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Pud makes progress
20 May 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
It wasn't Betfair pro bloggers Annette or Sorel who lasted longest in the Bluff Europe Magazine Freeroll 2008 but their more prolific colleague Yorkshire Pud.... More
Tags: annette_15, freeroll, poker bloggers, sorel mizzi
John Tabatabai joins Team Betfair
20 May 2008 | | Press Releases
TABATABAI JOINS POKER'S NEW WORLD ORDER John Tabatabai joins Sorel Mizzi and Annette Obrestad on Team Betfair John Tabatabai has become the latest rising young poker star to join Betfair's elite team of talent. The 23 year old takes his... More
Hand Histories and Happy Birthday!
20 May 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
I've not played a great deal over the past couple of days as Mrs P and I were dog-sitting for her mum whilst she had a weekend away in sunny Blackpool. I did take my trusty laptop but I couldn't... More
Tags: Betfair freeroll, hand histories, HUSnG, NL10 full ring, Omaha hi/low, poker laptop problems, Poker Tracker
Betfair Poker Update
19 May 2008 | |
If you've logged into Betfair Poker today you may have noticed a few new changes...... More
Rodeo Poker: Raging Animal Goes All In
19 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
EVER play poker with an animal? They have:... More
Pud the businessman!
18 May 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
Sorry for the lack of updates (writes Yorkshire Pud) but I have been uber busy over the past few days. I have actually written a piece about a typical poker table but I'm hoping to get that posted on another... More
Tags: hand histories, NL20, self-employed
Poker Players' Alliance Lose And US Poker Players Busted
16 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
HANDS up who thought the Poker Players' Alliance would overturn Washington State's ban on playing online poker for money? So that's - none of you. Well, have we got news for you...... More
Poker Player Grand Prix
15 May 2008 | |
BetfairPoker.com is proud sponsor the Poker Player Grand Prix for the 4th year. This year the winner get's a £12,000 package to the WSOP in Las Vegas!... More
Bill Gates And Useless Poker Gadgets
15 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
BILL Gates has a touch wall. It's a 4-foot-by-6-foot touch-screen computer prototype. Gates wants computers in everything, and on everything. Says Gates: "We're saying it will be absolutely pervasive. When I say everywhere, I mean the individual's office, the home,... More
How Not To Win And Waste Time At The WSOP
14 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
MORE on the stop-start WSOP, which starts in a few weeks, ends a few days later for a few months and starts again for a final flurry. Writing in the Houston Chronicle, Daniel Negreanu considers the matter and says that... More
Tags: WSOP
PPA Challenges Washington's Poker Ban
13 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
OVER in America, that land of the free, Lee Rousso is taking the stand. Rousso is the Poker Players Alliance's (PPA) Washington State representative. And today he is court to explain in five million words of less why Washington's state's... More
Five Top 21 Memory Tricks
12 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
YOU'VE seen the film 21 and think card counting is for brainiacs only. It's not, anyone can do it. It's all about memory. Here are the top videos of memory:... More
A good start to May at the tables
10 May 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
I've been reading a ton of blogs (writes Yorkshire Pud) over the past week and one thing that became apparent was the amount of people who had a poor month at the tables during April, myself included, and that they... More
Tags: all-in situations, multiple tables, NL25, TPTK
Win WSOPE Entry And Cash WIth Betfair's Summer Offer
9 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
HOW good are you at poker? Yes, yes, you once won a restaurant in a poker game; you've been banned from every casino in Hull; had it not been for some bad beatzzzz you'd be world champion. Now here's your... More
Tags: WSOPE
Done Up Like The Nines At The WSOP
8 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
YOU wait, that's what you do - especially if you're a finalist at the WSOP Main Event. When the tenth player loses, there will be a 117-day break before the final nine get to play the final table. Why not... More
BlackJack Switch
7 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
A QUESTION for John Grochowski: Q. What can you tell me about Blackjack Switch? The Poker Anorak has played the game. It's not easy, but, then, it's no harder than 21.... More
STAX#RATING™ Returns to Betfair
7 May 2008 | | Press Releases
Find out your Poker IQ on Betfair... More
What makes a great poker player?
7 May 2008 | | Poker Web Watch
Having consulted a range of experts, poker pros and industry know-alls, we determined that the key criteria are, in no particular order: MTT form - The biggest titles, cashes and fame all come with winning the biggest tournaments in the... More
Tags: FL, Grind, MTT, NL, Omaha, Sit & Gos, Stax
The Canadian Poker Chip Scam
6 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
WHAT does a poker chip look like to you? It's not a trick question, and, no, there's no GSCE in Chipology for answers of between 200-300 words. Discuss. It's just that the Poker Anorak has just spotted a 20-year-old Canadian... More
Tags: scams
Multiple tables, mtts and Southport
4 May 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
I said in my last post that I was going to cut my hair as a sacrifice to the Poker Gods (amen) and for once it seems to have paid off! Since shaving my barnet I have cashed in a... More
Tags: mtt, multi table tournaments, multiple tables, NL10, Paypal, Southport
Play Poker With Paypal
2 May 2008 | | Paypal Poker
PayPal have accepted Betfair Poker to handle gambling transactions, allowing poker players to deposit and withdraw via Paypal.... More
Yes, I am still alive..
2 May 2008 | | Bloggers
It's been a long time since I posted my WSOPE report but to be honest there's not been a lot going on in between, until recently that is.... More
Convicts' Poker Is No Bull
2 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
IT'S hard to look at the cards when there's an aroused bull approaching from the rear. Is that tell on the other's players face, a bead of sweat, or is it a line of snot flicked from the bull's flared... More
A Slave To Variance
1 May 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
I will be glad to see April leave us as it has been a very rocky and frustrating time indeed. In one of my earlier posts I mentioned that sometimes no matter how perfectly you play poker you can still... More
Tags: variance
WSOP Vegas Will Break For 117 Days
1 May 2008 | | Poker Anorak
HURRAH! You've made it to the Main Event WSOP final table. You and eight others are now vying to win the millions. You're on a roll and keen to get on with it. You're as hot as Vegas on July... More
"NEWS": Devilfish pronounced 'Dead on the Inside'
30 April 2008 | | Bloggers
Poker Discriminates Against Men
30 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
BIG news is that Ladbrokes is hosting its Third Annual Ladies Tournament This Weekend. It'll give the little ladies something to do while the menfolk are wathing the football on the telly, scratching themselves or playing a version of poker... More
YOU need to prepare to be good at poker
29 April 2008 | |
You need to think about your strategy - just what will your nickname be when you make it big?... More
Final Episode of WSOPE 2007 Tonight
29 April 2008 | | Press Releases
Watch Annette Be Crowned Queen of Poker in the Final Episode of the WSOPE 2007 on Sky Sports Tonight... More
MUSICAL poker, the Poker Anorak's Top Five Music hands:
28 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
Some basic online tells
28 April 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
As a poker player, writes Yorkshire Pudding, I look to gain any edge I can over my opponents as any advantage you have over the people you are playing against will, in the long term, yield profits for you. Most... More
Tags: delayed bet, delayed check, poker tells, quick bet, quick check
High Stakes Action On Betfair
25 April 2008 | | Press Releases
Len69 and Ugabana clash over a $240,307 monster pot... More
Playing Poker In Your Sleep
25 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
HANDS up those of you who want to play poker for 24-hours straight. Not play for 24 hours by accident, unable to leave a game until closure, but go into such a marathon session with eyes wide open. Hands up... More
Tags: Tournament
For Whom the Poker Tells Tell
24 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
THE Poker tell tells you things about the poker player. But what does it tell you? And if you stare at your opponent are you playing him or the cards? Poker is a game of odds. So do tells really... More
The Deal On Poker Films
23 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
ANOTHER day and with it the chance to see another poker film. Hollywood is a barometer of the popularity of poker. When they stop making films about poker, you know the boom is over.... More
Tags: The Deal
Back in front for the month
22 April 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
Since my last post I have added another digit to my age (writes Yorkshire Pud) and I'm now the ripe old age of 27! Do I feel any different? In short, no. Not at all. If I think about it... More
Tags: birthday drinking, breaking even at poker, Pot-limit Omaha Hi
WSOPE 2007 Episode 1
22 April 2008 | | WSOP Europe
Episode 1 of the WSOPE 2007 aired last night on Sky Sports. Phil Helmuth cements his reputation as the Poker Brat on the featured table.... More
Couting On The Poker Players Alliance
22 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
WHAT do we want? We want poker. When do we want it? Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Give me a P... Well, no. Shan't. The Poker Anorak might be in America, but we should not go native.... More
Tags: Poker Players Alliance, US
The Monday Movie: See 21 And Die
21 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
THE Number 21 is all over the place. Right now 21 is in the cinema. But 21 has also been on cakes, on doors and on signs pointing to destruction. Here's the video proof:... More
Tags: 21, Monday Movie
Playing Poker In Finland's Love Vacation
18 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
IT'S Friday and, as ever, we turn to Finland's Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its plans to introduce a new amendment that would essentially leave Finland's online gamblers no place to play.... More
Tags: Finland
There may be trouble ahead
17 April 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
I thought I'd give a little update to how things are going in the life of Yorkshire Pudding! I've still not found a job per se but I have sent my CV to dozens of people and I'm registered with... More
Tags: Omaha hi/low
Poker Pros Turn To Crime To Play Vegas Big Hitters
17 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
Would you steal from a bank? And is a bank a legitimate target, more so than, say, a casino, an orphanage or a blind man's purse? This is a hypothetical question and in no way suggests that you are a... More
Tags: Crime, Play Vegas, Poker Pros
Daniel Negreanu puts the 'kid' back into poker - Video
17 April 2008 | | Poker Web Watch
Nobody likes a bad loser but surly interviewers aren't popular either. More funny stuff from the Siktilt team at the Monte Carlo EPT.... More
Tags: daniel negreanu, poker video, siktilt, swimming pool
Annette's not so pink house
16 April 2008 | | Poker Web Watch
Anyone reading Annette's latest blog post may well have been duped into believing she had bought a 'lovely' pink house with her winnngs from the WSOPE last September. Indeed, the entry certainly had some posters over at 2+2 very busy.... More
Tags: annette_15, pink house, sorel mizzi
Annette's WSOPE Call
16 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
HOW do you win the WSOPE? In 2007, Annette Obrestad won. Here's how:... More
Great Britain Rules Poker World
15 April 2008 | |
NEVER let it go unsaid that Betfair does not advance poker whatever the colour, code or competition. News filters through to us that Team Great Britain has trumped in the Poker Nations Cup. The writer may confuse England with GB,... More
Tags: Great Britain
Yo-yo sessions
14 April 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
I ended my last post hoping for a nice score in a tournament (writes Yorkshire Pud) but unfortunately it never materialised and I ended up dropping around $70 in MTTs ranging from $1 to $4. A mixture of running bad... More
Tags: mtt, multi table tournaments, No-Limit Texas Hold'em
Top Five Poker Card Deals Ever
14 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
Check this - THE Top Five Poker Card deals ever!... More
Tags: Monday Video, Poker dealing
Getting Caught In The The Semi-Bluff
11 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
POKER pro Daniel Negreanu has some tips on "Dos and don'ts on semi-bluffing with big draws". As Negreanu says, a pair with a flush draw is a chance to pull off a semi-bluff - "making a bet or raise that... More
Tags: Semi-Bluff
21 - Latest gambling film reviewed
11 April 2008 | | Poker Web Watch
The biggest gambling film of the decade opens on April 11 and who better to review the story of how six MIT students became card counters and took the casino word for millions than best-selling author and self-confessed card cheat... More
Tags: 21 film, blackjack, MIT card counters, Richard Marcus
Like running through treacle
10 April 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
Since my last post it's been a case of so near yet so far with regards to my tournament playing having not cashed in my last six games and I'm break even for the month (writes Yorkshire Pudding). On Tuesday... More
Tags: hand replayers, mtt, multi table tournaments
We Wait Seven Weeks For A Winner Then We Get Two AT ONCE!
10 April 2008 | | Press Releases
Pokerfecta is the big new promotion at Betfair Poker and offers up a huge progressive jackpot for any player who can pull off the feat of winning three MTTs in a week on the Betfair tables.... More
2007 WSOPE on TV This April
10 April 2008 | | Press Releases
BETFAIR is excited to announce...... More
Turn 10 Cents into Mega Bucks This Easter Sunday
10 April 2008 | | Press Releases
What is the 'Easter Beast'? It is a whopping $170,000 line up of GTD tournaments in just one day.... More
2008 World Series of Poker EuropeSM Presented by Betfair
10 April 2008 | | Press Releases
Set For September 19 to October 1 in London LAS VEGAS - March 18, 2008 - The dates for the second annual World Series of Poker Europe Presented by Betfair have been set, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., owner and operator of... More
Betfair Is The Place To Qualify For WSOP
10 April 2008 | | Press Releases
The 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas is fast approaching and Betfair Poker will be sending their qualifiers in style.... More
Learning To Spend Money And Waste Time At The WSOP Academy
10 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
You can learn to play poker. You can learn to play poker in a classroom, just as you can learn to drive a car in a dodgem, learn to be an astronaut by playing a game of Space Invaders and... More
Tags: WSOP Academy
Poker Rules And America's Arcane Poker Laws
9 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
DANIEL Negranu, poker professional, likes rules. He has eight of them. -No drinking alcohol the day before player (or even the day before that) -No socializing with people -Eating alone in my room the night before the tournament -8 full... More
Tags: America, Poker Laws, Poker Rules
Your Top Five Casino Hates
8 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
ASKS John Grochowski: "What Would Make You Write Off a Casino?" "How bad would the experience have to be for you to vow never to set foot in the door again?" At a guess, the Casino Anorak says the bad... More
Caution: LAG in training!
7 April 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
There are two fundamental styles when it comes to playing poker, that of the Tight-Aggressive (TAG) and that of the Loose-Aggressive (LAG) writes Yorkshire Pudding. Both styles have their own positive points and obviously their own negative points. Most of... More
Tags: LAG, loose aggressive, TAG, tight aggressive
Monday Video: A Royal Flush
7 April 2008 | | Poker Anorak
IT'S Monday. It's that bad. It's worse. Anorak lightens the mood with an audio-visual Royal Flush. Take it away, Your Majesties...... More
Tags: Monday Video
Boy's Toys
4 April 2008 | | Bloggers
Just how much help is TOO much help? Matt Broughton ponders...... More
Poker Is A Game Of Skill: Fact
4 April 2008 | |
POKER is a game of skill. Always. Well, not always. Or ever...... More
US Casino Legislation Gives Consumers What They Don't Want
3 April 2008 | |
THERE are almost 1,500 casinos in the USA. But how many more can there be?... More
Heads Up the times they are a changing
2 April 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
I was going to post this entry yesterday but I thought people may have taken it as an April Fool's prank. (writes Yorkshire Pudding) Yesterday I lost my job. No joke, it's entirely true, I no longer have a job... More
Tags: HUSnG
Poker Players Get Lost In San Remo
2 April 2008 | |
TO Italy and the PokerStars European Poker Tour's event in San Remo. The €5,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em event has pulled in 700 entrants. Well, that's what it says in the brochure.... More
Tags: Poker Players Get Lost In San Remo
Norway to Play Poker In Nottingham
1 April 2008 | |
YOU going to the Norwegian Poker Championships. You know, the event being staged in the frozen wastes of Nottingham.... More
Tags: Annette Obrestad, Norwegian Poker Championships
More internet poker selections
31 March 2008 | | Poker Web Watch
Old men clog up the Irish Poker Open, one man's attempt to qualify for the WSOPE, Short-stacked Shamus plays live and a look at some online poker tools. It's all there as we take a look around the world of... More
Tags: adam junglen, irish open poker, mac poker, poker songs, poker tools, wsope
Poker chip tricks make you more attractive to women
31 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
Poker tricks are used by men who turn to magic and the wonder of illusion when they can't get a girlfriend. All you need is camera, a chip and a lonely man. Here are some of the most memorable:... More
Tags: Monday Video, Poker Chip Tricks
Bankroll management, variance and bluffing
28 March 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
If, like me, you have played poker for a couple of years and are a naturally observant person, you will have noticed that many situations you find yourself in at the poker tables, both online and live, will mirror situations... More
Tags: bankroll management, bluffing, variance
21 The Movie And the Keys To The Bore
28 March 2008 | |
IT was a time of heroes. OK, not heroes exactly, more six MIT students who "were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings". That's what it says on the tin. But... More
On Supercasinos And Fudge
27 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
WHEN Manchester was told it would host the new supercasino there was much snapping of braces and popping of bottle tops. When the Government decided that there would no supercasino in Manchester there was much gnashing of teeth and popping... More
Tags: manchester, supercasinos
Playing Poker With Monkeys
26 March 2008 | |
"DO chimps like to gamble?"... More
Tags: Playing Poker Monkeys
More Unforgettbale Poker Lyrics
25 March 2008 | |
YOU got to know when to gold 'em, know when to fold 'em..." You gotta la-la-la-la-dum-dum, la-la-la dum-da-kerchum... Who can forget the rousing theme song to the England rugby team's World Cup bid? But not all poker lyrics are so... More
Tags: poker lyrics
WSOP Europe hits the screens
21 March 2008 | | WSOP Europe
The long awaited TV coverage of the WSOP Europe will be broadcast by Sky Sports on eight consecutive days starting on April 21.... More
Sorel Mizzi on closing out satellites
20 March 2008 | | Poker Web Watch
For the first time ever, we're lucky enough to welcome the strategic musings of brand new Betfair Sponsored Pro, Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi - a veritable colossus in the world of online poker! See when it is OK to fold AA.... More
Woody Harrelson's Grand Poker
20 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
WOODY Harreslon, the actor, plays poker. He is, accordingly, a celebrity poker player. And - shock of shocks - Harreslon is starring in a new film in which he plays One Eyed Jack Faro, a poker player.... More
Tags: Entertainment, The Grand, Woody Harrelson
I So Need A Car!
19 March 2008 | | Pud's Poker Progress
Ever since my (non-poker related) bankruptcy two and a half years ago, I've never had a car of my own and I've either had to rely on borrowing a friend's car or use the pile of cack that is public... More
WSOPE dates announced
18 March 2008 | | WSOP Europe
The dates for 2008 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) have been announced with the series beginning on September 19 and the Main Event Champion due to be crowned on October 1 in London.... More
Poker Fashion For Donkeys
18 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
POKER fashion. Shiny T-shirts and Comfi-Slax. Until now.... More
Tags: Fashion
The Top Five Worst Poker Songs Ever
17 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
We can't all be Kenny Rogers. In fact, only one of us can, although many do look like him. But anyone can try to write a decent poker song. Anyone,. Talent is no bar. Here are five of the worst:... More
Tags: monday video, poker music
Feed the Beast - Rebuy madness
14 March 2008 | | Poker Web Watch
If you don't know how to play a re-buy tournament on Betfair then you may want to watch out for the Feed The Beast promotion which culminates in a huge poker fest on Easter Sunday. You may, however, want to... More
Can You Learn To Play Poker In School?
14 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
CAN you learn to play poker in school? Not at school. Many players begin playing poker at college. This is the question as to whether poker can be taught in a classroom?... More
Tags: America
Poker Is More Sporting Than Athletics
13 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
WHAT kind of a press does poker get? The game is more controlled than many others. Think of cheating in athletics and allegations of corruption in football. But still poker can toss up the headline: "Online Poker = Cheating, Robbery,... More
Poker Players For Democracy
12 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
A poker game in New Mexico has decided the outcome of an election. It is democracy in evidence. Well, it beats deciding who wins on Hanging Chads.... More
Poker's Deadly Sins
11 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
DO you know what the deadly sins of poker are? You may not have known poker has any deadly sin. But it does.... More
Monday Movie: Soap Opera Poker
10 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
THE Monday Video: Poker on the telly...... More
Tags: Monday Movie: Soap Opera Poker
Poker Legend Backs Obama
7 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
THE US Race For The White House has been going on for months; longer than a cash game at the Shady Glenn Rest Home.... More
The Casino Affiliate Convention
7 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
IF you are a publisher you can become an affiliate, earning money when someone signs up to a casino via your organ. The Casino Affiliate Convention is already the largest event for online gambling affiliates. Six years in, with the... More
Tags: The Casino Affiliate Convention
Annette wins again
5 March 2008 | | Poker Web Watch
A look at Annette's recent online win, how NOT to turn down a player's sponsorship attempts and asks "Are you a donkey?"... More
Qualifiers running now for WSOPE
5 March 2008 | | Tournament info
The next opportunity to qualify for the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is here with daily tournaments leading to a $50,000 Satellite Final on March 15.... More
Naked Casino In Las Vegas
5 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
NUDITY in Las Vegas. The Mirage casino is opening its Bare lounge.... More
Tags: Las Vegas
Qualify for the Irish Open
4 March 2008 | | Tournament info
Here's your last chance to join the field for one of Europe's richest and most eagerly awaited tournaments of the season - The Irish Open.... More
Monday Video: Poker Tricks
3 March 2008 | | Poker Anorak
POKER is not all fun. Poker can be - whisper it - dull. Oh, come on, all that waiting for the next player to move, sitting down and looking at your hands... Pass the time by learning some new tricks:... More
Tags: Monday Video
Best Damn Poker Show
29 February 2008 | | Poker Web Watch
There's more to life than the Wsop Europe, Wsope and Annette_15. See what's being said online about Phil Hellmuth's new TV show and read Sorel Mizzi's first blog.... More
Pamela Anderson Cites Fraud In Great Poker Romance
28 February 2008 | | Poker Anorak
POKER'S most romantic couple, walking busted flush Pamela Anderson and straight-to-tissue box home movie star Rick Saloman, are going their separate ways. But instead of divorcing Paris Hilton's co-star, the former "Baywatch" babe has cited "fraud" in court papers filed... More
Tags: Pamela Anderson Cites Fraud In Great Poker Romance
A trip around the poker world
26 February 2008 | | Poker Web Watch
There's more to life than mtts, sit n gos and cash games. There's a whole world of poker to be discovered out there in the ether.... More
Tags: annette_15, poker blogs
Annette Obrestad Could Be Stu Ungar
26 February 2008 | | Poker Anorak
IT'S the award season. And Annette Obrestad has been awarded the Golden Hand prize plus two other accolades at the second annual Scandinavian Poker Awards in Copenhagen. Annette thanks her mum, her dad, her cousins, her first teacher, the King... More
Tags: Annette Obrestad Could Be Stu Ungar
The Monday Video: Ultimate Poker Showdown
25 February 2008 | |
The Monday Video: Ultimate Poker Showdown... More
Tags: Monday Video
The Imper1um has landed...
24 February 2008 | |
Check out this exclusive video from the press conference and watch a four part interview with the man himself...... More
Tags: annette obrestad, annette_15, imper1um, sorel mizzi
Plugging the Poker Robots
22 February 2008 | | Poker Anorak
Poker Anorak wonders whether R2D2 and his mates are going to kill the atmosphere of live play...... More
Tags: poker robots
How old should you be to play poker?
21 February 2008 | | Poker Anorak
Or to put it another way, at what age did you become a responsible gambler? In America a teenage gambler has netted Borgata a record $105,000 fine... More
Welcome to Poker's New World Order
20 February 2008 | |
Imper1um joins Annette 15 as Betfair's latest star signing...... More
Tags: Imper1um
Getting to Know You - Eight questions for Imper1um
20 February 2008 | |
Team Betfair's new signing Sorel Mizzi gives us a quick rundown on the who, what, when, where and hows...... More
Tags: Imper1um, team betfair
Money Management and Poker Players
20 February 2008 | | Poker Anorak
Anorak considers how to avoid being the 'Northern Rock' of Texas Hold'Em...... More
Tags: bankroll, money management
New Kid on the Betfair Poker Block
20 February 2008 | |
Betfair Poker to announce the latest online star to be joining Annette 15 on the pro team...... More
Tags: new signing, team betfair
Holding the Nuts
19 February 2008 | |
Matt Broughton discovers that holding the nuts isn't always everything it's cracked up to be...... More
Tags: phil ivey
Three Pieces Of Advice
19 February 2008 | | Poker Anorak
THREE pieces of poker advice. Want to know what they are?... More
Tags: Tips
Annette_15 is triple award winner
19 February 2008 | |
Betfair pro carries off two Scandinavian Poker Awards & is Norway's 'Golden Hand'... More
Tags: annette obrestad, annette_15, WSOPE
Monday Video: World Women's Open Poker
18 February 2008 | |
World Women's Open Poker. This may not be the best way to play poker:... More
Tags: Monday Video
Graham Calvert Unlucky Loser Or Robbed?
15 February 2008 | |
UNLUCKY! Or bad play. What it was, you lost. Now pay up and live to play another day. Or not. Not if you're Graham Calvert.... More
Tags: Graham Calvert
Honouring Your Debts At Poker
14 February 2008 | | Poker Anorak
YOU always settle your debts and collect your winnings. You play online - there is no escaping payment, no IOUs and no rubberised cheques. But life in the casino is different. At the Claremont Club in London's Berkeley Square, two... More
The Irish Open 2008, With HORSES
12 February 2008 | |
THE Irish Open is Europe's longest established poker tournament. Fact! And Betfair is running satellites for this season's homage to tradition. Fact! Want another fact? Can you handle another fact? Here goes: last year's event featured the largest ever European... More
Tags: Irish Open
Monday Video: Poker Masterclass, With Daniel Negreanu
11 February 2008 | | The Monday Video
WANT to be a professional poker player? Or how about just play better? The Poker Anorak has happened upon this tutorial. Daniel Negreanu tries to make a good player into a better player. The game is Texas Hold 'Em:... More
Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Monday Video, Poker Tips
Annette_15 takes fourth place at European Open IV
9 February 2008 | |
Despite not feeling her best, Betfair's WSOPE winner just misses out on victory in London...... More
Tags: european open IV
Betfair's Annette_15 taking big scalps at European Open IV
8 February 2008 | |
Annette takes down Helmuth and Tabatabai to reach the final table in London...... More
Tags: annette obrestad, annette_15
Chinese New Year In Snake Eyes Vegas
8 February 2008 | |
SHENG Chi, God of Wealth, has been welcoming visitors to the Bellagio's Conservatory for the Chinese New Year. Not the real Mr Chi, you understand, but an effigy made of plaster and paint. Of course, given the distraction on offer... More
Tags: Las Vegas
Concentrate on Stats not Tells
8 February 2008 | |
You don't need to be able to read people to beat the old campaigners say's Betfair's Oliver Bowen in the CityAM series...... More
Tags: Phil Hellmuth
Your Top Poker Hates
7 February 2008 | |
FORGET the touchy-feely hearts and the glittering diamonds. Bring a club. And pack the spade. The talk is of how to improve the online playing experience. The conversation is split between calls for changes to the technology and changes the... More
Teenage Poker Players Living In Disneyland
6 February 2008 | |
MIKE McDonald has a warning for casual poker players. Mike thinks you should think twice and then thrice about ditching school and playing poker full time. Indeed, the 18-year-old holding a cheque for $1.4 million says best not to play... More
Tags: Bracelets, Gavin Griffin, Mike McDonald, Teenagers
Taking down cowboys
5 February 2008 | |
Matt Broughton isn't a racist. Unless you're an American that is...... More
Poker Video: How To Read Poker
5 February 2008 | | The Monday Video
THE Poker Video: Kenny Tran at the H.O.R.S.E. for the 2007 World Series of Poker...... More
Would You Cheat At Poker?
4 February 2008 | |
WOULD you cheat at poker? ScurvyDog writes: "Would I rig the game if Donald Trump sat down and I knew, with 100% likelihood, that I could clean him out for, oh, say $5 million large, with 0% risk whatsoever? Well,... More
Tags: Absolute Poker, cheating
No EU Common Market On Online Poker
1 February 2008 | |
BANSTABATION has accounted for online poker in Germany. But is it right? The European Union's Internal market commissioner, Charlie McCreevy, has given Germany two months to respond to an official request for information explaining its new law banning all online... More
Tags: Industry, Legislation
How To Cope wIth Bad Beats
31 January 2008 | |
A BAD beat. It was always going to end on a bad beat. But on the forums, sickoflayinwinners has a plan:... More
Tags: Bad Beat
Is It A Call Or Is It A Raise?
31 January 2008 | |
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... More
Tags: Tips
Credit crunch, recession, redundancy, bonuses cancelled
30 January 2008 | |
"Calling all you sad-looking stockbrokers - are your skills better applied to online poker?" asks Betfair's Oliver Bowen...... More
SHAZAM!
29 January 2008 | |
Matt Broughton discovers that there are more magicians off the stage than on it in Las Vegas...... More
Canadian Croupiers Are Revolting
29 January 2008 | |
THE croupiers are revolting.... More
Tags: Canada
Why Poker Tables Are Green
28 January 2008 | |
WHY are poker tables green? This question is put to Mike Rudeen, of the Rocky Mountain News. And his answer...... More
Tags: Trivia
Antigua For Poker White List
28 January 2008 | |
strong>ANTIGUA. It's not all Vic Richards, snow cones and warm waters. It's not that dull. Antigua has poker.... More
Tags: Antigua, White List
How To Play Big Draw Limit Hold'em
25 January 2008 | |
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."... More
Tags: Tips
Pamela Anderson's Poker Guru
25 January 2008 | |
PAMELA Anderson says she is "done with the marriage thing". Pammy is divorcing her third husband. The marriage lasted four months.... More
Tags: Pamela Anderson
The State Of Gambling In Finland
25 January 2008 | |
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.... More
Tags: Finland
Poker Women's Hall Of Fame
24 January 2008 | |
MORE division in the poker world - and more marketing opportunities. The Casino Anorak spots the Women's Poker Hall of Fame.... More
Tags: Hall of Fame, Women
When To Reveal Your Poker Hand
23 January 2008 | |
WHEN a player has position and checks to his opponent on the river, his opponent is obliged to reveal his hand.... More
Tags: Tips
The Buzz Of Poker Radio
23 January 2008 | |
POKER is becoming less mainstream than it is ubiquitous.... More
How To Spot A Pre-Shot Poker Tell
23 January 2008 | |
POKER pro Roy Winston gives more tips on spotting a player's tells:... More
Tags: Tips
WSOPE Day 5
22 January 2008 | |
As the river card was dealt to kill Gus' tournament, he got little sympathy from the other players or their fans on the rail.... More
When To Call At Poker
22 January 2008 | |
WHEN to call. A case study from the Betfair Forums: Tournament is £1000+£60... More
Tags: Guide
Judge Risk Prison On Poker Shop
22 January 2008 | |
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.... More
Tags: Crime
"Just for you baby!"
22 January 2008 | |
Play the man, not the cards. Some say it; Scotty Nguyen does it. Matt Broughton looks on in wonder...... More
Tags: Scotty Nguyen
A Sour Ending To Poker Millions
21 January 2008 | |
JASON Potter is a young American. He went Australia to compete in the Aussie Millions poker tournament.... More
Tags: Aussie Millions
Zero to Hero
21 January 2008 | |
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.... More
Tags: 100k
Shane Warne's Poker Race
21 January 2008 | |
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."... More
Tags: Aussie millions, shane warne
Brandon Davis Misses Out
21 January 2008 | |
BRANDON Davis, Hollywood Hillsbilly, is in Melbourne for the Millions Main Event tournament at Crown Casino.... More
Tags: Brandon Davis Misses Out
Why Sportsmen Play Poker
18 January 2008 | |
ON the Forums, richpickns wonders: "Sports players turning into poker players when they retire." Discuss.... More
Tags: Celebrity
Shane Warne's Poker Text
17 January 2008 | |
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... More
Tags: Aussie Millions, Sahne Warne
How The British And Foreigners Play Poker
16 January 2008 | |
DO national characteristics determine how a player plays poker?... More
Sharking For Socialites At The Aussie Millions
16 January 2008 | |
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... More
Tags: Sharking For Socialites At The Aussie Millions
MONEYMAKER LESS CAPABLE THAN OWN WATCH
16 January 2008 | |
Matt Broughton suggests you can't always believe what you read, including this hot 'news' story...... More
Day 1a - Shuffle up and deal!!!
15 January 2008 | |
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..... More
Northern Rock And High Stakes Poker
15 January 2008 | |
THE Northern Rock bank is in dire straits.... More
Betfair's $4million Monthly Guarantees
15 January 2008 | |
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.... More
Tags: Betfair
The Poker Market Place Is Full Of Angels and Sharks
14 January 2008 | |
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.... More
Tags: Professional poker
Rock on
14 January 2008 | |
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.... More
"michaelg2" wins $29,163 in Betfair's inaugural $100k GTD
14 January 2008 | |
The first ever weekly $100k GTD has been won on Betfair Poker by alias: "michaelg2".... More
Pamela Anderson On Rick Salomon And Worms
11 January 2008 | |
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... More
Tags: Australia, Pamela Anderson, Rick Salomon
Shut up and play
11 January 2008 | |
If you've got nothing clever to say, say nothing. And here - to prove the point - is Matt Broughton...... More
How The Ante Affects Poker Games
10 January 2008 |