I've been over and taken a look at the top 100 poker blogs and am proud to see that we here at the House are now ranked 25th on the list. That's not too shabby for an old country bumpkin like me I'm thinking.  I'm no writer by any means, and not much of a poker player, but I do enjoy blogging . It's opened up a whole new world to me, and it all started with a little encouragement from my affiliate manager at Carbon Poker. I want to thank everyone that visits and reads HouseofPokerBlues.com... Read Full Story

Hello folk . Today I thought I'd just share some weekends news from here at the House.  It was a very nice weekend for us here. It all started Friday when the wife and I decided to go watch "the Dark Knight". This is the best Batman movie to date if you ask me . The entire cast was great , from Bale, Freeman, Cain and Ledger ! This is a must see movie for the summer, you'll not be sorry. While the wife and I went to watch the movie , the youngest daughter (22) sat in for me at our Friday... Read Full Story

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A freeroll is a poker tournament that you play for free. That’s obviously great, but what you may not realize is that some freerolls are better than others. What makes a good freeroll? A number of factors might cause you to choose one freeroll over another when playing texas holdem online. What Makes a Good Poker Freeroll: Cap on Entries Freerolls, as you might expect, attract a lot of players. When all you have to do for a shot at the prize is sign up, you’re going to get a horde of... Read Full Story

  The 2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table is now set and here is the final nine players that have a shot at winning the WSOP Bracelet and $9.1 Million in cash ! November 9th, the players will continue the play with hopefully the next day crowning the 2008 Main Event Champion.  Congrats to the final table !DENNIS PHILLIPS, 53 - St. Louis, Missouri........................ 26,295,000      IVAN DEMIDOV, 27 - Moscow, Russia............................... 24,400,000SCOTT MONTGOMERY, 26 - Perth... Read Full Story

1 Dennis Phillips 14,100,000 2 Darus Suharto 12,600,000 3 Joe Bishop 11,700,000 4 Scott Montgomery 10,900,000 5 Ylon Schwartz 10,000,000 6 Peter Eastgate 9,120,000 7 Craig Marquis 9,100,000 8 David Rheem 9,100,000 9 Kelly Kim 8,130,000 10 Ivan Demidov 8,000,000 11 Chris Klodnicki 7,400,000 12 Dean Hamrick 5,300,000 13 Tiffany Michelle 5,270,000 14 Owen Crowe 4,000,000 15 Gert Anderson 3,600,000 16 Jason Risenberg 3,300,000 17 Nicholas Sliwinski 2,600,000 18... Read Full Story

 Poker is a game which is growing in popularity, especially with the rise high profile televised poker tournaments where people who play poker online have as much of a chance of winning as the poker pros who live the game. The traditional pack of cards, however, is almost obsolete.  Many people enjoy playing online poker via their PC, but you can also play poker on the move. The increasing popularity and affordability of mobile phones with good graphics, and the decreasing cost of WAP access... Read Full Story

What a terrible week I've had, and it has nothing to do with poker.....As some of you readers might know I've been having some health issues for the last year or so . First it was lung problems, then it was the vocal cords...after an operation to remove the cancer and polyps the old voice box is back and doing well. I'd been having some bad cramps in the lower stomach area , but being as bullheaded as I am I never said nothing to the doctors about that....to be honest about the thing I just... Read Full Story

And let the game begin.........But who wins the WSOP Crown will not be decided until November, that's when the final table will be played. This year, tournament officials are betting that delaying the tournament's final table moments will generate more interest and a leap in the ratings for the Championship. The hope is that this will lead to certain fame for the players who remain, and with all the hype that will be going on for the next few months I tend to think it will."This is probably... Read Full Story

Looks like this is the year of the pros at the WSOP. It's great to see players such as Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein and yes, even Mike Matusow winning bracelets in this years events  . Here is a list of the WSOP Bracelet Winners so far this year . # Winner of Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship - Nenad Medic # Winner of Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Grant Hinkle # Winner of Event 3 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em - David Singer # Winner of Event 4... Read Full Story