August 2008

Poker reaches plateau?

Editor / 29 August 2008 / Leave a comment

It is common knowledge that poker's popularity across the globe has increased massively over the last few years, particularly online, but, seemingly, growth in the UK over the last 12 months has stagnated, writes Rob Eddy....Read more »

Faith Restored

Matthew Pitt / 29 August 2008 / 2 Comments

Over the past week or so, I have felt a little depressed and have been very negative in everything I have done. Why? I do not know to be honest but it seems to have passed on now thankfully. I...Read more »

Obsession

Marcus Bateman / 29 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Poker can easily become a major part of your life once you start to take it seriously....Read more »

Timing Tells

Marcus Bateman / 28 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Poker is a radically different game online than it is live. Although the basic mechanics of the game remain the same, there is much less information available live that there is online....Read more »

Staying afloat

Marcus Bateman / 27 August 2008 / Leave a comment

On of the most profitable poker games I played in when I first started playing seriously was a £5/£10 limit Omaha hi/lo game run by a bookmaker I knew....Read more »

A little bit of everything

Matthew Pitt / 26 August 2008 / 3 Comments

This post should be a bit of a mixed bag today, with some poker, life and silly things in it! For some unknown reason, I am in a good mood today, maybe it is because the sun is shining outside,...Read more »

Choosing between the games

Marcus Bateman / 22 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Texas hold'em is usually played in three different formats - either in full ring games, which usually have between nine and ten players; shorthanded, which is usually six players; and heads up, where players battle it out one on one....Read more »

The jbong Turbo+ Deep Stack Challenge .. Final results

jbong / 21 August 2008 / 1 Comments

First of all, Well done to everyone who took part in this tournament challenge. The poker and banter in this tournament has been fantastic !!!. Thank you everyone. So onto last nights game. 1ST place was taken by Razorcutle who...Read more »

The importance of the scoop

Marcus Bateman / 21 August 2008 / Leave a comment

This is a concept which players seem to forget at nearly all limits, time and time again....Read more »

Monster draws

Marcus Bateman / 20 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Pot limit Omaha is one of the only variations of poker where you can have draws that are stronger than a made hand. In PLO it is possible to have draws that are favourite over top set, and recognising what...Read more »

The jbong Turbo+ Deep Stack Challenge . Week 9

jbong / 19 August 2008 / 2 Comments

A surprise and welcomed appearance this week by the Betfair pro John Tabatabai Alias kunku wap and just to rub it in, he took 1st place taking the 45 points and $432. Well Done JT and thanks for playing. 2ND...Read more »

Ivey Versus Booth

Marcus Bateman / 19 August 2008 / 2 Comments

This is a hand between arguably the worlds best poker player - Phil Ivey, and high stakes cash game player Brad Booth....Read more »

Thinking outside the game.

Marcus Bateman / 18 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Poker has a huge amount to do with outside events....Read more »

Regaining focus

Matthew Pitt / 17 August 2008 / 2 Comments

It has been five days since my last post (more...) mainly because I just have not been in the right frame of mind to write anything, never mind anything remotely related to poker!...Read more »

Going around in WSOPE circles

Matthew Pitt / 12 August 2008 / 5 Comments

I am becoming ever frustrated with myself lately, as I simply cannot seem to concentrate on poker at all. I have logged a few sessions of 2-4 tables and although I have felt more in control and made some good...Read more »

Adjusting to the antes

Marcus Bateman / 12 August 2008 / Leave a comment

In the later stages of no limit hold'em tournaments there is nearly always an ante introduced....Read more »

Short Stacking In Omaha

Marcus Bateman / 11 August 2008 / Leave a comment

One of the reasons that the variance is so high in Omaha is that you regularly encounter situations where players flop such big hands that neither can fold....Read more »

I am a robot

Matthew Pitt / 07 August 2008 / 4 Comments

If you want to make some money at poker, come and find my tables and I will gladly donate to you! I am not talking about chip dumping or anything like that, but if you sit down with me, it...Read more »

Balancing Your Game

Marcus Bateman / 07 August 2008 / Leave a comment

At its heart, poker is a very simple game....Read more »

Negreanu versus Antonio

Marcus Bateman / 07 August 2008 / Leave a comment

This video is a classic example of a player giving away too much information about their hand with predictable consequences...Read more »

The jbong Turbo Deep Stack Challenge . Week 8

jbong / 07 August 2008 / Leave a comment

We have a new league leader ... Another exellent night of poker guys and gals !!! Well done to last nights winner stevesav who grabbed the 45 points and $324.00. Its been a long time coming but well worth the...Read more »

Betfair Goes Completely Nuts

Amy / 06 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Tuesday, August 05, 2008...Read more »

Games to Play

Marcus Bateman / 06 August 2008 / Leave a comment

In the introduction to Doyle Brunson's masterpiece Super System 2 Steve Zolotow writes an excellent piece about which games aspiring players should learn....Read more »

The jbong Turbo+ Deep Stack Challenge . Week 7

jbong / 05 August 2008 / 1 Comments

Well done to this weeks winner psc77 who walks away with 45 points and $360 after a cracking heads up with gmetzy, who was this weeks bounty winner and gets 35 points plus 5 bonus points $216 and his Betfair...Read more »

A poker player who really stinks

Editor / 05 August 2008 / Leave a comment

It is a pretty unusual way to get thrown off the poker tables but a New York City man was banned from a game in an Atlantic City casino because his body odour was putting off everyone else at the...Read more »

"NEWS": Greenstein's brain sacrifices survival instinct to make room for advertising jingle

Matt Broughton / 04 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Doctors are saying that poker professional Barry Greenstein's brain subconsciously made room for a catchy TV jingle by deleting valuable space required for his survival instinct. Now severely injured, Greenstein only became aware of the change later, having accidentally walked...Read more »