05 Mar 09 “You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me” Etiquette Rant
I am often amazed at the caliber and subjects which make it into high profile poker magazines. Rarely do I read an issue and come away totally satisfied. In fact, most of the time I’m thinking, “Are these people even poker players, or are they just people the magazine finds off the streets to pretend they know something about poker?” Granted, there are some outstanding poker players who write for these magazines. (more…)
04 Mar 09 Jamie Gold Hosts Charity Poker Tournament For Children
Don’t let the title fool you, this wasn’t an underground back room poker game that involved Jamie Gold and half a dozen 10-year-olds in a no-limit ring game. Instead, the 2006 WSOP Main Event champion hosted a fundraiser tournament for the Children Uniting Nations charity, a non-profit organization that provides mentoring to at-risk and foster children.
“Some things are more important,” said Gold. “These kids need our help.”
Tags: Charity, Children, Gold, Hosts, Jamie, poker, Tournament
03 Mar 09 2009 World Series of Poker Schedule Release
The 2009 World Series of Poker is just around the corner, and the schedule has been released. There are bigger events, more bracelets, and bigger prize pools. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the World Series of Poker, there will be a $40,000 NL Hold’em event. This is great for the pros that have been looking for a Hold’em event that provides exclusivity to the pros and the really wealthy. This will be the second event in the WSOP (more…)
02 Mar 09 Scandinavian Poker Awards
Normally the rest of the poker world wouldn’t pay too much attention to the Scandinavian Poker Awards, but considering that 2008 WSOP Main Event champ Peter Eastgate was in the running in a number of categories, the ceremony is getting worldwide attention. Held at the Luux nightclub, the awards were divided into five different categories: Best Performance, Best Online Player, Best Live Player, Best Female Player and Rookie of the Year.
Tags: Awards, poker, Scandinavian
27 Feb 09 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship Lineup
One of the best televised poker tournaments, the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, is just around the corner, and the roster of attending poker stars has been announced. 64 players will participate in this year’s competition, among them are 12 former WSOP main-event champs, two Academy Award-nominated actors, and even an all-star baseball player.
The NHUPC will take place March 6th-8th at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and (more…)
Tags: Championship, Heads, Lineup, National, poker
26 Feb 09 Moving Up Limits
After having several discussions with my colleagues about moving up in limits, I found that it is a common question that plagues most cash game players. When you are crushing the game, it is easy to assume that you should move up limits because you are doing so well. This can sometimes be the case, or the case may be that you lose everything you won in the higher limit and have to go down again. On the flip side, if you are losing, does that (more…)
25 Feb 09 Bad Attitude
Earlier this week I was playing 2/5 at the Venetian and had sat down next to this guy that looked similar to an environmentalist hippy. He struck me as the kind of guy that enjoyed going on long hikes in the woods, singing about peace, and eating granola. This stereotype surprised me when I sat down and he had a terrible attitude. I noticed right away that the table was fairly tight and players were continuously getting up to go to the bathroom (more…)
Tags: Attitude
23 Feb 09 Bluffing-Part II
Telling the Right Story
Bluffing is a lot like when kids fib to their friends at school to make them look cool. You can’t tell a story that doesn’t make sense, or else your friends will catch on. In poker, bluffing is fibbing, and if you don’t do it well other players will call you out. One complaint that I hear a lot is, “I bet and I don’t know how he calls me with that crappy hand!” Usually the hand goes something (more…)
22 Feb 09 Martingale System
The Martingale System is actually a very well known staking plan. It is one that many beginning roulette players find attractive because, in theory, it cannot lose.
The basic idea is that the roulette player bets on any even money shot and doubles his stake on every spin until he hits a winner. At that stage all previous losses will have been recovered and the Martingale system will have made 1 point profit in addition.
Tags: Martingale, System
