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The poker world was saddened on Tuesday to learn that two-time WSOP bracelet winner Thor Hansen has been stricken with terminal cancer.
Thor Hansen won 2 WSOP bracelets and over $2.9 Million in his poker career.
The announcement was made on twitter by Andreas Høivold who said that “It is a very sad day for Norwegian poker. »
Earlier this month, the Bicycle Casino in Los Angles held their first ever World Series of Poker Circuit Event. This was the first time the circuit was in a Los Angeles casino and the event was capped off by the $1,500 NL Hold’em Main Event. The event drew a staggering 549 players for »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is the most coveted prize in poker history. Winning the bracelet means that you are a true champion of poker. Below are the
If you have decided you would like to play Texas Holdem online, then you should learn the best way to approach it. There are some things you can do which will help you to start off on the right foot right away so you don’t waste your time, energy, and money. The sooner you do »
What’s the quickest way to a World Series of Poker bracelet? Probably a visit to Phil Hellmuth’s house because he’s got eleven of them.
Unfortunately, if you want to win one there is no short cut. Well, you could just get dumbly lucky for a few days straight and manage to walk away with one but »
Online poker is booming, more people each day are joining online poker sites and enjoying everything they offer. Holdem is the most popular poker game played in both traditional casinos and in online poker rooms. Players are in total control of their poker environment when they choose to play online and this is just one »
Sometimes a person wins the WSOP Main Event on sheer luck. They might have a run of cards that comes once in a lifetime. Everyone who wins the Main Event is going to need to get lucky, but some of the winners relied almost exclusively on luck. Here is a list of the top five »
The WSOP Main Event is the title all poker players dream about. It not only comes with a life-changing amount of money, but it places the winner in a select group of players who are remembered as being the best in the world. Of course, some players are remembered more fondly than others.
Doyle Brunson (left) »
Residents of Nevada may soon have the opportunity to play online poker as Nevada will soon have online poker regulations in place. They will officially become the first state in the nation to do so. As such, one has to wonder what type of affect the poker economy in Nevada and the WSOP.
Will »
Jonathan Duhamel, 24, is from Boucherville, Quebec. He came to the attention of the poker world after winning the 2010 WSOP Main Event. Duhamel was the first Canadian to ever win the title. Duhamel has career winnings of $9,588,690. This includes $8,944,138 for his Main Event win, as well as $272,209 for winning the High »
Online poker is the fastest growing game on the planet. One problem for many looking for a poker site to play at is telling the difference between the various sites online. PokerRoom.com is one of the oldest poker sites and still considered by many to be the best. Let’s take a look at sets PokerRoom »
Texas Holdem is one of the famous varieties of poker in the world and is the primary version of Poker played in many casinos. However, not everyone is familiar with this, particularly when with regards to the basic strategies involved and general rules as well.
Basic Texas Holdem Rules
Here the basic Texas Holdem rules that you »
To play Texas Hold’Em successfully, one must stick to the best decision throughout the game. But what is a good decision and what is not? The most debated over decision often comes during the pre-Flop and the post-Flop scenario.
Most of the time, there are variations of how each player plays a scenario. »
Seven Card Stud 8 or Better is a split pot version of Seven Card Stud. In many cases there will be two winners in a hand. The first winner is the person that has the best five card hand as in normal Seven Card Stud. The other players will win the low »
Seven Card Stud is one of the oldest forms of poker in the world. It is the game many players grew up playing before Holdem became popular. Let’s take a quick look at the rules to this old classic.
First, in most games players must put in an ante before receiving a hand. »
One of the more frustrating games played at the World Series of Poker is Razz. Razz is a Seven Card Stud variant where the worst hand is the winner. In Razz, aces are always low. As a result, a pair of aces is lower than a pair of deuces in this game. »