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Five Poker Heroes From North Dakota
North Dakota is the fourth-least populous of all 50 US states. The state is famous for its agricultural wealth, the fact it is covered in farms and ranches, and is home to the tallest man-made structure in the Western Hemisphere, the KVLY-TV mast. North Dakota is also famous for some...
Alejandro Jauregui Becomes an MSPT Showdown Series Champion
Alejandro Jauregui is usually found playing cash games when he is not working as a poker dealer. Jauregui swapped cash games for tournament poker this weekend, a decision that earned him $140,665. The 31-year-old won the $1,100 Main Event of the MSPT Showdown Series at the Sycuan Casino in San...
Cimbolas Shines In Aria High Roller Series Events
PokerGO’s Aria High Roller Series is in full swing in Las Vegas, and Matas Cimobolas has started it like a house on fire. The Lithuanian won a $10,000 buy-in tournament and finished runner-up in another for a combined $266,600. Fifty-one players bought into Event #15, which was the first event...
What Are The Best HUD Stats To Use?
You sometimes see screenshots of poker pros’ tables that are full of numbers next to each player. These figures come from their Heads-Up Display, or HUD as it is abbreviated to. There are hundreds of HUD stats available, literally hundreds, but you only need to concern yourself with a handful...
Hellmuth Defeats Negreanu Again on High Stakes Duel
Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu locked horns in a second High Stakes Duel broadcast on PokerGO. Hellmuth emerged the victor just as he had done a month ago, much to the surprise of the poker community. The first High Stakes Duel saw Negreanu soar into a seemingly unassailable lead. Those...
Check Out These Kentucky Poker Grinders
Kentucky, or the Commonwealth of Kentucky to give the state its full title, is part of the Upland South region of the United States. The "Bluegrass State" is famous for Kentucky Fried Chicken, horse racing, bourbon, and moonshine. It is the home to more than its fair share of talented...
Joon Park Crowned Texas State $1M GTD Main Event Champion
Joon Park swapped PLO cash games for a $1,300 buy-in tournament, and it worked out perfectly. Park finished first from 1,818 entrants in the $1,300 Texas State $1M GTD Main Event and walked away with $271,429. The $1,300 Texas State $1M GTD Main Event featured five flights, which helped it...
Brian Altman Crowned WPT Player of the Year
Brian Altman is the new World Poker Tour Player of the Year in the extended standings. The latest Player of the Year spanned from 2019 through to the early part of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic all but erasing the 2020 season. Altman has an unassailable lead at the...
How and When To Move Up Stakes
Do you have plans to move up stakes but are unsure of when to do so? It is a common problem online poker players face. They dream of rubbing shoulders with the pros in bigger buy-in games but lack an actual plan to make that happen. We are about to...
WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Final Table Set
The record-breaking WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown has reached the official six-handed final table. One of those lucky six finalists will walk away with $1,261,095. However, they have a little wait on their hands because the final table is not scheduled until May 18. Any worries the WPT Seminole...