http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/ Sorel Mizzi - aka Imper1um - is a Betfair Sponsored Pro. Sorel blogs exclusively for Betfair Poker. en Copyright 2008 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:20:12 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Okay, so I get to my $1500 PLO rebuy table, look around, and see absolutely no one I even remotely recognize. Generally speaking, this is usually a sign of a table that isn't going to be doing much gambling during the rebuy period.... http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/the-run-continues-200608.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/the-run-continues-200608.html News Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:20:12 +0000 The first two WSOP events have been quite disappointing... In the 10k Pot Limit Holdem event I got off to.a really good start by winning big pots in situations where I had my opponents drawing to very few outs. http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/wsop-events-1-and-2-weight-loss-bet-results-020608.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/wsop-events-1-and-2-weight-loss-bet-results-020608.html News Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:08:39 +0000 http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/images/post-7-010608.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/images/post-7-010608.html Images Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:07:07 +0000 http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/images/post-6-010608.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/images/post-6-010608.html Images Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:06:09 +0000 http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/images/post-5-010608.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/images/post-5-010608.html Images Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:05:21 +0000 In satellites players usually start off with more chips and the blinds move up slower, better players usually have a clear edge and therefore there is tons of value in playing them. Early in the satellite play your standard game, this article will focus on the strategy to employ late in a satellite (specifically around the bubble) when your talent will really be tested. http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/articles/closing-down-satellites-300508.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/articles/closing-down-satellites-300508.html Articles Fri, 30 May 2008 16:42:27 +0000 Okay, so Roland and I decided to cancel the 1k penalty rule since both of us had gotten penalties from eating restricted food way too many times and it was hard to keep track of. 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The interesting thing is taking the helicopter was only about 10-15 Euros more than taking a cab, so it was a pretty easy decision. http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/ept-monte-carlo-part-1-290408.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/ept-monte-carlo-part-1-290408.html News Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:43:27 +0000 16th http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/offline-results/wsop-circuit-1570-nl-hold-em-230408.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/offline-results/wsop-circuit-1570-nl-hold-em-230408.html Offline results Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:30:07 +0000 Another EPT another day 1 bust out. I was down to 3k chips in the first level after the following hand occurred: http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/ept-san-remo-and-future-of-poker-130408.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/ept-san-remo-and-future-of-poker-130408.html News Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:52:46 +0000 55th http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/offline-results/ept-monte-carlo-main-event-10000-120408.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/offline-results/ept-monte-carlo-main-event-10000-120408.html Offline results Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:27:55 +0000 A couple weeks after Copenhagen my friend Roland De Wolfe invited me out for a 1 week skiing trip with himself and his parents in Zermatt, Switzerland. I elected to go snowboarding instead of skiing as I remembered having a lot of difficulty skiing as a youngster and how snowboarding came really easy to me. http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/winter-sports-prop-bets-and-warsaw-trip-report-010408.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/winter-sports-prop-bets-and-warsaw-trip-report-010408.html News Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:16:05 +0000 34th http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/irish-open-main-event-1-200308.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/irish-open-main-event-1-200308.html Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:19:38 +0000 I have fought and debated with several people including myself about talking any further about the FTP issue. Most people have advised me to "let it go," "don't raise the issue again", "people will forgive and forget". Despite the advice that people have given me. I still feel it's necessary to share the evolution of my thought process and finally have some closure. http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-ftp-issues-100308.html http://betting.betfair.com/poker/imper1um/news/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-ftp-issues-100308.html News imper1um sorel mizzi Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:49:27 +0000