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  • WSOP Main Event Preparation


    The World Series of Poker Main Event is the biggest poker tournament in the world. Not only is the prize pool enormous, the buzz around the WSOP Main Event is just as staggering. People come from all over the globe to watch and partake in this event....
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    Posted Jul 01 2009, 04:14 AM by Cre8ive with 5 Comments
  • Book Review: Check-Raising The Devil


    I have always thought Mike “The Mouth” Matusow was the most interesting person in poker – a perfect blend of amazing talent, outrageous degeneracy, sweet disposition, and emotional maelstrom. Many other pros have some of these traits; only Matusow has...
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    Posted Jun 26 2009, 05:02 PM by grapsfan with 10 Comments
  • Keeping Up With Online Poker Trends


    I’ve been playing online poker in some capacity since 2003. One of the things that has really fascinated me in recent years is the overall speed of the poker cycle in today’s game, particularly online. The game changes almost daily, and there are so many...
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    Posted Jun 26 2009, 02:29 PM by Rizen with 6 Comments
  • Getting What You Want from an Online Poker Site


    So, the folks at PocketFives have asked me to start writing some articles here, about (as Dan Cypra put it to me) “Anything to do with online poker.” As many of you are aware, I’m the cardroom manager for Cake Poker , and I’m starting my seventh year...
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    Posted Jun 21 2009, 03:25 PM by Lee Jones with 14 Comments
  • Online Poker Play: Two Hands of No Limit Hold'em


    As poker players, we play because it stimulates and challenges our minds (amongst other reasons). In every tournament we play, we are faced with difficult decisions. Many hands throughout tournaments put us to the test, and attempting to play those hands...
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    Posted Jun 11 2009, 01:39 PM by marinersheep with 23 Comments
  • Mike Sexton and Phil Ivey Side Bets at 2009 WSOP


    The 40th Annual World Series of Poker has wowed everyone with the turnouts in every event. Kudos to the RIO and WSOP staff for doing such an outstanding job in organizing and running this humongous event. The big buzz from the players at the WSOP is about...
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    Posted Jun 11 2009, 01:22 PM by Mike Sexton with 20 Comments
  • WSOP Experience: Poker Players and Spectators


    Although this is my second year attending the WSOP, it is my first year attending as an actual participant. As I was searching for the words to really describe the WSOP, I realized how one perceives the WSOP really depends on whether you attend as a spectator...
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    Posted Jun 07 2009, 10:51 PM by jdpc27 with 4 Comments
  • WSOP Experience: from New Zealand to Las Vegas


    The following is an update provided by PocketFiver Neil "Puggy82" Stewart, as he and his friends compete in the 2009 WSOP. TheVisionary , mathclub and myself have all made the annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas to join the thousands in their quest...
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    Posted Jun 05 2009, 11:54 AM by Puggy82 with 7 Comments
  • Poker Storytelling: Razz


    Although it often seems like NLHE and PLO are the only kinds of poker, the draw and stud games that came before them still see a decent amount of action online. While chances are nobody you know plays any of them particularly well (or at all), there are...
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    Posted Jun 03 2009, 04:22 PM by adanthar with 13 Comments
  • Edges in Poker


    Finding something to hang on to when you're on a losing streak, or simply wondering where you stand as a player, can be difficult. Poker is a decision-oriented game; the luck involved in the turn of each card invalidates any profit-and-loss judgment...
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    Posted Jun 01 2009, 11:57 AM by grapsfan with 17 Comments
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