Don’t forget to reap the rewards
Being a low-stakes pro is not going to make you rich. It probably won’t even make you upper middle class, but a career as a cash-game pro does have some serious advantages of which you should be sure...
View ArticleHey! Get out of your comfort zone
The reason we have such a hard time following advice and staying with the program is if we did just that, then we would no longer be ourselves. We, as humans, are simply not hard-wired for change....
View ArticlePutting players on hands, Part II
Last issue, I discussed ranging players in early position and talked about reraising in later position to isolate when you may hold an extremely strong hand. In addition, blind play is important to...
View ArticleL'Auberge Casino Resorts to award Ante Up Poker Cruise packages
The L'Auberge Casinos in Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, La., are each awarding four Ante Up Poker Cruise packages in upcoming promotions.At 11 a.m. on each Saturday in July, 30 participants will be...
View ArticleLe wins WPT500 at Gardens
The WPT500 debut at the Gardens Casino drew a huge crowd of 3,266 entries to the $565 main event, which grew the prize pool to $1.63M, easily surpassing the $1M guarantee.Peter Hengsakul began the...
View ArticleSo many poker events at Talking Stick in Arizona
Talking Stick Resort has hosted a bunch of events and the results are here. A recent Big Stack event saw an 11-way chop as Yang Liu, Tieu Le, Jeffrey Puskar, Anthony Moffs, Arash Houshmand-Parsi,...
View ArticleSouth Florida to host WSOPC twice this season
The World Series of Poker Circuit announced its 2017-18 schedule and Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood will host Sept. 21-Oct. 2 and Seminole Casino Coconut Creek hosts Feb. 8-19.For the first time in...
View ArticleMohegan’s Summer series July 26-30 in CT
Mohegan Sun hosts the Summer Poker Showdown from July 26-30, featuring five events, including a $1,100 main event with a $100K guarantee. The series opens with $200 event and closes with a $300 tourney...
View ArticleFirekeepers sets Michigan poker record
FireKeepers Casino’s poker room set the record for largest tournament field in Michigan history while hosting the Mid-States Poker Tour, which ran May 18-31. The 1,066 entries at Battle Creek created a...
View ArticlePutting players on hands, Pt. III
Last issue in Part II of my series, I discussed what might occur on the flop and how the aggressor may continue to bet regardless if they hit the flop.The turn is an ace in the same suit as the king on...
View ArticleThe needs of the one are many
Is it possible to play poker to just have fun? Poker literature suggests one has to put in “work” to be an adequate poker player. Learn the math, patterns, tells and psychology. Learn how to read...
View ArticleSupport the Poker TDA
Imagine you’re playing a tournament in one casino and toss in a single, oversized chip and it’s ruled a call. The next week, you’re playing in a different casino and toss that same single, oversized...
View ArticleMetagame and how to use it in poker
Metagame is a concept that can be applied to many forms of games. The basic idea is you use what you know about the general biases and ways to play in a certain group to adjust your strategy from the...
View ArticleStick to your starting hands in poker
Poker has come a long way. Most opponents are knowledgeable. They understand starting-hand requirements can loosen as the button moves. It’s common knowledge to most players that, by playing late...
View ArticlePoker TDA Summit results in several rules changes
The biennial Poker TDA Summit recently concluded in Las Vegas, and speeding up the game proved to be a central theme this year, with tighter "calling the clock" procedure and allowing tournament...
View ArticleJames Minghihi wins Event #10 of Ante Up World Championship
James Minghihi has won Event #10 of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.Minghihi earned $3,561 in the $160 no-limit hold'em event with bounties, which drew...
View ArticleMichael Postle wins Event #11 of Ante Up World Championship
Michael Postle has won Event #11 of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.Postle of Citrus Heights, Calif., earned $2,729 in the $160 buy-in HORSE event,...
View ArticleSeat assignments/chip counts for Day 2 of Event #12 of Ante Up World...
Forty-five players return at 5 p.m. tonight to finish our Event #12 of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.Charley McLean of Visalia, Calif., is the...
View ArticleMake a deal? Know how to do it
A couple of my friends just had a nasty disagreement over swapping percentages in a tournament. Neither of them was trying to “get one over” on the other, but they both perceived a deal that they made...
View ArticleSaad Aljoher wins Event #12 of the Ante Up World Championship
Saad Aljoher has won Event #12 of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.Aljoher of Sacramento, Calif., earned $16,820 and a Main Event entry in the $260...
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