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Poker Book Review: How to Beat Players Who Never Fold by Alex Fitzgerald
Alex Fitzgerald has written several excellent poker books in the past including The 100 Biggest Mistakes That Poker Players Make, Exploitative Play in Live Poker, and the evergreen Myth of Poker Talent. Alex’s poker books are always informative and entertaining, and his new book is no exception. As a low-stakes tournament player myself, I was eager to read Alex’s new book How to Beat Players Who Never Fold.
ClubWPT Monthly Preview: An Awesome August is Underway
We’re entering the dog days of summer, but ClubWPT is barking up some huge value in August, including three packages to the WPT World Championship this December, and another three for the upcoming WPT bestbet Scramble Championship in Jacksonville this November! Seats Galore via SuperSATurday The first of those packages is available during another amazing month of opportunity in the ClubWPT Super SATurday tier.
Advanced Poker Training Launches New Poker HandCraft Tool
Advanced Poker Training (APT) has just launched a new poker tool called Poker HandCraft. This tool allows users to enter in any hand they have played in a live cash game or tournament. Users first select their hole cards (and opponents’ cards if they know what those were) and the number of opponents at the table. They then proceed to identify the pre-flop betting action. If the hand proceeded beyond this point, board cards and betting are entered for each street that was played.
Has Bryn Kenney’s 4Poker Arrived? We're About to Find Out
If you’ve been following the early stages of 4Poker, the online poker site founded by high roller poker professional Bryn Kenney, then you’ll know that it went live with a self-proclaimed ‘rolling beta’ last month. It opened the doors to players globally (where their licenses apply) to try out cash games and sit-and-gos, without too much fanfare. It’s had very modest traffic, as would be expected for a quiet beta testing that was building towards a tournament launch.
Interview with Scott Eskenazi, 2023 WPT Rolling Thunder champion
A few days ago Scott Eskenazi joined the World Poker Tour Champions Club by winning the 2023 WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event and earning the biggest prize of his career: $361,660. 2023 WPT Rolling Thunder Recap The festival’s $3,500 buy-in main event was played from April 1-4 at the Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln City, California, and attracted 590 entries. It thus became the largest edition of this tournament, surpassing the 465 entries from back in 2014.
The All-New Poker Pilgrims: A Resource-Rich Website for Traveling Poker Players
In 2017, my husband Paul and I dreamed of spending a year traveling across the country visiting as many poker rooms as possible along the way. At the time, we still had children in the house and did not have the freedom to travel extensively. However, we loved playing poker and visiting new poker rooms in our home region of New England. We thought that others might be interested in our poker experiences, travels, and ever-evolving plans for our poker pilgrimage.
How to Choose a $1 Deposit Casino With the Best Poker Selection
Nowadays, the online gambling market is richer than ever. The selection of minimum deposit casinos is on the rise. Browsing $1 deposit casinos with top poker choices can be time-consuming for several reasons. At first glance, most casinos with low deposits seem the same. They offer amazing games and generous bonuses, and other perks. Here are some tips for selecting the top $1 minimum deposit casino matching your needs. Our team has gathered a list of tips to help you.
Guide to Poker in Ireland: Best Sites to Play & Learning Guide
Poker has become one of the most popular recreational pastime activities in Ireland, with games spread in local cardrooms and online 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
The Transformation of the New Hampshire Poker Landscape
The New Hampshire poker scene is in the midst of a massive identity change. Recent shifts in state laws and ownership of the dozen or so “Charity Gaming Facilities” in New Hampshire are transforming physical plants and the very definition of “gaming” in the state. These changes reflect the country’s decades-long infatuation with the slot machine and the more recent paradigm shifts in sports betting in the United States.
Poker Book Review: “GTO Poker Simplified”
One of the responses I get when I recommend a poker book on Twitter is, “There is no point in reading books as they are out of date.” I have several responses to that comment and one of them is, “You probably haven’t read any books by Dara O’Kearney and Barry Carter.” Dara and Barry’s books always touch on current issues and they were the first to write about ICM and PKO tournaments.
WPT Releases First Half Of Season XXI Tour Schedule
The World Poker Tour has announced the first half of its Season XXI live poker tournament schedule, which will include 12 tour stops between January and June 2023. The release comes on the heels of the company's historic World Championship Main event at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Coping When Things Aren’t Going Your Way at the Poker Tables!
Everyone wants to win in poker. People are competitive. We investigate the ways that losing can become unhealthy, and how to cope with downswings. People are competitive. From professional boxers, footballers and athletes to ferocious keyboard warriors, sibling rivals, they all want to win. Even impatient grannies break shins as they plough tartan trolleys through packed tube doorways, desperate to get on first. There’s no denying it. Everyone wants to win. It’s not necessarily a bad thing either.
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