Chad Batista

Bay Area resident Matt Keikoan won an event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this summer. The 40-year-old San Rafael man took home a bracelet and ...  

There aren't many professional poker players who have received as much notice and acclaim in recent years as Daniel Negreanu. His four WSOP bracelets, two WPT titles, and numerous final tables and cashes have proven such attention...  

Finally! After browsing and tweaking and programming html until I dropped I am pleased with the end result for my new theme. Welcome to the New and Improved Do or Die Poker blog. This past year has been an absolute blast. Never in my wildest dreams could I have predicted how well Do or Die Poker...  

You heard it right. Online poker room Duplicate Poker is no longer in business as of today October 5th, 2008.  The economic crisis is affecting many business in the United States and around the world. Apparently poker is not exempt from the down swing no matter how large the brand. Below is a...  

From James Akenheads near miss to Scotty Nguyens win in the $50k H.O.R.S.E., the 2008 WSOP was an unforgettable Series. Here we take a look back at all the best moments...  

John Juanda just took down the 2008 WSOPE Main Event for a cool $1,598,587. Juanda bested a final table that included prominent poker professionals Dan Negreanu and Scott Fischman. This just happened to be a marathon session as it lasted a grueling 22 hours before Juanda took down first place...  

Have you ever asked yourself if you are playing the right sized pot? If you haven’t you should. The very structure of your tournament will almost certainly dictate what kind of pot sizes will be prominent throughout the tournament. Why? The reason is because structure and pot size go hand-in...  

Have you asked yourself if you are playing the correct size pots for your poker tournament? Maybe you should. Here's why...  

On a night of firsts, Erick Lindgren stood out from the crowd. Lindgren, a WSOP veteran won his first bracelet in Event 4, the $5,000 mixed limit/no-limit hold 'em tournament, but the journey wasn't easy given ...  

ClubWPT has a new TV show spawned from their free poker site. The show will premier October 5th with qualifiers from their free online tournaments. An interesting concept indeed! Here is how it works: Download the ClubWPT software Create an account. (There is no deposit necessary) Pick your...  

Looks like our fearless lawmakers are at it again. Senator Robert Menendez has introduced the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act, S. 3616. This particular bill would put in place the framework by which internet gaming would be regulated. It outlines licensing, control, and oversight...  

NLOP is back on track and it looks they have revamped their site and cash tournaments. I got a promo email yesterday and decided to stop by again to check it out. Apparently the cash tournaments are back in the mix and they also have a $1000 cash heads-up tournament against none other than Mike...  

The entire world is beginning to feel the effects of our financial woes here in the United States of America. A bad economy equals a lot less poker for those that play the game. Already Las Vegas has seen a fourteen percent drop in gaming revenue and now the President has finally acknowledged...  

Carter King took down the Pokerstars WCOOP Main Event and $1.2 million dollars to go with it in prize money. Carter bested a field of 2185 players in this two day event that included several notable professional poker players. Here is the final table pay out: *1. Carter “ckingusc” King - $1,265...  

The second Bodog Poker Oper will take place September 28th. The intial BPO ran earlier this year in March and had only six events. This time around Bodog has expanded the number of preliminary events to 13. The series will end with the Main Event featuring a $500 buy-in $300,000 guaranteed...