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Miscellaneous Poker Articles
The title of this section says it all - Miscellaneous Poker Articles. I have no idea what I was thinking when I wrote some of these articles or covered some of this news, but it's all here for your enjoyment.
When Will Phil Ivey Take Over The Bracelet Lead?
Phil Ivey taking over the all-time bracelet lead at some point seems like a foregone conclusion.
Given his fiercely competitive nature, you just know that Ivey wants to be sitti...
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How Could "High Stakes Poker" Be Improved Going Forward?
The fifth season of "High Stakes Poker" has had some really good episodes, as well as a couple of really boring ones.
Most people seem to agree that "High Stakes Poker" is by fa...
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My Predictions for 2009
I've seen a number of other sites doing their predictions for 2009, so I thought that I would throw mine out there. Here are some of my predictions for 2009:
1. There will be a ...
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Ivan Demidov vs Peter Eastgate Betting Odds
The winner of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event will (finally) be crowned in just a couple of hours. Heads-up action will begin at 10 pm local time, as Peter Eastgate does ...
Tiffany Michelle Thoughts
After watching Tiffany Michelle's "performance" at the World Series of Poker this past week, I couldn't help but wonder: has anyone ever thrown away so much goodwill over such a sh...
The Hunt For Jamie Gold
Jamie Gold has been the all-time leader in tournament cashes since taking down the 2006 World Series of Poker main event for $12 million dollars. Since then, Jamie Gold has added a...
The Most Ridiculous Multi-Tabling Session That I've Ever Seen
Tom "durrrr" Dwan seems to be intent on erasing his most recent downswing, and he seems to be trying to accomplish this in just one night.
I've witnessed some pretty unbelievab...
Ten of Phil Hellmuth's Biggest Blowups
Phil Hellmuth is easily the most polarizing figure in poker today. Either people really like him (mainly due to his incredible tournament success which includes 11 World Series of ...
Ten Well-Known Pros Who Still Don't Have Bracelets
Erick Lindgren and David Benyamine are two very well-known poker pros who each took down their first ever bracelets at this year's World Series of Poker. Prior to their victories, ...
When is "durrrr" Going to Get a Sponsorship Deal?
Over the past few years, there has been a mad dash on the part of the online poker rooms to sign as many of the well-known "live" and online poker players as possible to sponsorshi...
Reasons Why It is Good to Be Cole South Right Now
1. He just put in a ridiculous session on Full Tilt Poker that saw him drop as much as $400k, only to come roaring back and finish the day up almost $500k on the site (according to...
Things Are a Bit Boring Now, But Business is About to Pick Up
Right now is the "calm before the storm" in the poker world. To be honest, there is just not a lot going on right now, and finding topics to write about over the past few weeks has...
The World Poker Tour's Biggest Blunder - Their "Online Gaming" Business
It seemed like a match made in heaven.
The World Poker Tour would use their broadcasts to direct players towards their own branded online poker ...
Pot Limit Omaha Catching Up To Texas Hold'em In Terms of Overall Popularity? Maybe Not
A few days ago, we wrote an article on our other poker site, Poker-King.com, entitled "Some Interesting Data from Partygaming's Annual Report". Partygaming recently released their ...
Mitch Garber Has Made How Much As CEO of Partygaming??
What do Mitch Garber, Howard Lederer, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Isai Scheinberg all have in common?
They all prove the theory that the real mone...
The Greatest Comeback of All Time?
David Chiu overcame the odds on Saturday to win the 2008 World Poker Tour Championship. When Chiu and Gus Hansen got heads-up, Hansen had a massive 22 million to 4.3 million chip a...
It's Time to Stop Making Poker Movies
It's easy to see why studios keep pumping out poker movies.
They look at the popularity of poker (especially in the United States) and figure that...
Thinking About Packing Up and Moving to Las Vegas to Play Poker Full-Time? Here's Some Free Advice
Every semi-serious poker player has thought about it at one time or another.
Let's say that you are grinding it out while finishing up your degree. Y...
Should There Be a Minimum Age to Play Poker Online?
The minimum age to play poker on sites such as Full Tilt Poker and Pokerstars is eighteen years old. You can not even open a play account if you are under the age of 18.
You ca...
Should Pokerstars Hold the WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) More Than Once a Year?
We've discussed the WCOOP here on this site numerous times before.
Those in favor of only holding the WCOOP once per year will tell you that this upholds the prestige of the eve...
Is It Possible to Get a Mortgage to Buy a House if You Are a Young, Professional Poker Player?
This is a pretty common scenario right now.
You have a young poker player, say 21 years old, who makes his living playing poker online. This player dropped out of school at the ...
Electronic Poker Tables: Yay or Nay?
I recently had my first chance to play on a Pokertek-made "Pokerpro" electronic poker table.
Basically the "Pokerpro" is an electronic poker table which eliminates the need for ...
Men "The Master" Nguyen Needs To Get Some Class, and Fast
Men "The Master" Nguyen is undoubtedly a great poker player.
He has six World Series of Poker bracelets under his belt and has won the Card Player Player of the Year award five ...
Whatever Happened to "TexasLimitKing" on Full Tilt Poker?
"TexasLimitKing" became an almost mythical figure on Full Tilt Poker. He seemingly came out of nowhere to play some of the best limit hold'em players in the world at nosebleed stak...
Cardplayer's Player of the Year (POY) Ranking System is Severely Flawed
Someone today sent me an email, and in that email they asked me to look at the current 2008 Cardplayer.com Player of the Year standings. "Do you see anything strange?" they asked.
...
Online Poker is Dead! Ok, Maybe Not
Back when the UIGEA was snuck into the SAFE Port Act, there was a lot of pessimism within the online poker industry, and rightfully so. Party Poker and others pulled out of the US ...
So How Much Money Does Pokerstars Make Per Day?
One of the questions that I see posted online quite a bit is: how much money does Pokerstars make in a day? Or, how much money do they make over the course of an entire year?
Si...
The Curious Story of Ed Hollis (Bluescouse)
If you follow the world of online poker and the sometimes strange people that inhabit it, then you have probably heard of Ed Hollis, aka "Bluescouse."
He is a young poker player...
Should Josh "JJProdigy" Field Be Banned from the PCA (Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure)?
This has turned into a bit of a hot topic over the past couple of days.
For the uninitiated, Josh "JJProdigy" Field was banned from almost all of the major sites in early 2006 a...
Why Doesn't Full Tilt Poker Do Something About Annoying, Begging or Spamming Railbirds on their Site?
I have often wondered why Full Tilt Poker seems to allow people to say and post whatever they want on the rail, with no consequences. Sure you have your legitimate people watching ...
Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad Gets Our Vote for Player of the Year
Plenty of poker players had amazing years in 2007, both online and live. Names that pop into my head when I think of the best players of 2007 include Jonathan "FieryJustice" Little...
Pokerstars Finally Releases Mac-compatible Software for Real Money Players
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Pokerstars has delivered an early Christmas p...
Sports Betting King Launches
The King has added a new site to his network, and this site focuses on sports betting, and is aptly named Sports Betting King.
We have l...
What's Your Opinion About Short-Stackers?
When you are sitting at say, a $1/$2 table, and someone buys in short, does it bother you? Or do you not care?
Do you think that buying in with a small stack is a legitimate str...
Tony G Shows The Young Players How it Should be Done
You can say what you want about Tony G. If you view some of his more infamous Youtube clips, you would probably leave with the opinion that he is the world's biggest idiot. He bera...
Why Taking Over An Account in the Middle of an Online Tournament Is Wrong
With the breakout of the entire "Imper1um" / "BluffMagCV" scandal, maybe people have been wondering why a poker site such as Full Tilt Poker would ban a player for either allowing ...
Daniel Negreanu Announces He is Getting a Divorce
About a week ago, Daniel Negreanu announced on his blog that his next posting would be different than all of the others. He also said that it would be a "good news / bad news" post...
Getting a Part-Time Job While Playing Poker Professionally Isn't that Bad of an Idea
You would be surprised to know how many of the well-known online poker superstars have part-time jobs. Or in some cases, they have full-time jobs, and choose to play at nights and ...
Would You Ever Play at Absolute Poker Again?
I have spoken with a number of people over the past few days about this topic. All of the people that I talked to used to have money in their Absolute Poker accounts, but withdrew ...
The Sad Story of "djmanga" on Full Tilt Poker
If you were to cash in a FTOPS event for over $32k, what's the first thing that you would do?
Go out and celebrate with your friends at the local bar?
Go car shopping?
Log...
Some Questions for You..
Chew on these for a few minutes..
1. If Party Poker was taken private and re-opened their doors to American players, would you go back and play at the site (assuming you are Ame...
Pokerstars Should Introduce STEPS to the Sunday Million
There have recently been some threads posted on both Pocketfives and Twoplustwo, requesting that Pokerstars add Step tournaments for the Sunday Million.
Pokerstars recently intr...
Would You Use a Superuser Account?
Here's a scenario for you to chew on:
You wake up one Sunday morning and log into your favorite online poker site and sign up for a couple of tournaments. At the same time, you ...
Jerry Yang Is Indeed a Terrible WSOP Champ for the Industry
Back in July, I wrote this article in which I said that Jerry Yang winning would be an absolute disaster...
Wait, There's Another FTOPS Coming Up Already?
I understand why Full Tilt Poker holds so many FTOPS events per year. Money.
The problem is that, in my opinion, they are cheapening the event by holding it so many times in a c...
The Difference Between Pokerstars and Absolute Poker
If you ever wonder why Pokerstars is the 800 pound gorilla in the online poker space and Absolute Poker is far below them, look at how the two companies responded to the two major ...
The Annette_15 Question
This is a food for thought article. A "what would you do in this situation" type of article.
I am sure that you all know who Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad is. She just recently ...
Is Shawn Sheikhan Being Treated Unfairly?
We all know that Shawn Sheikhan is not the most likable human being alive. He often antagonizes his opponents at the table, and comes across as being extremely arrogant.
We don'...
So How Much Money is Phil Ivey Worth?
One of the most popular questions to be asked on poker message boards is, exactly how much money is Phil Ivey worth?
For us, there are two questions to be asked. What is his pok...
Going Pro vs. Staying in School
Most young, successful poker players face this decision at one time or another. Should I stay in school and finish my degree, or should I turn professional and play poker full-time...
Will There Ever Be Another "Big" Online Poker Room?
When it comes to big online poker rooms that still service the US crowd, you basically have two rooms. Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker. Party Poker left after the UIGEA bomb was dro...
Petition to Pokerstars - Change Your Policy Regarding Cheaters
As you may or may not know, there was a cheater at the Final Table of the 8/12 Sunday Millions on Pokerstars. We were obviously curious as to the identity of the cheater, who appar...
Online Poker Rooms Need to Take Aggressive Steps Towards Eliminating Multi-Accounting and Account Takeovers
Even after the JJProdigy and Zeejustin fiascos that went down in early 2006, online poker rooms have a lot of work to do towards protecting the integrity of their games. There are ...
Does Smoking Marijuana Make You a Better Poker Player?
When we were at the World Series of Poker earlier this summer, we were pretty surprised about a number of things. One of the things that surprised us the most was the fact that man...
Attention Poker Players - Step Your Fitness Game Up
When the King was wandering through the halls of the World Series of Poker in July, he couldn't help but notice the poor shape that many of the top poker players (especially notabl...
Pokerpro Electronic Poker Tables - I Just Don't Get It
Am I missing something here?
In case you don't know what I am talking about, a company called Pokertek has a product called Pokerpro (with a spin-off Pokerpro Heads-Up product.)...
If You Could Bankroll One Player For Tournaments, Who Would It Be?
Let's assume a couple of things.
Let's assume that you are a billionaire and money is no object.
Let's assume that you are allowed to choose one player in the world to bankro...
Learn From the Corpses of Former High Limit Online "Pros"
It seems as though a couple of new high limit cash game "superstars" pop up every month. Full Tilt Poker is the room of choice for these players, as Full Tilt Poker offers up some ...
Chris Moneymaker Should Be Applauded, Not Hated
Chris Moneymaker takes a lot of flak from people, and I never understood why.
First off, people can't stand Chris Moneymaker because they feel like he got lucky to win the 2003 ...
What Kind of Deal Do Pros Get At Full Tilt Poker?
Did you ever wonder what kind of deals the pros get at Full Tilt Poker? Here you go:
For starters, most of the pros get a monthly "salary", which is deposited into their Full Ti...
What Will the Online Poker Landscape Look Like in Five Years?
The online poker landscape changes by the day. Not too long ago, Party Poker was the king of online poker and everyone else was looking up at it. Ultimatebet was healthy and thrivi...
Where Do All the Online High Limit Players Go?
Railing is a past-time that is enjoyed by many members of the online poker community. There is nothing more entertaining than watching two online players slug it out in a heads-up ...
What was the Sickest Ever Online Poker Hand?
There have been some sick, sick hands played online, with some almost impossible beats dished out. This list will not only include the incredibly bad beats, but also include the un...
Mark "Newhizzle" Newhouse and Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf Feud Threatening to Boil Over
Watch the sparks fly when you have two broke poker players, Mark "Newhizzle" Newhouse and Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf, feuding in public over money.
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If you like to hang around sites such as Pocketfives and TwoPlusTwo, then you have probably heard about Erick Lindgren's prop bet that took place yesterday.
Erick Lindgren is a ...
Multi-Tabling For Maximum Profit
One of the best things about playing poker online is the ability to play more than one table at once, otherwise known as multi-tabling. Throw in some bonuses that you can earn from...
Deconstructing Betting Patterns: How to Determine Where You Are At in a Hand by How Your Opponent Bets
Finger twitches. How they place the chips in a pot. How they are breathing. These are all tells that you can use to put a player on a hand while playing live. But online? None of t...
Cardrunners vs Pokerxfactor: Which Site is the Better Value?
In a recent Forbes video interview, the interviewer asked Taylor Caby, co-owner of Cardrunners.com and ultra-successful high limits player known as "Green Plastic", how much money ...
Playing Poker on a Mac - Which Major Rooms Are Mac Compatible?
It has always been interesting to me that the major poker rooms such as Poker Stars and Party Poker don't really seem to be going out of their way to accomodate players who are pla...
Poker Forums: Getting Paid to Post
Our sister site, Texas Holdem King, has developed what we think is a fabolous idea. Sure, everyone like to talk poker, as evidenced...
Phil Ivy or Phil Ivey - However You Spell His Name, Phil Rocks
Just for the record, it's "Phil Ivey." Regardless of how you spell his name, Phil Ivey is regarded by most as being THE best No Limit Hold'em player in the world; forget that, h...
The River Rock Casino - A Great Place to Play Poker
If the only hands of poker that you have ever played have been online, then you really owe it to yourself to get out of the house and play some live poker. If you live in Southe...
Cash Games or Tournaments for Income?
This is an oft-debated subject on boards such as Pocket Fives and 2+2. If you are a reasonably skilled poker player and are looking to make the most amount of money during the h...
What Happened to Hallinggol?
It seems as though Hallinggol, who used to be a fixture at the biggest No Limit games on PokerStars, has disappeared. Aside from popping up a few weeks ago, he has largely been ...
Is Sbrugby aka Aba20 aka Brian Townsend Cruising for a Variance Bruising?
Brian Townsend has taken the online poker world by storm as of late. He literally came out of nowhere, playing the lowest level games online just a short year ago, and can now b...
Online Poker Is Officially Dead! Errr, Wait a Second..
The Republicans have done it! They have successfully destroyed the online gambling industry by surrepticiously sneaking in anti-gambling legislation into the Safe Port Act, and ...
Is Neverwin Busto?
It seems as though these days, poker forums are full of more rumors and innuendo than you can shake a stick at. Instead of discussing hands or tournament results, people seem to be...
To All Those Worried About Neteller...
To say that there is a lot of nervousness in the poker world recently would be an understatement. After the two founders of Neteller were arrested in the US, Neteller (and a num...
How to Build a Bankroll
People ask me all the time. What is the best way to build a bankroll up? While I don't play poker anymore (too busy with other projects, personal life), I thought I would offer ...
When Did Joe Hachem Become Such a Whiner?
First off, let me say that I used to really like Joe Hachem. When he won the 2005 World Series of Poker, I was very happy, as it seemed as though he would be a great ambassador ...
The Power of Position: Why Position is Everything in Poker
Good players fully understand how powerful position is in poker, and they exploit it to the fullest of their abilities. Bad or mediocre players have a lesser understanding of po...
The Power of the Overbet
Mike Matusow said it best. "Overbetting gets calls." Overbetting is a great tool to use, especially at lower levels of NL cash games and tournaments. In the right...
The New Breed of "Poker Bad Boys" Make Me Sick
When Phil Hellmuth rants and raves at a table, it's pretty funny. Why? Cause the guy is wildly successful and has been doing well in the game for years and years. When Mike Matu...
$39R To the Sunday Million: Best Value on the Net
If you have about $1000 or so on PokerStars, and are looking to build up your bankroll and are a half decent player, then I would heartily recommend the $39 rebuy satellites on Pok...
Advanced Tournament Strategy: Aggressive Bubble Play
You know what makes the really good online players really good? The fact that they are fearless. They aren't afraid to lose, and they aren't afraid to put all of their chips into t...
Beginning Texas Hold'em Strategy: The Power Of Position
Probably the most important single theory to understand in Texas Hold'em is position. Knowledge of position, and how to use it to your advantage, is absolutely critical in Texas Ho...
Is the "Big Game" Moving Online?
If you watch the big Full Tilt Poker games like I do, you have probably noticed a flurry of action lately at the high limit games, especially Omaha and Omaha 8/B. The question is: ...
PokerStars Satellites Offer Tremendous Value to Players
Looking for a way to increase your bankroll? Look no further than the PokerStars Sunday Million satellites, which are offered continuously by PokerStars. If you are a person that h...
The Story of Jamie Gold Gets More Interesting
Jamie Gold, the man who won the $12 million dollar World Series of Poker main event, seems to be either misunderstood or a chronic liar. More and more evidence seems to be surfacin...
Set Mining in NL Hold'em
Set mining in NL Hold'em can be extremely profit, if done correctly. First off, what do we mean by the term, set mining?
This basically refers to a style of play where you try t...
My Opinion on "Mikey the Monkey"
First off, for the uninitiated, "Mikey the Monkey" has been entered into the World Series of Poker by the new poker room, Pokershare.com. That's right. "Mikey the Monkey" is a real...
The Top 10 Phil Hellmuth Quotes of All Time
10) "When I watch myself on TV, I am a bit compelling.."
9) "I am the Jack Nicklaus of poker, the Tiger Woods of poker, the Mozart of poker."
8) "This guy probably can't even...
Props To Bryan Micon
Bryan Micon, who runs NWP, gets a big shout-out from this blog after he finished 9th in the $2000 NL Hold'em World Series of Poker event ...
Geeks and Math Nerds are Taking Over Poker
I say this in the nicest way possible, as I would absolutely call myself both a geek and a math nerd. Young, mathematically inclined and often socially awkward kids under the age o...
Satellites: A Great Way to Enter Big Events For Cheap
Have you ever been on PokerStars on a Sunday, and watched the final table of the $215, million dollar guaranteed event and wondered how you could get there? Do you look at your $85...
Hallinggol: Best 10/20 Player on Poker Stars?
This is often a subject of bitter debate. Who is the best no limit cash game player on Poker Stars? Before I get into who my choice is (should be obvious by the title of the articl...
Is PokerStars Rigged?
The age old debate. Is PokerStars rigged? When the software engineers designed the software, did they include some kind of code that would pit big hands against big hands in order ...
How Players Abuse Disconnect Protection
So on your favorite online poker site, you have probably brought up the Real Money No Limit Hold'em Tables and noticed that some of them will say "No Disconnect Protection" and "Di...
Did Scott Fischman Go Bust?
This has been the talk of the online poker world for the past couple of weeks. Is Scott Fischman bust? What was the deal with the staking deal between himself and Thomas "Thunder" ...
Actionjeff: Hottest Poker Player Right Now?
If you follow the big names of online poker, such as JohnnyBax, Gank, Shaniac, etc. etc., you have probably started to keep an eye out for another player: ActionJeff. This kid (I'v...
Pot Limit Omaha Series, Part 1: Don't Overplay Your Big Pairs
People that know me know that my favorite all-time poker game is Pot Limit Omaha. If you are an action junkie, then there is no doubt that PLO is the game for you. However, you nee...
The ZeeJustin Apology
Well, ZeeJustin finally broke his month long silence, and posted a long apology on his web site.
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