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Thu, 19th May, 2011
World Poker Tour Super High Roller Day 1 Bonomo Takes Charge
The World Poker Tour held its first massive $100,000 Super High Roller event at the WPT World Championships. On Wednesday, Day One of this event, 29 players came out strong for the six-figure buy-in. At the end of the first ten levels, Justin Bonomo led the way with 1.837 million in chips. Expectedly, all the players were high rollers and elite players, including, Daniel Cates, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Tom Marchese, Ashton Griffin, Justin Smith, Dan Shak, Tony G, Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren and Erik Seidel. However, Phil Ivey was noticeably absent, leaving many wondering if he’ll be playing in the WSOP in a few weeks time. read article
Wed, 18th May, 2011
Doyle Exits DoylesRoom the Latest on Black Friday
Since the U.S. Department of Justice handed down their indictments on April 15th, a lot has been happening in online poker, especially for U.S. based players. One of the most prominent casualties of this crackdown in America is the exit of legend Doyle Brunson from his own website, DoylesRoom.com. It is believed his exit from the site is an effort to try and distance himself from online poker, in case the Federal authorities decide to expand on the current indictments. read article
Fri, 6th May, 2011
OIJ Raids PokerStars Costa Rican Offices EPT High Roller Update and More
PokerStars confirmed on Friday, via TwoPlusTwo, that their Costa Rican offices had been raided by the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), Costa Rica’s equivalent to the FBI. "PokerStars continues to operate the world's largest poker room, business as usual. It is true that the OIJ is currently at the PokerStars Costa Rican office and has sent employees home temporarily, but employees will be able to return in a few hours. read article
Fri, 6th May, 2011
Primal Reactions and Poker Players
There are four outcomes for any game of poker. You can win big, win a little, lose a little, or worse lose a lot. Players react differently to each of the outcomes. When you win big, you feel elated, when you lose big your going to be upset. If you haven’t felt an adrenaline rush or an overwhelming sense of rage, your lucky as most players will at some point. The reason for these strong emotions is the game tends to tap into a primal part of your brain. read article
Thu, 5th May, 2011
Blanca Games Issues Statement on Restructuring of UB and Absolute Poker
The operator of the online poker rooms UB and Absolute Poker, Blanca Games, released a statement on Thursday, May 5th, regarding the restructuring of the sites. According to the release, they plan to focus more on business from non-U.S. players. "As previously stated, Absolute Poker and UB ceased their U.S.-facing operations due to recent legal developments in the United States. The company is currently restructuring and is focusing its resources on consolidating its non-U.S., rest-of-the-world operation and software business. In order to have a more efficient and successful future business, an immediate need to downsize and streamline operations significantly at both online poker rooms has been required. Absolute Poker and UB continue to operate their non-U.S.-facing business." read article
Wed, 4th May, 2011
UB & Absolute Poker to File Bankruptcy
There has been speculation around the poker community for days about the parent company of UB and Absolute Poker, Blanca Gaming of Antigua, filing for bankruptcy, leaving many with concerns and questions over their player balances. On Wednesday, MSNBC’s Mike Brunker, confirmed the rumors when he reported Blanca Gaming had sent emails to shareholders outlining their bankruptcy plans. read article
Wed, 4th May, 2011
U.S. Attorney General Talks Poker at DOJ Oversight Hearing
On Tuesday, at the Department of Justice oversight hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Eric Holder was finally forced to respond on their attack of Internet Poker. Upon entering the meeting, there was an uncertainty whether poker would even be brought up by the committee members, but thanks to members of the PPA, who bombarded their representatives with phone calls and emails, poker was brought up on three occasions. John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance (who attended the hearing along with about 30 PPA employees and members) said, "It was important that some members raised concerns about the DOJ policy as it relates to Internet poker, we can't say that, because of this hearing, this domino will fall. It's another step forward in an ultimate progression to get licensed and regulated Internet poker. Some good questions were raised about the priority of this administration. But we won't see results tomorrow. It will have to build over time. read article
Sat, 30th Apr, 2011
Create Pressure With Your Opening Bet
If you're the first to enter the pot in a No-Limit Hold’Em game, never call. If you aren't prepared to raise, quit. By raising, you put pressure on the blinds and the other players at the table, making them think about just how strong their hands really are. Chances are that by raising, you'll force average hands to fold before you even see the flop, limiting the number of players you have to beat through the rest of the hand. read article
Fri, 29th Apr, 2011
Bad Cards or Bad Play?
Losing is part of poker and all serious players, including the world's best, can carry on losing for months. Often, the downswing starts with a particularly unlucky run of cards. Eventually, you reach a point where you have to ask “Is this just really bad luck, or am I playing badly? read article
Tue, 26th Apr, 2011
How to Win Tournaments
There isn’t as much of a difference between ring-games and tournament play as people seem to think. The best strategy is to concentrate less on changing your normal play, and think more about the other players. You need to be able to react to many different players and playing styles. Anyone who can do this will thrive in both ring-games and tournaments. read article
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