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Posted by TheWaster
I think it’s fair to say that Scotty Nguyen is often (and wrongly) regarded as more a figure of fun in the world of poker than the world-class player he truly is. Apart from the obvious WSOP main event win in 1998 (back when it still meant something ... More |
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Posted by Luca Pagano
There’s one golden rule in poker books, and you will find it in every poker book. It says, “Play your opponent, not your cards”. Everyone reads it the first time and says, “Well, of course, that’s obvious - that’s poker!” Then we grow up on t... More |
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Posted by TheWaster
It is commonly said that poker players are degenerates. They are sick and disturbed, obsessive and deranged, not to be trusted and still less to be relied upon. That’s what my wife says about me, anyway, and so far as at least one of the foregoing ch... More |
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Posted by TheWaster
“So there was Alberto Tomba, Stefano Tacconi and me....”n It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but that was (part of ) the line-up for the “Italian Stars of Poker Tournament”, the VIP Poker format that PokerStars.com launched recently where eight ... More |
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Posted by Luca Pagano
Why should you choose to play poker? David Sklansky & Alan N. Schoonmaker, two gurus of poker, have a theory that’s provided a long list of reasons to convince us why “poker is good”. Many people do not know enough about poker to be able to under... More |
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Posted by TheWaster
About three years ago the most common question I got asked as a TV pundit was ‘what starting hands should I play with?’ We, the presenters, just looked at each other, sighed, and replied ‘pocket pairs from 9-9 upwards and A-K’ (while probably mumblin... More |
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Posted by Nick “Poker Pimp” Ferro
Life is good. I have a beautiful loving girlfriend, a caring family and a lovely home; I’m a partner in a thriving business; I own a German sports car [sorry, where’s this going? Ed.] which goes exceedingly fast and every night I lay my head on the f... More |
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Posted by Wannabe Pro
It’s been two years since I leapt fearlessly into the world of online poker as the Wannabe Pro. Knowing nothing and understanding less, it was no surprise that the Wannabe’s early efforts met with nothing but disaster. Then came a few choice press ju... More |
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Posted by David Lloyd
I found two unplayable cards in the small blind (which for me is fairly remarkable in an un-raised pot) and threw them in the muck, leaving four of them to wrestle over the flop. The dealer delivered as required. 10 SPADE 10 CLUB 5 HEART. More |
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Posted by Caspar Berry
For those of you who want to enjoy your poker and not get too bogged down in the boring expectation calculations that underpin the decision making process of poker, you will be pleased to learn that this is my last hardcore column for a while. Not on... More |
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Posted by Luca Pagano
And the World Series of Poker Europea bracelets go to... young, smart, European players! Although they’ve beaten some of my good friends along the way, I’m very happy with the wins for Annette Obrestad at the Main Event, and of Dario Alioto in the Om... More |
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Posted by TheWaster
I ’ve probably said this so many times over the last two years that it’s becoming more farcical with each utterance, but I REALLY want to play more live poker. I recently picked up a sponsorship deal that evaporated almost before it had begun... More |
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Posted by Wannabe Pro
By a dint of something resembling a miracle I now find myself second in the Cornwall Poker League (well, its online league anyway). I’ve still played no more than a handful of live games in 18 months but I seem, most bizarrely, to have become a capab... More |
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Posted by Isabelle Mercier
The world really is a very small place. Just a month after leaving Montreal for Europe, I found myself at Paris’ Charles De Gaulle Airport boarding a plane for Korea and the PokerStars Asian Pacific Poker Tour. I travel a lot, all the time, but I lov... More |
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Posted by TheWaster
Poker’s a fi ckle sod. Come fi rst in the WSOP Main Event and you can expect nothing short of minor celebrity, endorsements coming out of your nose, and a plethora of bored journalists lining up to ask you the same questions over and over for the nex... More |
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