@AllenKessler loves a good blind structure, and may or may not love to bitch about those in successful tourneys he\’s not even playing in. Regardless, he\’s answered @SavagePoker\’s call to reassess the popular deep-stacks format by trying to start a […]
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Posts on 2+2 earlier this morning mentioned a tentative 2010 WSOP schedule, but for those who take a look at it will note there\’s still some work to be done. For example, the first event on the list is dated
The folks over at Wicked Chops Poker were lucky enough to get an interview with the outgoing Jeffrey Pollack, now former WSOP Commissioner on Friday. All three parts of the interview are now online, as the interview was held in
The long wait is almost over as the November Nine take their place at the final table Saturday afternoon. The following look at stack sizes, seat position, blind levels, M, etc. is part of a much larger post I made
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We low-stakes players love the deep-stack events … but as Matt Savage pointed out this summer, and a concern that Andy Bloch has re-raised more recently, big-time pro tourneys don\’t necessarily benefit in the same way from these structures. (The
Super-Deep Stacks, Late RegistrationsWPT Festa al Lago $15k Main Event
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Some strange happenings in poker this Sunday: Abraham Korotki, a WSOP Circuit Main Event winner in 2006, beat formidable odds to take down the $300 Borgata Ladies\’ event on Saturday for just under $21,000. The \”last woman standing\”, Nicole Rowe,
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The Commerce Hold\’em Series just got underway yesterday in California. It\’s a 2+ week festival with limit, no-limit, and pot-limit hold\’em tourneys … most of them in the $200, $300, and $500 range … and some with fun little twists
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Officially it\’s just been postponed … but I might be willing to make a wager. The red flags flying around this thing made it seem, well … at best, like the second coming of the Poker Bowl. Not implying that
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That\’s the question Matt Savage, one of the guys who has created quite a few of them, asks in 2+2 Magazine. Fascinating look (for blind-structure geeks) at things like \”the rubber-band effect\” in middle levels. Indeed, I agree that too
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Here\’s a list of the 59 poker rooms that, as of right now, have signed on to officially embrace the 2009 TDA rules: Aces & 8`s Poker Amelia Belle Casino – Amelia, LA APT Poker Room – Galaxy Starworld Hotel
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