November 2008

Collusion and soft playing in Italy

Imper1um / 23 November 2008 / 1 Comments

So I'm in Italy to do an interview on an Italian poker television show called "Poker Sportivo" in Bologna and there just so happens to be a 2200 Euro event 200 km away in Venice. How can I pass this...Read more »

Day 3 Niagara - Ups and downs and pleased with a cash

Imper1um / 11 November 2008 / Leave a comment

I'm start off on a decent table with one good online player and Gavin Smith. I lose the first three pots I play and get down to about 170k. Then I make a really good value bet against Gavin with...Read more »

Day 2 Niagara - Short-stack to top ten stack

Imper1um / 04 November 2008 / Leave a comment

After ending Day 1 with just 9,100 chips, I had a lot of work to do. With the blinds being 400/800 with antes, realistically, I have low expectations, but it is a fun stack to play, and I never give...Read more »

Day 1 Niagara - Should have shoved on the flop

Imper1um / 01 November 2008 / Leave a comment

Day 1 was uninteresting in the early levels. I played a solid game in the beginning and got up to 40,000 within the first hour by playing very standard. However, during the later levels of Day 1, there were some...Read more »