Some Glimmers of Hope on the Online Poker Horizon

It’s been pretty doom and gloom for US poker players since last October when the UIGEA was passed, but the last few weeks have brought at least a few glimmers of hope.

Alfonse D’Amato has stepped up to serve as chair of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). While the PPA hasn’t been able to effectively wield [...]

SNG Challenge

Back in 2005 I put together a SNG Challenge and I thought I would post it here in case anyone needed some motivation to play poker.  Never hurts to set some goals, even if they are just short term goals to meet a challenge.  The graph is titled the 6-Max SNG Challenge because I typically play [...]

Vegas loses another

This morning in Las Vegas, NV the Stardust hotel was imploded. The Stardust is being demolished to make room for a brighter, newer and better casino / hotel / condo project. The project is the Echelon project being constructed by Boyd Gaming Corp. The project is estimated to [...]

The Wrath Of Gus Hansen

I wrote this post a few years back at my blog, TripJax.com, but thought it would be nice to post it here as well.  It has always been one of my top read posts ever since I started blogging.  So for anyone who has never read it before, enjoy!
I’ve got this poker buddy who went [...]

Sunpoker Monthly Bonus

This bonus/information is for those of you who can still play on the Cryptologic sites, ie: non-us poker players.
If you had uncleared Monthly bonus from last month or the last three months now is a great time to  clear that bonus.  Sunpoker has recently changed the format of the monthly bonus from ‘Bonus’ to ‘Reward’.  [...]

NBC Heads-up Poker Championship - Brackets Announced!

The Poker Prof has announced the heads-up poker championship. If you’re interested in taking a look at the brackets and “who’s playing who,” head on over to the Poker Prof’s website. Here are the NBC Heads-up Poker Championship Brackets.
Interesting First round match-up include:
First round -

Carlos Mortensen [...]

NBC Heads-up Poker Championship

This weekend is the NBC heads-up poker Championship. This is the third year running and should be as entertaining as the first two years. The event is being held at the fabulous Caesar’s Palace Casino in Las Vegas (and I wish I was there).
The last two years winners had to face [...]

Hello Nut, Meet Blind Squirrel!

It appears your not-so-humble author may have caught the nice end of the variance stick in his debut at “The Mook” last night. I say ‘may have’ because I have a throbbing headache from being sleep-deprived and I’m not entirely sure if I finished the tournament or fell asleep and dreamt the finish.
Thank god for [...]

Flippin’ Crazy

Quite a while back, Matt Matros wrote an article about a players willingness to take coin flips early in MTT’s. Here is the article from his Cardplayer page…
 
To Flip or Not to Flip: Analysis of an all-in “coin flip” situation early in a tournament
 
If you’ve never read that article before or it has been a [...]

Party Poker Bonus & No Neteller

For all those of you who are still able to play at Party Poker.  Check your email or partypoker account because they released a reload bonus on Monday.  Typically these are a free $100 for very limited play so definitely worth placing some money in party poker to take advantage of it.
Second of all, as [...]