponent into thinking your hand is much weaker than it is. Used sparingly it can be a very powerful tool that can increase your profits when you play poker, but if overused or used in the wrong circumstances it can be a high-risk and costly move to make. The best time to slowplay is when you have a strong hand on a board that contains no or few draws and your opponent is someone who is aggressive and bets frequently. For example, in a cash…

  • Social Networking for Cardsharks

    Grundy
    12 Jan 2010 | 4:18 pm
    In the beginning, Al Gore invented the Internet. He said let there be social networking, and there was MySpace. And it was good. At least until Facebook came along, then MySpace was crap. There have been many iterations of social networks in the past decade, with Facebook the clear winner in the US. At this point the only way to compete is to spin off into something different, like Twitter, or find a niche. PokerNations found our niche. As poker players, we were never left without a place to find each other on-line. Both MySpace and Facebook have poker communities that are searchable in their…

  • Cheat Night!

    Grundy
    4 Jan 2010 | 5:09 pm
    For those of you who run a friendly home game with people you care about and trust whole-heartedly, throw a corrupting, money-hungry, greed -powered wrench in your goody-twoshoe system. Announce that tomorrow night is Cheat Night! Cheat Night: (n.) Night in which it is understood by all that no lasting punishments will be issued for foul-play. The rules are as follows: Let all players know beforehand (preferably with 24-hour notice) that a Cheat Night will be held. Proceed with your poker game as normal. If a player catches another player cheating and calls him or her out, the offending…

  • Ask me anything…

    Grundy
    31 Dec 2009 | 12:06 pm
    As we movie into 2010, I like to try out new features for the site. This year I’ve set up a textual poker help line. Using a new service called FormSpring you can ask me any question you’d like and I will post answers within a couple hours/days. You can ask personal inquires as well, but I can only guarantee I’ll answer those that are poker related. You always had the ability to ask me something via email, but now the whole community can see the answers. Ask here
 
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  • Double or Nothing Sit and Go Strategy

    7 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Ben Wilson is back and exploring one of the fastest growing new games in online poker, the Double or Nothing Single Table Tournament.

  • Playing on PKR

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    In this unique article, our writer tells us all about how to adapt to the 3d virtual reality poker room PKR. What to expect, how it differs from other poker rooms and more.

  • How to beat Multi Table Tournament Sit & Go's

    2 Feb 2010 | 11:30 am
    Today's article is about tournaments with playing fields of 45 to 180 players.These sorts of tournaments are especially appealing to players with smaller bankrolls.

  • How to play Razz

    31 Jan 2010 | 7:00 am
    Razz can also be referred to as 7 Card Stud low. In this article I will explain the rules of Razz and will also discuss some beginner's strategy

  • Multitable Poker Tips

    30 Jan 2010 | 6:00 am
    Today's article will focus on multitable poker. Some of you might already be playing 6+ tables at a time, but for those of you who don't, or are in the process of adding more tables to your sessions, here are a couple of multitabling tips.
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  • Online Poker Industry Approved For Canada

    With the growth of the card game poker already in full flow, it is no wonder that so many countries are looking to break into the online gambling industry in order to turn a handsome profit, the latest that have looked to join the game is the Canadian province of ...

  • PartyPoker Set to Merge?

    The weekend is a time where most online poker players spend hours of their time playing at the virtual tables of their chosen poker room but players at Party Poker and Bwin Poker were given the news that their sites could be set to merge into one poker room. A merge ...

  • Priest Wins $100,000 in Poker Game

    A priest has shown that its not all about staying in at home and reading the bible when he's not conducting a service at his parish. The South Carolina based priest entered into a poker tournament with his hopes set firmly on taking the $1 million first place prize money with ...

  • Pro Poker Player Facing Charges Over Wife’s Murder

    A british born professional poker player is looking at the possibility of police call his bluff over his involvement in the murder of his wife. Marcus Bebb-Jones is being held oin charges that he killed his wife and then used her credit cards to live a playboy style lifestyle in Las ...

  • College Drop Out Earns Over $8.5 Million Playing Poker

    The slogan 'Don't be a fool, stay in school' has long been something that every parent has told their children at least once in their life, with their kids fighting to make it through the college years but on young mans parents will be definately thinking that their son made ...
 
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  • The Key To Poker Success Starts On A Gradient!

    SNGShark
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:59 am
    Hey All, Even though I consider myself to be a highly skilled Sit-N-Go player, I wanted to prove that my high limit strategy also works for low limit sit-n-go's... So I cashed out all of my funds on PokerStars and started with just $20 and my goal is to use the strategy I have created to play $1 SNG's for starters and build up a bankroll... Then as my bankroll rises I will move up the gradient scale and play bigger limits. Last night I played 4 Double or Nothing SNG's in a row and won all of them! The strategy I have created is "newbie" friendly as well as designed for advanced…

  • Do you Multi-Table Cash games? Please help me.

    The Dark Side
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:49 am
    Im 16 tabling 6max 5NL & 10NL blended. I have no problem with the volume. And i do my best at table selection. But... I dont know what to do. I am completely at a loss. Iam getting so thoroughly crushed I feel like its a freakin hidden camera show. Im waiting for FTP to jump out and be like "GOTCHA!!!" Its a complete and consuming set-up. Im on a devastating 50k+ hand downswing. Now I know other people make these same posts. How theyre losing and cant win, then they talk about how theyre AA got cracked twice and they lost to a flush or some BS. This is NOT THAT. I dont want to…

  • .25/.50 no limit cash

    eljugador
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:43 am
    I'm currently playing .10/.25 no limit cahs games,slowly but surely building my bankroll.I want to move to .25/.50 when my bankroll is at the level to move up,is there much of a difference between the 2 levels?

  • Table selection

    Stu_Ungar
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:29 am
    This is a topic that seems to come up a lot so rather than a lengthy post about what its all about and how to do it, I thought I'd simply make a diagram of what it is we are trying to achieve. Attachment 26110 Attached Images table selection..jpg (156.0 KB)

  • Bored:

    jpennick
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:50 am
    Sometimes I'll play hands that i shouldn't just out of boredom.What can i do to stop this? My computer is close to the tv but not in a comfortable place to watch both and stay close enough to see the cards and play.Any Suggesstions?
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  • Life is a game, Poker is a guide to that game

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:29 pm
      When you think of all the things that have stopped you from reaching your full potential as a person those are likely the same things that have stopped you from becoming successful as a poker player.  Both games are very simple; they require logic and control of your emotions.  concurring fear poker

  • Playing Ace King in Cash Games

    22 Jan 2010 | 11:52 am
      To my mind Ace King is possibly the easiest hand to play in all of poker, assuming you are focused on making the correct decision.  Now remember that I am talking about cash games, Ace King is a different beast in tournaments because if you stack off in a tournament you are done.  Playing Ace King

  • Can you turn a profit playing poker at the micro-limits?

    13 Jan 2010 | 8:58 am
    This might surprise a lot of people but I do not think that you can or at the very least it is extremely difficult.  I think there are many factors why this is the case.  The rake is big factor at the Micro Limits For one, the rake is a factor in these games and micro-limit players pay micro stakes profit

  • The Poker Rules, Rule 1 Do not chase away the Fish

    8 Jan 2010 | 2:58 pm
    When I first started playing I was in my early Twenties, I read most of the books by David Sklansky and that alone gave me a pretty big edge in the game.  My play was kind of "nitty" but I was a slight winner from day one.  It was very odd back then though poker was not popular tapping the glass

  • Poker Bankroll Guidelines

    7 Dec 2009 | 1:48 pm
      The biggest issue that I hear about from everyone on this site is bankroll management or holding onto a bankroll.  So I wanted to write up some of my thoughts in that regard and tie it into some various strategies that I propose to people. Starting off with Short Stack poker bankroll guidelines
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  • Littlewoods Poker

    Mark
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:59 am
    This article belongs to the Poker Room series. For some time I have been looking for a new poker room because I feel convinced the sites I have played on until now are TOTALLY RIGGED (deep down I know this is not the case but it is nice to have something to blame for your misfortune). In all seriousness it’s nice to change poker rooms once in a while to get a change of scenery. In my search for a new poker room online site, I recently came across Littlewoods poker and decided to write a short review about them. Littlewoods poker belongs to the Pacific Poker network, which is owned by…

  • The PokerBRB league is taking a break in February

    Mark
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:33 am
    The PokerBRB tournament and freeroll league is taking a break in February. The reason is that we will be expecting some downtime while we change host from the awful UK2Net to our own dedicated server at EUKhost. In addition we will come up with some new competitions for our relaunch in March. Look forward to seeing you again at the tables (all 594 of you who have currently registered)

  • Sit N Go Texas Hold’em 101

    admin
    29 Jan 2010 | 11:18 pm
    Submitted by Stuart, from OneStopPoker.com, this article belongs to the Poker Rules series. This article is for those who have not played Texas Hold’em Poker and wish to understand how it is played in online poker tournaments. 1. THE BLINDS For the first two players left of the dealer, they will put into the pot the small blind (first player left of the dealer) and the big blind(second player left of the dealer). These blinds will start low say 20 chips for the small blind and 40 chips for the big blind (usually shown as 20/40). The blinds will continue to move higher, usually in 10 minute…

  • Building a poker bankroll-top 10 not to do

    Mark
    28 Jan 2010 | 11:15 pm
    This article belongs to the Poker Bankroll Building series. I’ve tried to put together a list of my top 10 “not to do” when it comes to poker bankroll building. If you disagree or have anything to add (perhaps you have your own recipe for building a poker bankroll) please feel free to add a comment. Do not start your poker bankroll building project without a plan Planning is crucial in order for any project to become a success (I should know since I work as a project manager for a living). When it comes to poker bankroll building you need to lay out the foundation before you…

  • Another Full Tilt Poker 50$ freeroll on Poker Bankroll Blog

    Mark
    23 Jan 2010 | 10:45 am
    Our buddies from WOSB are hosting a 50$ freeroll on Fult Tilt tomorrow at 14 EST. Follow the link to learn more about how to get the password. The results from this tournament will count towards the PokerBRB freeroll league leaderboard. If you do not have a Full Tilt Poker account you can read more about our great Full Tilt Poker sign-up bonus here.
 
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  • My trip to the EDPC III in Dublin

    ShadowBJ21
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:25 am
    Finally it was there! And I was there - back to Dublin again. There are two events every year I try not to miss if possible in any way. One is of course a trip to Vegas during the WSOP and the other one is this event. This year as well as last year this was a very difficult task as I was away on my girlfriends birthday for that event. But even so she isn't into poker she knows how much I love this event. Thanks a lot for that to her.The good news: the weather is much better here in Dublin than in Munich. About 7 degrees celcius and partly cloudy compared to 0 degrees celcius and snow. And I…

  • Exciting News regarding the European Deepstack Poker Championships

    ShadowBJ21
    23 Jan 2010 | 2:32 pm
    Just two weeks before the start of the European Deepstack Poker Championships in Dublin there are exciting news in regards of the event. It all started with two tweets from Liz Lieu that appeared in my twitter stream:The EDPC will be renamed Chilipoker Deepstack Open? Wow, what has happend here? Anything wrong with the event? Of course I immediately contacted the EDPC organiser Mike Lacey and got in contact with Alexandre Dreyfus, the CEO from Chilipoker. And what I heard were really great news as obviously Mike made a very good three-year sponsoring contract with Chilipoker.Now the EDPC…

  • Please donate for Haiti earthquake victims

    ShadowBJ21
    15 Jan 2010 | 4:20 am
    If you don't live under a rock you have surely heard about the big earthquake that happened in Haiti. Lot of destruction has been happened in one of the poorest countries in the world. Ten thousends of people have been killed by this 7.0 earthquake and even more have been injured. The infrastructure is severly damaged and even hospitals are destroyed.Help is needed and those who can't help on site can still help with a donation. Again PokerStars is one of those who not only calls for help but still does so on their own.First they offer two easy ways to donate money from your PokerStars…

  • Q9 is the new nuts

    ShadowBJ21
    9 Jan 2010 | 6:55 am
    It's 2010 and in some ways it feels still like 2009 ... and that isn't good.For my first online tournaments I ran a set into a straight and was dominated by 4's (holding A9 and A7 but losing them both times vs. A4).Last night was my first live tournament in 2010 at the CCC in Innsbruck. The first hand was quite good as a loose guy paid me off with my straight. Up 1k from 12k startingstack in the first hand. Nice! Then again card dead for about 3 levels. Down to 10k and back up to 15k.Then I got Aces. I had raised them preflop and had bet every street with at least three quarters of the pot on…

  • That's it for 2009 ... waiting for 2010

    ShadowBJ21
    20 Dec 2009 | 10:43 am
    Back from the Poker-King Weekend at the PokerRoyale in Kufstein. Unfortunately no big paycheck but still successfull in some way.Most important: It was a wonderful tournament. That was exactly the kind of structure I like. I was able to get my stack up to 24k from the 20k start but also went down all the way to 8k. Some really heartbraking hands - like having to fold a pair of Aces on a very dangerous flop. But still I managed to get my way back to 17k at one point again. That's real Poker! No need to get desperate after you lost just one important hand. A two hour dry streak? Can be…
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  • Introducing Rush Poker at Full Tilt

    Tired of grinding the same old poker game, day in and day out? Same here. Luckily, the team at Full Tilt poker have just released an incredible new game: Rush Poker. I've been haunting the Rush tables non-stop for the past few days, and I'm hooked. If you're like me, ...

  • Betting Patterns In Poker

    When you take to the world of online poker you are passing up the opportunity to be able to take information from an opponents body language, something that can speak volumes without the player knowing that they are revealing this kind of information. Because you are unable to physically see the ...

  • Playing Draws On The Flop - NL Hold’em Strategy

    Since 8-Game Mix and 7-Game Mix both include NL Hold'em I have expanded my Texas Hold'em strategy section.  This section contains around 25 articles written by a respected 2+2'er and more importantly, a winning player. This article was written by another respected player and I think that many of you ...

  • New Reload Bonus At Poker Stars In 2010

    Attention all H.O.R.S.E poker and 8 Game Mix players (plus everyone else), Pokerstars is giving away a $150 bonus during the first 10 days of January, 2010. This is the first reload bonus of the year and with the new VIP system in place you will be able to see ...

  • Mixed Poker Games In 2010

    2009 was a very big year for mixed poker game players in general. Mixed poker variety, at the few poker rooms that even offered them, was limited to H.O.R.S.E poker and H.O.S.E, with the traffic mainly focused at the H.O.R.S.E poker tables.  Some very wise people at the internet's top ...
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  • Mastercard Blocks American Online Poker Deposits

    Paul Sandells
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:31 am
    As if playing online poker wasn’t difficult enough for most residents of the United States, things got a little tougher today as credit card giants, Mastercard, blocked deposits by players. Mastercard has apparently figured out how some gaming sites were manipulating the coding, to previously allow transactions to go through, and have now [...]

  • Cake Poker Loser WINS the Pot

    Paul Sandells
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:54 am
    Perhaps the old saying; “You can’t have your cake and eat it” isn’t completely true when it comes to playing online at Cake Poker. Poker forums burst into life late yesterday when news of a losing hand being awarded a pot hit the wires.The action took place on a 2c/4c NLHE table. [...]

  • Bebb-Jones Fears the Death Penalty

    Paul Sandells
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:26 am
    British poker pro’ Marcus Bebb-Jones could face the death penalty if found guilty of the murder of his wife. Bebb-Jones is accused of murdering his wife, Sabrina, in 1997 before embarking on a “playboy lifestyle” in Las Vegas.Ben Cooper, counsel for the defence, said he was seeking assurances Bebb-Jones would not face the [...]

  • Full Tilt’s Million Dollar Cash Game sees Record Pot

    Paul Sandells
    2 Feb 2010 | 6:22 am
    You might expect the occassional large pot in a cash game title “Million Dollar” but rarely do you see a pot exceed the one million mark in Full Tilt’s flagship televised cash game.$1,108,500 found it’s way into the middle of the table when two old rivals, Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan, locked horns. [...]

  • $250,000 Double Up Tournaments at Sun Poker

    Paul Sandells
    1 Feb 2010 | 6:23 am
    Tournament players get ready for an incredible February at Sun Poker. A colossal $250,000 is on offer in Sun Poker’s Double Up Tournament Race. Double up tournaments, as the name suggests, pay 50% of the players an equal share of the total buy-in amount. So, if you can beat half the field you’ll [...]
 
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