How many times have you been so happy with your play that you could jump through the roof? How many times have you been so disappointed with your play or a bad beat that you wanted to jump off a building? The game of poker, especially No Limit Hold’em, is one of the best roller coaster rides any of us can ever experience. True, the ride can be bumpy and throw you out of the car but it can also magically build tracks when it seems like you are about to run into a dead end to keep you on ... Read Full Story
After 25 intermittent sessions Tom Durrr Dwan has managed to turn the tables on Antonious who once had the lead. No less than a few days ago Patrick Antonious was up more than 300k. Dwan finally started to hit his draws and chipped away at the lead from session to session.
Neither player has ever had a lead this large at any point in the challenge. This should be very interesting and could be very dangerous for Antonious if he is not careful. If he were to quit now he would be out of $1.2 mil... Read Full Story
Lately, there has been a bit of a battle cry regarding bad beats on PokerStars and Full Tilt. Player after player seems to want to complain about getting bad beat as if it never happens. That still amazes me to this day that online players have not grasped the concept of what a Bad Beat really is. A good player gets his chips in with the best hand. Bad players do not get their chips in with the best hand.
It seems clear that you cannot be Bad Beat unless you are a reasonably good poker player... Read Full Story
I know this concept my sound very contrary to some but there are times when laying down the best hand is the correct play to make. Over and over again we all have been told to get your chips in with the best hand. I happen to agree with that and I am sure most of you do too. However, there are circumstances that will turn up at the poker table that will put you in awkward positions that almost force you to call with the best hand.
What are they?
Well, I am speaking of poker tournaments to be ... Read Full Story
I love the fact that I can change my PokerStars theme any time I please. Just the fact that I do not have to settle with the standard themes gives me peace of mind. Peoples moods change and when your mood changes you want a theme that fits the mood you are in. Nothing strange about that. Is it?
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Anyhow, PSThemes is the place to go to get high quality PokerStars themes. This guy has been doing it for a number of years and the quality of his product speaks for itself. The average price for o... Read Full Story
The Heartland Poker Tour is back again at the Majestic Star casino in Indiana. Once again I will be playing satellites into the Main Event starting July 3rd. Having had some time to reflect on the previous satellites a few months ago I am ready to rock and roll.
I will make a few adjustments in my play and hopefully it will pay off by winning the seat this time and advancing deep into the tournament. I am definitely looking forward to the challenge. The Main Event does start until late July a... Read Full Story
My hot streak continues as I made another Final Table yesterday. My play has been great and my hands are holding up and that is the key. No new changes to my game or anything but the tweaks I made a while back remain in place and very effective.
This tourney started with me doubling up on a flush. After that it was pretty much every time I got my chips in I was doubling up. One guy re-raised me pre-flop while I was holding [A][A] and he had [7][7] and was not about to fold. You gotta love tha... Read Full Story
