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After cashing over $9.1 million by winning the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, Peter Eastgate is now living the "I can buy anything I want no matter the cost" dream, which I'm sure we've all dreamt.

The beginning of a new tournament is interesting for many reasons. It's as if each player's proverbial poker slate has been wiped clean.

I can't emphasize enough my disdain for automated poker tables - those that take the place of real-life wood and felt games run by a real live dealer.

Part of being a good poker player is being able to focus and remain sharp with your calculations and observations over an extended period of time.

In live ring games, players tend to lose interest when they are not involved in hands, and find their mind (and eyes) wandering elsewhere.

The gap between pros and amateurs is always huge, whatever the game. Try watching an adult league hockey game and then watch the NHL.

A lot is made of being able to read and catch your opponent when he is on a monster bluff, or trying to induce a heavy call while holding the nuts.

World Series of Poker final tables are always important events, but on Thursday's final table at the Betfair Poker 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, one man has a chance to make real history.

For months, Ivan Demidov has been alleged to be a member of the so-called "November Nine," a shadowy group of largely unknown poker professionals who will battle for over $9 million during the final table of the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas in just over a month.

Demidov, along with fellow finalists Scott Montgomery, Chino Rheem, Kelly Kim and Peter Eastgate (as well as, to a lesser extent, their four colleagues) has not been content to rest on the laurels he earned for himself on the evening of July 15, instead putting his new reputation as poker royalty on the line in a number of [[LinkTracker:Betfair Poker]]high-profile tournaments[[/Link]], most notably this one.

In a previous list, we served up a few ways to induce tilt - to get your opponents to play the game emotionally instead of logically and to give you an advantage at the table.

Phil Hellmuth might be the most bipolar poker player alive. When he's on, he's on top of the world; when he's not, he's spiteful and angry - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli.

Today's list is about the marathon session: those nights you've stared at your screen far too long or imprinted your back-pocket logo on the cushion of your now-rock-hard casino chair.

Much like an actor selecting a character to portray, a poker player joining a table of strangers has the opportunity to represent any persona he wants.

One of the major limitations of making a Top 5 list is of course that you're only able to choose a total of five options.

In live poker, you'll encounter situations that necessitate remaining motionless with a stone-cold poker face. Seems simple. But the truth: it's way easier said than done.

Today's list takes us into the future and gives us a glance at some potential technological additions that might be in store for live poker circa 2043.

Today's Top 5 list touches on the cyberworld of poker forums and looks specifically at which topics of conversation tend to be the most repeated on the interwebsnets.

Today's list is about behavior in live game situations and the things you do - intentionally or not - that can induce heavy tiltage in your opponent.

If you've never played live poker before, you probably aren't familiar with all the nuances and quirks in the book of poker etiquette.

Poker is a tough game, and to be good at it you need to put in work. That's just what it takes to be a winning player in this day and age.

Music is the secret weapon of the poker player. Since I like you PL.com readers, but mostly because I'm getting paid to do it, I'm going to share with you my own secret weapons.

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