April 2008 - Poker Anorak

Poker Discriminates Against Men

BIG news is that Ladbrokes is hosting its Third Annual Ladies Tournament This Weekend. It'll give the little ladies something to do while the menfolk are wathing the football on the telly, scratching themselves or...

MUSICAL poker, the Poker Anorak's Top Five Music hands:

Playing Poker In Your Sleep

HANDS up those of you who want to play poker for 24-hours straight. Not play for 24 hours by accident, unable to leave a game until closure, but go into such a marathon session with...

For Whom the Poker Tells Tell

THE Poker tell tells you things about the poker player. But what does it tell you? And if you stare at your opponent are you playing him or the cards? Poker is a game of...

The Deal On Poker Films

ANOTHER day and with it the chance to see another poker film. Hollywood is a barometer of the popularity of poker. When they stop making films about poker, you know the boom is over....

Couting On The Poker Players Alliance

WHAT do we want? We want poker. When do we want it? Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Give me a P... Well, no. Shan't. The Poker Anorak might be in America, but...

The Monday Movie: See 21 And Die

THE Number 21 is all over the place. Right now 21 is in the cinema. But 21 has also been on cakes, on doors and on signs pointing to destruction. Here's the video proof:...

Playing Poker In Finland's Love Vacation

IT'S Friday and, as ever, we turn to Finland's Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its plans to introduce a new amendment that would essentially leave Finland's online gamblers no place to play....

Poker Pros Turn To Crime To Play Vegas Big Hitters

Would you steal from a bank? And is a bank a legitimate target, more so than, say, a casino, an orphanage or a blind man's purse? This is a hypothetical question and in no way...

Annette's WSOPE Call

HOW do you win the WSOPE? In 2007, Annette Obrestad won. Here's how:...

Top Five Poker Card Deals Ever

Check this - THE Top Five Poker Card deals ever!...

Getting Caught In The The Semi-Bluff

POKER pro Daniel Negreanu has some tips on "Dos and don'ts on semi-bluffing with big draws". As Negreanu says, a pair with a flush draw is a chance to pull off a semi-bluff - "making...

Learning To Spend Money And Waste Time At The WSOP Academy

You can learn to play poker. You can learn to play poker in a classroom, just as you can learn to drive a car in a dodgem, learn to be an astronaut by playing a...

Poker Rules And America's Arcane Poker Laws

DANIEL Negranu, poker professional, likes rules. He has eight of them. -No drinking alcohol the day before player (or even the day before that) -No socializing with people -Eating alone in my room the night...

Your Top Five Casino Hates

ASKS John Grochowski: "What Would Make You Write Off a Casino?" "How bad would the experience have to be for you to vow never to set foot in the door again?" At a guess, the...

Monday Video: A Royal Flush

IT'S Monday. It's that bad. It's worse. Anorak lightens the mood with an audio-visual Royal Flush. Take it away, Your Majesties......