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Who Are The Best Poker Players From Wisconsin?
The Green Bay Packers NFL franchise is the first thing that springs to my mine when Wisconsin is mentioned. Poker is a close second anytime America’s Dairyland is talked about. This is because the game’s most famous poker player once called Wisconsin home. $39,658,070 are the lifetime winnings of the...
pinguinachica Wins Biggest-Ever PKO
Americas Cardroom wrote itself into the online poker record books with its latest Venom tournament. The Venom PKO is officially the biggest-ever PKO tournament ever. A monster-sized field of 2,711 entries meant a $6,777,500 prize pool, way more than the advertised $5 million guarantee. It also meant seven of the...
Polk Crushes Negreanu in First Online Session
Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu locked horns in the first online session of their heads-up challenge and Polk crushed. A deadly combination of playing well and running hot saw Polk beat Negreanu out of $218,292. The long-time feuding superstars played 200 live hands last week. This relatively short session took...
Transitioning From a TAG to LAG Style
Most poker players are advised to play a tight-aggressive (TAG) style when they start their poker careers. It is effective in lower stakes games and is easy to learn. Loose-aggressive (LAG) is more difficult to learn, but it opens up more ways to win. Transitioning from TAG to LAG is...
Five Poker Stars Who Call Indiana Home
The name of Indiana, the Hoosier State, means Land of the Indians. It should be Land of the Poker Player, perhaps? Indiana isn’t a state known for producing elite poker players, but several Hoosiers are exceptional at poker. Aaron Jones, Andrew Moreno, and Jessica Dawley are three players you’ve likely...
MGM Grand Is Giving Away Jackpot Money Via Freerolls
MGM Grand is hosting a trio of special freerolls in the coming weeks to distribute leftover jackpot money. The company permanently closed three of its poker rooms and all three had jackpot funds in the pot. Las Vegas had 31 poker rooms open for business before the March lockdown. Only...
Who Are The Best Poker Players From Massachusetts?
Massachusetts is the most populous state in the New England region of the United States. The Bay State has produced some incredible poker players over the years. Some of those players are world-renowned, and you’re about to find out why. The top five winning Massachusetts players have $64,822,469 in live...
mikealtolusso Wins ACR $100K Gtd PKO Event
The $100,000 guaranteed High Roller PKO tournament at Americas Cardroom was huge. A field of 271 players paid $600+$30 and created a $162,600 prize pool, including “mikealtolusso”. He bought in twice and the decision to fire a second bullet was a good one. Why? Because he took down the tournament...
Transitioning From No-Limit Hold’em to Pot-Limit Omaha
No-Limit Hold’em is the most popular variant of poker, especially in the online poker world. Pot-Limit Omaha, however, continues to increase in popularity and is quickly becoming the game of choice for thousands of poker players. Pot-Limit Omaha is a very popular cash game, although sites are adding more and...
Daniel Negreanu Doesn’t Care If Opponents Use a VPN
GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanu is not a man who holds back when he speaks his mind. The Canadian is never backwards coming forwards, but his recent comments on VPN use shocked the poker community. Negreanu was a guest on the latest edition of The Orbit podcast. It is the brainchild...