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Mixed Game Festival IX Day 4 Recap: NAPT Seat Winners, Our First $20/40 Mix and More!
Day 4 of the Cardplayer Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival IX quickly proved the busiest and most action-packed of the week so far! The day started similarly to those preceding it, with two $4/$8 Dealer’s Choice tables full inside the Resorts World Las Vegas poker room. Within two hours, we started our first (ever!) $20/$40 game of the festival AND had a lengthy waitlist at $4/$8! 📣👉 A 20/40 game is up and running for the FIRST time as a part of our Mixed Game Festival.
Mixed Game Festival IX Day 3 Recap: Trivia, Signed Books and Marathon Sessions
Day 3 of the Mixed Game Festival IX added over 18(!) hours of mixed game action to the running total of marathon sessions that we, as mixed-game players, love oh so much.
Win Your Way Into ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll By Playing Online Poker at ClubWPT!
The 2024 WPT World Championship Festival at Wynn Las Vegas is just a few weeks away (schedule here), and ClubWPT is the place to be to win your way into the $5,000,000 Club WPT Gold Invitational Freeroll. On Saturday, November 16th (for Diamond tier members) and Sunday, November 17thfor VIP and Diamond members), ClubWPT is offering a pair of qualifiers for this unprecedented event.
A Huge October at ClubWPT as WPT World Championship Festival Nears
The WPT World Championship Festival at Wynn Las Vegas is just a couple more months away and at ClubWPT it’s crunch time to win your way to the World Poker Tour’s massive year-end spectacle. Plus, with the recent announcement of the ClubWPT Gold $5 Million Invitational Freeroll, ClubWPT is offering nine chances this month to earn a ticket into the largest Freeroll in poker history.
An Introduction to Live Poker Mixed Games Mechanics
Welcome to the world of Mixed Games! There is in fact more to poker than No Limit Hold-em and Pot Limit Omaha. These ‘other’ poker variants that are often collectively dubbed ‘Mixed Games’ and are available to anyone looking to spice up their poker playing lives. These variants can be quite different to what you might expect compared to NLHE and PLO, so here is a quick primer on some of the terminology and mechanics you might come across when venturing into the world of Mixed Games.
Justin Saliba’s Mixed Game Poker Journey
Justin Saliba’s poker journey has been nothing short of remarkable, as the Pokercoaching.com coach continues to hone his skills and add more facets to his game. Recently, he’s begun pursuing additional tools for his poker utility belt and has looked beyond the confines of NLHE and PLO into the wonderful world of mixed games.
A Huge October at ClubWPT as WPT World Championship Festival Nears
The WPT World Championship Festival at Wynn Las Vegas is just a couple more months away and at ClubWPT it’s crunch time to win your way to the World Poker Tour’s massive year-end spectacle. Plus, with the recent announcement of the ClubWPT Gold $5 Million Invitational Freeroll, ClubWPT is offering nine chances this month to earn a ticket into the largest Freeroll in poker history.
UKPL Reading South 2024 Live Tournament Series Results
The UKPL Reading South tour stop — powered by 888poker — has crowned a new Main Event champion. Late last night, England poker rounder and global jet-setter Robin Gue outlasted a field of 327 entries in the £560 buy-in UKPL Reading South Main Event to take home the £33,020 first place prize.
Interview with Dena Hassan: Grosvenor Poker Live Events Specialist
When observing the goings on at the 888poker-powered UKPL Reading South festival over the last few days, one can’t help but notice Grosvenor Poker Live Event Specialist Dena Hassan. She’s constantly interacting with players and staff, greeting everyone with a friendly smile and “hiya”, as well as universally being greeted with smiles in return. That’s not always a given. Dena clearly makes the extra effort.
8 Questions with 888poker Streaming Ambassadors Nick Eastwood and Josh Manley
While hundreds of poker players are competing in the various tournaments here at Grosvenor Casinos Reading South poker room as part of this week’s 888poker-powered UKPL stop, two in particular can’t help but stand out, namely Josh Manley and Nick Eastwood. The pair of UK-based streamers have amassed large audiences primarily on Twitch and they each proudly wear the 888poker patch as Stream Team Ambassadors.
Why the Poker Industry Needs to Support One Another
With the poker industry being as vibrant and competitive as it is, the notion of camaraderie can seem counterintuitive. But after following the industry closely for years, I’ve seen firsthand how vital it is for us to uplift one another. It’s time we as a community not only celebrate those who do but also encourage a broader movement towards mutual support.
Win a $10,000 NAPT Gold Pass for Just Listening to Two Great Poker Podcasts!
The PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas is fast approaching and we and our friends at PokerNews want you to be there with a $10,300 NAPT Gold Pass! The festival takes place from November 1-10 at Resorts World Las Vegas and is headlined by a $5,300 buy-in Main Event from November 5-10.
WPT Global to Sponsor Monthly €50k Live Event at JP Poker
WPT Global continues to make waves in both the live and online poker spaces, as it announces a brand new partnership with JP Poker Card Club & Casino in Dublin, Ireland. The collaborative effort will afford poker players and fans even more opportunities to try their luck at capturing a big buy-in live poker title. Starting October 3rd, WPT Global will sponsor a recurring €200 buy-in live event at JP Poker Card Club & Casino that runs each month.
Ukrainian Poker Pro Olga Iermolcheva Partners With CoinPoker
Crypto based poker site CoinPoker is adding another star to its ambassador ranks, partnering with Ukrainian poker pro Olga Iermolcheva. The announcement was made on Instagram and X during EPT Barcelona where Olga played several events, following two months spent in Las Vegas for the WSOP with several in the money finishes. Aged 31, Olga is ranked Ukraine’s most successful female poker player.
2024 WPT Australia Preview
The World Poker Tour returns Down Under in September with the WPT Australia festival, which will be played from September 12th to 25th at The Star Gold Coast. There will be 23 events and the WPT Championship will kick off on September 20th with two starting flights and a A$8,000 buy-in. This year’s schedule has been expanded from 16 to 23 events, making it the biggest poker festival in Australia for 2024.
A September to Remember is Underway at ClubWPT
Time is running out to win your way to Wynn Las Vegas at the end of the year, so it’s going to be a huge month of exciting events at ClubWPT with over 25 opportunities to earn a seat into either the WPT World Championship or WPT Prime Championship. ClubWPT will also be offering two chances to get into the exclusive $125,000 WPT World Championship Challenge where the top 10 finishers win a WPT World Championship Passport.
Rob Perelman: The “Peak Amateur” Who Helped Pioneer Televised Poker Technology
Rob Perelman, a seasoned poker player and pioneer in TV poker graphic display technology, currently finds himself in the main ballroom of the Chamada Prestige Resort for the 2024 WPT Prime Cyprus festival. I walk by him just as he’s standing up near a poker table. From a quick look at the board, it appears that his pocket fours have come up short in a flip against an opponent’s AK offsuit. Rob takes the beat like a champ, smiles, and wishes the remaining players at the table good luck.
2024 888poker WSOP Docuseries Review
The World Series of Poker Main Event is a dream to play or at least attend for countless poker fans, but for many it is something that they’ll unfortunately never get to experience in person. However, the latest 888poker WSOP Docuseries brings you the full account of the journey from start to finish from the perspective of several of the online poker site’s ambassadors.
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.
Training Resources for Sit and Go Poker Tournaments
Sit and Go poker strategy can be very similar to tournament final table strategy. And competing in a lot of single table Sit & Go events can prepare you for those final table scenarios. If you’re a micro stakes online poker player, you can gain a massive amount of short-handed tournament experience by registering for hundreds of Sit and Go tournaments each day.
Win An Argentina Football Shirt Autographed By Lionel Messi - CoinPoker Hosts AFA Poker Promotion
Crypto poker site CoinPoker has announced a new poker promotion this month perfect for football fans. CoinPoker recently became the new official regional sponsor of the Argentina national football team, which was announced shortly after Copa América.
Poker Docuseries Review: 'Galfond'
Nine Months in the Making, ‘Galfond’ is the Future Poker Hall of Famer’s Latest Pride and Joy When Phil Galfond put out notice promoting the debut episode of his four-part docuseries simply titled ‘Galfond’, the poker legend called it “The best content we’ve ever made.” You’ll find no arguments here. This is a must-watch for any poker fan.
The WSOP Main Event Experience: Everything a First-Timer Needs to Know
For the second year in a row, the WSOP Main Event has broken records, drawing 10,112 unique entrants. Jonathan Tamayo took down the tournament for a $10 million score, outlasting well-known professionals like Kristen Foxen and Joe Serock, and online MTT legends like Lena900, a.k.a., Niklas Astedt. I was not one of the fortunate few to experience a deep run in this event. I didn’t even cash it. However, I did play in it.
2024 888poker LIVE Manchester Preview
After a massively successful May series in Barcelona, 888poker LIVE is back this August with its latest UK festival. The excitement is multiplied by the fact that this will also be a completely new tour stop in a new city! While 888poker’s previous LIVE events in the UK have traditionally been in London, with an added series in Coventry last year, the wonderful city of Manchester takes center stage for this series.
Turning a Poker Maniac into a Kamikaze
“You MANIACS! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!” That’s not the reaction of someone who expected to win big at Mybet Japan online casino, but ended up getting unlucky due to the decisions of his fellow players at the blackjack table. Nor is that a quote from Phil Hellmuth after going all-in against a poker maniac who, for a change, had a legitimate hand. That’s a bit dramatic, even for Phil.
Mastering Poker Satellite Tournaments: Tips and Strategies
Poker satellite tournaments represent a unique way to qualify for higher buy-in events that are subsequently played in a live or online setting. For some pro players, satellites make up a large percentage of an entire schedule, especially during major live poker events hosted by the World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, and other prestigious series. Would you like to attempt to qualify for a $1,000 poker tournament for $100 or less?
Advanced Poker Strategies for Intermediate Players
Poker strategies come in all forms, for all poker variants, and can help you vastly improve your game. What’s more, joining one or more premium poker training sites can be the difference between actually turning a profit at the poker tables versus having a negative expectation. In this article, we’ll take a look at various poker strategies for intermediate poker players that will assist in making more (or losing less) money when playing in a competitive environment.
A Stream to Success: 888poker Stream Team Member Aaron Barone
As poker continues to grow with record turnouts again this summer at the World Series of Poker and tournament series around the world, the avenues for bringing people into the game also continue to grow. Take for example the always-growing number of streamers following in the footsteps of the Godfather of Twitch Poker, Jason Somerville, and OGs like Jaime Staples, Kevin Martin, and Lex Veldhuis.
2024 Ladies Poker Week: LIPS Rolls into the Venetian
Tuesday June 25 saw the Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) roll into Venetian to stage their $600 Ladies Championship. The event carried both the highest buy-in and guarantee ($50,000) of 2024 Ladies Poker Week thus far ahead of the $1,000 WSOP Ladies Championship bracelet event to be held on Friday June 27. With action getting underway at 11am, the guarantee was already broken before the first hand even got dealt.
Foundations by Phil Galfond: A Thorough Review
Foundations is the name of the latest poker course created by Run It Once and its founder, Phil Galfond. The name of the course seems fairly self-explanatory, but if you went in expecting another basic poker training boot camp, you’d be wrong. What Foundations by Phil Galfond sets out to do with the course is dig under the surface and explain things that most beginners are only marginally aware of and often only have barebones understanding of.
Crypto Poker Site CoinPoker Partners With Argentina National Football Team
Crypto poker site CoinPoker has become the new regional sponsor of the Argentina National Football Team. CoinPoker and Argentina – winner of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – are set to be official partners across a two-year deal. Argentina are expected to make an official announcement after the conclusion of Copa América, and the news has so far appeared on Cryptonews, a site that CoinPoker ambassador Tony G (Antanas Guoga) was one of the initial founders of.
A Complete Guide
The decision to invest in a set of casino grade poker chips can add quite a bit of prestige to your poker home game. The popularity of friendly live poker games has endured over the past few decades, and actually saw somewhat of a resurgence following the temporary shutdown of commercial land-based casinos during the 2020 calendar year.
ClubWPT Monthly Preview: July Brings New Player of the Year Race and Over 20 More WPT Championship Seats
As the calendar turns to the second half of the year with the start of July, new opportunities arise for players on ClubWPT! The Session 2 Race for the ClubWPT Player of the Year gets underway this month with the first three events of the session on July 14, 21, and 28. Each tournament comes with $4,000 cash available and is open to both VIP and Diamond tier members. The winner of the Session 2 Race earns a $2,500 WPT Prime Championship Passport at Wynn Las Vegas this December.
2024 Ladies Poker Week: LIPS National Championship at South Point
Our coverage of 2024 Ladies Poker Week — in collaboration with the Women’s Poker Association — continued on Wednesday June 26 with the Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) $400 National Championship at the South Point Hotel and Casino Las Vegas. The event already surpassed its $40K guarantee by the time cards hit the air. By the time registration closed a few hours later, 253 entries had been recorded, generating a $86,020 prize pool.
2024 Ladies Poker Week Monday Doubleheader: Orleans and Resorts World
Monday June 24 saw our first doubleheader of 2024 Ladies Poker Week, with a pair of stellar events taking place in Las Vegas, at the Orleans and Resorts World, respectively. The $400 Orleans Ladies Championship kicked off at 11am, while the show got underway at Resorts World at 1pm for the $360 PLON Crystal Cup. Both events carried a $40,000 guarantee, and as part of our partnership with the Women’s Poker Association, Cardplayer Lifestyle was on hand to cover both.
2024 Ladies Poker Week Kicks Off with a Bang in Las Vegas at MGM Grand
The 2024 Ladies Poker Week kicked off at 11am at the MGM Grand poker room in Las Vegas to much excitement and fanfare. The “Ladies train” will be making over half a dozen additional stops throughout the upcoming week all over Las Vegas, and — as part of our partnership with the Women’s Poker Association (WPA) — Cardplayer Lifestyle will be on hand to cover the action.
Moneymaker Tour Set to Make Its Las Vegas Debut
The summer of non-stop Las Vegas tournament action has been sizzling and as if things weren’t incredible enough with options for players throughout the city, yet another amazing series is about to dive into the pool.
Mixed Game Festival VIII Day 5 Recap: Ending off on a High!
Happiness and enjoyment was the theme of the day as we closed up shop on our first Cardplayer Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival at the fabulous Bellagio Las Vegas. The final day of our festivals is always bittersweet, because we know it’s coming to an end, but it truly is a case of “don’t be sad that it’s over, be happy that it happened.” For many players who joined us this week, they really enjoyed it with multiple players logging over 40+ hours of play for the week.
Mixed Game Festival VIII Day 4 Recap: It Finally Happened!!!
Here at the Cardplayer Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival, we love our dealers. While we pride ourselves on making the MGF feel like a big ‘ol home game, we kind of need the host casino’s dealers for the games to run. With many of the games we play rarely spread, many of them are also completely new to the wonderful card pitchers of said casino — in this case, Bellagio Las Vegas — so while many players are learning new games, so are the dealers.
Mixed Game Festival VIII Day 3 Recap: Big in Japan!
Flashback to Mixed Game Festival VII, from a couple months ago, where a young mystery man named Kamo joined us all the way from Tokyo, Japan specifically to play in our little celebration of all things mixed games. Kamo told us about the growing popularity of mixed games in the Japanese poker scene and promised to spread the word about the Mixed Game Festival when he returned home, to the Land of the Rising Sun.
Mixed Game Festival VIII Day 2 Recap: Bananarama! Mixed Games in High Demand!
Business is booming, baby! Summer Camp in Las Vegas with the World Series of Poker and the many other events around town means the busiest time of the year in the desert for poker-hungry folks, with massive demand in every casino dealing our great game. Our Mixed Game Festival isn’t immune, as we found out on Monday. The day started at noon with a pair of $4/8 Dealer’s Choice games running here at Bellagio with a third firing up at about 2 pm. However, from there things got dicey.
Mixed Game Festival VIII Day 1 Recap: Bigger and Better Than Ever at Bellagio!
Since its debut in 2021, the Cardplayer Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival has become a recurring staple on the poker calendar and one of the more anticipated niche live poker series in Las Vegas (and beyond). Many great venues have hosted our celebration of ‘banana’ games, but this eighth incarnation of our event sees us “hit the big time” with our debut smack in the middle of the Las Vegas Strip at the glamourous Bellagio Hotel and Casino.
A Trifecta of WPT Alpha8 tournaments will be played at Wynn
Throughout this summer, hundreds of tournaments will be held in the city of Las Vegas, but there are three in particular that stand out with some special World Poker Tour sparkle: the Alpha8 Trifecta that will be played at the Wynn Resort & Casino. The three WPT Alpha8 tournaments will feature a buy-in of $25,000, a fabulous structure, and will allow you to win tickets to play the 2024 WPT World Championship in December at the Wynn.
David Tuchman Dishes on the Success of 888Ride
Take a ride in Las Vegas and you could travel to any number of iconic poker destinations. Head past the Rio, where poker exploded and thousands of players at each World Series of Poker turned into tens of thousands during the poker boom. Go for a cruise down the Strip in Sin City and you’ll not only visit current WSOP locations the Horseshoe /Paris Las Vegas, but also enjoy a journey down memory lane.
Zach Elwood’s Poker Tells Video Series: A Thorough Review
Zach Elwood is most well known for his series of poker tells books, which includes Reading Poker Tells (2012), Verbal Poker Tells (2014), and Exploiting Poker Tells (2017). His first book is most well known around the poker industry and has been translated into eight languages. After producing the trilogy, Elwood then produced a video series.
Interview with Dan Cates: 10 Questions with the Jungleman
The 2024 World Series of Poker is now in full swing, and poker players the world over, both recreational and professional, are descending upon Las Vegas to take their shot at glory and riches. One player who has managed to claim for himself quite a bit of both over the years is Dan “Jungleman” Cates. The 2-time WSOP bracelet winner has close to $15 million in career live tournament earnings, countless millions more online, and is looking to boost those numbers over the summer in Sin City.
The WPT Prime Sanremo 2024 Preview
The World Poker Tour has once again descended upon the city of Sanremo in Italy, for what’s now the sixth time in its history, with the WPT Prime Sanremo. The 15-event festival began yesterday and will continue until June 10 at the Sanremo Casino. The WPT Prime Main Event will begin on June 6 and will have four initial days where players will try to get their way to Day 2.
ClubWPT Monthly Preview: Father’s Day Celebration Highlights Huge June
ClubWPT is all set to zoom into summer with an action-packed lineup of June events, highlighted by a $10,000 guaranteed event on Father’s Day with a mix of cash and golf prizes. Along with cash prizes up top, the top 10 finishers will also win a new Cobra Golf Darkspeed Max Driver! This special event will take place on Sunday, June 16th. Stay close to ClubWPT for all the details.
The Best Online Casino Card Games in May
Cards hold a significant place in cultures worldwide and are part of history in many countries. May has been an exciting month for card game enthusiasts. Many online casinos are on the rise with already famous card games and live tables. That’s why we decided to talk about the favorite card games in May in KTO and most online casinos, and discuss what makes them so unique. Most Popular Card Games of May Leading the pack in May, poker remains unbeaten with Texas Hold’em, Caribbean Stud, and Pai Gow.
Poker Book Review, with Lexy Gavin-Mather
Poker pro Lexy Gavin-Mather has written her first poker strategy book, entitled Mastering Small Stakes No-Limit Tournaments. The book was published by the venerable D&B Poker publishing house in March and has been well received. After having just completed the book, I reached out to Lexy to ask her a few questions about how the idea for her to write the book came about and what the writing process was like.
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