May, 2010
High Stakes Poker – Gus Hansen Losing $550k
Friday, 14 May, 2010There has been no shortage of high stakes poker action on the internet in the last week or so, with Gus Hansen having more swings than the average playground.
WPT Paris Underway at Aviation Club de Paris
Thursday, 13 May, 2010The ninth season of the World Poker Tour is off and running at the Aviation Club de Paris, in France. The €10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em poker tournament returns to the WPT calendar after a four year absence and 247 of poker’s finest turned out for the occasion.
PKR Live Main Event Won By Gábor “Gab1988″ Vasvenszki
Thursday, 13 May, 2010
Revolutionary online 3D poker room PKR held the fourth incarnation of their annual series of live poker events, PKR Live, at London’s Loose Cannon Club last week. Players came from across Europe to take part in the festivities, which featured Sit ‘N’ Go events, a Shootout and the PKR Live IV Main Event.
Playing The Turn Card
Wednesday, 12 May, 2010The flop is the most important part of a No Limit Hold’em poker hand, as that is where the bulk of decisions will be made about how to progress, but it is just as important to know how to correctly play the turn card.
Psychology of Poker
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010
There are quite a lot of books written on the subject of the psychology of poker, but none better than Alan N Schoonmaker’s Psychology of Poker. This book really gets into why players play like they do, and suggests various ways to overcome them, as well as enhancing your own game along the way.
Mike Matusow’s Crazy Wager On Poker2Nite
Monday, 10 May, 2010Mike “The Mouth” Matusow has been his usual outspoken self this past few weeks, making a high stakes proposition bet, as well as a much cheekier wager in an appearance on “Poker2Nite”.
Varying Your Value Bets
Sunday, 9 May, 2010Most successful poker players understand the importance of betting for value. In fact, value betting is an absolutely essential skill to learn, if you are to grow your bankroll.
FTOPS Finished and MiniFTOPS Underway
Saturday, 8 May, 2010The Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVI drew to a close last week, with the $600 + $40 NLH Main Event hosted by Full Tilt Poker’s latest Red Pro recruit, Annette Obrestad.
Finding Value in Satellites
Saturday, 8 May, 2010At this moment in time, practically every poker site is tempting their clientele with gateways to multi-million dollar competitions such as the WSOP, SCOOP and ECOOP, but are they really as valuable to a player as they seem? If you were to win (say) a $50 qualifier to one of the big finals, would you not have been better off taking the $10.000 prize and then deciding what you would like to do with the money?
Flopping Two Pair
Friday, 7 May, 2010Flopping two pair in No Limit Hold’em is a great feeling and it is definitely a hand you want to play aggressively, but it is important to remember that not all flopped two pair holdings are the same.
