News

TJ Cloutier’s 2005 WSOP Bracelet Sells for $4,006

Last week, we reported that TJ Cloutier’s 2005 WSOP $5,000 NL bracelet was on sale on Ebay. Speculation swirled the internet initially as to whether the bracelet was indeed Cloutier’s. Online blogger compncards (aka James Guill) contacted Plano Pawn Shop and discovered that the bracelet had indeed been pawned off by Mr. Cloutier »

Live Event News

WSOP Circuit Event for Harrahs St. Louis Released

The schedule for the WSOP Circuit Event for Harrah’s St. Louis has been released.  The event will run from April 1st 2010 through April 15th, 2010, highlighted by a three-day championship event that will kick off on April 13th.
Various forms of poker will be spread.  NL Holdem events will run from $230 all »

Tips

The term “out” in poker

Whenever there is more than a single betting you have ample chances of ensuring a proper way which would mean an unseen card whenever it is drawn will enable improvement of a players’ hand. This is for one which is likely to stage a victorious performance for the purposes of making millions of dollars. »

Find a Poker Mentor

Regardless of you level of skill in poker, there are players out there that are better than you. There are also players that think differently than you about every situation that you will face at a poker table. There are also those that have wisdom when it comes to poker and the »

Having Normal Swings

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Blogs

Thoughts on 2010 WSOP Rules

As posted in the news section of this site, the rules for the 2010 WSOP have been released. I figured I would take a few minutes to highlight some of the changes and give my opinion on said changes.
Rule 37B is one rule I particularly like as it addresses civility in the poker. »

Top 10 WSOP Moments of the Decade

#10. Joe Cada Becomes Youngest WSOP Champion in History

Joe Cada entered the final table of the WSOP Main Event as one of the middle stacks and then proceeded to work his way up the leader board and after an unlikely suckout against Antoine Saout, he entered heads-up play as the chip leader. After »

2010 WSOP Schedule Musings

The schedule for the 2010 WSOP has finally been released as well as some details about the upcoming WSOP.  I thought I would give my thoughts on a few of them.
More $1,000 buy-in Events
There will be six open $1,000 buy-in NL Holdem events.  I personally played in the event that started this trend and while »

Jeff Madsen: Youngest Bracelet Winner in WSOP

If there are naturals on the poker circuit then surely Jeff Madsen is one of them. He came to age with Poker! Born in 1985 in Santa Monica, Callifornia, Madsen has the distinction of being the youngest Poker player to win a Word Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. He won the title barely a month »

WSOP Changes I Would Like Implemented

Jack Effel has been stating lately on his twitter that he will soon be finishing up the schedule for the 2010 World Series of Poker. While the WSOP is still six months away, there are five things I would like to see at this years WSOP:
Electronic or Automated Option Registration
There has been online registration »

Rules

Texas Holdem Rules

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 »

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Pre-Flop Versus Post-Flop

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. »

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Stud 8 or Better Rules

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 »

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Seven Card Stud Rules

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. »

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Razz Rules

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. »

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