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Christoph Vogelsang Excels in The High Roller Big Game
The High Roller Big Game is partypoker’s most expensive weekly tournament. It commands a $2,600 buy-in, which means it’s packed to the rafter with poker’s elite players. Christoph Vogelsang was one of those elite, one who emerged from battle victoriously. Vogelsang resides in London, United Kingdom but is one of...
Davidi Kitai Scoops a Massive $726,839 Prize
Belgian superstar Davidi Kitai banked one of the biggest scores of his long and illustrious career earlier this week. Kitai is better known for his live poker skills but showed he’s no slouch in the online poker arena either. He took on some of the world’s best players in a...
Are These Mistakes Preventing You From Winning in Cash Games
The standard of the average player in low stakes online cash games has increased over the years. This has made it more difficult to win although the games are definitely still beatable. Variance is a major factor preventing you from winning in these games but it is often the player...
Sweden’s WhatIfGod Wins EPT Online Main Event For $1,019,082
The inaugural PokerStars EPT Online festival is done and dusted after the Main Event crowned its champion. Sweden’s “WhatIfGod” is that champion after he outlasted 1,303 opponents and banked $1,019,082. Only 159 of the 1,304 starters received a slice of the $6,520,000 prize pool. Mike “SirWatts” Watson, Andras “probirs” Nemeth,...
Five of the Finest Poker Players Hailing From Maryland
We’re unsure why it is but the state of Maryland creates some fantastic poker players. Having 4,000 miles of shoreline to relax at could be the secret. Whatever the reason, the five biggest Maryland winners have banked $36,638,001 in live poker tournament winnings. These five heroes are “The Free State’s”...
Samuel Vousden Wins Two MTTs During a Super Sunday
Samuel Vousden enjoyed a profitable Sunday online poker session on November 15. The Finnish high stakes tournament specialist won not one but two massive events. The brace of victories saw Vousden’s lifetime winnings total swell by more than $280,000! GGPoker is where Vousden completed his remarkable feat. The site is...
What’s This? Another 2020 WSOP Main Event?
Bulgaria’s Stoyan Madanzhiev won the WSOP Main Event in August. That tournament took place online at GGPoker and was a massive success. The $5,802 entrants created a $27,559,500 prize pool, which was enough for a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Madanzhiev received $3,904,686 and a gold bracelet for...
The Basics of Pot Odds
There is a lot of math involved in poker. The best poker players have brains like calculators and can figure out complex problems on the fly. Working out pot odds is one of the first steps to delving into poker math. Pot odds are one of the first things poker...
Kyle Menard Wins Super MILLION$ For $628,892 at the First Attempt
Do you believe in beginner’s luck? Kyle Menard is hardly a beginner but he is in terms of playing the GGPoker Super MILLION$. Menard decided to play his first $10,300 Super MILLION$ on November 8. He navigated his way through a star-studded field to reach the final table, which took...
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...