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Poker Strategy

Bet, Check, Fold: A Beginner’s Guide to Thinking Through a Poker Hand Like a Pro

September 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM |

Learn a simple, step‑by‑step framework that lets you analyze any poker hand like a seasoned pro—even if you’re just starting out.

Poker Rooms

Partypoker Changes Heads-Up Cash Games to Fast-Fold Format

April 17, 2024 at 2:32 PM |

Partypoker is enacting changes. The latest one is to phase out traditional heads-up cash games for fast-fold. See how this change affects the poker room.

Poker Rooms

$1.10 to Seoul: How the WPT Global Satellite Path to the Korean Championship Actually Works

August 19, 2026 at 2:41 PM |

WPT Global runs satellites to the WPT Seoul Championship until 25 October. The full path costs $1.10 to enter — here's the structure, the odds, and the deadlines that void your package.

Poker Rooms

Best Online Poker Sites for Spin & Go in 2025

March 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM |

The best online poker sites for Spin & Go games in 2025! GGPoker, 888poker, iPoker, PokerKing, and top alternatives for US players, crypto users, and those looking for mobile-friendly gameplay.

Poker Strategy

How to Play AQo in Poker: Strategy, Pitfalls, and Winning Tips

March 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM |

AQo (Ace-Queen offsuit) is one of the strongest hands in poker, but it can also be tricky to play correctly. This guide will help you maximize value while avoiding costly mistakes, from preflop decisions to postflop strategy.

Lost & Found

Notgoingnewhere Leakfinder Video

March 19, 2012 at 1:51 PM |

Notgoingnewhere has recently made a leakfinder video for $7 Turbo heads-up sit'n gos on PokerStars.

Poker Strategy

Poker Strategy: Choosing our bet sizes preflop - 3-betting and 4-betting

July 17, 2024 at 1:02 PM |

We'll continue our mini-series of preflop bet and raise sizing, we advance to the intricacies of 3-bet and 4-bet pots.

Poker Rooms

iPoker’s Current Rake System (2025): The Real Player Value (RPV) Model Explained

July 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM |

Learn how iPoker’s RPV rake system works in 2025. Discover its Weighted-Contributed and Source-Based roots, and how it shapes rakeback rewards.

Video

Stefan11222 Goes All-In – CGWC Week 2 Recap Unleashes High-Stakes Drama

June 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM |

Watch the Week 2 video: Stefan11222 plays fearless deep-stacked poker in the latest CoinPoker Mid-Stakes Championship episode.

Loyalty Program Reviews

Maximize Your Poker Profits with RakeRace.com

July 23, 2024 at 1:28 PM |

Enjoy exclusive promotions, personalized deals, VIP support, and professional coaching to elevate your game and earnings.

Poker Players

Benjamin “bencb” Rolle – Online-poker mastermind and 2025 WSOP Online Main Event champion

September 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM |

Benjamin “bencb” Rolle wins the 2025 WSOP Online Main Event for $3.9M. Explore his journey, career highlights, and Raise Your Edge legacy.

Poker news

Ontario Could Rejoin the Global Poker Market — But Practical Implementation Remains Far Off

November 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM |

Ontario’s recent court ruling opens the door to international poker liquidity, but meaningful change is still a long way off due to potential appeals and regulatory hurdles.

Poker Rooms

New Wave of GGPoker RTA Bans? High-Stakes Pros Raise Questions Over Security Reviews

July 22, 2026 at 11:15 AM |

Several high-stakes players claim they were permanently banned by GGPoker over alleged RTA violations. Here's what happened, what counts as RTA, and why the poker community is debating the site's security process.

Poker Tournaments

Two Players Won Roughly the Same at the WSOP Final Table. One Kept $600,000 More.

August 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM |

Over 40% of the WSOP Main Event final table money went to tax — and the effective rate ranged from 30% to more than 50% depending purely on where players live.

Poker Players

The Immortals of Poker: Phil Ivey, the Versatile Genius

February 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM |

Phil Ivey learned the basics of poker from his grandfather, started his career with a fake ID, and went on to become the most feared player of the game's golden era.

Poker news

$11 Million Cooler: Alex Foxen Falls in the Biggest Televised Pot in Poker History

September 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM |

At Triton Jeju, Ossi Ketola cracked Alex Foxen’s flush to scoop an $11M pot — the biggest ever televised in poker history.

Poker Strategy

#6 When should you consider 3-betting from the blinds?

December 5, 2022 at 11:40 AM |

This article will discuss defending out of position by 3-betting and cold calling in the Big Blind. These situations are frequent; thus, you should have a solid strategy. When you are out of position, it is always a bit more complicated since you have an information and EQ realization disadvantage.

Poker Rooms

PokerStars Removes Classic Spin & Go Depth – Players React to Flash-Style Merger

June 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM |

PokerStars merged Spin & Go with Flash, making classic games faster and shallower. Regulars push back—here’s what changed and how it affects strategy.

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Betfair Poker Left iPoker: How to Keep Playing on the iPoker Network in 2026

August 14, 2026 at 10:31 AM |

Betfair Poker moved to the PokerStars Network on 13 August 2026. Staying on iPoker? RedStar Poker keeps HUDs, Speed Poker and up to 35% rakeback + 15% chase.

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CoinPoker 3-Bet Club Explained: Cost, Requirements and Whether It's Worth It

August 19, 2026 at 1:18 PM |

CoinPoker's 3-Bet Club costs $35/month and pays up to 15% extra rakeback — but Tier 2 requires hitting published 3-bet and VPIP thresholds. Full breakdown and break-even maths.

Online Poker

CoinPoker The One: $5M Guaranteed, $1M for the Winner

September 14, 2026 at 10:46 AM |

CoinPoker launches The One from October 4–12 with a $250 buy-in, $5 million guarantee, 26 Day 1 flights and a massive $1 million top prize.

Loyalty Program Reviews

Betfred VIP System Renewed – Analysis

June 16, 2012 at 8:24 PM |

Although not fundamentally redesigned, the Betfred VIP Club has undergone several important changes in the first half of 2012. In our current analysis, we take a look into the new VIP system to uncover its structure.

Poker Rooms

WPT Global to Relocate Select Players to Nexa Poker Platform

February 24, 2026 at 12:35 PM |

WPT Global confirms the transfer of certain player accounts to invitation-only Nexa Poker, an Anjouan-licensed offshore platform launching March 2.

Others

Online Casino Withdrawals: What Happens Before Money Is Released

June 1, 2026 at 7:42 AM |

Behind the simple click of an online casino withdrawal button lies a complex web of mandatory verification checks and backend processing steps that operators and affiliates must transparently explain to prevent a gap between player expectations and actual payout times.

Poker Players

HSP Player Caught Importing Watches Illegally

May 6, 2011 at 1:14 PM |

Erik 'Rolex' Boneta, one of the amateur players from the last episode of High Stakes Poker has been caught trying to illegally import 'gray market' Rolex watches from Hong Kong. His company agreed to forfeit over $2,250,000.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Episode 11

May 11, 2011 at 8:13 AM |

The 11th episode of Season 7 of High Stakes Poker is out, featuring the same lineup, the well-know pros like Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari, and businessmen like the bluffmaster Bill Klein and the Rolex smuggler Erik Boneta.

Poker Rooms

PokerAkademia Open Blind Structure and Schedule

October 30, 1997 at 1:33 PM |

The main event starting stack is 30,000 in chips. Consult the chart below for details on the tournament schedule and blind structure.

Poker Rooms

KKPoker Pot Fold: New NLH & PLO Cash Game Format

September 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM |

KKPoker introduces Pot Fold, a new NLH and PLO format with no preflop betting and a single Pot or Fold decision on the flop.

Poker Rooms

PokerStars Introduces New Cash Game Rules and Expands Seatfinder System

August 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM |

PokerStars introduces stricter cash game rules, raises multi-tabling cap, and removes more formats following global rollout of its Seatfinder system.

Analysis

Trump’s Re-Election: What It Means for Online Poker in the US

December 3, 2024 at 4:12 PM |

Could Trump’s policies help or hurt online poker in the US? Explore potential impacts on legalisation and opportunities. Learn what the future might hold.