Hard Rock Showdown returns to South Florida on April 6
The top pros in the world will be back in South Florida for the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown series and its 20 events, highlighted by the World Poker Tour SHR Summer Showdown and its $5 million...
View ArticleDover Downs to host Masters Poker Series
The Crown Royal Poker Room at Dover Downs Hotel and Casino will host the Masters Poker Series on April 29-May 3. The series features nine tournaments, including pot-limit Omaha and HOS (hold’em, Omaha...
View ArticleOhio's WSOPC canceled again
The World Series of Poker Circuit has been canceled in Cincinnati, marking the third time this has happened in Ohio and the fourth overall in the circuit’s history. The issue was security camera...
View ArticlePlease take a break before you go broke
By Zack BartholomewI want to start with some brutal honesty. I’ve busted more bankrolls than I care to admit. Now, when I was first getting started in poker, some of these “bankrolls” were less than...
View ArticleSelf-talk needs to remain positive
Everyone engages in self-talk. These internal monologues are important to our performance. Most self-talk is neutral or positive. Reminding yourself to stop for a quart of milk or to get someone a...
View ArticleRaiderPoker.Net hosting online Ante Up Poker Cruise satellites
RaiderPoker.Net, a subscription-based online poker site that serves 35 states, is giving players a chance to sail aboard an Ante Up Poker Cruise.The top 20% of players in the April 26 Ante Up Poker...
View ArticleAnte Up seeks its MPD - Most Popular Dealer
Great dexterity. Pleasant personality. Spot-on math skills. Calm, yet confident.These are some of the things needed to be a popular poker dealer.But to be Ante Up’s Most Popular Dealer, you’ll need...
View ArticleDeep Stack Charity Classic is April 19 at DBKC
By Scott LongScott Frank and Rabbi David Kane, co-founders of the Howard Frank Memorial Deep Stack Charity Classic, face a daunting challenge every year. How can they possibly make the biggest charity...
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Fortune favors the brave at the poker table
There’s a Latin proverb that’s roughly translated to “Fortune Favors the Brave.” I’m sure you’ve sat at a few poker tables and witnessed a few players whom the Poker Gods appear to favor greatly. They...
View ArticleHere’s a lip-smacking good poker column
It has been a while since I last wrote about the lips and the mouth so here is a quick synopsis for those who are new to this column or as a reminder to those that follow me here and on Twitter...
View ArticleSNGS Part V: We’ve cashed; now what?
We’re utilizing online sit-n-go tournaments to take our live tournament play to the next level. We’re addressing a nine-player SNG with top three cashing.Quick summary: Part 1 was play loose and chip...
View ArticleKakon wins Battles in South Florida
William Kakon, a local player who works in real estate, picked up the trophy and the major portion of a three-way chop as the main event of the Battles at the Beach finished up at the Isle Poker Room...
View ArticleKleinhenz wins Chicago Poker Classic
ChicagolandHORSESHOE HAMMOND: Brian Kleinhenz won the Chicago Poker Classic Main Event at the Horseshoe in Hammond, Ind., after being heads-up with one of Chicagoland’s best players, Eddie Ochana, who...
View ArticleQuirk captures Foxwoods Poker Classic in CT
ConnecticutJohn Quirk made a quick splash. A resident of Warwick, R.I., Quirk outlasted more than 1,900 players to win Event 1, a $600 no-limit tourney at the Foxwoods Poker Classic in Mashantucket,...
View ArticleWhat is your poker training plan?
By Steve BlayMichael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garry Kasparov. For a time, they were all the best at what they did. And to get there, they had one thing in common: a training...
View ArticleBeginners often underrate intangibles at the poker table
More often than not, poker students who seek my advice are at a level in their game whereby the student has read a few books on poker, understands the fundamentals of hold’em and has become astute.This...
View ArticleDanny Grassi wins Event #1 of the North Bay Poker Open Ante Up Poker Tour series
Danny Grassi was declared the champion of Event #1 of the North Bay Poker OpenAnte Up Poker Tour series after an chip-equity chop.Grassi of San Jose, Calif., warned $1,400 in the $100 buy-in no-limit...
View ArticleJonathan Chajet wins Event #2 of North Bay Poker Open Ante Up Poker Tour series
Jonathan Chajet won Event #2 of the North Bay Poker OpenAnte Up Poker Tour series.Chajet of Kensington, Calif., earned $1,624 for his victory in the 49-player $160 buy-in no-limit hold'em progressive...
View ArticleIt’s never too early to prepare for the World Series
I am getting emails as players get ready for the World Series of Poker Main Event, asking “What can I do to get ready?” Here are some thoughts.1. It’s a lot of work to spend days upon days at the...
View ArticleCody Casey wins Event #3 of the North Bay Poker Open Ante Up Poker Tour series
Cody Casey has won Event #3 of the North Pay Poker OpenAnte Up Poker Tour series at The 101 Casino in Petaluma, Calif.Casey, a dealer at The 101 from Santa Rosa, Calif., earned $1,607 for the victory...
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