Poker Articles

May 2008 - Posts

• San Remo Trip Report: Part 1

  
  

  I really shouldn't be drinking. I have a plane to catch in five hours from Incheon Airport in South Korea. I was in Ireland less than twenty hours ago. I should be sleeping five hours, getting up, showering, and then getting out of Seoul semi-rested... Read More... Posted May 13 2008, 02:14 PM by Assassinato with 15 Comments

• Combining Poker and School

  
  

  One of the biggest decisions a lot of poker players have to make is whether or not to go “professional.” Online and live poker players contemplate the decision of whether they should devote their time to playing poker, and not to a typical job or to going... Read More... Posted May 12 2008, 06:44 PM by jr125 with 17 Comments

• The Evolution of Poker

  
  

  It is common knowledge in the poker community that the game is rapidly becoming more and more difficult to beat. Information is becoming available to the entire community that never used to be, through websites, poker schools, forums, etc. The average... Read More... Posted May 06 2008, 12:01 AM by AJKHoosier1 with 39 Comments

• Managing Tilt

  
  

  When talking to poker players about the biggest leaks in their poker game, one thing will usually show up at the top of the list- tilt. Tilt is by far the most detrimental way poker players give up their edge and is usually the main reason for many uncalled... Read More... Posted May 04 2008, 11:23 AM by CardXFactor with 13 Comments

• The Art of Progress - WSOP Final Table Rescheduled

  
  

  “The art of progress is to preserve order amid change.” - Alfred North Whitehead. That may as well be Jeffrey Pollack’s motto. No single sports television event has shown the amount of growth in as short amount of time as the World Series of Poker over... Read More... Posted May 03 2008, 12:07 PM by shronk with 28 Comments

• Greed Gone Wild - WSOP Final Table Rescheduled

  
  

  “Hello, is this baseball commissioner Bud Selig? This is Dick Emptysuit, vice-president of sports programming at Fox. I’m calling to make a request about scheduling the World Series this year. You know how it’s always around the 3rd week in October? Of... Read More... Posted May 02 2008, 03:42 PM by grapsfan with 30 Comments