Chad Batista

Antonio Esfandiari has come a long way since joining the WPT as their official ambassador.  

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 ...  

Here is a hand I played recently in the Pokerstars $20 Deep Stacks tournament. In this hand I decided to change gears at this stage of the poker tournament. I won a nice pot by doing so.  

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...  

The weekend isn’t even over yet and I have already cashed in all three multi-table tournaments I have played. Each of those tournaments had over 1500 players and I went deep into every one of them. I was disappointed last night when I played the $3000 Guaranteed tourney because I had a...  

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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...  

Interested in becoming a prop poker player? If so, here is a list of sites that offer players an opportunity to get paid to play poker.  

The $10,000 heads-up World Championship drew a 256-player field ready to win one of the most prestigious WSOP events of the year.  

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 ...  

Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson is a true poker legend. He literally helped bring the game loved all around the world to the main stream. The most interesting praise I can give to Doyle is simply that he remains relevant today. He is still a winning cash game player and continues to win major...  

Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson is a true poker legend. He literally helped bring the game loved all around the world to the main stream. The most interesting praise I can give to Doyle is simply that he remains relevant today. He is still a winning cash game player and continues to win major...  

Yes, you heard me correctly. Annie Duke AKA Howard Lederer’s sister will be a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice. We all know the routine.  

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...