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Wynn some, lose something

25 June 2009

When I jumped on the Virgin Atlantic plane to Vegas, the future looked bright. It has been one year since I had returned to London, my eyes darkened with fatigue, my liver choking from alcohol abuse, my wallet thinned by the never ending stream of parties and I was looking forward to doing it all again.

Bet Sizing Heads Up

11 June 2009

One of the most fundamental mistakes players make in heads up games is making their bets either too big or too small.

This has profound consequences on the likelihood of them winning over the long run, as betting too much or too little fundamentally creates an imbalance in their game, and a skilled player can easily take advantage of this key mistake over time.

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EPT San Remo and Monte Carlo

7 May 2009

Since the Irish Poker Open I have had the pleasure of playing some relatively local EPTs set in idyllic locations. Firstly, the EPT in San Remo which had an amazing 1156 entrants this year, each paying 5,000 Euros to enter and secondly the Grand Final in Monte Carlo.

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The Paddy Power 'Not Very Good' Irish Open

15 April 2009

The Paddy Power Irish Open in Dublin is supposed to be one of the most heavily anticipated tournaments of the year - in the past some of the biggest names in poker have turned up for this event such as Antonio Esfandiari and Doyle Brunson and it should be great considering it's only a £3,000 buy-in event so close to home. So why is the Paddy Power Irish Open so well respected?

Bits and Pieces

23 March 2009

Since I last blogged I have continued to play mostly live and it has continued to be very interesting.

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Funny Situations from Recent Live Games

9 March 2009

Over the past couple of weeks, instead of just playing online, I've been playing more live cash poker...and I'm glad I've done so!

Heads Up at Aussie Millions - Final

6 March 2009

Wooooow, yet again I have been slipping and didn't post up the final v Alec in the HU champs in Australia.

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Heads Up Aussie Millions Semi Final v David Gent

4 March 2009

OK well last time I got so far as making it through to Day 2, the semi finals of the Aussie Millions $5,000 HU Event. My opponent on this glorious day was to be David Gent, a fellow UK online whiz kid, who plays under the alias of Genetic, a very good player.

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Heads Up on Aussie Experience

5 February 2009

Seems only a few days ago that I was wishing everyone a Happy New Year and already one month has gone. Well, I have been pretty fortunate to have spent that last month in Australia partaking in the Aussie Millions which is just truly, an amazing event.

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Challenge Finale

3 January 2009

About two months ago I struck a bet (while a little intoxicated) with Annette, a Portuguese friend of mine and a very good player called Diego that I couldn't turn $1000 into $100,000 in a couple of months. They all gave me 4/1 (or 5.0 in Betfair odds) with an unnamed penalty should I have lost my original stake.