6. Patrik Antonius vs Phil Ivey - Sick Poker Hands Series

When two of the most aggressive players in the world collide with strong hands, there are bound to be fireworks and fireworks there were when Patrik Antonius locked horns with Phil Ivey in the 'Million...

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Dave Allan

28 Jan 2009

Reading and improving

I don't often write about poker on here. I'm not very good at poker and marginally worse at writing....

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Dave Allan

28 Jan 2009

Betfair Aussie Millions Assault - Day 4

Day 4 would see the end of three great deep runs by Team Betfair players, all falling agonisingly close to a final table finish, but doing themselves proud by reaching the latter stages of the...

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Dave Allan

24 Jan 2009

2. Durrrr vs son-in-law - Sick Poker Hand Series

One of the most feared and respected players in the high-stakes online cash games is Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan....

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Dave Allan

23 Jan 2009

Betfair Aussie Millions Assault - Day 3

Players entered Day 3 in the Aussie Millions knowing they were only 20 spots from the money and locking up $15,000 for their troubles....

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Dave Allan

22 Jan 2009

Annette leads Betfair challenge at Aussie Millions

All three Betfair players - pros Annette Obrestad and Sorel Mizzi as well as online qualifier Annica Ivert have made it to Day 4 of the Aussie Millions in Melbourne....

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Dave Allan

22 Jan 2009

Tabatabai wins at Aussie Millions

Betfair Pro John Tabatabai landed the Australian Heads Up Championships at the Aussie Millions on Thursday evening beating Alec Torelli 2-0 in the final winning AU$100,000....

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Dave Allan

22 Jan 2009

Betfair Aussie Millions Assault - Day 2

Tristan Heffernan reports on an amazing Day 2 at the Aussie Millions for Team Betfair. Day 2 was Girls Day at the Aussie Millions - spearheaded by two incredible performances by the two ladies playing...

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Dave Allan

21 Jan 2009

Betfair players sit 1-2 in Aussie Millions

Team Betfair enjoyed a spectacular Day 2 at the Aussie Millions in Melbourne with qualifier Annica Ivert leading the field with Annette Obrestad sitting in second place....

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Dave Allan

21 Jan 2009

Betfair Aussie Millions Assault - Day 1C

Our man in Melbourne Tristan Heffernan reports from the final opening day of the Aussie Millions Main Event. The final of the three Day 1s saw only one qualifier from Betfair take part in what...

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Dave Allan

20 Jan 2009

Betfair Aussie Millions Assault - Day 1B

Tristan Heffernan reports on Day 1b from the Aussie Millions in Melbourne with news of the Betfair Pros and qualifiers. Things really started to heat up for the Betfair Poker team in Day 1a, with...

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Dave Allan

19 Jan 2009

3. Phil Ivey v Paul Jackson - Sick Poker Hands Series

Ask any poker player to describe a sick hand they are aware of and I bet at least one of them will mention the Phil Ivey vs Paul 'Action' Jackson when they were heads-up at...

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Dave Allan

19 Jan 2009

Betfair Aussie Millions Assault - Day 1A

Our man in Melbourne Tristan Heffernan reports from the opening day of the Aussie Millions Main Event. Day 1a of the 2009 Aussie Millions saw a relatively low representation from Betfair Poker players, with most...

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Dave Allan

19 Jan 2009

Mizzi close to Aussie Millions win

Betfair Pro Sorel Mizzi has an excellent chance of landing his second major live tournament in as many months after reaching the final table of the $1,000 no-limit rebuy event at the Aussie Millions....

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Dave Allan

15 Jan 2009

8. Eric Seidel vs Gus Hansen - Sick Poker Hand Series

Shock, horror, Gus Hansen involved in a sick poker hand, this time at the Million Dollar Cash Game....

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Dave Allan

15 Jan 2009

7. Daniel Negreanu vs Gus Hansen - Sick Poker Hands Series

Imagine sitting there and flopping a set, in a raised pot, against one of the world's most aggressive players. That is exactly what happened to Canadian superstar, Daniel Negreanu in an episode of High Stakes...

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Dave Allan

13 Jan 2009

1. Isaac Haxton vs Ryan Daut - Sick Poker Hands Series

A sick hand occurred when Ryan Daut and Isaac Haxton clashed heads-up at the final table of the 2007 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. After finding himself 3:1 down in chips at one point, Daut fought valiantly...

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Dave Allan

11 Jan 2009

Getting more comments on your Blogger poker blog

Everyone likes getting comments on their poker blog, right? - otherwise people would just turn off their comments option. Right? So here are are three quick tips for getting more comments....

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Dave Allan

11 Jan 2009

Importance of the 'headline' in poker blog posts

Poker players keep blogs for a variety of reasons. For many, writing about how they have played particular hands or coped in certain situation helps to improve their game (through self-evaluation), others enjoy the buzz...

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Dave Allan

10 Jan 2009

9. James Akenhead vs Grant Hinkle - Sick Poker Hands Series

Heads-up in Event#2 of the 2008 World Series of Poker, young British pro, James Akenhead had been slowly eroding away Grant Hinkle's chip-lead and was almost level when a cruel hand was played out....

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Dave Allan

9 Jan 2009

10. Corey Zeidman vs Jennifer Harman - Sick Poker Hands Series

Early in the $10,000 buy-in 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, a hand cropped up where a one-outer was hit on the river to decimate the stack of top pro Jennifer Harman....

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Dave Allan

8 Jan 2009

Ten sick poker hands

Whilst poker is an exciting and exhilarating game, it can also be an extremely frustrating and annoying hobby. Sometimes, the 'Poker Gods' (amen) think it would be fun to make two huge hands clash in...

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Dave Allan

5 Jan 2009

January 2009 - Poker Web Watch