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A while back I wrote a satirical blog entry titled Vince McMahon meet Doyle Brunson, where I detailed a plan to “script” poker: Adding some bad guys ‘Heels’ for poker fans to boo, and hero’s to prop up and cheer. Well, poker got a bit of WWE feel recently when the Daniel Negreanu vs. Annie [...]

There is an all too often occurrence at the poker tables nowadays, and it doesn’t matter whether you play online poker or partake in the game at a brick & mortar card-room; the problem I speak of is dealing with an “Expert”. We all know the “Expert”, they dissect the most innocuous hands of poker [...]

Since there are many different reasons for a person to be hated -anything from being dull to being a cheat-I’ll give a quick explanation about my list and the criteria that I used to determine who the lucky 10 poker players would be:
First off, pretty much any type of behavior can land you on this [...]

You would think it would be a two horse race between PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker when it comes to which online poker site has the best stable of sponsored poker players, but there is a third and fourth site that are doing a good job of staying competitive with the two online poker giants. [...]

When six-figure paydays are the third reason the biggest name poker players want to win a World Series of Poker event you know there is something wild going on. Obviously for players making 7-8-figures every year, winning a few hundred thousand in a poker tournament is probably a little low on the priority list -some [...]

When a losing player tries to pinpoint a problem with their game they often start and end at strategic concepts: Am I too tight? Am I too loose? Do I overplay hands post-flop? Do I fold too easily on the river? And sometimes the answer to their problem can be found in one of those [...]

One of the most common questions a new player will ask is how do you build a bankroll? What complicates the matter is very few people are willing to invest a significant amount of money when they begin playing; even though this is what is needed.  As an alternative to a ready-made bankroll, these players [...]

Nowadays, poker is extremely lively and entertaining. You see just about all types of people trying their hand on this card game, including women who show both beauty and brains on the casino floor. Ah yes, watching poker has just gotten better!
Following is a quick rundown of some of the women we love to WATCH [...]

1. Black sunglasses
You cant pull off being a poker player these days without a good pair of sunglasses.

2. Beer
Everyone knows that beer is a mans best friend, wait ” wasn’t it a dog” it doesn’t matter. For this kickass list we’ll just says its beer. Enough said.

3. Secret weapon
Any good brawler knows that the power [...]

Professional Poker Players are known for being fierce at the tables, with the ability to turn off their emotions and bet millions of dollars with a wisp of the hand throwing chips into the pot. The ability to keep a poker face under pressure and throw their weight around in big tournaments. Many of [...]