January 2008

How To Cope wIth Bad Beats

Editor / 31 January 2008 / Leave a comment

A BAD beat. It was always going to end on a bad beat. But on the forums, sickoflayinwinners has a plan:...Read more »

Is It A Call Or Is It A Raise?

Editor / 31 January 2008 / Leave a comment

QUESTION: "Player A bets $6 and then Player B tosses in a $25 chip without indicating that he is raising. The dealer proceeds to deal the flop, and Player B creates a stink, saying he was raising the pot and...Read more »

Credit crunch, recession, redundancy, bonuses cancelled

CityAM / 30 January 2008 / 1 Comments

"Calling all you sad-looking stockbrokers - are your skills better applied to online poker?" asks Betfair's Oliver Bowen......Read more »

SHAZAM!

Matt Broughton / 29 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Matt Broughton discovers that there are more magicians off the stage than on it in Las Vegas......Read more »

Canadian Croupiers Are Revolting

Editor / 29 January 2008 / Leave a comment

THE croupiers are revolting....Read more »

Why Poker Tables Are Green

Editor / 28 January 2008 / Leave a comment

WHY are poker tables green? This question is put to Mike Rudeen, of the Rocky Mountain News. And his answer......Read more »

Antigua For Poker White List

Editor / 28 January 2008 / Leave a comment

strong>ANTIGUA. It's not all Vic Richards, snow cones and warm waters. It's not that dull. Antigua has poker....Read more »

How To Play Big Draw Limit Hold'em

Editor / 25 January 2008 / Leave a comment

CHRIS 'Jesus' Ferguson is telling one and all how to play a Big Draw in Limit Hold'em He tells us: "In multi-way pots, draws become especially powerful, and playing big draws aggressively against multiple opponents can create very profitable situations."...Read more »

Pamela Anderson's Poker Guru

Editor / 25 January 2008 / Leave a comment

PAMELA Anderson says she is "done with the marriage thing". Pammy is divorcing her third husband. The marriage lasted four months....Read more »

The State Of Gambling In Finland

Editor / 25 January 2008 / Leave a comment

FINLAND is rarely in the news. One imagines it is rarely in the news even in Finland. But to that country we journey, and learn of that nation's plans for online gambling....Read more »

Poker Women's Hall Of Fame

Editor / 24 January 2008 / Leave a comment

MORE division in the poker world - and more marketing opportunities. The Casino Anorak spots the Women's Poker Hall of Fame....Read more »

When To Reveal Your Poker Hand

Editor / 23 January 2008 / Leave a comment

WHEN a player has position and checks to his opponent on the river, his opponent is obliged to reveal his hand....Read more »

The Buzz Of Poker Radio

Editor / 23 January 2008 / Leave a comment

POKER is becoming less mainstream than it is ubiquitous....Read more »

How To Spot A Pre-Shot Poker Tell

Editor / 23 January 2008 / Leave a comment

POKER pro Roy Winston gives more tips on spotting a player's tells:...Read more »

WSOPE Day 5

James Keys / 22 January 2008 / Leave a comment

As the river card was dealt to kill Gus' tournament, he got little sympathy from the other players or their fans on the rail....Read more »

When To Call At Poker

Editor / 22 January 2008 / Leave a comment

WHEN to call. A case study from the Betfair Forums: Tournament is £1000+£60...Read more »

Judge Risk Prison On Poker Shop

Editor / 22 January 2008 / Leave a comment

MIKE Rose is a retired policeman. He is sat not at a Las Vegas casino but in a Sierra Vista shop. Welcome to Judge Lee's Arizona Card Room & Social Club....Read more »

"Just for you baby!"

Matt Broughton / 22 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Play the man, not the cards. Some say it; Scotty Nguyen does it. Matt Broughton looks on in wonder......Read more »

A Sour Ending To Poker Millions

Editor / 21 January 2008 / Leave a comment

JASON Potter is a young American. He went Australia to compete in the Aussie Millions poker tournament....Read more »

Zero to Hero

Editor / 21 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Without risking a single cent of his bankroll, "BlufDaddy" has won $30,000 on Betfair Poker by defeating 180 players to win Betfair's weekly $100,000 guaranteed....Read more »

Shane Warne's Poker Race

Editor / 21 January 2008 / 1 Comments

WRITES Shane Warne: "My past week has been a different one. Playing in the Aussie Millions main event poker tournament has been an interesting experience."...Read more »

Brandon Davis Misses Out

Editor / 21 January 2008 / Leave a comment

BRANDON Davis, Hollywood Hillsbilly, is in Melbourne for the Millions Main Event tournament at Crown Casino....Read more »

Why Sportsmen Play Poker

Editor / 18 January 2008 / 1 Comments

ON the Forums, richpickns wonders: "Sports players turning into poker players when they retire." Discuss....Read more »

Shane Warne's Poker Text

Editor / 17 January 2008 / Leave a comment

SHANE Warne is in trouble for texting. Again. Cricket fans will recall how in 2005, Warne is reported to have sent a text message to Kerrie Collimore reading: "It was amazing? How good was our sex f---ing very hot! My...Read more »

How The British And Foreigners Play Poker

Editor / 16 January 2008 / Leave a comment

DO national characteristics determine how a player plays poker?...Read more »

Sharking For Socialites At The Aussie Millions

Editor / 16 January 2008 / Leave a comment

BRANDON Davis is d-list Hollywood. On the gossip pages he is called Greasy Bear. His family is rich. Very rich. They made money in oil. Davis is an oily heir. He knows Paris Hilton. Right now Davis is playing poker...Read more »

MONEYMAKER LESS CAPABLE THAN OWN WATCH

Matt Broughton / 16 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Matt Broughton suggests you can't always believe what you read, including this hot 'news' story......Read more »

Day 1a - Shuffle up and deal!!!

Editor / 15 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Welcome to my ramblings of the Aussie millions! 27 Team Betfair members have rocked up down under being the largest group that we have had ever.....Read more »

Northern Rock And High Stakes Poker

Editor / 15 January 2008 / Leave a comment

THE Northern Rock bank is in dire straits....Read more »

Betfair's $4million Monthly Guarantees

Editor / 15 January 2008 / 1 Comments

WE give. And then we give. Gordon Brown wants you to give him your organs. But Betfair is content to give you a new $100,000 guaranteed Sunday night poker tournament....Read more »

The Poker Market Place Is Full Of Angels and Sharks

Editor / 14 January 2008 / Leave a comment

TO Bloomberg, the financial pages, and the story: "Top Poker Players Sometimes Short on Cash." Yes, really. Sometimes poker player run out of money. But they can always borrow some....Read more »

Rock on

Byron Jacobs / 14 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Hands up anyone who has had the following experience. You think you are doing well in a hand and then a particularly awful card turns up which you assume has completely ruined the deal for you....Read more »

"michaelg2" wins $29,163 in Betfair's inaugural $100k GTD

Editor / 14 January 2008 / Leave a comment

The first ever weekly $100k GTD has been won on Betfair Poker by alias: "michaelg2"....Read more »

Pamela Anderson On Rick Salomon And Worms

Editor / 11 January 2008 / Leave a comment

SAYS Pamela Anderson of Rick Salomon: "I wish him the best. It's a can of worms. Big, fat juicy worms, but worms." Pammy and Rick met over a poker table. The legend goes that she fell for friend Rick after...Read more »

Shut up and play

Matt Broughton / 11 January 2008 / Leave a comment

If you've got nothing clever to say, say nothing. And here - to prove the point - is Matt Broughton......Read more »

How The Ante Affects Poker Games

Editor / 10 January 2008 / Leave a comment

DANIEL Negreanu is talking about "The Ante Effect". Says the poker pro: "Playing with an ante changes the game significantly and necessitates a change in playing strategy."...Read more »

Settling Your Poker Debts

Editor / 10 January 2008 / Leave a comment

PROFESSION poker player John Doucet was convicted for underreporting his gambling winnings in 2004....Read more »

Play EPT Copenhagen With Team Betfair

Editor / 10 January 2008 / Leave a comment

TO DENMARK. Land of Schmeichels, bacon, nil points and pastries. And you can visit - unless you are already there, in which case you get to stay at home. This is your chance to qualify on Betfair Poker for February's...Read more »

Shane Warne's Poker Dream

Editor / 09 January 2008 / Leave a comment

SHANE Warne is going to the World Series poker championship in Las Vegas. Sadly, for Hampshire cricket fans - yes you, Doris and Lester Biggins - Shane will not be available for the club's Twenty20 Cup campaign....Read more »

Earn Money With Betfair

Editor / 09 January 2008 / Leave a comment

YOU can't pick your family - unless you're Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Dolly The Sheep or... Well, just take the point. But you can pick your gaming, sports and poker buddies. Betfair operates a referral scheme where players can earn money...Read more »

$600,000 cash game on Betfair Poker

Editor / 08 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Improvements to the Betfair Poker site following a software update have struck a chord with its high-stakes regulars who have been risking hundreds of thousands at the tables recently......Read more »

Poker Porn And Porn Poker

Editor / 08 January 2008 / Leave a comment

THE word most of us type into our search engine is...Porn. But, according to Lycos.com, poker was No.2....Read more »

Poker Groper Natalie Pinkham Is Dancing On Ice

Editor / 07 January 2008 / Leave a comment

THE new "stars" of TV show Dancing On Ice were unveiled today. So says the Manchester Evening News. The register. Answer "Who?", "Er?" and "Didn't she used to be..."...Read more »

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Poker Forum

Editor / 07 January 2008 / Leave a comment

ON the Forums, Dibble looks at an early contender for post of the year:...Read more »

Monday Video: Leme A Fiver

Editor / 07 January 2008 / Leave a comment

THE Monday video. The week starts here:...Read more »

Betfair Forum's Million Dollar Poker Experiment

Editor / 06 January 2008 / 1 Comments

"TIME for a shot at glory," says Mr Silent on the Betfair Forums. He writes: "I have decided with another well known forum plo player to team up and attack cash on FTP. We are both staking $20,000 each and...Read more »

The Bad Beat Jackpot

Editor / 04 January 2008 / Leave a comment

YOU are playing Texas Hold'em. You are holding four 7s and an ace kicker? Confident? Darren R. was. sat at the Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Michigan. So too was a player with a straight flush. He lost....Read more »

High Heels Poker For Sexists

Editor / 03 January 2008 / Leave a comment

ALL hail the High Heels Poker Tour. It's the first all-women's poker tour on the East Coast of the United States. It sounds dreadful. Poker is for men and women. The cards are the same for one and all....Read more »

Would You Use A Poker Kiosk?

Editor / 03 January 2008 / Leave a comment

WOULD you play poker in a kiosk?...Read more »

Don't scream at them!!

Byron Jacobs / 03 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Last night I was playing poker and I made a mistake. Nothing new there - I make loads of them all the time - but this was quite an unusual mistake....Read more »

The Top 10 Casinos By Poker Tables

Editor / 02 January 2008 / Leave a comment

THE Top-10 casinos by poker tables. No, not by the quality of the table - admire the wood; marvel at the green baize; smell the stains - but by the number of tables in any casino. 1. The Commerce Casino,...Read more »