The first session of the Doug Polk – Daniel Negreanu grudge match went the way of Negreanu. However, things switched to the virtual felt on Friday and we saw fortunes change in Polk’s favor. After a 424 hand session on Friday, Polk finished up over $218,000. This completely erased his deficit to Negreanu and puts […]
When you get short stacked in an online poker tournament, there are several ways you can approach the situation. You can try and rock up to catch a big hand or you can try and make a stand and get lucky. Today, we will give you some moves you can make when you’re short-stacked that […]
In case you missed it, the long-awaited grudge match between Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu kicked off on Wednesday. While much of the United States waited to see who will be the next President, the poker world tuned in for some fireworks – at least that’s what we expected. We all came to a poker […]
Seven Card Stud is a game that offers a lot of information to players based on the upcards in each hand. Adversely, this same information can also be used for deception by the aggressive player. Today we are going to talk about aggressive board play in Seven Card Stud. Made Hand Aggression For the sake […]
If you play online poker tournaments, you are very familiar with late entry. The majority of multi-table poker tournaments allow for late entry with some allowing late entry for over an hour. While some people like playing a tournament from the start, others prefer to come in later in hopes of not having to play […]
Most poker players will tell you that poker is a game of skill and that luck has little to do with the outcome. Honest poker players will tell you that poker is a skillful game where luck does play a role, particularly in poker tournaments. Jonathan Duhamel is taking the less popular opinion. The 2010 […]
Last week, we discussed bluffing in Seven Card Stud through fifth street. The more complex areas of bluffing occur on the later streets in Stud. You’ll see the best players able to pull off successful bluffs in key situations in the game, and you’ll see bad players fall for bluffs when they shouldn’t. Let’s take […]
Remember back in March when the poker world was buzzing about the potential return of High Stakes Poker? We haven’t heard much about the potential reboot, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September, Nick Schulman said that the show would return in late 2020, but otherwise, not much has been revealed. The latest news […]
In a few days, it will finally be over and much of the negativity and bickering will be soon over. That’s right, the Doug Polk – Daniel Negreanu grudge match is almost here. What? You thought I meant the US Presidential election? On Tuesday, Doug Polk sent an email to his subscribers and man in […]
Last night, I did something that I seldom do in online poker tournaments. I re-entered into a tournament. While I normally just fire single bullets, this time the tournament seemed ripe enough to where I could justify a re-entry. It ended up working out as I tripled my investment, but that’s not always the case. […]
