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Eric Seidel: The Legendary Journey

There's no doubt that Eric Seidel is an outstanding poker player. At this point, his career has been going strong for more than 35 years and he's still playing at…

April 26, 2024 | PokerListings Team
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How to Boost Your Poker Mindset?

Mathematics is a vital part of poker. Still, on it own, mathematics won't bring you much success. For a long and profitable poker journey, players need to build a strong…

April 25, 2024 | Vasilisa Zyryanova
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Action Time! GGPoker Reveals World Festival 2024 Schedule

We've all been waiting for the moment when GGPoker would reveal the tournament schedule of their next GGPoker World Festival 2024, the world's biggest online poker series. What we already…

April 25, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
MPP|EAPT Grand Final Cyprus – Brandon Sheils Grabs Two $10K Packages!

In the competitive world of poker, the Mediterranean Poker Party (MPP) and the EAPT series are set to converge in the first week of May, drawing countless players to the…

April 24, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
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PokerListings Pulse #16: From Hollywood Glitz to Online Triumphs

The sixteenth week of 2024 has been packed with poker action all over the world. From Hollywood to Bratislava, and from online streaming to the social media channels. PokerListings has…

April 23, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
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Crandell Addington: A WSOP Pioneer’s Story

Crandell Addington, born on June 2, 1938 in Graham, Texas, remains a seminal figure in the world of poker. This detailed exploration covers his journey from the early days at…

April 23, 2024 | Max Streltcoff
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Sykora Wins 38th Banco Masters, Tana Delle Tigri off to a Good Start

The Banco Masters Edition #38 crowned its winner, Cristian Sykora. The Austrian player defeated a field of 1,388 entries to add a significant amount of €36,370 to his bankroll. A…

April 22, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
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Spot the Poker Pro: Cameos in Film, TV, and Music Videos

Poker pros are more than used to the spotlight. With that said, that light is usually cast by overhead lamps on the green felt, meaning that outside of shuffling chips,…

April 24, 2024 | Iva Dozet
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Puggy Pearson

About Puggy Pearson Current ResidenceDeceasedBornJanuary 29, 1929Birth PlaceAdairvill, KY, USATotal Winnings$473.680 Puggy Pearson Trivia Only player present at every WSOP from 1970 to 2005Credited with creating the “freeze out” tournament styleMember of…

August 23, 2019 | Adam Lucas
Jennifer Tilly

About Jennifer Tilly Current ResidenceHarbor City, CA, USABornSeptember 16, 1958Birth PlaceHarbor City, CA, USATotal Winnings$1,034,348 Jennifer Tilly Trivia Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Bullets Over BroadwayFirst Hollywood…

August 23, 2019 | Elena D'Angelo
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John Juanda

About John Juanda Current ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornApril 30, 1968Birth PlaceLos Angeles, CA, USATotal Winnings$25,295,171 John Juanda Trivia 5-time WSOP bracelet winnerHolds an MBA from Seattle UniversityFormer award-winning bible salesman Player Score7/10Aggressiveness7Looseness6Limit6No-limit8Side…

August 22, 2019 | Adam Lucas
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John Duthie

About John Duthie Current ResidenceLondon, United KingdomBornMay 13, 1958Birth PlaceYorkshire, United KingdomTotal Winnings$2.931.822 John Duthie Trivia Married with two childrenFormer Film and Television directorCreator, CEO and executive producer of the…

August 22, 2019 | Adam Lucas
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Question of the Week

Aggressive $10/$20 six-max game online, Folded to you in cut-off. You make it $70 to go. Big blind calls. Flop is

9
7
A
. BB bets $100; you raise to $350 as semi-bluff and sort of extended c-bet. BB calls. Turn
8
. BB checks; you check behind. River
A
. BB bets $500.

What should you do?
Pot: $1,350
Fold
Button
$8,000
Fold
Small Blind
$2,000
Raise: $500
Big Blind
$4,540
Fold
1st
$1,940
Fold
2nd
$3,500
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Hand of the Week: Holz Escapes Shak’s Rock & Hard Place

Last year 49 players paid $300,000 each to play in the Aria Super High Roller Bowl and fight for a $5 million top prize. Among them was German prodigy Fedor…

March 4, 2017 | PokerListings Team
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Hand of the Week: Petrangelo Stays Cool Under Aussie Heat

At the highest buy-in event so far this year, Mike Watson and Nick Petrangelo managed to outlast Fedor Holz and move on to heads-up play. Having knocked off the hottest…

February 25, 2017 | PokerListings Team
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The Success Principles of Poker: The Power of Silence

Phil Ivey is the greatest pound-for-pound poker player alive. Patrik Antonius made the online poker world his own. Phil Galfond is an uber-talented player well-respected by his esteemed peers. What…

February 22, 2017 | PokerListings Team
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Hand of the Week: A $1.6m Hero Call to Win Aussie Millions

In this year’s Aussie Millions main event amateur player Shurane Vijayaram didn’t just beat the world’s elite — he made a spectacular hero call in the final hand to do…

February 18, 2017 | PokerListings Team
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8 Biases That Are Making You Worse at Poker

It’s hard to escape your personal biases. That’s one of the main points behind celebrated Magic: The Gathering pro Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa’s excellent “8 Biases That Are Making…

February 14, 2017 | PokerListings Team
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Hand of the Week: Dwan Drops Sledgehammer on Bob Safai

Tom Dwan has been gone from the big poker stage for a while but he’s left us with several masterpieces of poker art. He was the star of the great…

February 11, 2017 | PokerListings Team
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Hand of the Week: Best Hand to Nuts to Second Nuts to Gone

When two world-class poker players clash, you have a recipe for excitement. This battle between Dan Colman and Christoph Vogelsang at the PokerStars Championship Bahamas had a couple of twists…

February 4, 2017 | PokerListings Team
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Hand of the Week: A Monster That Might Not Be the Nuts

A set of kings is a monster, usually. But by the river it isn’t necessarily the nuts. At the most expensive poker tournament of last year – the $300,000 Super…

January 28, 2017 | PokerListings Team
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