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Qualify Online for the World Series of Poker 2024

The Main Event of the World Series Of Poker (WSOP) is the holy grail of the entire poker industry. The 2024 Main Event edition is planned between July 3 to…

April 19, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
WPT Global Warm Up $2,5M GTD- RAKE FREE! (Apr 19-27)

WPT Global recently joined the top of the popularity charts in the online poker industry. One of the main reasons for this result is the full transparency to its players.…

April 19, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
3 Reasons Poker Players Take a Break From Social Media

Every now and again, a famous poker player announces taking a break from social media. Often the motivation is to have more quality time with friends and family or to…

April 18, 2024 | Vasilisa Zyryanova
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PokerListings Pulse: Unveiling the World Festival 2024, MR ChampionChips, and More!

While we were in webpage maintenance mode over the past week, we bounced back as soon as we could. Of course, all in hopes you wouldn't miss out on any…

April 18, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
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Why Do Successful Poker Players Love Solvers?

Poker solvers are an essential software designed to help you improve your poker skills and better understand of the game as a whole. But why are poker solvers needed for…

April 16, 2024 | Vasilisa Zyryanova
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WSOP 1970 – Where It All Began

It's the year 1970. Berlin is still divided by the wall, Paul McCartney announces the breakup of The Beatles, the Brazil national team becomes the world champion in soccer, and…

April 16, 2024 | Max Streltcoff
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The Festival Series: Qualify With the iPoker Network for Rozvadov 2024

The Festival Series in Rozvadov is gearing up to bring together players with all sorts of backgrounds from around the world. Mixed games lovers, Hold’em fans, recreational players, as well…

April 15, 2024 | Melvin Schroen
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888poker Micro Rollers ChampionChips Series Kicking off Today

Where other sites are relatively calm when it comes to online poker series, 888poker is the place to be today for poker fans with a lower bankroll at their disposal.…

April 14, 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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Question of the Week

In your six-max game online it’s folded to a fish who limps from the button. A regular in the small blind calls as well and you make it $14. The button calls as does the small blind. The flop comes

3
8
. The small blind checks.

What should you do?
Pot: $42
Button
$55
Check
Small Blind
$192
Your cards
Fold
1st
$230
Fold
2nd
$214
Fold
Cut-off
$214
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Poker Strategy Articles

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
Max Greenwood - observing - thinking when not in a poker hand
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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