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Mixed Game Tournament Strategy with CardRunners

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:45:48 +0000

This strategy video from the experts at CardRunners discusses late tournament strategy in a Mixed Game tournament that had a buy-in of $22 with 1 ReBuy and 1 Add-on. The official preview from CardRunners: He may not be part of the Video Finalists series, but we always love Shabamabam on the mixed games. 08/b has a ton of skill, and not a lot of experts. Might this be the game you get your edge? New CardRunners MTT pro Augie is here showing you how to manage the final table bubble and increase your bottom line. Tune in to this exciting 2 parter of a $22 1 Rebuy/1 Add-on.

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PartyPoker Talks to Tom “durrrr” Dwan about his…

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:18:22 +0000

With the PartyPoker World Open VI in full swing in London, video cameras were not just trained on the tables. As the single table heat format provides plenty of downtime for those waiting to play and those busting out early, there are ample opportunities to interview the competitors. On Monday, PartyPoker’s cameras caught up with Tom “ durrrr ” Dwan. Most of the first half of Tatjana Pasalic’s six minute interview focused on Dwan’s “durrrr Challenge.” Truthfully, nothing came out of it that most poker fans did not already know, with much of it simply being a recap of the challenge and the results to date.

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Questions about Jennifear’s BRM program

POCKETFIVES.COM — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:52:35 +0000

Wondering about her cash out strategy (which I totally dig!) … how do u keep track of daily games u play on Tilt? do I have to do this manually w/pen & paper or can Ftilt do this for me? or am I totally overthinking this…lol? Q #2…

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Poker Strategy — Playing Aggressive Opponents with David…

CARDPLAYER.COM — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:21:05 +0000

Poker pro David ‘Doc’ Sands gives some helpful strategy tips about adjusting to very aggressive opponents in no-limit hold’em.

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Annie Duke Breaks Down Bellagio Poker Tournament…

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:21:31 +0000

Poker News Daily: What have you been up to poker-wise since the conclusion of the 2010 World Series of Poker ( WSOP )? Annie Duke : Trying to slack off. My goal has to been to shirk all responsibility and I’ve been doing a pretty good job of that. The WSOP is a lot.

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Erik Seidel, Johnny Chan Partners on Full Tilt Doubles…

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:13:58 +0000

On Saturday night, the second round of matches in the Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship played out on GSN . The unique team format features randomly assigned partners who alternate action on every street. Teammates cannot discuss strategy while they have cards unless they call a 30-second time out. In the first match of the one-hour episode, high-stakes poker pros David Benyamine and Phil Ivey teamed up, Andrew “luckychewy” Lichtenberger partnered with Greg “FBT” Mueller , Carlos Mortensen teamed with Allen Cunningham , and UB.com ’s Phil Hellmuth teamed with Jennifer Harman . Ivey and Benyamine were the first pair to depart, getting it in with pocket fives and running into pocket tens.

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The PokerNews Strategy Roundup: Railing the Durrrr…

POKERNEWS.COM — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Lots going down over at PokerNews Strategy this week especially if you like PLO. Plus we have new sample videos and much more.

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WCOOP 2010: A little bit of advice

POKERSTARS.COM — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:50:45 +0000

by Celina Lin
WCOOP 2010 is a date marked down in most poker players’ schedule. For those of you unfamiliar with the series, it is essentially the world series of online poker! The buy-ins range from $100-$10,000, so it will suit recreational players to those with a big bankroll.

In the past we have seen many champions like ‘Jovial Gent’ arise from such series, and become overnight idols on the virtual felt. The WCOOP offers tournaments from 6 max, high rollers, shoot out to turbos, and guaranteed prize pool of $300,000 to $10 Million.

Most poker players nowadays are pretty used to tournament structures, blind levels and antes. The strategy for multi-table tournaments differs depending on your opponents. If your table is limping a lot, you might want to adopt a more aggressive play and isolate pots where you can get it heads up. If players are relatively tight on your table, you might want to see cheap flops and try to set mine and bust players with over pairs.

When the blinds and antes get high, pick your spots to steal blinds constantly, keep putting pressure on short stacks and try a squeeze play if the situation is appropriate. A lucky few may find themselves in short-handed situations on the final table and maybe even heads up play. Most tournament players lack in short-handed and heads-up play because it doesn’t happen very often.

WCOOP 2010 will offer everyone a great chance to brush up on multi-table tournament skills, win big and play with Team PokerStars Pros from all over the world. I wish you all the best of luck and may the best win! See you all on the virtual felt.

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WSOP Power Patches Team Pokerati, ESPN, Loudmouth, and…

POKERATI.COM — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:51:23 +0000

More multimedia for your Friday … Team Pokerati got some good lovin’ on ESPN this week. Good thing, too, because The Big Randy would fail to deliver on his patch-wearing duties early on Day 4 when he happened to be sitting next to Michael Mizrachi … have a quick listen to step back in WSOP-time when Pauly and I seemed to have a certain prescience about both patches and Mizrachis starting to mean something: Tao of Pokerati Episode 64: Big Head Randy and the Min-Cashers – Dan and Pauly hang out at the Bad Beat bar and wonder if they are coolers? Or if the Big Randy had busted out because he was not wearing a Pokerati patch.

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The Primacy Effect in Poker by John Wray (JimmyLegs)

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:48:29 +0000

Let’s pretend you’re a brand new poker player. Maybe you’re in Las Vegas for a buddy’s bachelor party, you’ve seen some poker on TV, and although you’re saving a little for the strip clubs, you’ve still got an extra $500 for “discretionary expenses” in your pocket. So, you sit down at the smallest game spread at the Venetian, fumble a big blind onto the felt, and play your very first hand of big-kid poker. In this scenario, what would you say might be the very worst thing that could possibly happen to you? You get stacked? You get cheated? You get into a drunken brawl with a guy nicknamed “Fancy Fists”? What if I told you the very worst thing that could possibly happen to you that night is that you win? And win big? It seems counterintuitive, but there’s a very good reason why it might be dangerous for a budding poker player to have a wildly successful first session: the Primacy Effect . The Primacy Effect is a cognitive bias – a psychological tendency for us to draw incorrect conclusions based on the ways our brains are wired rather than on the objective evidence.

Antonius Thrashes deprimiert for $306k

POKERLISTINGS.COM — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:30:00 +0000

Antonius, who is looking to rebound from an awful August that saw him lose over $800k on the online tables, played 413 hands of $2,000/$4,000 Limit Hold’em against deprimiert. There was some luck involved, however. In one of the key hands Antonius managed to river trip sixes with A-6 in the hole to scoop a $56,000 pot.

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WCOOP 2010: Planning is everything

POKERSTARS.COM — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:04:55 +0000

by Marcello Del Grosso
After a long, hot summer at the WSOP, it is nice to come home and take it easy with my wife in the City of Angels. With the WCOOP around the corner, preparations are under way, and I am looking forward to a great tournament series.

For the past few weeks, my focus has been on getting ready for the games. The PokerStars WCOOP is a great series of tournaments to play in because it offers every different discipline. You’ll have the ability to play all variations of poker during the three weeks. If no limit is not your game, don’t stress, stud might be.

Over the past couple of days, I have been playing more mixed games to sharpen my skills and enhance my play. I will be playing in a bunch of events in the WCOOP. My strategy is to get as many mixed games under my belt before September 5th. PokerStars.com spreads an eight game mix and is a great place to go to get in some practice.

In addition to playing online I am updating my poker station to include two monitors and a new chair. Having a functional and comfortable station is really important for the WCOOP
because some of the tournaments will have extended blind structures and larger fields which could have you playing for up to 24 hours straight!

If you plan on winning, like I do, start banking some sleep hours, and try to prepare some healthy meals ahead of time. I use a meal delivery service in Los Angeles called NUTRIFIT to keep me playing strong. They offer a variety of pre-made healthy meals that are delivered right to your front door. While playing tournaments, you will want to avoid things like: caffeine, alcohol and refined sugars that will cause you to crash and burn.

Even if you are not able to find a meal service plan, it’s always a great idea to have some healthy foods on hand. Snacking is a great way to keep your energy level up. Another important thing to do is to include protein in all of your meals because it takes more time to digest and will keep you feeling full longer. Some of my favorites snack options are nuts and fruits, celery and peanut butter, hummus and veggies, and oatmeal with shaved
almonds and bananas.

Keep your brain sharp by staying hydrated and take full advantage of the five-minute breaks unless you have a laptop!

One last (but definitely not least) tip for all you players out there is to have patience, and enjoy the extended structure and increased game play.

Check out the official WCOOP site to plan your assault on the series. See you online!

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Poker Strategy — Limit Hold’Em with Maria Ho

CARDPLAYER.COM — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:25:01 +0000

Poker pro Maria Ho gives poker strategy advice for players who are familiar with no-limit hold’em, but are looking to learn limit hold’em. Ho gives some great tips about hand selection, value betting and more.

Pot Limit Omaha Theory with CardRunners

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:32:10 +0000

Pot Limit Omaha is one of the most exciting and action-packed poker games you can possibly play. However, the game involves four cards and not just two like in Texas Hold’em, so many players find difficulty adjusting to new table dynamics. Our latest CardRunners strategy video dives into Pot Limit Omaha play and theory, by looking at some hands using Hold’em Manager. The official CardRunners teaser: Mindcirkus is here to analyze his own mind. Tune in as he goes over hands from his database and determines whether his play was optimal or if he changed his mind.

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Round 2 Matches Begin on Full Tilt Doubles Poker…

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:22:34 +0000

On Saturday night, the second round of regular season matches kicked off on the Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship , which airs on GSN . Each of the 32 players in the field bought in for $50,000 and had already played out one match. In Match #5, which spanned the first 30 minutes of the one-hour GSN show, Howard Lederer paired with Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond , Mike Matusow teamed with Phil Laak , Andy Bloch teamed with Annie Duke , and Erick Lindgren teamed with former World Poker Tour Championship winner David Chiu . Players alternate action by street and each team is allowed one time out to talk strategy. Matusow and Laak, by far the most talkative pair at the table, were all-in with K-10 against Lederer and Galfond’s A-9 of spades

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Joe Sebok Reacts to UB and Absolute Poker Acquisition

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:34:39 +0000

On Thursday, the poker world learned that Blanca Games , which features Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gordon , had acquired the CEREUS Poker Network . UB.com and Absolute Poker both make their home on the USA-friendly network and the former features Joe Sebok as a sponsored pro. Shortly after the acquisition announcement, Poker News Daily caught up to the former “Poker2Nite” host. One year ago, Sebok signed on with UB.com and immediately became involved in the site’s investigation into the superuser scandal orchestrated by former World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) Main Event champ Russ Hamilton

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The PokerNews Strategy Roundup: Supernova Elite for…

POKERNEWS.COM — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Time to check in on the team at PokerNews Strategy who have been winning big, making videos and answering heaps of questions in our forums.

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Andy Frankenberger Leads WPT Legends of Poker Final Table

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:18:19 +0000

Andy Frankenberger owns a slight chip lead over the rest of the pack entering the final table of the World Poker Tour ( WPT ) Legends of Poker . His stack of 3.02 million represents the lone tally at the table over three million. At stake are a $750,000 grand prize and a seat into the end-of-season WPT Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles is playing host to the Legends of Poker. Since WPT final tables are played six-handed, the distinction of Bubble Boy went to Steve Reitzfeld , who busted in seventh place for $45,000

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Huck Seed, LuckyChewy Shine in Doubles Poker Championship

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:41:37 +0000

The Doubles Poker Championship rolled on over the weekend on GSN . Another two regular season matches were held beginning at 9:00pm ET on Saturday night and David Tuchman and Brandon Adams had the call. Full Tilt Poker sponsors the series.

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WSOP November Nine Cover Story Highlights Newest Free…

CARDPLAYER.COM — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:41:21 +0000

The latest issue of Card Player magazine is now available on the web, and best of all, it’s free! Check out the latest news, strategy content, and commentaries from pros …

Betting Strategy with CardRunners

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:14:21 +0000

This strategy video from CardRunners discusses specific betting strategies and goes into when to employ the donk bet. For those of you that do not know, a donk bet is when a player leads out on a street where on the previous street it was his opponent that made the bet and he just called. The official preview of the video: There’s nothing worse than flopping top pair on a dangerous board and getting led into. Do they have a combo draw? Protecting flopped two pair?

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How to Detect Collusion Online

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:00:05 +0000

As long as poker has existed, there have been players trying to cheat the game. And in today’s age of internet poker, players have more opportunity to attempt different methods of cheating, especially collusion. With the ability to communicate on the phone, via instant message, or Skype, players can easily communicate their hole cards to one another and discuss cheating strategies.

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Poker Strategy — Three-Betting With Adam Levy and…

CARDPLAYER.COM — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:00:26 +0000

Poker pros Adam ‘ROothlus’ Levy and Darryll Fish give strategy advice regarding reraising, also known as three-betting. They discuss good situations in which to three bet, the kinds of hands you should three-bet and more.

So who is jungleman12?

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:22:44 +0000

Daniel “Jungleman12” Cates is taking the online poker world by storm. Only 20 years old, he has already won more money than most people will see in a lifetime. His current winnings exceed $2.2 million. In early 2008 he was playing heads up No Limit Hold’em with blinds of $.25/$.50. Within 10 months he had gone from micro stakes to high stakes, playing blinds of $25/$50

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Daniel “jungleman12″ Cates Poker Player Profile

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August 18th – Daily Deal

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:55:49 +0000

On today’s Daily Deal, the next installment of the Durrrr Challenge may start this week, MMA Week debuts on NBC’s “Poker After Dark,” and CardRunners signs one of the most successful tournament players around. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily. Even though Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius seem to be at a standstill in the first Durrrr Challenge, the next installment might only be a few days away. CardRunners instructor Daniel “JungleMan12” Cates has agreed to step up to the plate and face Dwan.

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Chinese Collusion Ring Allegedly Found On PokerStars Sit…

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:27:35 +0000

In what seems to be an ongoing scandal that covers most of last year, a collusion ring based in China has been found on PokerStars , with the company providing little answers as to the depth of the alleged cheating or how their players were affected. In a highly detailed thread on the Two Plus Two forums, the conspiracy involving “Double or Nothing” (DoN) sit and gos is laid out, including insight into the reactions from the leading poker room in the industry. In these particular PokerStars tournaments, half of the players who enter win double whatever the buy-in may be, with the other half of the field earning nothing. The alleged cheating ring based in China apparently targeted the higher end DoN sit and gos, which ran in buy-in from $52 to $104. The 2+2 thread, started on July 1st by poster “frobush,” recaps the DoN collusion scandal into a easier to read version than the previous unruly thread that had developed.

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CardRunners Signs Mickey Petersen (mement_mori)

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:14:15 +0000

The popular poker training site CardRunners has inked two-time Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) event winner Mickey “mement_mori” Petersen . The new arrival owns the top spot in the Bluff Online Poker Player of the Year leaderboard and is the fifth ranked player on PocketFives.com. Petersen is fresh off a win in a $216 No Limit Hold’em Rush tournament held during FTOPS XVII. He banked $37,000 in the process and outlasted a field of 778 entrants. In the previous FTOPS, which played out just before the start of the 2010 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ), Petersen took down a $216 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max event for $86,000.

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Poker Strategy — Bet Sizing With Tony ‘Bond18′ Dunst

CARDPLAYER.COM — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:38:55 +0000

Poker pro Tony ‘Bond18′ Dunst discusses how to adjust the size of your bets, according to the strength of you opposition and the strength of your hand, in this episode of ‘Poker Strategy’ here on Card Player TV.

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The Sunday Scoop: Is there a RugDoctor In the House?

POKERLISTINGS.COM — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:30:00 +0000

FTOPS XVII’s final day made things interesting over on Full Tilt with three events and a total of $4.75 million guaranteed. The Michael Craig hosted $240+$16 Knockout Six-Max saw 5,055 entrants with DrunkSpirit grabbing the title and $193,121.22 first prize. BgsaPnaples lost heads-up, but still walked away with $118k. The final Rush Poker event on the schedule also went off, with 1,589 entrants, 3,810 rebuys and 964 add-ons in the $150+$13 Rush Rebuy. In the end, Dalbaiyob booked the win, hauling in $202,206.75 and an FTOPS Jersey while Davidp18 had to settle for second and $129,805.20.

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Full Tilt Poker Doubles Championship Premieres on GSN

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:52:43 +0000

On Saturday night, the Full Tilt Poker Doubles Championship premiered on GSN , taking the place of the Aussie Millions, whose Main Event wrapped up last weekend. A $1 million first place prize is up for grabs in the Doubles Championship and 32 players coughed up $50,000 each to enter. The unique show was taped at the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas and featured Brandon Adams and David Tuchman on the call. Teams were randomly assigned and players alternated action by street. Each team had one 30-second time out to talk strategy and a regular season will play out before the semi-finals and finals.

Poker News in Brief: Aug. 9-15, 2010

POKERLISTINGS.COM — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:00:00 +0000

As a result, there were a few stories that feel through the PokerListings news team’s clutches. Fortunately, we’ve compiled them below in our weekly News in Brief feature. This week, Katja Thater grabs some recognition, 888 awards a huge jackpot, P0ker H0 gets his own UB event and more. 888poker Pays Largest Jackpot Ever One South Australian pub league poker player found Friday the 13th to be his lucky day thanks to 888poker .

ANZPT Gold Coast: Bubble Fun

POKERSTARS.COM — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:12:27 +0000

It was a nervous night for 42 people on the Gold Coast last evening. Some would’ve slept better than others. But some would’ve had a restless night as they think of a strategy to avoid being one of the ten casualties on day three of play that will go home with nothing but a story to tell the folks back home.

Welcome back to Jupiters Hotel and Casino for our continued coverage of the 2010 ANZPT Gold Coast Main Event. It’s going to be an exciting, and likely abbreviated, day as our goal is to first burst that pesky bubble and then form our final table of nine. Only 32 players are going to profit so the early stages of play today are sure to provide us with some interesting, and potentially heart-breaking moments.

While the short stacks will be anxiously watching each other like hawks, there are a few big stacks in the room that will no doubt be looking to press their advantage as the bubble approaches. Bubble play is a crucial period for tournament success, and our chip leaders will be doing everything they can to pressure those keen to sneak into the money.

Of course they come no bigger than the stack of Hong Kong’s Nick Wong, who lit up the Jupiters Poker Room late yesterday with a lucky river and a massive pot to claim the overnight chip lead with 376,500 in chips. Others in our top five include Nauv Kashyap, day one chip leader Darko Balaban, PokerStars sponsored Aaron Benton and young gun Liam O’Rourke.

PokerStars sponsored Aaron Benton is looking dangerous as one of our chip leaders entering Day 3

Join us as the cards will be in the air at 11:30am local time as the 2010 ANZPT Gold Coast Main Event continues.

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ANZPT Gold Coast: Benton Eyes Another Final Table

POKERSTARS.COM — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:12:27 +0000

Of course they come no bigger than the stack of Hong Kong’s Nick Wong, who lit up the Jupiters Poker Room late yesterday with a lucky river and a massive pot to claim the overnight chip lead with 376,500 in chips. Others in our top five include Nauv Kashyap, day one chip leader Darko Balaban, young gun Liam O’Rourke and PokerStars sponsored Aaron Benton.

PokerStars sponsored Aaron Benton is looking dangerous as one of our chip leaders entering Day 3

Benton has had a stellar year after his breakthrough live victory at the season-ending APPT Grand Final in Sydney last December. Benton cashed at the ANZPT in Perth, before reaching the final table at the ANZPT Canberra for another $12,000. He then headed over to take on the world at the WSOP before returning to collect a win and a runner-up result in side events at the ANZPT in Queenstown.

His form also extends beyond the ANZPT after collecting a 3rd place finish in a pro-am event last weekend in Sydney worth another $55,000.

Benton will be one to watch early as his big stack and aggressive style will be relentless on the short stacks, as he eyes off another ANZPT final table berth.

Join us as the cards will be in the air at 11:30am local time as the 2010 ANZPT Gold Coast Main Event continues.

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Multi-Table Tournament Strategy with CardRunners

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:30:40 +0000

In his first video back since his WSOP Bracelet victory, Matros shows us those champion skills in this $26 MTT vid. He replays a deep run, examining the interesting hands, and analyzing proper decisions based on stack sizes. Note that this is a continuation of the last MTT Strategy Video we posted, which you can watch here – CardRunners Strategy: MTT Replayer with JacksUp .

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Hand Dissection: Jeff Papola vs. Men “The Master”…

POKERNEWSDAILY.COM — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:58:27 +0000

Jeff Papola had a summer that most poker players only dream about. The 25-year-old law student from New York caught the World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) by storm in June, taking first and second place in the $5,000 and $2,500 Six-Handed No Limit Hold ‘em events, respectively, collecting more than $1,058,000 in earnings over the span of a single week. Papola, a respected online player who goes by the moniker “jpapola”, took some time to discuss a hand he played against Men “ The Master ” Nguyen during the final table of his $5,000 Six-Handed victory. The hand, which came during three-handed play against Nguyen and Mark Radoja, would help propel Papola to his first ever WSOP gold bracelet.

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Tallinn, a city for sporting comebacks – just ask Ville…

POKERSTARS.COM — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:50:33 +0000

The good people of Estonia are a cheery bunch at the best of times, but tonight they had a smile wider than the Gulf of Finland, the expanse of sea that separates the capital city from their Finnish neighbors. The reason was an extraordinary international soccer match just a few miles away from our tournament hotel here in Tallinn. Losing 1-0 to the Faroe Islands after the 90 minutes were up, Estonia somehow managed to bang in two goals in injury time to snatch an unlikely victory.

It was a quite breathtaking comeback, but one which, in poker terms, was repeated right before our eyes on the tournament floor. Ville Wahlbeck, playing his first EPT wearing the colors of Team PokerStars Pro, was down to less than 5,000 chips at dinner and looking like he was heading for the proverbial early bath. But he then went on a run that took him up to 68,800. He, like the Estonian strikers tonight, had left it late to hit the back of the net.

Ville Wahlbeck

And while several others performed comebacks of their own – notably the Italian Alfonso Almendelo, who went from 10,000 to 78,000 – a lucky few took an early lead and simply kept scoring until the nine levels of play were over. Top of the league tonight is Ali Tekintamgac from Germany with 203,200. He played aggressively to dominate a table that included Allan Baekke, the EPT Snowfest champion. Baekke fell at the death, running K-9 into pocket queens.

Ali Tekintamgac

Allan Baekke

The only serious challenger to Tekintamgac was Matvey Linov from Russia. He bagged up 193,400, building a monster stack by raising, re-raising and value betting at a table that included the dangerous Brit Praz Bansi.

Then you have to go all the way down to 134,500 chips to find the next player, Artem Litvinov, and 134,300 for Mauro Palazzo.

Mauro Palazzo

Team PokerStars Pro had a good day. Luca Pagano (124,900), Arnaud Mattern (103,600), Ivan Demidov (80,100), Joep van den Bijgaart (61,900), Michael Keiner (58,800), and Alex Kravchenko (28,400) all made it through, joining the comeback kid Wahlbeck. Through, too, is Friend of PokerStars Pierre Neuville with 69,000.

Luca Pagano

Top-performer Pagano went about his business quietly and efficiently – a strategy that has seen him cash a record 14 times at EPT events.

But as ever, for every tale of chips won there is a story of chips lost. Among those who will not be coming back are new Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst, playing in her first EPT event, who had soared to more than 80,000 earlier in the day, but was then felled by a succession of nasty hands.

First she ran her A-J into A-Q on on an ace-high flop, then top pair into a flopped set of fives that improved to quads on the river. Finally, she re-shoved with pocket tens, was up against Jyri Merivirta’s A-8 – and he spiked an ace. Selbst’s excellent pedigree, including taking the NAPT Mohegan Sun title in April, means she’ll be back again soon.

Vanessa Selbst

Gone, too, is Annette Obrestad, who’s remaining chips flew across the table in the last hand of the day. She had sat next to Jeff Sarwer throughout and was joined in the latter stages by Ivan Demidov to complete a tricky table.

Annette Obrestad

Of the 181 players who started the day, only 89 survived to fight another day. But first we have to get through Day 1B tomorrow, when a bumper field is expected, including the likes of Team PokerStars Pros ElkY, Dario Minieri and Katja Thater.

Before you go, take a look back at our coverage from Tallinn today by clicking on any or indeed all of the links below…

Levels 7, 8 & 9 updates
Levels 5 & 6 udpates
Levels 3 & 4 updates
Levels 1 & 2 updates
Pay attention at the back!

As always, our foreign cousins have been working here, too, and you can rinse and repeat your reading experience by trying to make sense of it all in bonkers Swedish and indecipherable German. Plenty of videos can be found over at pokerstars.tv

All photos today come from the lens of Neil Stoddart – beware, his lawyers take a dim view of content thieves.

Thanks for reading. We’ll do all of this again for Day 1B tomorrow.

Nighty night.

Sweet dreams: Swisshotel

The rest is here:
Tallinn, a city for sporting comebacks – just ask Ville…

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