Why People play Second Rate Hands

For those of us who have plenty of brag worthy experience with playing online poker, we know when we are beat. Everyone at the table can see the possibility of a flush with a tight player betting into a pot and your hand is three eights. You might as well be holding three blind mice. […]

Doyle Brunson- Host of Beer Pong Tournament

It seems as though some guys never grow out of their days of chasing tail and getting wasted… Doyle Brunson is definitely one of those guys. You have to give it to the man: at age 76 he is still kickin it like a stud by hosting his third annual Doyle Brunson Beer Pong Invitational […]

Phil Ivey gets his own Poker Room

Everyone involved in the poker world knows that Phil Ivey is one of the greatest internet poker players right now. Not only is he one of the greatest on the internet, but he manages to remain one of the greatest in casino poker too. All of this combined was enough reason for ARIA to name […]

Phil Hellmuth – The Leading Man in Music Videos

There are a lot of people who think the last few years have been slow for Phil Hellmuth because his whiney and childlike behavior has been turned up recently. Even still, Phil Hellmuth is known in the world of poker for being the all-time leader in WSOP bracelets won, which is a pretty hefty title […]

The Winner of the Team Poker Event is China

The team from China played their hands well enough to gain the honor of winning the first World Team Poker event in Las Vegas. As if winning the team event wasn’t satisfying enough, they also had the privilege of taking home $300,000 for finishing first in the international poker tournament. The winning team included Maria […]

Cool Poker Cribs

Phil Ivey was in the news when he decided to put his Las Vegas mansion back on the market for $2 million. The poker pro’s house featured a whopping 6 bathrooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 fire places, a pool to swim in, along with a hot tub. The appeal didn’t stop there though since the house […]

Micro Stakes Strategy

Most of the people out there playing poker think of micro stakes as the “loser version” of poker. No one ever gloats about winning a giant pot in the $0.10/$0.20 limits….they talk about Tom Dwan competing against Phil Ivey for pots bigger than Donald Trump’s daily income. Micro stakes poker isn’t a total waste though. […]

Using Playing Style to figure out your Bankroll Requirements

If you’re the kind of poker player who is in it for more than just a few minutes after work, then you probably already know that bankroll management is legitimate business. If we didn’t have bankroll management, you’d have zero shots at being more than just a ‘here and there’ micro stakes player. In most […]

Full Tilt whoring out Logo

Full Tilt Poker may trail PokerStars in terms of player traffic and world popularity, but they are doing everything in their power to catch up. Some of the tactics they’ve tried include signing deals with rugby and mixed martial arts promotions such as the UFC. And so far, Full Tilt has been very successful in […]

Daniel Negreanu whining about Sunglasses

Daniel Negreanu has always been one of the well-liked poker players on the pro circuit. He always makes friends even when he’s taking players’ money with a smile. But lately, the second best live poker tournament player in history ($12.8 million) has run into some trouble. First, he has been getting blown out of the […]