01 Apr 09 Playing Monster Sized Tournaments
Unless you’re able to fork over at least $1,000 or more to play in a WSOP event, your only chance to play in a tournament with a giant field is going to be online. These super events can be a lot of fun to play in, but the number of entries is so deep that it can take a very long time to find yourself in the money, and even then, the early paid positions usually just provide your money back plus an extremely small (more…)
Tags: Monster, Playing, Sized, tournaments
01 Feb 09 Sports Betting Tournaments
Sports betting tournaments aren’t nearly as common as online poker or online casino tournaments, but they do exist, and Betfair offer some of the best via their new TaiKai tab at the head of their sports betting page.
For those of you who haven’t yet discovered them, TaiKai tournaments allow you to prove just how much sports betting skill you have, and to play for the thrill of winning or for cash prizes.
Tags: Betting, Sports, tournaments
20 Jan 09 Cash Game Vs. Tournaments: Going All-In
I just got through playing almost a month of just strictly cash game poker. There were no good tournaments in the area worth driving to, and January is usually a good month to sit down at the regular tables. Why? Because everyone that got poker goodies for Christmas are now at the tables trying to show off their new card protectors and implement some new strategy from the first few chapters of whatever poker book they were given. That puts (more…)
Tags: Cash, Game, Going, tournaments
06 Jan 09 Online Craps Tournaments
Online craps tournaments are not as common as some other casino game tourneys, but they are offered by online casinos from time to time (usually as promotional events) they are therefore well worth discussing. Here’s our concise guide to playing and – hopefully – to winning…
1 – Check the Rules
The rules governing online craps tournaments vary from casino to casino and also from event (more…)
Tags: Craps, Online, tournaments
25 Nov 08 Review: Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time Volume I
The poker book section of your local Barnes and Noble has, to this point, been dominated by your more mainstream, recognizable authors – Brunson, Hellmuth, Negreanu, and the like. But just as the younger generation of players has been steadily making inroads at the table, so too are they starting to elbow their way on to the shelves. One of the strongest entries from the new generation of pros is a collaborative effort authored (more…)
Tags: Hand, poker, Review, Time, tournaments, Volume, Winning
22 Nov 08 Free money tournaments at Full Tilt
Sunday night is Poker.com tournament night!
From this weekend, Poker.com is going to start hosting two weekly tournaments at Full Tilt Poker – a $50 freeroll and a $1 tournament with $100 added to the prize pool.
Sunday August 24 7pm – $50 Poker.com Freeroll
Sunday August 24 8pm – Poker.com $100 Added
Both are 6 handed, No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournaments.
To play the tournaments, (more…)
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