Online poker strategy
Poker mania has exploded the number of those who want to play poker on a professional level. Poker games of all types are being played online, in homes and casinos all over the world by those who can’t get enough of poker. Those seeking to rise to the professional level take their poker games seriously, [...]
17th of October
Hello, hello, it’s good to be back as Gary Glitter once sang. Whilst any comparison between Glitter and myself should extend no further than that one line of his song, it is indeed good to be back in overcast Britain in front of the old laptop. There’s only so much lounging around the pool that’s [...]
A Lesson in Omaha #4
I remember years ago when I used to play in dealers choice cash games and private games, six card PLO was often played. For anyone who has never played the six card version then if you thought that conventional four card PLO was a “nuts” game then you haven’t seen nothing compared to the six [...]
The Empire Strikes Back
If anyone decided to employ a private detective to follow me, that private detective would soon prove themselves to be totally lacking in initiative if they didn’t simply doss around on the sofa all day before sending off the odd report to their client describing how I went to the Vic at about 4pm and got home around 5.30am. [...]
Vegas Insider: 2008 October
The players are in no hurry to return to Vegas after a wallet emptying WSOP.
Jeff Duval will testify to that as he warmed up for the WSOPE in a deserted Bellagio poker room.
Even with the Festa al Lago in its third week more people enter the Fontana lounge to watch the fountains than to play [...]
The Mindset of a Winner by Kristy Gazes
Here’s one of the most interesting things about poker: A player can be incredibly knowledgeable and talented, and still be a long-term loser. I’ve been playing professionally for more than a decade and, in that time, I’ve seen any number of sharp, gifted players go broke again and again. How is it that I’ve been [...]
Guardian Series: The Stopper Bet
Victoria Coren
It’s quite fun, this Guardian experiment. They’re having a games slot every day – bridge, chess, that sort of thing – and I’m doing the poker one. It’s aimed at the fairly new player, who might have watched a bit of poker on TV and just started playing with their friends and wants a [...]
10th of October
Simon Galloway, 03/05/2007
Michael Martin
Another week, another dollar, for those that can win races, and another week of London-centric tournaments completed. First, the conclusion of the EPT London leg where pokerstars very generously added £25…
A Lesson in Omaha #3
I remember the day clearly when the penny finally dropped with me in how to play seven card stud well. It was when I read about the connections with hold’em (can’t remember where I read it now) and then everything just seemed to fall into place. Now I don’t play stud at all and haven’t [...]
Poker News Digest 8/30/2008 – 9/2/2008
The Mohegan Sun Casino in
Uncasville,
Brian Townsend Admits to Multi-Accounting
Brian Townsend, a CardRunners.com instructor and one of the most popular young internet poker …
WPT’s Fall Boot Camps
“Boot camp” is term generally given to the military training that turns a kid, whose greatest challenge in life was getting past the Nightmare level on Halo 2, into a well oiled fighting machine. This type of training usually involves trading one’s locks for a tacky camouflage wardrobe and the type of food that even [...]
Poker After Dark – Durr Does It Again
The $100k buy in event featured the best players out there, such as Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter and David Peat. It was Baxter and Dwar who mixed it up before, and were destined to do it again in this particular hand.
Poker After Dark – Hard to Read
All the players at poker After Dark’s the Cash Game show admitted one thing: Durr was hard to read. In the $100k buy in event Phil Hellmuth, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were playing with a crafty player better known for his skill online as Durr, but his real name was [...]
Is the WSOP Watered Down?
Watering down the talent pool has made it tough for the good players to shine. A world class player who has to face down 6500 opponents in a big tournament like the World Series of poker Main Event is still a heavy underdog to make it to the final table. This is evidenced by the [...]
Poker After Dark – Big Man Straight
When poker After Dark started their new season, they started to bring in some new blood as well. In the Cash Game episode, where players paid $100k to play, Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were invited to play, with only Allen and Phil being old timers.
Be Wary of Going All In
The all in bet has been a staple of big poker tournaments ever since the ESPN cameras became part of the sport’s reality. There are a number of reasons for this that can be explained from a tactical point of view, but the reality is that the all in bet is exciting: it’s the “Home [...]
Poker After Dark – Super Set Over Simple Set
poker After Dark is a great show to watch to catch the pros in action. Typically they play a short handed winner take all No Limit Holdem tournament, but this particular week the theme was The Cash Game, where players paid $100k of their own cash to play.
Tools of the Trade
So does a plumber have an unfair advantage when he uses a wrench to stop a stubborn leak? Well perhaps the leak thinks so, but in reality the tradesman is just using the proper tool of the trade to solve a problem. People might look a little sideways at the gentleman if he tried to [...]