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WSOP Update: From The Euro Partners Team

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WSOP Update: From The Euro Partners Team

I got this in my inbox.  I thought I would share with you all.  Titan Poker is looking good after their facelift.  I like to see amateurs from the online poker playing world doing well in the WSOP and this is no exception… _____________ Day 5 of WSOP Main Event and Titan Poker Delegation Still Going Strong This 41st annual WSOP has delivered plenty of action so far, with an all-time attendance high of 63,706 entrants, as well as a total prize pool in excess of $100 million for the sixth consecutive year. As we head into Day 5 of...

Playing Shorthanded In Texas Hold ’em Poker

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Playing Shorthanded In Texas Hold ’em Poker

When you watch poker games on TV, such as the World Series of Poker, you normally see them starting out with ten players. However, as the game progresses, players get eliminated and the numbers around the table start to dwindle. The starting number – ten players – is what is called a full table. When the players start falling out, then we have what we call a shorthanded table. In all online poker rooms you have the standard full table and with some poker rooms they offer shorthanded from the outset, which is normally six starting players. Is there a...

Phil Ivey – The Tiger Woods Of Poker

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Phil Ivey – The Tiger Woods Of Poker

If Taylor Caby is the Harry Potter of Poker, then Phil Ivey is the Tiger Woods of this game. This young man earned this moniker because of the classy way he plays. At a very young age of 8, Phil Ivey learned the basics of poker from his grandfather who would deal him hands of penny-ante Five-Card Stud. Ivey’s grandpa wanted to teach the young child the dangers of gambling but ended up encouraging him to learn more about the game. Young kids and teenagers often profess what they want to be in the future when they grow up. The...

Kirill Gerasimov – Russia’s Top Poker Player

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Kirill Gerasimov – Russia’s Top Poker Player

At a young age of 35, Kirill Gerasimov has reached a level of popularity that many aspiring poker players have dreamed of. This young poker player was born in Moscow and used to be an insurance salesman. Whether or not that day job had any bearings on his poker skills, it is clear that Gerasimov is one of the more well known members of the poker world. Gerasimov’s success as a poker player is nothing short of phenomenal. In his own country, poker is not the popular game it is in the US. However, he became interested in poker and...

Julian Gardner – The Wriggler

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Julian Gardner – The Wriggler

Poker has been around for as long as almost anyone can remember. As such, there are many poker players that have made the ranks of the “greats.” I wrote about some of them a month or so ago. Last post, though, I featured a young poker player who has made his name in the world of online poker. As poker continues to become a popular past time, more and more young poker players are making a name for themselves. Let’s take some time to look into the lives of these up and coming young poker players. One of the most...

Doyle Brunson – Texas Dolly

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Doyle Brunson – Texas Dolly

One of the members of the Texas Rounders, Doyle Brunson is a name legendary in the world of poker. Anyone who is really into the game will certainly know who he is. Also known as Texas Dolly, Doyle Brunson was born on August 10, 1933 in Longworth, Texas. It seemed at first that Doyle Brunson would live a “normal” life – with a 9 to 5 job with a sales company. However, he was invited to play a seven stud game on his first day at work and he realized he could earn more than a month’s wages in a...

Amarillo Slim – The First Poker TV Star

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Amarillo Slim – The First Poker TV Star

Amarillo Slim wasn’t always known by this name. Born Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. in December 21, 1938 in Johnson, Arkansas, the first time he won the Main Event of the World Series of Poker was in 1972. Yet before he became famous for his tournament poker skills, Amarillo Slim was already quite well known in the poker world as a rounder. Together with his buddies Doyle Brunson and Sailor Roberts, he would go all over the United States, looking for some gambling action. Prior to the creation of the World Series of Poker, the game of poker didn’t really have...

Stu Ungar – Gambler, Addict, Loser, Legend

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Stu Ungar – Gambler, Addict, Loser, Legend

If you chance upon a cluster of people at a party chitchatting about great poker players, there would be no doubt that you would hear the name Stu Ungar come up at least once. There are a lot of people in the poker world who actually consider Stu Ungar the greatest poker player of all time – second to none. Of course there would be those who would contest that but the greater majority would agree that Stu Ungar was one of a kind. Born in September 8, 1953 as Stuart Errol Ungar, he was nicknamed “The Kid.” He was...

Scotty Nguyen – A Poker Legend

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Scotty Nguyen – A Poker Legend

Born as Thuan Nguyen in October 28, 1962 in Nha Trang Vietnam, Scotty’s life is reminiscent of thousands of other young children in the 70s. This was the time when the communists had a firm foothold on Vietnam and refugees from this country were spread all over the world – from other Asian countries to the United States. Scotty was one of the more fortunate ones as when he was 14, he had the chance to flee his native country for the United States. He initially lived in Chicago but soon moved to California and spent his growing up years...

Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournaments

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Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournaments

The tournament structure of Texas Hold ‘Em Poker has caught the attention of people all over the world. Once again, we have the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour to testify to this fact. But, what exactly is a poker tournament? As you would have seen while watching the WSOP or WPT, a tournament may consist of many tables or in smaller cases, a single table. A poker tournament is no different from any other Texas Hold ‘Em game except that you have more players joining in and they get eliminated until there is only one man...

Jamie Gold – Poker “Talent” Wins $12 million

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Jamie Gold – Poker “Talent” Wins $12 million

Jamie Gold, former Hollywood talent agent, pulled an Oscar-worthy acting job and bluffed his way to winning the World Series of Poker in the 2006 event. He won $12 million. Gold was a sterling example of good psychological warfare. By convincing Paul Wasicka—a former restaurant manager—he had a weaker hand, he convinced him to push all his chips in the pot. Then, the moment of truth: Wasicka’s pocket 10s versus his pair of queens. Gold spontaneously screamed for joy. Gold was a master of bluffing during the entire tournament, and it literally paid off at the World Series of Poker...

Johnny Chan – Living The American Poker Dream

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Johnny Chan – Living The American Poker Dream

Johnny Chan is one of the greatest poker players of all time. He has 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, and became world champion twice. And look at how much the man’s won—over four million dollars from career tournament earnings, not counting what he’s earned from cash game winnings. He’s always at the famous Bellagio’s “Big Game”, the world’s highest-limit cash game, which can make or break millionaires overnight. Risky? Maybe so, but it’s worked to his advantage. It’s possible that Johnny Chan has brought home hundreds of millions of dollars from regular poker play. Now that’s something to tell...

Andy Bloch – A Poker Millionaire

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Andy Bloch – A Poker Millionaire

When Andy Bloch first started playing poker in 1992, he was a law student looking for a way of relaxing between midterms. Then he started getting serious about it, joining small weekly tournaments about once a month (paying an entrance fee of $35, which he saw as an “investment”). As Bloch’s skills grew, so did his confidence. He took a huge risk and joined a no-limit Texas Hold ‘em tournament, the World Poker Finals. He shouldered the $100(US) entry fee without flinching, even if it was the first time he had ever played no-limit. He won. In 1997, Tom Sims...

Texas Holdem – What You Need To Know

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Texas Holdem – What You Need To Know

Who hasn’t heard of the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tournament? These two very popular tournaments have contributed a lot to making Texas Holdem Poker become one of the most popular variations of poker in existence today. From face to face games to online gambling, Texas Holdem Poker is played all over the world, by all sorts of people. If you are one of those people who know about Texas Holdem but have never really tried their hand at it, this post is for you. Before getting started on your Texas Holdem career, there are a few...