The 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event is finally over. On Sunday, the finale was played out and Damian Salas walked away the winner. His victory was not overly shocking as some felt he was the favorite to take it all. Personally, I am impressed that we got to a finale despite everything going […]
The poker world saw a lot of change in 2020. We saw the WSOP move online and the Main Event became a hybrid event. The poker world lost poker legend Mike Sexton and WSOP everyman Darvin Moon. GGPoker has become a major player in the online poker world. One thing we never thought we’d see […]
While the 2020 WSOP Main Event finale was delayed due to COVID, it did not delay the Poker Hall of Fame announcement. On Wednesday, the WSOP announced that Huck Seed is the 2020 inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame. Seed was the top vote-getter from living Hall of Fame members. Matt Savage was second […]
If you play enough poker, you will see it all. However, there are some mistakes you see made over and over, and many times inexplicably. Today, we will take a look at a few more common mistakes made while playing poker tournaments. Avoid these mistakes to improve your results. Folding When There’s a Hand on […]
Remember last week when we said that the best-case scenario for the 2020 WSOP Main Event happened. Well, we spoke too soon. Just when it seemed it was smooth sailing for the event, reality reared its ugly head. First, we had a bit of controversy at the final table when a player was disqualified for […]
In this week’s article on 8-Game strategy, we cover a game that is probably the most misunderstood among the 8-game mix and that is Stud 8 or Better. It is played exactly like regular Stud except for the fact that there is a split pot when a qualifying low exists. Out of all the games […]
Looking forward to 2021, many of us are hopeful that life will return back to normal. Hopefully, we will be emerging from the pandemic and will be able to return to our normal lives in poker and beyond. Looking ahead to next year, you can start planning now on areas of your poker game you […]
PokerNews recently reported that Gershon Distenfeld will donate the post-tax proceeds from his WSOP Main Event final table run to charity. To the average poker players, this probably seems completely insane. For some, the WSOP Main Event final table is the largest live poker score in one’s career. To give away the money seems insane. […]
Continuing our series on 8-Game strategy, we look at one of three variants of Stud poker in the game. Seven Card Stud is the oldest form of poker still spread in live and online poker rooms. It is a simple game where players make the best poker hand out of seven cards. Each player has […]
You’ve probably heard about the concept of laddering up in a poker tournament and not understood the term. Laddering is where you’re trying to move up the payouts to try and secure a larger payout. These players are not focusing on winning the tournament, but rather are just trying to eek out a profit. While […]
