Online Poker

Loose Cannon signed to Team PokerStars

Last year, a fun wrinkle was added to PokerStars The Big Game where a “Loose Cannon” player could qualify for the game each week. These Loose Cannon amateurs got an opportunity to play with big-time pros like Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier. Interestingly enough, it appears as if a former Loose Cannon [...]

Risk Taking in Poker Tournaments

No matter how good you are at poker tournaments, there are going to be plenty of times when you have to take risks. After all, there is a fair amount of luck involved in tourneys. But blind luck doesn’t make one a profitable long-term player, and you need to know when to take calculated risks [...]

Daniel Negreanu discusses TwoPlusTwo Ban

If you haven’t heard by now, poker pro Daniel Negreanu was banned from TwoPlusTwo for one day after being accused of spamming. As the story goes, he created a thread for iSeries Live and made additional posts about it in another thread; both were deleted and Negreanu was warned. He then posted a video where [...]

Poker Tournament ROI vs. Cashing Percentage

One question that a lot of beginning poker tournament players have is whether they should focus on their rate of return (ROI) or their cashing percentage. And the first place that we should begin this discussion is with the definitions of both of these terms: Rate of Return – This refers to how much money [...]

A.J. Benza on Dial-a-Star

After getting dumped as co-host of the show High Stakes Poker, little has been heard from A.J. Benza. However, we now have a sighting to report since Benza has been spotted on Dial-a-Star.com. As the website name implies, people can call various stars and talk to them on the phone through this service. Get a [...]

Jennifer Tilly to appear on The Simpsons

Poker pro Jennifer Tilly will be adding another credit to her acting career since she’ll appear as herself on the animated series “The Simpsons.” The plot to the episode, which is called “Gone Abie Gone,” will see Tilly teach Lisa Simpson how to play poker. The reason why Lisa wants to learn poker is because [...]

Daniel Negreanu says Full Tilt Players not getting paid

Daniel Negreanu has been one of the most outspoken people when it comes to discussing the Full Tilt Poker situation. In the past, he’s been extremely critical of former FTP owners Howard Lederer, Ray Bitar and Chris Fergson, saying that they’re scumbags and thieves. This time around, he turned his attention towards Erick Lindgren and [...]

Winning Sit and Go’s

Most beginning poker players are happy to cash in a sit and go tournament because it’s tough to do on a consistent basis. But at some point, you need to turn the corner and start winning some of these SNG’s so that you turn a long-term profit. This being said, let’s take a look at [...]

PokerStars Zoom nearing Real Money Play

One of the most exciting developments to happen in online poker over the past few weeks is PokerStars Zoom. This new style of play is very similar to Rush Poker, which was run by the now-defunct Full Tilt Poker. Zoom Poker is great because it cuts out all of the waiting time associated with online [...]

SuperStar Showdown Rematch: Isildur1 vs. Isaac Haxton

After signing a deal with PokerStars at the end of 2010, Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom was quite active in the SuperStar Showdown matches, where he plays challengers heads-up with a $150,000 bankroll on the line. However, these matches have cooled down as of late with no new challengers stepping forth. But all of this is about [...]

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