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WPT Marrakech..OMG !

John Tabatabai / 27 October 2009 / Leave a comment

I arrived at the airport in Marrakech yesterday, a day later than scheduled due to a brain meltdown that I suffered from the previous day. It hadn't occured to me that an integral part of flying, to a new continent...Read more »

PKR $10,000 HU Championships

John Tabatabai / 13 October 2009 / Leave a comment

A couple of days ago I played in the first ever UK televised Heads Up tournament. The buyin was $10,000 so it was going to attract top professionals and this indeed it did....Read more »

Better late than never...or is it?

John Tabatabai / 28 August 2009 / Leave a comment

I must apologise as I have done many times before for not updating my blog frequently enough. I don't know what else to do, my excuse this time is that I have been waiting for our new, super cool and...Read more »

War of Volition

John Tabatabai / 19 July 2009 / Leave a comment

During my recent WSOP 2009 trip I had many interesting and funny scenarios develop out of nowhere. The most notable of these was with the king of smart degeneracy - Phil Laak....Read more »

My WSOP 2009 - Cards Come Tumbling Down

John Tabatabai / 07 July 2009 / Leave a comment

The most anticipated poker series of the year, what people wait their whole lives to participate in, practice for, dream of and before you know it, with the blink of an eye it has come and gone....Read more »

Wynn some, lose something

John Tabatabai / 25 June 2009 / 8 Comments

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...Read more »

Bet Sizing Heads Up

John Tabatabai / 11 June 2009 / 1 Comments

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...Read more »

EPT San Remo and Monte Carlo

John Tabatabai / 07 May 2009 / Leave a comment

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...Read more »

The Paddy Power 'Not Very Good' Irish Open

John Tabatabai / 15 April 2009 / 4 Comments

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...Read more »

Bits and Pieces

John Tabatabai / 23 March 2009 / 1 Comments

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

Funny Situations from Recent Live Games

John Tabatabai / 09 March 2009 / 5 Comments

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!...Read more »

Heads Up at Aussie Millions - Final

John Tabatabai / 06 March 2009 / 1 Comments

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

Heads Up Aussie Millions Semi Final v David Gent

John Tabatabai / 04 March 2009 / Leave a comment

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...Read more »

Heads Up on Aussie Experience

John Tabatabai / 05 February 2009 / 1 Comments

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...Read more »