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Pro Tips with Ari Engel: Split pot strategy for hold'em players
Ari Engel has won more WSOP-C rings (19) than anyone else. He’s also claimed four WSOP bracelets, won the Aussie Millions Main Event, boasts 384 WSOP cashes, and has nearly $10 million in career earnings worldwide. When you're playing split pot games, it's important to have a shot at both sides. It sounds simple but a lot of players that come across from Texas hold'em don't give it the right consideration, especially when they're looking down at pocket aces or A-K preflop.
Ari Engel: Make rake more transparent (and min-cashes smaller!)
Soapbox is a regular series of passionate rants from poker players around the world. Have you got something you want to get off your chest? Just email us at hello@poker.org with a brief outline and you can get your very own Soapbox to rant from. You can get involved in the debate by adding your comments underneath the article. I have seen many people discuss what a minimum cash should be. And I believe I'm actually at the other end of the debate.
Global Poker Index: Alex Foxen Wins 2018 GPI Player of the Year
January 03, 2019 Martin Harris Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website. Below we share the overall GPI rankings as of January 2, but first let's take a look at the final results of the 2018 Global Poker Index Player of the Year.
Start the Year off With Weekly €12,500 Twister Races at Everest Poker
January 02, 2019 Jason Glatzer One great way to make money in 2019 is in Twister Races at Everest Poker as each week you can win a share of €12,500 for free. The promotion involves a game called Twister Poker. If you aren't familiar with these games, they are fast-paced three-max sit-n-go tournaments where the prize pool is randomly determined before the first hand is dealt. Often times, you will be playing for double the buy-in.
Celebrate Tony G's Birthday at King's Casino with a €200K PLO Event
Celebrate Tony G's Birthday at King's Casino with a €200K PLO Event December 11, 2018 Jason Glatzer Antanas Guoga, who is more commonly known as simply Tony G in the poker world, is celebrating his birthday in a grand style at King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic on Dec. 15-16 with an epic pot-limit Omaha event, a party, and of course cash games at all stakes running around the clock.
Akin Tuna Gets First Tournament Win in EPT Prague €10,300 No-Limit Hold'em
Akin Tuna Gets First Tournament Win in EPT Prague €10,300 No-Limit Hold'em December 09, 2018 Mo Nuwwarah Akin Tuna got his first live tournament win, taking down the €10,300 No-Limit Hold'em event that kicked off the first day of 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague. He won €125,330 for topping the modest field of 38 entries that turned out.
ALL IN with Evan Jarvis: Interview with Poker Coach Alex Fitzgerald
00:00:26 Evan introduces Alex Fitzgerald 00:05:37 Alex shares his poker origin story 00:06:31 Early tournament play at age 15: "I was always really attracted to tournament poker." 00:07:20 Alex starts his online bankroll with a $50 loan 00:08:24 Learning six-max cash online: "I learned a lot about six-max cash from there. I played that pretty exclusively for about a year.
Former EPT Champion Wilinofsky Tops EPT Barcelona Main Event After Day 1a
On the first of two starting days of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €5,300 EPT Main Event, a total of 554 unique players showed up to try and become the next EPT champion. 44 of them opted for the single reentry this tournament allows, setting the total amount of entries to 598 for Day 1a. At the end of the day, 202 players made it through with a familiar name on top: Ben Wilinofsky.
Big Prizes Await in the William Hill Summer Challenge
William Hill is setting its players some poker and casino slots missions that could see them walk away with a variety of prizes including up to €2,500 cash. The runs from Jul. 16 through to Sep. 2 and has a cool €35,000 in the pot each and every week. Each week is split into two challenges, poker and casino slots. William Hill gives you a spin on the Silver or Gold wheel each time you complete a challenge, with each spin guaranteeing you a prize.
Triple Diamond Slot Machine: Review and Free Play Demo
Triple Diamond is an excellent Slot machine by IGT It features all the best elements of classic Vegas Slots Here you can play 11 real money spins with no deposit needed Triple Diamond is an online video Slot that's well worth your time and effort. In this review we'll look into the reasons why, but also cast an eye on the things that it could improve.
WSOP Main Event Final Table Profile: John Cynn
Brought to you by the WSOP-C Playground, hosted by Playground Poker Club and partypoker LIVE. The long-awaited return to Canada of the WSOP Circuit takes place from August 23rd to September 3rd and will not only feature an $1,100 Main Event with a huge $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool, but also other favorites such as the Colossus, Monster Stack, and High Roller.
888poker’s Team Germany Geared Up for Day 1C of the WSOP Main Event
On Tuesday, 888poker hosted a special meet and greet for invited guests to rub elbows with the 21 players in the 8-Team competition, which is being held for the second year in a row. In 2017, five teams – each represented by a different country and consisting of a captain, wingman, and a qualifier – competed in a traditional last longer competition. Qualifier Joao Sousa Monteiro, who won his way into the Main Event via a $30 satellite, took it down it for Brazil.
LFG Podcast #9: Craig Varnell Captures WSOP Bracelet
In the ninth episode of the LFG Podcast, Jamie Kerstetter and Chad Holloway catch up on the latest mid-tier tour news, including recent MSPT events and online gaming possibly coming to Michigan. They also chat with Colorado's Craig Varnell, who is fresh off winning a World Series of Poker bracelet. Be sure to stick around to the end of the episode for the "D&B Publishing Twitter Trivia Challenge" for your chance to win a free copy of Lance Bradley's book Pursuit of Poker Success.
Hand Analysis: Parker Talbot Breaks Down a Final Table River Bluff
I have a video to share with you today — highlights from a recent final table, the $55 buy-in $10,0000 Sunday Deepstack Monsoon on 888poker. If you watch below you'll hear me say after one of the hands "we'll mark that one to review." It was a pretty cool hand. Of course, I say "cool" but it had kind of an awkward ending for me. The hand starts around the 8:30 mark and comes when we were three-handed and I was the chip leader.
Zisimopoulos Talks Sick Three-Win Heater and his Poker Career
There are heaters, and then there's what happened to Georgios Zisimopoulos in Cyprus in late February. The Greek pro poker player traveled to the small island nation of about 1 million for the fourth time in the past five months for a poker series, ready to fire away at Merit Poker Top Guns at Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino.
Del Vecchio Leads Last 38 Into Day 4; Engel and Barer Aim for Second Aussie Millions Title
After three tournament days and 19 levels of 90 minutes each, the record-breaking 2018 Aussie Millions A$10,600 Main Event has seen a field of 800 players reduced to just 38 hopefuls at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, the biggest casino complex in the Southern hemisphere.
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Editor's Letter A few words about carding By Sarah Fulford The Moment The perils of daily TTC dysfunction and rider rage Q&A Education Minister Liz Sandals on getting the sex ed curriculum past a metaphorical mob of angry parents Primer The new pot kings wear suits, have smart haircuts and list their companies on the TSX Urban Diplomat Advice on how to be a civilized Torontonian The Skin I’m In I was nine years old the first time I got stopped by police.
5 poker tips from champ Ari Engel
JTA — Ari Engel, the son of an Orthodox rabbi, has become one of the world’s best professional poker players over the last few years. Engel says poker is a game of skill, not chance. We convinced him to share his top five tips for becoming a better poker player. 1. Patience is a virtue. I know you didn’t travel to the casino or home game to fold, but sometimes that’s what you need to do. Playing bad hands because you are bored is a recipe for a losing session.
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