If you are a tournament player you already no this, but there no perfect way to play a poker tournament. Whether you play online, in a casino or just in home games, you can’t win them all. To help improve your tournament game there is a few basic things you can do. First and foremost you need to know that you can’t win them all, consistency is the key to becoming a successful Holdem tournament player. For example if you play $10 tournaments online where the winner takes home $60, winning one ... Read Full Story

The top men’s seeds brought their high-powered athleticism and remarkable prowess to the courts of Melbourne on Day Two. Grateful spectators were left in awe of the world’s top players. Top-seed Rafael Nadal, 4th seeded Andy Murray and 2008 runner-up Jo Wilfried Tsonga were more than convincing in staking their claims as fan and bookmaker favorites for the year’s first Grand Slam event. The trio lost just 16 games in their three matches. With four Australian men in the top bracket, the loc... Read Full Story

Agnieszka “Aggie” Radwanska attained a career-high singles ranking in August of last year. The 19-year-old from Poland cracked the top 10 and brought a No. 9 seed to Melbourne Park. A quarterfinalist in 2008, Radwanska hoped to reduplicate her Australian Open success in 2009. Given a generous draw through her first four rounds, it appeared that one of the WTA Tour’s up-and-comers would be able to reach the round of 8 and stare down Serena Williams in a high-stakes encounter.... Read Full Story

The early rounds of a Grand Slam tournament are special not for the show court matches in which favorites usually dismiss underdogs with casual ease. In the first week of a major, the best seats belong to the tennis diehards who seek out the side courts where memories are made. On day one of the Australian Open, two tennis journeymen created some fireworks away from the TV cameras, as Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller outlasted No. 27 seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain in five dramatic sets. Shatte... Read Full Story

The first matches of the 2009 Australian Open didn’t offer three-set thrillers in the women’s portion of the tournament, but less than four hours into the year’s first Grand Slam event, one could say with a certain degree of confidence that the two Serbian “Vitches,” Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic, are headed in distinctly different directions. Yes, it’s true that both players won their first-round matches in straight sets. It’s also reasonable to c... Read Full Story

Spaniard Rafael Nadal has claimed the well-deserved top seed for the 2009 Australian Open. With the 2008 French Open and Wimbledon trophies in hand and with semi-final appearances in Australia and the U.S. Open, Nadal has all the credentials. He has overcome his nemesis, Number 2 seed Roger Federer, and is no longer intimidated by the former Number 1’s presence. In the 128 player draw, Nadal will first square away with unheralded Christophe Rochus of Belgium in the opening round. Nadal spo... Read Full Story

With $7 million in career earnings and a 251-140 career won-lost record, Serbian fireball Jelena Jankovic has claimed the top seed at the year’s first Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne. The power-packed field is loaded with potential upsets and Jankovic’s path to the finals will be a difficult road. Play in the 2009 Australian Open begins January 19th and Jelena’s first round opponent, 24 year old Yvonne Meusburger of Austria, carries a 22-38 won-lost record and should not pose much of an u... Read Full Story

Ticket sales indicate robust crowds will gathering in Melbourne on January 19th.  With one week to go, the Women’s Draw at Austrlian Open 2009 is shaping up. Maria Sharapova’s unfortunate withdrawal from the event leaves the year’s first Grand Slam without a defending champion.  The challengers are ready and most are pleased with their training while others appear to have some work to do. The World’s Number One Player, Serbian Jelena Jankovic, was forced to withdraw from the Hong Kong ... Read Full Story

Samantha Stosur may live in Tampa, Florida, but she hails from Australia and if last week’s performance the Sydney International is any indication, Samantha is well positioned to provide thrills and upsets in the Australian Open 2009 at Melbourne. Her legions of fans knows she will be home for the next two weeks. Boisterous crowds shouted and celebrated her stirring three set match with eventual champion Serena Williams at Sydney. Buoyed be a controversial second set net ball rulin... Read Full Story

Just a few days before the announcement of the women’s draw at the 2009 Australian Open, a certain family from Compton, Calif., has to be wondering if another cruel piece of tennis punishment will ruin a fortnight in Melbourne. The past two Grand Slam seasons have been slightly disappointing for women’s tennis fans, because final-level matches have occurred far too prematurely in the sport’s biggest events. In 2007, Justine Henin and Serena Williams had to stare down each ot... Read Full Story