Chad Batista, known as "Jse81" on Full Tilt Poker and "lilholdem954" on Pokerstars, fired the opening shot in the race to be crowned the top online poker player in 2008 by taking down the $300 "New Year's Resolution" tournament on Full Tilt Poker Jan 2nd. Batista topped a field of 721 players and took down the first place prize of $46k for his efforts. By taking down one of the first sizable events of 2008, Batista quickly established that he will continue to be a force in 2008, just as he... Read Full Story
Canadian newspaper The Record published a feature today in their online edition on Ryan Fisler, online poker pro and co-founder of poker coaching site Real Poker Training.com. Some interesting excerpts: The site has proven nearly as lucrative as Fisler’s gambling. Since it launched in early 2005, it has brought in more than $400,000 US in revenues and now has 480 subscribers paying $24.95 per month, in addition to the $99.95 starting fee. Real Poker Training filled a big niche in the... Read Full Story
OK, here it is. So far I have been having a pretty good time seeing the professional players make their valiant come back into the fore of poker at the 2008 WSOP once again. I gotta tell you that although entertaining I was missing watching the real poker professionals that keep you nailed to your seat. Some of these amatuers are just plain boring and not much fun to watch on TV. Looks like the final nine players will have a shot at a little more than $9.1 Million.
Not a bad pay day at all... Read Full Story
Why is Chad Batista so good - Ask yourself if you play the last hand the way he does to get the answer. $109 Rebuy on Pokerstars - 2 greats at the table lilholdem954 & vietcong01 Exciting Action - Alot of ALLIN action and alot of rebuying going on. Last hand real cool!! it was sooted Read Full Story
I know we have all been confronted with the big stack or just an aggressive player early in a tournament that will not stop raising your blinds. It can be un-nerving and extremely annoying. Here is a... Poker players. Card Players. TV Poker. Poker Stategy. Poker Discussion. No Limit Holdem. Poker News Read Full Story
