Party Poker Prepares Pokerfest: Micro Turbo Edition
For 15 days, from Dec. 1-15, Party Poker will run 67 events with most buy-ins in the $1-$5 range but there are even a few $.11 tournaments with prizepools in the thousands. The Micro Turbo edition of...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Thanks Kid, Thanks Dealers, Thanks Rappers
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we, appropriately, give thanks to a few of our most favorite things in poker including the one and...
View ArticleSealsWithClubs Growing Fast as Bitcoin Cracks $1k
Many of the players who latched on to the Bitcoin train and started playing on SwC last year profited immensely and that’s not necessarily from actually playing on the site. In the last few months...
View ArticleComplete Schedule and Guide to Prague Mind Sports and Poker Festival 2013
In December, the Czech capital will again hold an extensive tournament festival featuring poker, as well as games like chess, Scrabble and Magic: The Gathering. In fact this event has quickly grown...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: $50k Party in NJ, Isildur1 Misplay, Gus = Backgammon King
If you want you can always make a suggestion for a future 3-Bet piece in the comments section below. Today in the 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Gus Hansen dominating high-stakes backgammon for millions,...
View ArticleFull Tilt Rush Poker Comes to iPhone, iPad
The app launched earlier this week and should be available in most countries that offer the desktop version of Full Tilt Poker. Just like the full version you’ll be able to play rapid-fire Rush Poker...
View ArticleMaxim Lykov Leaving Russia, Still Flying Russian Flag
Lykov started playing poker while attending university in Moscow and now, almost a decade later, he's leaving the city to live in Latvia where his wife is from. A Team PokerStars Pro with a WSOP...
View ArticleRant: If You Don't Like the Spotlight, Don't Be a Tournament Poker Pro
Your roles and responsibilities go above and beyond the core of your work - which is, of course, to play poker. If you are ever fortunate enough to reach the final table of a European Poker Tour...
View ArticleThe 20 Worst Moments in Poker in 2013: 20-16
Before you get up in arms about our negativity, remember that tomorrow we’ll be running our first article about the 20 BEST moments in poker this year. Indeed there were plenty of great moments in...
View ArticleThe 20 Best Moments in Poker in 2013: 20-16
The range of things that can and do happen across a poker table is so diverse and multi-layered that ranking them on a limited scale such as "best" and "worst" is a fool's errand. So that's exactly...
View ArticleThe 20 Worst Moments in Poker in 2013: 15-11
This year there were almost too many moments to choose from. Today we’re counting down 15-11 of the 2013 Worst Moments in Poker (be sure to catch up with Worst Moments 20-16 or if you’d prefer the...
View ArticleThe 20 Best Moments in Poker in 2013: 15-11
From legendary hot streaks to an entire new direction for the online poker industry, we like celebrating the highlights best. Today we take you through numbers 15 to 11 of the best, most memorable,...
View ArticleThe 20 Worst Moments in Poker in 2013: 10-6
Today we’re counting down 10-6 of the 2013 Worst Moments in Poker (be sure to catch up with Worst Moments 20-16, 15-11 or if you’d prefer the Best Moments in Poker). In the following article we’ll...
View ArticleThe 20 Best Moments in Poker in 2013: 10-6
The range of things that can and do happen at a poker table is so multi-layered that ranking them on a limited scale such as "best" and "worst" is a fool's errand. So that's exactly what we did. Enjoy...
View ArticleRant: Let’s Award the Real Poker Stars
Our actions are nothing more than a series of automated reflexes based on society's instructions. We go through life just clicking buttons and most of us don’t even know it. January is the time of the...
View ArticleThe 20 Worst Moments in Poker in 2013: 5-1
That’s what we’ve done during our top 20 Worst Moments of Poker and today we’re finally counting down our top five most unfortunate, tragic moments of 2013. (If you want to keep those rose-colored...
View ArticleThe 20 Best Moments in Poker in 2013: 5-1
Sure, ranking them on such an arbitrary and unquantifiable scale such as "best" and "worst" is a fool's errand. But that's never stopped us before. Enjoy (and share your thoughts in the comments)! 5....
View ArticleHaseeb Qureshi: "I Will Never Become a Poker Pro Again"
"I haven't played a hand of poker since I quit over two years ago," said Qureshi. "Playing poker is no longer a part of my life. I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't come back to the game, like...
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