May 2008 - Poker Anorak
Poker and Crime: The Myth
NOT too long ago - it was yesterday - we wondered why it is that poker players get such a bad press? We were still thinking of this when leafing through our copy of the...
Play Omaha Poker For Easy Pickings
ANNETTE OBRESTAD - out Annette Obrestad - "learns how to play Omaha and comes third in her first ever WPT event!" Sounds good. But this is Omaha tournament play - so how good is it?...
Casinos To Spy On Parents
WHAT is it about gamblers that people who don't gamble are so suspicious of? Over the newswires, the Poker Anorak gets this message: "Deadbeat parents, listen up: Win big at the casino tables in West...
WSOP's Poker Pills
THE Poker Anorak has long bemoaned women only poker tournaments as being divisive and insulting to women and men. It's not tennis, US politics or snooker; it's poker....
Poker Soundtrack
OVER on the Betfair forums jamesbeckton wonders: "WHAT is the best music to play poker to?" Allez likes Sebastian Tellier and Sigur Ros. That is the same M. Tellier who is singing France's entry in...
How To Build A Big Poker Stack
"Don't be afraid to gamble." So says Daniel Negreanu, who has a vested interest in you gambling because without your cash the gaming industry in which he makes his living would have no money to...
John Tabatabai On Poker Chess
GREAT days at Betfair where the Poker Army is growing in ranks. Having passed the initiation - an hour say in dark room listening to Phil Hellmuth on loop, followed by cheese nad nibbles -...
Poker Chat Is Hell
https://ftrain.blogspot.com/AT the poker table, a conversation is being struck up: "Where are you from?" she asks. "New York City." "New York City! How about that. We're from Arkansas! What do you all think about Mrs....
Rodeo Poker: Raging Animal Goes All In
EVER play poker with an animal? They have:...
Poker Players' Alliance Lose And US Poker Players Busted
HANDS up who thought the Poker Players' Alliance would overturn Washington State's ban on playing online poker for money? So that's - none of you. Well, have we got news for you......
How Not To Win And Waste Time At The WSOP
MORE on the stop-start WSOP, which starts in a few weeks, ends a few days later for a few months and starts again for a final flurry. Writing in the Houston Chronicle, Daniel Negreanu considers...
PPA Challenges Washington's Poker Ban
OVER in America, that land of the free, Lee Rousso is taking the stand. Rousso is the Poker Players Alliance's (PPA) Washington State representative. And today he is court to explain in five million words...
Five Top 21 Memory Tricks
YOU'VE seen the film 21 and think card counting is for brainiacs only. It's not, anyone can do it. It's all about memory. Here are the top videos of memory:...
Win WSOPE Entry And Cash WIth Betfair's Summer Offer
HOW good are you at poker? Yes, yes, you once won a restaurant in a poker game; you've been banned from every casino in Hull; had it not been for some bad beatzzzz you'd be...
Done Up Like The Nines At The WSOP
YOU wait, that's what you do - especially if you're a finalist at the WSOP Main Event. When the tenth player loses, there will be a 117-day break before the final nine get to play...
BlackJack Switch
A QUESTION for John Grochowski: Q. What can you tell me about Blackjack Switch? The Poker Anorak has played the game. It's not easy, but, then, it's no harder than 21....
The Canadian Poker Chip Scam
WHAT does a poker chip look like to you? It's not a trick question, and, no, there's no GSCE in Chipology for answers of between 200-300 words. Discuss. It's just that the Poker Anorak has...
Convicts' Poker Is No Bull
IT'S hard to look at the cards when there's an aroused bull approaching from the rear. Is that tell on the other's players face, a bead of sweat, or is it a line of snot...
WSOP Vegas Will Break For 117 Days
HURRAH! You've made it to the Main Event WSOP final table. You and eight others are now vying to win the millions. You're on a roll and keen to get on with it. You're as...