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Tana delle Tigri Crowns Winner as Banco Casino Masters Gears Up!

The Tana delle Tigri Main Event finished strong over the weekend, crowning Italian Alessio Liscia as its new champion. After defeating a total of 964 entries, Liscia emerged victorious turning…

May 1, 2024 | Iva Dozet
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WSOP 1971 – The First Series of Tournaments and Johnny Moss’s Second Victory

The idea for the World Series of Poker had emerged a year earlier. The best players of the time had gathered at Binion's Horseshoe casino. They competed for the championship…

April 30, 2024 | Max Streltcoff
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PokerListings Pulse #17: Spring Festival, MPP/EAPT Cyprus, and More!

As we draw the prior week to a close (already the 17th of the year by the way) it's time for another poker recap. Just as you'd expect from the…

April 29, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
Jonathan Little
Three Important Things We’ve Learned From Jonathan Little’s Stream

What do you need to do to crush online MMTs like a beast? Established poker coach and professional player Jonathan Little has three answers for you - all at once.…

April 29, 2024 | Vasilisa Zyryanova
From Cards to Crowns: Triumph at the WPT Global Spring Festival

WPT Global is on the verge of firing up one of their biggest online series with the $7M GTD Spring Festival, available from May 5-26. If you have ever dreamed…

April 27, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
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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
How to Boost Your Poker Mindset
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
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Poker Player Profiles

Poker player Mikita Badziakouski.
Mikita Badziakouski

About Mikita Badziakouski Current ResidenceBelarusBornFebruary 6, 1992Birth PlaceBelarusTotal Winnings$38,259,122 Mikita Trivia On PokerStars his nickname is ‘fish2013’, referring to the year where he was allowed to play at the World…

November 15, 2022 | Melvin Schroen
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Bob Stupak

About Bob Stupak Current ResidenceDeseased September 25, 2009BornApril 6, 1942Birth PlacePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaTotal Winnings$865,441 Bob Stupak Trivia Stupak won his WSOP Bracelet in 1989 in No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw.He…

November 12, 2022 | Bjorne Lindberg
Poker Player Andrew Chen.
Andrew Chen

About Andrew Chen Current ResidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaBornJanuary 3, 1988Birth PlaceMississauga, ON, CanadaTotal Winnings$5,112,251 Andrew Chen Trivia Made training videos for online giant CardRunners.Online nickname ‘Achen’.290th on the All-Time money list…

November 10, 2022 | Melvin Schroen
Poker Player Andrew Feldman.
Andrew Feldman

About Andrew Feldman Current ResidenceBushey Herts, United KingdomBornJuly 16, 1987Birth PlaceWatford, United KingdomTotal Winnings$1,030,543 Andrew Feldman Trivia In 2012, made appearance on channel 4’s program ‘The Secret Millionaire’.Has played the…

November 10, 2022 | Melvin Schroen
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You're playing in an online six-max game. In this hand two weak spots, Players 1 and 2, limp in. You raise to $12 on the button with

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6
. The blinds fold and the limpers come along. The flop comes
A
6
2
. Player 1 leads for $22. Player 2 calls.

What should you do?
Pot: $39
Your cards
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Big Blind
$120
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$150
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2nd
$300
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Daniel Negreanu’s funky overbet bluff explained

If the antics over at CoinPoker weren’t enough to tickle your tastebuds then how about a revisit of the beloved ‘High Stakes Poker’ franchise, with all of the usual suspects!…

April 4, 2022 | George Sandford
Breakdown of the world’s biggest ever online cash game hand ($7.75m)!

Those of us who have been sitting around waiting for the band to get back together since the days of Full Tilt Poker’s ‘Rail Heaven’ need wait no longer as…

February 15, 2022 | George Sandford
Hellmuth vs Dwan: A Call on the Verge of Madness

Phil Hellmuth is one of the most successful poker players in the world. If you look at the naked numbers, he is the best tournament player of all time with…

January 25, 2022 | Arved Klöhn
Dragana Lim’s crazy WSOP Main Event river bluff analysed

In our section Hand Jam we take a look at exciting or strategically interesting hands in the poker world. In doing so, we shed light on the intricacies of each…

December 9, 2021 | Arved Klöhn
The biggest mistake you can make in Bounty Tournaments

We show you how to collect a bounty Do you know how to play knockout tournaments properly and how to deal with high bounties on players or do you just…

December 2, 2021 | Arved Klöhn
Pro folds set in WSOP Main Event (and is right to do so)

JJ Liu folds a set in the WSOP 2021 Main Event. We explain why the move was correct and at which times it is correct to fold a set.

November 30, 2021 | Arved Klöhn
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What to Do When You’re Not in a Poker Hand

Ask anyone what you should do when you play live and they’ll often say that tight is right. Because players are looser in the live arena than they are when…

August 26, 2021 | Debbie Zammit
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What is a Poker Straddle Bet?

Ever wondered what a straddle in poker is? This guide to poker straddle bets will explain just that – and how some use it as a way to raise the…

June 1, 2021 | Debbie Zammit
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