So, is anybody tired of playing in or hosting the same freeze-out or re-buy tournament week after week? Anybody looking for a change of pace and a different tournament structure? Well, I have a couple suggestions for you.
Obviously, beyond any shadow of a doubt, no matter what variation of poker you’re playing, the most commonly played tournament structures are [...] Read Full Story
This happened in a home tournament: Two players limped and the player in the big blind checked. The dealer stood up to deal the flop, but dropped most of the deck onto the floor. Even cards remaining in the dealer's hand were exposed, including the bottom card since he somehow managed to also drop the cut card. One of the players stated everybody should retrieve their bets and the hand should be declared a misdeal. Since action took place, I ruled the deck should be reconstructed as b... Read Full Story
My Uncle Rollo once said to me, "Son." Uncle Rollo always called me son. He said, "Son, every poker player goes through a rough streak in which he can't seem to do anything right, and when he finally gets his money in good, he can't even win a showdown. When this happens to you, you'll have to make a choice." With that, Uncle Rollo walked away and left me standing in complete befuddlement. Read Full Story
You may have heard me talk about my Uncle Rollo in previous articles. Uncle Rollo was a great poker player and he taught me a lot; however, there is one thing that few people know about Uncle Rollo. He was also a great poker tournament host. Uncle Rollo ran the best home games in town. He may not have ran the biggest dollar games, and he certainly didn't have the most expensive equipment in town, but he knew what people wanted from a poker tournament and he knew how to deliver. Read Full Story
The next person to post a new thread or respond to a current one on The Grand Slam Poker Source Forum wins, well, absolutely nothing. I really don’t have anything of value that I can send to you. So, let’s say, the next person to post a new thread or respond to a current one [...] Read Full Story
This is Part II of a two-part article on playing short-stacked in No Limit Texas Hold'em Tournaments, but avoiding getting too short-stacked. In Part I, I discussed the concept of The Plateau Theory and the Tumble Factor to help measure your chip stack status in a tournament. In Part II, I will discuss the types of hands that players may have when short-stacked and whether or not they are worthy of playing. Read Full Story
I recently came across an interesting dilemna. If you could have unlimited access to all poker knowledge but have no guarantee of poker success, or be blissfully unaware of all your faults and mistakes, but be guaranteed a modest gain in your poker endeavors, which would you choose? Read Full Story
This is Part I of a two-part article on playing short-stacked, but avoiding getting too short-stacked. In this article, I will discuss the concept of M, identify it’s potential inadequacies for home game tournaments, and show an alternate way (The Plateau Theory) to measure your position in a tournament. Part II will discuss the types of hands [...] Read Full Story
I just added The Grand Slam Poker Source Deep Stack Blind Structure to the list of blind structures available on The Grand Slam Poker Source Blind Structure Page. Please take a peek. As with all of the blind structures listed on the page, I include information such as suggested starting stacks, estimated time to run the tournament, the average blind increase, and much more. Please give it a visit. Read Full Story
