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WSOP Changes Player of the Year Standards to Include Main Event

On Saturday, the WSOP announced that the 2009 WSOP Player of the Year race will include the Main Event. In prior years, the Main Event did not figure into the points calculation. One possible reason for the change may be the fact that only two bracelet events are being broadcast this year. »

Live Event News

WSOP Event #55 Recap - Abe Mosseri Wins 2-7 Triple Draw Bracelet

Event #55 of the WSOP was the $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw event. 258 players turned out making this the largest lowball tournament in history. John Phan took this event in 2008 and looked to repeat as champion. Phan did not repeat, but instead, Abe Mosseri put on a dominating performance at »

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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 »

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Blogs

WSOP Event #54 Recap - Tony Veckey Wins $1,500 NL Holdem Bracelet

Event 54 of the WSOP was the last $1,500 NL Holdem event of the Series. A sold out field of 2,818 players took part in this mega-donkament to take their shot at $673,216 and the bracelet. After three long days of play, Tony Veckey, a software engineer from Chicago, took down the bracelet.
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Poker Friendships

The poker community tends to be somewhat of a tight knit bunch, and everyone seems to have a certain group that they fit into. There are those that fit in with the “hip NL” players, there are those that are “old school”, there are those that are “media”, and there are those that are »

WSOP in Full Swing and Kicking It Old School at Binons

So far the World Series of Poker has really kicked off with a bang. Over 6,000 players showed up for the stimulus event, making it the largest WSOP event in history outside of the Main Event. The 40k event had probably the strongest NL Holdem field in history and it looked like »

Playing the Stimulus Event and Maybe I’ve Lost the Thrill

Yesterday was the big $1,000 NL event at the WSOP, also known as the Stimulus Special. As I have been talking for a couple of months, I did indeed play. I started over at Brazilia with a pretty ragtag bunch of players and David Levi. I was fortunate enough to double up »

Some Hotels to Avoid In Vegas

If you have read anything about Las Vegas, then you have probably seen some of the best and brightest of the hotels and casinos featured. However, many people cannot afford an extended stay at the Pallazo, Venetian, etc. Those people have to find more inexpensive ways to enjoy Vegas. However, what happens »

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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