Micro-Stakes Master BlackRain79 Talks Grinding in Thailand, New Book
As we mentioned in our new strategy article "Beating the Micro-Stakes: A Totally Different World", to succeed at the micro-stakes you have to stick to a simple and clear playing style. You also have...
View ArticleEPT Turns to Monaco for Epic Conclusion to Season 10
At the moment it’s tough to see any storyline beating what happened at EPT San Remo when Victoria Coren-Mitchell ran over the final table and scored her second title on the tour. Coren-Mitchell’s feat...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Hinkle Owns Bluffs, Positive Poker, Lindgren on CNN
Leave your own suggestions for 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Blair Hinkle snagging the 3-peat in Council Bluffs, Alex Dreyfus encouraging a...
View Article888poker Launches Rapid-Fire Snap Poker
The poker site officially released the variant today after months of testing. Players no longer have to wait for everyone to act and can instead fold their hand and instantly get a new one. Rapid-fire...
View ArticleWPT World Championship Gets Huge Boost, Koon Leads
Through two starting days the field hit 328 runners, which is a massive increase over the 146 players at Bellagio in 2013. Although prize pool details haven’t been released yet, it appears that...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Mercier-copter, BentleyLivingJRB, Man Defends Ladies Win
You can make suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Jason Mercier taking flight, Jean-Robert Bellande winning big and a surprising...
View ArticlePokerStars Reaches Landmark Deal with Morongo Band in California
The Rational Group, owner of PokerStars, will provide an online poker platform for Morongo and the three biggest card clubs - Commerce, Hawaiian Gardens and Bicycle Casino when intrastate online poker...
View ArticleCaesars Announces Schedule for 2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific
The series, which is the WSOP’s only international event this year, will see a significant increase in size compared to the 2013 version. “Bigger and better is the best way to describe the 2014 WSOP...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Rheem Skips, WPT500, Bluffing Job Interviews
Leave comments for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. in today’s 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Chino Rheem going MIA at the WPT World Championship, a new low buy-in, big prizepool...
View ArticleAntonius Spins Up $1 Million on Full Tilt Poker
Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom were moving equally fast, but in the wrong direction. And the Asian whale MalACEsia was presented with yet another expensive invoice. Five years ago, Patrik Antonius was the...
View ArticleShyam Srinivasan: "It's Not Enough Just Being a Good Player These Days"
You might have sat at a table with him before, but mostly you'll recognize them from seeing them deep in the money and collecting a ton of big payouts. Shyam Srinivasan, the 32-year-old Torontonian...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Timex Bubble, Female Boom, Poker Never About You
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll gladly take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find Mike "Timex" McDonald making another deep Super High Roller tournament run, Vicky...
View ArticleStammen, Dunst Highlight Stacked WPT World Championship FT
Dunst hosts the Raw Deal on each episode of the WPT but has a chance to be the main attraction by winning the biggest event on the tour this season. The final table is full of interesting story lines...
View ArticleStammen Tops Kaverman, Dunst for $1.3m WPT World Championship
Stammen, an elite online pro with over $5.5m in online earnings, used his chip lead coming into the final table with authority to secure his first career WPT title to go along with a WSOP bracelet he...
View ArticleColman Beats Jungleman for EPT Grand Final Super High Roller Title
An exciting final day of the €100,000 Re-entry Super High Roller Event at the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final led to Colman outlasting famed online superstar Dan...
View ArticleRant: Give Poker Dealers More Rope and We Won't Need Shot Clock
I believe that people thrive with more responsibility. It’s what makes a mundane job seem mildly bearable. It creates a challenge and pushes people’s buttons in the right way. It gives them a modicum...
View ArticleLatz Leads, Big Guns Firing as EPT Grand Final Hits Day 2
A massive field packed with big names has hit the shores of Monaco this time around with 641 entries this year crushing the 531 from last year. Despite tables full of notables in every corner it's the...
View ArticleBertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier: “I Always Want to Be First”
Despite a lean year (by his standards, anyways) Grospellier remains one of the elite MTT players in the world and continues to be one of the great forces in French poker. In fact Grospellier has a...
View ArticleJonathan Odogwu: Most Dangerous Man at EPT Grand Final?
He's also on the ultimate freeroll. And that makes him the exact kind of player that makes major poker tournaments like the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event so...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Ivey Iced, Bellande Bentley, Charania Smoked Out
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll gladly take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find a surging Phil Ivey iced unceremoniously at the EPT Grand Final, Jean-Robert Bellande...
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