Bluff Catching
Often in poker you come across situations where although you think you may have the best hand, you want to try and check and make your opponent bluff. These situations often occur when you have a medium strength hand that […]
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – 2009 Preview
The WSOP unofficially starts at 9am today as the Amazon Room at the Rio opens for registration, cash games and satellites before the tournaments begin Wednesday with Event #1, the $500 Casino Employees tournament. That\’s as good a reason as
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More Sam’s Game
\’Nother Sam\’s Game teaser … OK, gotta say, I\’m kinda likin\’ the show — at least in short, few-minute blips. Though I\’ve hardly even seen any hands, I have totally dug the ones I have seen. Is it at all
Hi/Lo Split Games – Don’t Forget the High
The high hand is usually seen as the weaker of the possible hands in hi/lo split games – simply because it cannot win the low as well, where as low hands can frequently develop into high hands which can win
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Golden Tweet: Negreanu vs. Greenstein
Tee times, to be more specific … I didn\’t plan on it, but at the moment I\’m following a Las Vegas golf match between @barrygreenstein and @RealKidPoker. Pathetic, I know … surely there\’s something better to stare at on this
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Harrah’s Undenies/Reconfirms Mitch Garber Rumors New WSOP corporate structure takes shape
The former CEO of Party Gaming is on board with the WSOP to be sure … as CEO of the newly formed Harrah\’s Interactive Entertainment. Jeffrey Pollack stays on board as WSOP Commish and President of the new parent company.
My 2009 WSOP Fantasy Picks
Phil Hellmuth celebrates his first-round draft pick by Team Pokerati. The draft just ended … (complete rosters forthcoming) … 1. Phill Hellmuth 2. Robert Mizrachi 3. Men the Master 4. Humberto Brenes 5. Matt Glantz 6. Nikolay Evdakov 7. Dwyte
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Googoo for Gaga
Currently listening to the piano version of Lady Gaga\’s PokerFace: Ahh, just what I needed! Not sure if this version is by my favorite poker-minded pop-star bisexual or just a cover by Randy Newman\’s kid sister … but regardless, the
WSOP Main Event Qualifier in the TI Poker Room
The TI Poker Room will be hosting a tournament to give away a seat in the $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event To qualify players must log as few as 20 hours of live play in the TI Poker
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WSOP Fantasy Draft: Whom Should I Pick?
Ahh, it seems like only yesterday 25 years ago that the Dallas Mavericks had to choose between Sam Perkins and Charles Barkley … (Hakeem Olajuwan, Sam Bowie, and Michael Jordan had all gone before them.) This year I\’ll be taking
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