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Notable Observations on Micro-Stakes Cash Games
Spare time is at a premium for me right now, which limits my ability to play online poker. Multi-table tournaments are my preference, but I’ve dabbled in micro-stakes fast-fold cash games this week. Fast-fold poker is as popular as ever thanks to making it possible to play many hands in...
Sami Kelopuro Wins Again; Take Down Super MILLION$ For $408,406
Finnish superstar Sami Kelopuro is in the middle of a massive heater. Kelopuro is an elite poker player who is running hotter than the sun. That is a deadly combination, one that yields amazing results. One such result happened on February 16 when Kelopuro staged an epic comeback. The Super...
Five Poker Stars Hailing From Minnesota
Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes but it also has a knack for producing excellent poker players. The state’s five biggest winning live poker tournament players have $12,068,841 in combined winnings. All but two of its top 20 have won seven-figures from this crazy game! Who are...
Late Larry Flynt Leaves a Poker Legacy
Larry Flynt died last week and most people know him as the controversial founder of Hustler Magazine. Flynt left a strong legacy in the world of poker, too. Flynt hailed from Lakeville, Kentucky but he made his name in Ohio. He purchased his mother’s bar for $1,800 in 1965, refitted...
Accused Murderer of Susie Zhao Has Felony Charge Added
Jeffery Morris stands accused of murdering poker player Susie Zhao. Police arrested Morris in August 2020 and charged him with first-degree murder. Morris now faces the charge of felony murder after an update in the case this week. Police charged 60-year-old Morris with first-degree premeditated murder of 33-year-old Zhao. Police...
Table Selection Is More Important Than You Think
Being able to choose your table is one of the advantages cash game players have over tournament players. MTT grinders sit where they’re told, cash games players can perform table selection before starting their session. Table selection is vitally important if you want to be a successful cash game player....
Ramon “PORKNOMAR” Kropmanns Wins $8 Million Guaranteed Venom
Ramon “PORKNOMAR” Kropmanns is the $8 million guaranteed Venom champion. The Brazilian came out on top of a 3,774-strong field to bank an incredible $1,113,330. This mammoth-sized prize is one of the biggest-ever payouts at Americas Cardroom. Kropmanns went into the eight-handed final table with the chip lead and stayed...
Johnny Oshana Crowned MSPT Poker Bowl V For $130,000
Johnny Oshana is the latest player to become an MSPT champion after the took down the MSPT Poker Bowl V event at The Venetian, Las Vegas. Some 908 entrants bought in across the available starting flights and only 116 made it to Day 2. Only 96 of those 116 returnees...
Poker Formats: Full Ring or Six-Max Cash Games?
What is your table size preference when you play cash games online? Are you a full ring grinder or a six-max specialist? Perhaps you automatically play one type of cash game because you don’t really know much about the other? Regardless, we’re comparing full ring to six-max cash games in...
Scott Stewart Wins bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open Main Event
Scott Stewart of California won the bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open Main Event this weekend for $177,817. Stewart came out on top of a 510-strong field to take his lifetime winnings close to $2.4 million. Seventy-eight of the 510 starters made it through to Day 2 but only 64 received prize...