Freeroll Poker Tournament Tips

Playing in freeroll poker tournaments requires a slightly different mindset to playing in tournaments with a cash buy-in.  Freeroll poker tournaments are open to everyone.  That means that the range of players you encounter includes everything from complete novices and people who are playing just-for fun and don’t care whether they win, all the way [...]

Kyle Siler’s Poker Study

Kyle Siler, a social scientist from Cornell University, shocked the world with his recent poker study, which, he claims, shows that the more hands novice poker players win, the less money they win overall. The study, which was published late in 2009, looked at the “Social and Psychological Challenges of Poker” and was published in [...]

Poker Bio: Joe Hachem

Joe Hachem is a professional poker player from Lebanon.  He was born on the 11th March 1966, and he and his family moved to Melbourne, Australia in 1972. Hachem worked as a chiropractor for 13 years, but was forced to retire from the career when he developed a rare blood disorder which affected the blood [...]

World Series of Poker Prop Bets

The World Series of poker might be the biggest and most prestigious poker tournament on the calendar, but it isn’t only about the poker.   Poker players love to gamble – and whenever such a huge number of affluent, skilled poker players get together, there’s bound to be some prop bets made. A prop bet is [...]

Mastermind behind Berlin poker robbery aprehended

Earlier this year, the European poker Tour Berlin leg was marred by an armed robbery.  The incident, which took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Potsdammer Platz, Berlin, saw robbers armed with guns and machetes burst into the playing area, and make off with more than 240,000 Euros.  The robbery caused play to be [...]

Why Read Online Poker Reviews

The online poker industry is huge.  There are so many sites to choose from now that it’s simply not practical for a single person to try them all.  Everyone from bricks and mortar bookmakers and casinos to specialist online casino companies has a poker site these days. Instead of flitting from site to site trying [...]

Where to buy online chips

There are so many places to play online poker these days that it can be difficult to choose a site to play on.  If you’re playing online poker “just for fun”, then you may find that MySpace or Facebook is a good place to play online poker – after all, that’s probably where most of [...]

Playing Free Online Poker

If you’re on a tight budget, then playing free online poker is a great way to pass the time.  There are lots of ways to play free online poker.  Some people use no-download clients to play free online poker games which are “just for fun” – you’re playing using virtual chips, and the chips you [...]

WSOP Day One Concludes

The first day of the 2010 World Series of poker has concluded.  The day began with a $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold’em tournament (Event #1), and a $50,000 Player’s Championship (Event #2). This year, the World Series of Poker will feature 57 bracelet events, and a charity poker tournament. Event #1 saw 721 casino [...]

Poker Players Alliance Reacts to Rally

Online poker players gathered outside the Washington State Supreme Court yesterday while  the State’s PPA Director Lee Rousso met with the state to disccuss a law that criminalizes online poker.  Rousso was protesting against the law, which he believes is unconstitutional. Following the hearing, PPA Chairman Alfonse D’Amato issued a press release stating “The PPA [...]

Lacey Jones Leaves Absolute Poker

poker Babe Lacey Jones is leaving Absolute Poker, just ten months after she joined the site. Jones, aged 31, was born in Texas.  She is known for her stunning beauty and her poker skill.  She has been actively involved in promoting poker since 2005, when she broke in to the industry as a hired model [...]

Finding Free Online Poker Tournaments

Playing in free online poker tournaments is a great way to get some practice in a competitive environment without risking your hard-earned money.  Finding free online poker tournaments can be difficult at first, however. The good news is that there are lots of places that can help you to find free online poker tournaments.  Blogs [...]

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