PokerListings Blogs Friday, May. 9. 2008

Strategy Snapshot: Suck-Out at the Deathmatch

Thursday, May. 8. 2008

User rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes)

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Phil Ivey playing in Day 1a of the EPT Season 4 Grand Final

With the bulk of online action happening in the Omaha games, we turn to a past hand for this strategy snapshot. This hand is from the fifth-biggest pot of the year so far.

Players: Phil Ivey and seda1

Game: Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em, Cash, Full Tilt Poker

Situation: $500/$1,000 blinds

Stack Sizes: Phil Ivey - $378,944; seda1 - $127,496

(Hand history and stats from PL.com MarketPulse Biggest Pots... Read More

Rio Grande! Nuijten Victorious at LAPT Brazil!

Tuesday, May. 6. 2008

User rating: 4.83/5 (6 votes)

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Julien Nuijten wins the 2008 LAPT Rio main event

It's not every day that a major poker tournament escapes the iron grip of the PokerListings.com tournament reporting juggernaut but the inaugural stop on the PokerStars.com Latin American Poker Tour came close. After a long-drawn-out battle with the Brazilian embassy to get our visas we were forced to admit defeat and slake our thirst for action... Read More

Dear Bad Beat Counselor: Pocket Aces Cracked

Tuesday, May. 6. 2008

User rating: 5/5 (4 votes)

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Bill Edler on Day 1a of the Five Diamond Poker Classic, Season 6 WPT

Long time no bad beat counseling. However, last week I received a worthy e-mail. (As always, you can ship your bad beats to badbeats@pokerlistings.com.)

So once again it's time to make ourselves feel better by laughing at the misery of others. Don't get all high and mighty and pretend you aren't like that, because you are. Who doesn't laugh when... Read More

Heads-Up: Is a Naked Bluff Ever Justified?

Tuesday, May. 6. 2008

User rating: 3.5/5 (6 votes)

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Stacks of $1 bills wrapped in hundos - WPT prize money

When you think of a bluff, it's usually a naked bluff that comes to mind… namely, a play at the pot with nothing - no pair, no draw, nothing.

It's a stone-cold move. You have zero chance to win if called. It's one of the boldest acts in poker. But is it ever actually correct to actually do it in a cash game?

I for one believe that... Read More

EPT Monte Carlo Part 1: Sit-and-Go Success

Monday, May. 5. 2008

User rating: 4.4/5 (5 votes)

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Sorel Mizzi playing in Day 1a of the EPT Season 4 Grand Final

When we arrived at Nice airport we had the option of taking a cab to Monte Carlo or going in style and taking a helicopter over the French Riviera to MC. The interesting thing is taking the helicopter was only about €10-15 more than taking a cab, so it was a pretty easy decision.

When I arrived in Monte Carlo I decided to play a single-table... Read More

The Beginning of Something New

Monday, May. 5. 2008

User rating: 4.67/5 (3 votes)

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Daniel Negreanu, Annette Obrestad on Day 1b of the 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, EPT4

I have something really exciting to talk about this time... I've been talking to Daniel Negreanu and his crew a lot the last months about joining his new training site called PokerTV. It is very unique and different from all the other sites out with tons of new ways to teach poker and how to improve ur game.

I wont go into details, but I can... Read More

Tilt Control

Sunday, May. 4. 2008

User rating: 4/5 (1 vote)

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Ben Roberts, Event 3, No-Limit Texas Hold'em Main Event - Day 1b, World Series of Poker Europe

By Ben Roberts -- About two years ago, I wrote On Cavemen and Poker Players, in which I talked about the importance of learning to control your emotions at the poker table. Since then, I've had time to further refine my views on this topic, especially when it comes to the concept of tilt.

To begin, let me state the obvious: tilt happens to... Read More

Just Say No!: Breaking My Addiction to "Loaning" Money

Saturday, May. 3. 2008

User rating: 4.33/5 (9 votes)

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Nolan Dalla at the final table of the WSOPC Lake Tahoe main event

They're everywhere - the railbirds. You've seen them. You know them. These poor penniless deadbeats infest nearly every poker room. They appear at all major poker events. Indeed, they are a constant nuisance for poker tournament winners who, right after cashing out, might as well bathe in maple syrup and then wait for the biting flies to swarm.

I've told this... Read More

Heads-Up: Does Low-Stakes Grinding Beat a Day Job?

Friday, May. 2. 2008

User rating: 4.08/5 (12 votes)

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Business in the front, party in the back

The idea: pit two veteran poker players heads-up on either side (not necessarily the one they agree with) of a contentious poker topic and let them have at it. This week's topic: Does Low-Stakes Grinding Beat a Day Job?

The saying goes that grinding low-stakes poker will suck the life out of you, but playing poker for a living has its obvious... Read More

Monte Carlo Part 1: Extracting Value

Friday, May. 2. 2008

User rating: 4.83/5 (6 votes)

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Matthew Stout playing in Day 1b of the PokerStars EPT Season 4 Grand Final

I just arrived home from the European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo. It proved to be well worth the trip, as it ended up being the largest tournament in Europe's history.

Because of the ever-weakening U.S. dollar, the buy-in was the equivalent of more than $15,000. However, thanks to the booming success of the European Poker Tour, they... Read More

Allen Cunningham Wins WSOPC Las Vegas

Thursday, May. 1. 2008

User rating: 4.86/5 (7 votes)

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Allen Cunningham after his victory at the 2008 World Series of Poker Circuit event at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

On Thursday night in Las Vegas, Allen Cunningham added another chapter to his already-formidable poker resume, winning the World Series of Poker Circuit event at Caesars Palace for $499,162.

Cunningham defeated young pro Ben Fineman in a short but fierce heads-up battle that saw the Full Tilt Poker pro overcome a 3-1 chip deficit, capitalizing on... Read More

(Urin) Clear and Present Danger

Thursday, May. 1. 2008

User rating: 4.67/5 (3 votes)

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Stacks of $1 bills wrapped in hundos - WPT prize money

Another Dang brother shines on the MarketPulse Biggest Pots roster today, and PL.com's strategy expert breaks down the pot in question.

Players: Di "Urindanger" Dang and present



Game: $300/$600



Situation: Heads-up, No-Limit Hold'em, Full Tilt Poker



Stack Sizes: Urindanger - $58,500; present - $70,498



(Hand history and stats from PL.com MarketPulse Biggest Pots section.) ... Read More

Top 5 Likely Outcomes of Postponing the Main Event Final Table

Thursday, May. 1. 2008

User rating: 5/5 (7 votes)

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Jerry Yang tanks on Day 7 of Event 55, World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em at the 2007 WSOP

As you've no doubt heard by now, ESPN has changed how the WSOP Main Event final table will play.

Normally the whole tournament plays out in a week, with the winner being braceleted and the prize money being handed out at the end of the final table. The whole tournament is then shown on ESPN around four months later.

However, now they have decided to play down... Read More