Many poker players deplore limit poker. These no-limit junkies think the game is too simple and too much of a grind to play. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love no-limit and played it almost religiously for about two years, but if you’re not playing limit hold’em because you think the game is boring or simple, you’re missing out. The game is far more complex than it seems and if you want to be a big winner, you’ll have to learn to utilise everything at your disposal.
In my article last issue, we tackled heads-up limit hold’em, but here we’ll focus on the six-max games. In six-max games, you’ll almost never open-limp. Generally, if I’m the first to enter a pot, I’m raising. Poker is
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After hosting the start to the first event of the 2009 World Series of Poker on Wednesday, May 27th, Phil Hellmuth gave a special press conference to announce the release of the first book to be produced under his brand new publishing company, Phil’s House Publishing. “Deal Me In”, by Stephen John and Marvin Karlins, is a collection of “heartbreaking and inspiring stories” from 20 of the world’s greatest poker players.
Outside of publishing the book, Hellmuth played a large role in recruiting big time poker pros to participate in the project. “I knew that once I had Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, Erik Seidel, Daniel Negreanu, and Phil Ivey, then everybody else would want to be in the book,” said Hellmuth. “These
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There are many years of history involved in the World Series of Poker, and the 2009 events will commemorate its 40th anniversary. It has been and continues to be the leader in poker tournaments, as each year it grows and seems to accumulate more prestige, higher attendance, and greater notoriety. The opportunity for everyone to compete on the highest levels of a game that has been America’s pastime for centuries is one that attracts people of both genders, all ages from 21 and up, and all ethnicities and backgrounds to the biggest poker stage in the world.
When the World Series of Poker began, it was actually 1949 and consisted of nothing more than a poker marathon between Nicholas “Nick the Greek” Dandolos that was organized by Benny Binion. Th Read full
The World Series of Poker is right around the corner and thousands of people will flock to Las Vegas for their chance to compete for event titles. For those that are coming to Vegas with a small bankroll it is essential to be smart about investments. Chris Furgason advises players not to spend more than 3% of their bankroll on any tournament. Using this model, if your bankroll is $10,000 then you should be maxing out at $300 tournaments. To buy straight into a WSOP $1,500 event you should have a bankroll that exceeds $50,000. Even with a $100,000 bankroll you could only afford to play in one $3,000 event or two $1,500 events before swaying away from this model.
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Where are They Now is a series of an in depth look at all poker players – not just the pros – as they travel through one long game. Read full
It is hard to believe, but Ultimate Bet Poker has been offering poker players the ultimate poker destination online for 10 years. And to celebrate their 10th anniversary, they are going to send 50 players to the 2009 WSOP Main Event – all in one amazing event!
Ultimate Bet’s World Series of Poker 50 Package Satellite will be giving away at least 50 Seats to every poker players dream tournament – the Main Event at the WSOP. It all takes place on June 21st at 17:30 ET with a $530 buy-in. The prize packages will include your $10k Main Event buy-in and $2k for spending money. A Read full
Take a moment and suspend your disbelief. Imagine you’re on a fabulous game show hosted by that master of psychological illusion, Derren Brown (I promise to get to the poker soon enough).
In the garish studio there are three doors. Behind one of the doors, Derren explains, is a fabulous sports car. Behind the other two are booby prizes, and your task is to pick the door with the sports car.
You opt for door number one. Derren, who knows where the car is, decides to make things interesting, and opens door number two. Behind it is the vilest of booby prizes – a night out in Hull with a Big Brother contestant of your choice.
Now Derren offers you the chance to change your decision. Y
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Memorial Day weekend may not have meant much to the overseas poker players, but United States players seemed to be enjoying the long holiday weekend, as a handful of them did not show up for the big Sunday tournaments on PokerStars. Factor in that many in the poker world are in the midst of travel to Las Vegas for the impending start of the 2009 World Series of Poker, and that left a decrease in the overall number of players available to play online at PokerStars.
Nevertheless, it is the guarantees offered up by the site that ensure millions of dollars will be awarded to the players who show up each and every Sunday. Read full
Anyone who has ever been to Las Vegas in the summer knows how it hot can get and starting May 28th the heat will be turned up full blast. That is because the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicks off on that day with the $40k No-Limit Hold ‘em event.
It is hard to believe it is that time of year already, when poker players from all over the world will converge on Las Vegas, to take their shot at fame and fortune. And even though the time is fast approaching for the start of the most prestigious poker event of the year, players can still win their seat on Absolute Poker.
Whether you are a skilled poker pro, or a rookie wanna-be, Absolute Poker has many ways for you to earn your WSOP seat, starting at just a dime! Read full
It has proven so popular that the World Series of Golf was brought back for its third annual five-day golf extravaganza. The specialized poker-style golf tournament ended on May 15 with a professional poker player from Raleigh, North Carolina by the name of Jody Garaventa taking the ultimate victory and $300,000 first prize.
The tournament began on May 11 with 125 players paying the $10K buy-in to play the event at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort. With sponsorship by Full Tilt Poker, the format of the tournament was similar to a poker game in that groups of players competing in rounds that consisted of betting and raising the wagers on each tee. The player with the most points proceeded to the next round, while those who lost all of their betting chips in any one round were eliminated from the tournament. Read full
