Hand of the Week: Igor Kurganov Makes Fold of the Year
Today we’re going to take a look at a hand from a $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller tournament that climaxes in a very unusual manner. In the end, Germany's Igor Kurganov makes a surprising decision...
View Article3-Minute Guide to Successful Set-Mining (Poker Strategy Video)
Set-mining is when you call a preflop raise with the main intention of flopping a set and it's a great move for the beginner to intermediate player because it takes a lot of the guesswork out of your...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Ivey Tossed, Urbanovich = God, WWE Gambool
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop us a line in the comments and we'll take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Ivey denied a chance to toss his edge-sorting lawsuit out, Dzmitry Urbanovich...
View ArticlePanka Makes Inaugural EPT Malta Final Table, Holz Bubbles
Poland’s Dominik Panka secured a spot at the final table with 1.6 million chips on his birthday of all days. Panka, who is most well known for winning the 2014 PCA, is already Poland’s #1 live...
View ArticleDiscounted Early Bird 2015 Battle of Malta Packages On Sale Now!
Just this week it won the European Poker Award for Low Buy-In Poker Event of the Year. With 1,447 runners, a €700,000 prize pool and a €140,000 first-place prize it's also now the biggest standalone...
View ArticleMontury Outlasts Messina, Panka for EPT Malta Main Event Title
France's Jean Montury, a former pool world champion, and Valentin Messina, a Frenchman who now lives in St. Julian's where the tournament was held, were the last two men standing in the Main Event...
View ArticleThere's No Word for the Position Between Button and Small Blind
If you want to that is. Most players don’t, but that’s not poker's fault. Another good thing is that you learn people really fast at the poker table when it comes to norms, values and standards -- and...
View ArticleMustapha Kanit Mops Up FTOPS XXVIII for $239,400
Kanit outlasted 1,260 entries in the $1,000 single re-entry event to claim first place. The event easily surpassed the $1 million guarantee with the prize pool eventually reaching $1.19 million. Dan...
View ArticleUK Poker Legend Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott Fighting Cancer
Reports about Ulliott's illness surfaced on poker forums over the weekend and dozens of posts of encouragement have appeared on Ulliott's Facebook page in support. The severity of Ulliott's illness...
View ArticleCarlo Citrone: Son of Bodybuilding Legend Presses Ahead in Poker
Mental strength and stamina, sure. But you don't need to be a power lifter to toss your cards into the muck or carry a rack of chips to your next table. Being the son of an eight-time Mr. Universe...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: PlayMoneyMaker, PokerStars Licensed, Luck vs. Skill
You can even make suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s Daily 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Chris Moneymaker topping the play money charts, Amaya getting fully...
View ArticleThe Power of Lynn: WPT's Gilmartin Happy, Confident and Shining
Today, strength comes from within. It’s all about the heart, the mind and the soul. A triumvirate of connections that can produce magic. She can put a spell on you, that’s for sure. She imbues a...
View ArticlePokerStars Takes First Sports Bet, Eyes Daily Fantasy By NFL Season
Those machinations have clearly been at work from the get-go with casino games introduced into the PokerStars client earlier this year. The next phase of that expansion has also clearly begun to...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Zlatan Bust, RAWA Backlash, WSOP Winner Take All?
Feel free to leave suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s Daily 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Zlatan Ibrahimovic reportedly turning down PokerStars, a new poker...
View Article5 Ways to $1 Million on PokerStars; $1m Spin & Gos Are Back!
The first and quickest way is to try your luck at the popular $1m Spin & Gos, which are back by popular demand. Paying out three $1m prizes in less than a week this past January in a limited-time...
View ArticleCash is No Longer King and Poker Will Never Be The Same
The Aria and Bellagio are the two that will be affected on a daily basis. The Bank Secrecy Act was introduced in 1970 because the American government realized it was very easy to launder money in...
View ArticlePokerListings.com, Ryanair to Offer Real-Money Poker on Flights to Malta
€1/€2 cash games will be available on a trial basis on the Stockholm-Malta route with plans to expand to other routes should the experiment prove a success. A minimum of 50 flights will offer Poker in...
View ArticleMuse Takes Down 888Local MK; Win a €2k BOM Package Online!
At the Aspers Casino in Milton Keynes in England, which marked the fifth stop of 888poker’s live local tournament series, there was one last weekend. And that puts “MK," as they like to call it, on...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Devilfish Update, Chess Gets Pokerized, Legal Poker in TX
You can always make suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s Daily 3-Bet we’ll take a look at David “Devilfish” Ulliott fighting cancer, chess getting some poker...
View ArticleDid Best Team Really Win at Global Poker Masters? It Doesn't Matter
The first-ever Global Poker Masters, held at the Hilton Hotel during the just-completed EPT Malta festival, gave us an idea. When Team Italy won the first unofficial "World Cup of Poker" they...
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