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No Plans To Cancel 2020 WSOP Because of Coronavirus
The coronavirus is spreading around the planet but there are no plans to cancel the upcoming 2020 WSOP. Players have voiced concerns via social media channels, but the 2020 WSOP is almost certain to take place. A thread on the popular TwoPlusTwo poker forum started a mini panic among the...
How To Play Pocket Kings Profitably
Pocket kings are a legitimate powerhouse hand in Texas Hold’em cash games and tournaments. Kings are a substantial favourite against any other hand except pocket aces. You still have more than 18% equity even if you run into pocket aces. It goes without saying that pocket kings will be your...
7 Players With Multiple WSOP Cashes But No Bracelet
Almost every poker player in the world dreams of winning a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. Some players have a seemingly unnatural ability to win a bracelet (here’s looking at you Phil Hellmuth). Others have multiple WSOP cashes but are yet to win a coveted bracelet. The strip of...
Five of the Biggest PokerStars Sunday Million Tournaments
PokerStars ran its first-ever Sunday Million on March 6, 2006. It was a first for online poker, a tournament with a $215 buy-in and a $1 million guaranteed. Every poker tournament player worth their salt dreams of winning the Sunday Million. Doing do awards a massive prize and give you...
Common Pot-Limit Omaha Mistakes
Pot-Limit Omaha is one of the most exciting poker variants played today. It generates more than its fair share of action. Pots are larger in Omaha cash games too. Everything about the game, except its variance, is great, even better than no-limit Hold’em. The problem with PLO is there is...
PokerStars Launches 6-Card Omaha Cash Games
Calling all action junkies, there’s a new game in town because PokerStars launched 6-Card Omaha on Friday. Wait until you try this format if you think standard pot-limit Omaha (PLO) is a crazy game. PokerStars fully launched 6-Card Omaha on its dot-com and dot-eu online poker sites on February 14th....
James Romero Banks a Massive $325,000 Score
James Romero continued his impressive run of form by winning the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS South America Super High Roller. Romero’s excellent victory resulted in his bankroll swelling by $325,000. James Romero Wins partypoker LIVE MILLIONS South America Super High Roller Place Player Country Prize 1 James Romero United States $325,000...
Philip Shing Crowned WSOPC Potawatomi Champion
The WSOPC was in Milwaukee this weekend where its $1,700 Main Event brought the curtain down on the festival. It was a fitting end to the festival as the $500,000 guarantee was blown out of the water. A field of 524 players created a $793,860 prize pool with the top...
The Pros and Cons of Playing Online SNG
Sit & Go (SNG) tournaments have always been popular and continue to be so today. Thousands of SNG are played online every day at sites such as Ignition and Bovada - for more, check out our Bovada poker review and our Ignition poker review. There are plenty of pros to...
The Five Biggest Canadian Tournament Winners
Canada has produced some of poker’s greatest players, especially in the tournament world. The United States is still king, but being a Canadian certainly doesn’t hinder you on the path to superstardom. Canadian Timothy Adams recently won the Super High Roller Bowl Australia, so we’re looking at the biggest Canadian...