Poker Strategy
General Guidelines on Small Pairs Preflop with Christian Harder
Jul 29th
Christian Harder, also known as “charder” online, has accumulated around $2.9 million in online and live tournament winnings, and most recently, he had an amazing run at the 2010 World Series of Poker.
2010 November Nine: Soi Nguyen
Jul 27th
The 37-year-old is the only amateur of the 2010 November Nine and will have to outlast established pros like Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi and John Racener if he hopes to win the $8.9 million first place prize. “This being my first WSOP I didn’t expect to get this far,” he said. “I just wanted to come for the experience. It’s been one hell of a ride.” Nguyen currently resides in Santa Ana, California and works for a medical supplies distribution company.
A Hand From the WSOP with Billy Kopp: When Attempting to Extract Maximum Value Fails
Jul 23rd
When attempting to extract maximum value goes wrong Day 3 of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event had been going along quite smoothly. Thinking back, Day 1 was beyond exceptional. I was able to more than triple up my stack. My table draw…
London Poker Festival Set for August
Jul 20th
Billed as the biggest poker festival in the world, the festival will occur right in the middle of the World Series of Poker Europe, PokerStars EPT London and the inaugural WPT London with more than
London Poker Festival Set for August
Jul 20th
Billed as the biggest poker festival in the world, the festival will occur right in the middle of the World Series of Poker Europe, PokerStars EPT London and the inaugural WPT London with more than
A Hand from the WSOP with Andrew Brokos
Jul 16th
Andrew “Foucault” Brokos is an online cash-game pro who has an incredible track record at the World Series of Poker Main Event. Of the past five years, he cashed four times. He finished 279th in 2006 for $39,000, 361th in 2007 for $35,000…
Chipping Up: Understanding And Utilizing Game Tempo
Jul 13th
In this edition of Chipping Up, our weekly strategy series that runs on Tuesdays, Brandon talks about the mechanics of game tempo. We hear a lot in the poker community about game flow and tempo; if the game is running fast or slow, if the pot sizes are big or small, and where the chips seem to be flowing at the table. And, admittedly, it’s a good thing to recognize this. But, what about actually applying this information and utilizing it? It seems like an incredibly complex and difficult concept to undertake, and it is; a lot of these spots are feel based more than anything. But, by beginning to see spots such as these in tournaments and cash games, you can find incredibly profitable spots that are completely and utterly non-existent to most players
PokerStars Twitter Poker League: colitas77 rockin’ week 6
Jul 12th
Snoop Dogg played PokerStars party on Sunday night, tweeting to his 1.5 million followers that he was, ‘Live at the Pokerstars party in Vegas for WSOP and rockin the red n yellw spain jersey. U hear me’, writes Joanne Haslam . The World Cup final match kicked off at exactly the same time as our Twitter tourney, but 1,110 players decided winning league points mattered more than Spain winning that shiny soccer prize. I’m not sure they’d have had the same loyalty if they’d blagged tickets to see Snoop play PokerStars’ party. Twitter is all about chat and friendship, and PokerStars’ Twitter Poker League account encourages that sort of thing with commentary on the game and bounties on a handful of players.
Chipping Up: Session Motivation Mistakes
Jul 6th
Chipping up appears every Tuesday, with a new strategy article. This week we cover the reasons – good and bad – why people decide to play a session of poker.
