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Free Crush Live Poker Podcast on Apple Podcasts
62 episodes This is a free sample version of the Crush Live Poker Podcast. This is a free sample version of the Crush Live Poker Podcast. DEC 21, 2022 Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 61: Countering Donk Leads Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 61: Countering Donk Leads This week Bart examines "donk bets". What does a donk bet usually mean when your opponent leads into you from out of position with different bet sizings and how should we respond?
Outgoing Michigan Governor Halts Online Poker's Progress
January 02, 2019 Mo Nuwwarah What appeared to be a big step for online poker in the United States has come to a screeching halt. Former Gov. Rick Snyder, whose term ended when the calendar turned over, used one of his final legislative acts to shut down a bill that would have legalized online poker in Michigan. The veto came through on Dec. 28, about a week after a surprise late push resulted in strong passage by Michigan lawmakers in the House and Senate.
The Pro Poker Dream: What Does it Take and Should You Even Try?
December 24, 2018 Mo Nuwwarah In the early 1990s, Gatorade ran one of the most famous ad campaigns ever: “Be Like Mike.” The TV commercial featured clips of all-time great basketball player Michael Jordan, with kids and pickup hoops players trying their best to emulate his iconic moves. Jordan was the best. Everyone who picked up a basketball wanted to be like him. If you wanted to emulate him, you had to not only copy his moves, but also his hydration habits.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi Bests Joe Hachem in Heads-Up Showdown
A heads-up battle between two of poker's biggest names went to Michael Mizrachi in dominating fashion as the four-time bracelet winner bested former World Series of Poker Main Event winner Joe Hachem in a 2-0 sweep over the weekend in Australia. For his win, Mizrachi claimed a small A$5,000 prize and, more importantly, bragging rights over his buddy. However, the Hachem family didn't walk away from the Australian Poker Tour Grand Final entirely winless.
WSOP Champ John Cynn: Sometimes You Have to Bluff If You Want to Win
Like many in the poker world, 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event champion John Cynn is in Rozvadov, Czech Republic at present taking part in the WSOP Europe series playing out at the King's Casino. While there Cynn took time out to talk with Sarah Herring about life at the tables as the reigning champ. "Either people are really gunning for you, or they're staying away from you," says Cynn of the new dynamic.
Anson Tsang Wins WSOPE €2,200 PLO (€91,730)
Seven out of 10 events of the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe have now awarded the coveted gold bracelet in Europe's biggest poker arena at the King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. After a brief and very intense final day, it was Hong Kong's Anson Tsang who defeated Ilya Bulychev to claim his maiden bracelet in Event #7: €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed. For his win, Tsang took home €91,730, Bulychev had to settle for a payday of €56,684.
World Vegetarian Day: Poker's Crossover With Plant-Based Diets
October 1 marked not just the turning of the calendar but also a special day for those around the world who choose to build their diets around plants instead of animals. It's World Vegetarian Day.
Tomas Baramyai the Big Winner at Cash Game Festival Bratislava Day 3
Day 3 of the Cash Game Festival Bratislava at Banco Casino Bratislava was full of action both on and away from the tables. The day began for those with the hospitality package with gin tasting and a virtual reality experience. Players who qualified for the festival through Cash Game Festival's online partners Unibet Poker and 32Red Poker were joined by others and good times were had by all.
Who Have The Best Online Slots To Play In 2016?
Back in 2014, Forbes published an interesting article on the status of the online gambling industry written by Christopher Versace.
XL Eclipse Day 3: Canada's "LeetRunGoot" Wins The $30,000 Crazy 8
On the third day of the 888poker XL Eclipse Series, three new tournaments started. Most of the attention went out to the $30,000 Crazy 8, where the winner of the day pocketed almost $7,000. Let's take a look at this tournament and the results of the other events that played out on Saturday. The biggest winner of Day 3 of the 888poker XL Eclipse Series was crowned in the XL Eclipse #6 - $30,000 Crazy 8.
Niskanen Wins the €2,200 EPT Barcelona National High Roller (€368,925)
The next champion has been crowned at the 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona festival in one of Europe's poker hotbeds at Casino Barcelona. What started at lunchtime with 229 hopefuls out of a 1,527-entry strong field, ended at around 3 a.m. local time with a handshake between Tuomo Niskanen and Brian Kaufman. It was the former that was officially listed as the champion and will take home the trophy to Finland. “I wasn't even going to play this event, because I was sick all week.
Rivera Claims Platinum Pass While Soyza Wins APPT Manila High Roller
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Manila continued this week at PokerStars LIVE Manila. We’ve already covered Mongolia’s Tsolmon-Erdene Ochir and Singapore’s Tzai Wei Phua both winning Platinum Passes, and a third was awarded on Wednesday. Marc Rivera, a 44-year-old Filipino poker pro, bested a field of 829 entries to win the APPT Manila National for ₱4,559,000 ($86,000) and a $30,000 PSPC Platinum Pass. To win, Rivera had to endure a two-hour heads-up battle against India's Akshay Nasa.
US Online Sunday Briefing: Chris Moorman Surpasses $15 Million in Online Cashes
It was a big Sunday at American-regulated online poker rooms as 888poker Ambassador Chris Moorman shipped a tournament to surpass $15 million in lifetime online tournament cashes as tracked by PocketFives. Not to be overshadowed was Nevada's David "bewater" Goodman, who binked the WSOP.com $100,000 NLH Sunday for $37,409, the biggest prize of the week.
The Muck: Reilly vs Palma, Brunson vs Gorodinsky, and a $200K Video Poker Score
We're only a few events into the 2018 World Series of Poker and already a lot has happened. One player nearly became the first double bracelet winner of the summer, Phil Ivey entered and bagged the $565 COLOSSUS (still scratching our heads over that one), and now the poker community calls out another pro for guess what... owing money. It all started on Sunday, June 3 with this post to Twitter from Tim Reilly.
Sunday Briefing: “simba8787” Wins Two POWERFEST Events
The partypoker POWERFEST progressed to Day 8 on May 13 where three Championship Events, each with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool, took place. Some of poker’s biggest stars headed to the partypoker virtual felt, but it was “simba8787” who outshone them all, walking away with two of the three Championship Event titles. The POWERFEST #43-HR: $1M Gtd Championship Event NL Hold’em was a $530 buy-in eight-handed tournament that attracted 1,776 players.
Railbird Report: Blom, Trickett, Holz, Tsoukernik Battle at partypoker
During the week, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom, Sam "SamTrickett" Trickett, Fedor "Feder_Holz" Holz, Leon "KingsOfLeon" Tsoukernik, and others were battling it out on partypoker in what Joey Ingram described as "the craziest $100/$200 pot-limit Omaha session that I have ever seen in my entire life." Early on, Blom won a big hand at the expense of "swordfishAA" and Tsoukernik. The action began with Touskernik raising from the hijack to $700 with and Blom three-betting from the button to $2,400 with .
Danijel Kucurski Heads Field at Close of Day 1a of MPNPT Bratislava
The MPN Poker Tour has arrived in Bratislava for the very first time, bringing with it the Tour’s friendly mix of local and globe-trotting poker enthusiasts, pros, and qualifiers to the beautiful Slovakian capital. This stop also represents the MPNPT’s first partnership with the Cash Game Festival, taking place simultaneously (April 4-8), with regular streaming, at the Banco Casino.
$1.375 Million Bad Beat Jackpot Hits at Playground Poker Club
It had been eight months since the last bad beat jackpot was hit at Playground Poker Club. Back in August of 2017, the BBJ was hit at an incredible $1,210,989. That jackpot was triggered when one player rivered a straight flush against quad jacks. Fast forward to the really late or really early hours of April 27, and you have yourself an even bigger jackpot hit. At 5:30 a.m., the total was sitting at over $1,375,000, making it the largest Primary BBJ ever awarded at Playground Poker Club.
Actor Darrin Hickok Reflects on Poker and Lineage to Wild Bill Hickok
Hickok. Anyone who knows anything about poker history, that surname certainly means something. Wild Bill. His story stretches the expanse of American Old West folklore and also the poker world. Born in Illinois in 1837, Hickok was a lawman, gambler, gunslinger, folklore hero, and actor. On Aug. 2, 1876, Hickok was playing Five Card Stud at Nuttal and Mann’s Saloon in Deadwood, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Beyond his skills with a pistol, Hickok was also a skilled card player.
Ukraine Reclassifies Poker as Sport; New Legislation Forthcoming?
Good news coming out of Ukraine as poker has once again been added to the list of Register of Recognized Sports as a part of the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Ukraine’s Document 3780. As a result of being deemed “sport poker,” anti-gambling legislation no longer applies to the game, which was originally removed from the list eight years ago.
Throwback Thursday: Steve O'Dwyer Wins EPT Grand Final
The PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® is underway and so it seems like the perfect time to look back at the 2013 Main Event champion of the European Poker Tour Grand Final. There was once a time when Steve O'Dwyer was a well-known face on the poker scene, but he hadn't captured a major title yet. It seems like nowadays the Stever O'Dwyer winner interview is as common as overhearing bad beat stories. But back in 2013, O'Dwyer had narrowly missed several trophies.
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