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Everest Poker announces poker event for amateurs
The first ever amateur poker cup, the Everest Poker International Cup (EPIC), will be organized by the well-known poker site Everest Poker. Recently announced by the organizer, we already know the details of this event. The EPIC will consist of online qualifiers leading up to 50 finalists who will fly to Alicante, Spain in order [...]
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The art of quitting a poker game
In one of his songs, Kenny Rogers makes the following statement about gambling and in particular poker: ?You gotta know when to hold ?em, know when to fold ?em, know when to walk away, know when to run??. It is in the last two phrases that he stresses out the importance of quitting a poker [...]
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Maniac poker players. The ?setup play?
This poker style is usually met at low-stake tables and at the new players. Therefore, it is very important to know how to take advatage of their playing style in order to build your bankroll.
Maniac players make a lot of raises and re-raises in spite of their position in the hand, the cards they hold [...]
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How to deal with smart aggressive players
Everybody has had a hard time at the table figuring what is the right tactics to use against the smart aggressive players. Before going too deep into the matter it would be helpful to emphasize the characteristics of this type of players.
The Smart aggressive opponent makes raises from last positions (cut off, button) in order [...]
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What it takes to become a professional poker player nowadays?
Robert Williamson III, a great Hold’em and Omaha player says about poker: “Poker’s a day to learn and a lifetime to master“. Many people may think that this is a little bit exaggerate considering the fact that it’s a game with 52 cards and 9 strictly hierarchical hands. It is true that one can fill [...]
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Rounders sequel planned for 2012
Just a few days ago, Miramax made an announcement concerning some future sequels of some very successful movies. Such a movie is Rounders, first shown in cinemas 12 years ago, but whose poker-based action and characters have made history and poker fans are looking forward to its sequel.
At this stage, the plot and the [...]
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PokerStars pre-empts Chinese collusion
After a major collusion scandal involving Chinese players at its sit-and-go tournaments, PokerStars has recently introduced a rule meant to prevent this form of cheating from happening at the any ring game table. This measure consists in forbidding any Chinese player to join a table where another Chinese is already seated.
This is PokerStars’ second [...]
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Daniel Negreanu has an issue with Martin Hruby
The EPT Vienna is over but this event will linger in our memories due to the issue between Daniel Negreanu and Martin Hruby. Negreanu finished 4th but he stirred up a controversy that attracted everyone’s attention.
All was going well and smoothly for Daniel at EPT Vienna until the final table, when a single hand was [...]
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Security issues at Bellagio
Scott Montgomery was recently the victim of a robbery. He happened to be at Bellagio to play in the Festa al Lago preliminary event. At some point he took a break to go to the bathroom where a man assaulted him with a knife asking for money. Montgomery described the scene on his Twitter account:
?Got [...]
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Blackjack history
Blackjack has its origins in different games played in Europe in the 17th century and all of them had in common the purpose of reaching a total of 21.
Some of the first references to this game can be traced back in 1601 when the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes wrote a story in which [...]
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