News : HID Tabatabai

WPT Marrakech..OMG !

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:35:40 +0000

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 least of which, was having a passport. Who would have thought it?

PKR $10,000 HU Championships

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:49:40 +0000

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.

Better late than never...or is it?

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:25:25 +0000

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 personalised websites so that I can update as frequently or as the case may be, as infrequently as I like without having to go through this tedious process. Soon I am sure it will materialise, I just hope it's cool and I can have a few interesting things on there for you.

War of Volition

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:20:36 +0000

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.

My WSOP 2009 - Cards Come Tumbling Down

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:17:40 +0000

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.

Wynn some, lose something

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:59:59 +0000

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

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:33:05 +0000

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.

EPT San Remo and Monte Carlo

Thu, 07 May 2009 19:31:09 +0000

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.

The Paddy Power 'Not Very Good' Irish Open

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:23:19 +0000

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

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:25:57 +0000

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

Funny Situations from Recent Live Games

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:34:48 +0000

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

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:27:24 +0000

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

Heads Up Aussie Millions Semi Final v David Gent

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:53:40 +0000

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.

Heads Up on Aussie Experience

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:09:30 +0000

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.

Challenge Finale

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:22:03 +0000

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.