Posts tagged poker odds
PokerStars applauds passage of the Internet Gambling, Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act
Jul 29th
PokerStars issued the following press release this morning: PokerStars, the world’s largest poker site, welcomes news of the successful mark up of H.R. 2267: The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act in the House Financial Services Committee by an overwhelming, bipartisan margin of 41-22. The bill, sponsored by Committee Chairman Barney Frank, offers a long overdue common sense approach to internet gaming regulation in the United States. PokerStars wholeheartedly supports the efforts of Chairman Frank and the bill’s proponents. This bill represents the most significant US legislative accomplishment in the history of the internet gaming industry.
$12 Turbo SNG Strategy with Collin Moshman
Jul 26th
In this CardRunners strategy video, noted author and coach Collin Moshman brings his high level of expertise to the world of Sit & Go play. We’re giving Collin Moshman the name “Mr. SNG” to our esteemed SNG wiz. This week he’s doing one for all the small stakes guys with a $12 turbo 9-man on FTP. Focusing on overall ranges and utilizing SNG Wizard for his decisions, he’ll help you begin grinding out that bankroll.
The Sunday Briefing: Ben "kidcardiff" Warrington and "ROMDOM" Take Top Prizes
Jul 19th
With the 2010 World Series of Poker on hold until November, the numbers for the Sunday Majors returned to normal as many of the tournaments surpassed their guarantees. “ROMDOM” topped the field in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $225,408.05…
Mads Wissing – Poker Player Profile
Jul 17th
Denmark has given the world a Main Event winner already, when young Peter Eastgate won it in 2008; and a highly entertaining poker powerhouse in Gus Hansen , poker bad boy and favourite guest of televised poker shows. 2010 Main Event deep runner Mads Wissing could turn out to be a bit of both: an entertaining personality with an interesting life story and a good chance at the highest honor in poker. The Danish player – who has been living in Spain for a few years now – plays mainly online poker, but breaks his routine a few times a year for live events, mainly those in the European Poker Tour. Wissing started playing poker when he was in high school, and by the age of 17 he was joining “juicy” (his description) Five Card Draw games with restaurant and business owners. He got into Hold’em when his cousin won the Danish Championship in the most popular form of poker
Filippo Candio – Poker Player Profile
Jul 17th
Young Filippo Candio is following the footsteps of his countryman Dario Minieri , and not just because he favors striped sweaters. The 25-year-old stems from Cagliari, Italy, and his main strength is in tournament play – both online and live – since it is the only form of poker that is legally accepted in the European nation. Candio was until recently a sponsored PokerStars pro and last year, he won the Italian Pro Championship in San Remo for €140,000.
WSOP Main Event: Day 4 End of Level 14 Update
Jul 13th
Fillipo Candio and his mountain of chips We’re down under 900 players and we have our first million chip stack in the field here at the WSOP Main Event. In other words, it has been a pretty eventful hour here in the Amazon Room
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
Payout structure appeals to all
Jul 10th
Players are loving the new payout struture for the 2010 WSOP main event where the champion will take home $8.9 million.
2010 WSOP Main Event — Barry Shulman on Day 2A
Jul 10th
Card Player TV catches up with Card Player Publisher and reigning World Series of Poker Europe main-event champion Barry Shulman, who has a healthy chip stack heading into the late levels on day 2A of the 2010 WSOP main event.
