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Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth: Is His Time Over?

October 7, 2010 at 5:36 PM |

Once the world's biggest poker player Phil Hellmuth have not won a single tournament for 3 years and 110 days now, his bad luck surrounds his cash games as well.

Lost & Found

No Limit Hold'em Tips for Beginners - Part 1.

October 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM |

In this two-part guide we are intending to provide orientation for beginner poker players. The first part will lay out some basic practices, and the second will cover issues concerning game techniques. With this guide we want to provide an insight of the game itself, as well as some management skills you will be needing if you hope to be a profitable poker player.

Lost & Found

Play a Hand With Us – C/C or Value Bet on a Scary River?

October 6, 2010 at 5:30 PM |

$0.50/$1  No Limit HoldemUTG  $97CO  (Hero) $101BTN  $130SB  Wavefuncti0n $95BB  debe90 $100

Lost & Found

Play a Hand with Us – Thin Value Bets with 77

October 6, 2010 at 5:26 PM |

$0.50/$1  No Limit Holdem5 PlayersUTG  (Hero) $104 CO  $25 BTN  $102 SB  $185 BB $100

Poker Tournaments

PCA Schedule Now Public

October 6, 2010 at 4:56 PM |

PokerStars have posted the schedule of next years PCA on their website, and also opened www.pokerstarscaribbeanadventure.com, the official website of the tournament. Over 50 tournaments will be held at the luxurious Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.

Lost & Found

Floating

October 6, 2010 at 3:30 PM |

This article will cover the concept of ’floating’. Floating, or float play, is a technique of the more experienced poker players.

Lost & Found

An Introduction to Implied Odds

October 6, 2010 at 1:43 PM |

It happens very often in poker that the cards we are holding are not the strongest possible. We hope to see some cards on the flop, turn or river that make our hand complete (like flush or straight draws, for example).

Poker Players

vmi

October 6, 2010 at 1:20 PM |

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Poker Humor

Viktor Blom 2+2 Photoshop Thread Best Of

October 5, 2010 at 7:15 PM |

There is a 2+2 forum thread called 'Blom photoshop potential'. In it, a user called 'ShortstackCat' posted 3 pictures of Viktor Blom playing at the poker table, encouraging fellow users to exploit and 'remix' the photos using Photoshop. There are many very funny ones, we strongly advise you to visit the thread after skimming through our little compilation here. It's worth it, we promise.

Poker Tournaments

European Masters of Poker - Win Seats With NoiQ

October 5, 2010 at 4:15 PM |

If you are a hobby poker player, but might want to try yourself at a big tournament, whose buy-in does not rob you of much money, EMOP might be a good start. You can now enter NoiQ Poker's Mid Limit and Low Limit EMOP races, where you can win a registration to the VIP freeroll whose main prizes are EMOP Malta seats worth €2,600 each.

Poker Tournaments

Vamplew wins EPT, Juanda Comes In Second

October 5, 2010 at 2:23 PM |

The EPT London came to its end with a surprise victory of the 23-year old scottish player David Vamplew, who managed to beat the poker legend John Juanda in the 4 hour long heads-up.

Online Poker

October Reload Bonus at NoiQ

October 5, 2010 at 11:56 AM |

If you are a player at NoiQ Poker, and want to redeposit some money, now is your time. They are offering 100% Reload Bonus up to €200. But hurry up, the exclusive offer is only valid between the 1st and 30th of October.

Poker Legislation

Online Poker Legislation: Washington Bans, Denmark Legalises

October 4, 2010 at 7:59 PM |

PokerStars has recently banned residents of the State of Washington from its rooms, due to a Supreme Court decision. Meanwhile, Denmark is planning to give the green lights to international online poker providers.

Online Poker

Durrrr Challenge 2 - Short Session

October 4, 2010 at 6:33 PM |

Durrrr and jungleman12 have continued their epic clash called the Durrrr Challenge 2, with a 1 hour session which brought about a near draw between the two pros. Durrrr only earned $1,429 by the end of the day.

Poker Rooms

FTP Changes from Dealt to Weighted Contributed and Introduces Black Card

October 4, 2010 at 5:57 PM |

Effective 1st October 2010, Full Tilt Poker changed their rakeback calculation method from dealt to weighted contributed. While the former favours the tighter multi-table players, the latter might be more advantageous for the loose aggressive and or the fish.