Monthly Archives: July 2008
I turned $20 into $31,000 through online poker and then quit
(See the end of the article for an explanation of the abbreviations used.) This is the story of my poker career. I started playing online poker in March 2006, 2 months after my 17th birthday. My 1st deposit was $20. … Continue reading
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WSOP Update: World Series Of Poker 2008 Final Table: We’re down to 9!
It’s disappointing that there are no superstars left in the event, nonetheless it should be a great final table. The most notable name at the table is David “Chino” Rheem. Rheem had many professionals supporting him on his way to … Continue reading
How to Win at Poker and at Business
I just read an interesting article at BusinessWeek entilted How to Win at Poker and at Business. The title is much better than the actual article. Hopefully, I’ll do a better job of the article. The main point BusinessWeek addresses … Continue reading
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TowerGaming add massive sign-up bonuses!
TowerGaming is one of my personal favourites. I have played thousands of hands there and they have payed me thousands of dollars in bonuses. They are currently offering a 500% signup bonus up to $12,500! That means that if you … Continue reading
More WSOP 2008 Main Event Updates. Hellmuth and Matusow out
Day 6 is over and we’re down to the last 3 tables with only 27 players left. All the big names left in the tournament were knocked out today. Here are the eliminations: 64th place: Victor Ramdin — $96,500 45th … Continue reading
WSOP 2008 Main Event Update
The $10,000 WSOP Main Event started off with 6,844 players, a prize pool of $64,333,600 and a first place prize of $9,119,338. We’re now down to the final 79 players. Play has finished for the day. Some of the notable … Continue reading
The big players do lose a lot of money! But they also win it back
Gus Hansen explains in this video how he lost $1.1 million in a period of 2 months over many short sessions. He then goes and wins back $1 million in 50 hours of online poker at Full Tilt Poker. Legendary! … Continue reading
High Stakes Poker has really up the Antes
I’ve missed a year of HSP and there has been a lot of action. Although I’ve quit playing I’ve got a lot of watching to catch up on. On YouTube there loads of videos of the big pots. They’ve really … Continue reading
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Best Poker Quote
This was taken from an interview with Brian Townsend (sbrugby/aba20): Would you place yourself into the category of a “mathematical player” or “emotion-based player”? I know there are some pros that actually don’t really know math at all, just barely … Continue reading
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iPhone and iPod Touch Poker applications
There have been rumours of Full Tilt Poker and TowerGaming bringing out online poker software for the iPhone and iTouch. Whichever online poker site comes out with the software first will have a huge edge. I’m rooting for TowerGaming. They … Continue reading
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