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Phil Ivey knocking on Door of WSOP Bracelet #9
It’s been a glorious return to the World Series of Poker for Phil Ivey since he’s made two final table thus far – and we’re not even halfway through the 2012 WSOP. After skipping the 2011 WSOP due to Full Tilt Poker negligently mishandling player deposits, Ivey has played remarkably. This being said, here’s a…
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Phil Hellmuth was scared before 12th WSOP Bracelet
When correlating the game of poker and confidence, Phil Hellmuth is one of the first names that comes to mind. After all, the Poker Brat has spent his career berating other players for their mistakes and giving them lessons on how to play better. So it’s quite surprising when he admitted to being fearful as…
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Aubin Cazals sets HU Record in 2012 WSOP Event #6
Going into the 2012 WSOP Event #6 NLHE Mixed-Match tournament, the big story involved how this was the first “mixed-match” event in WSOP history. Coming out of the tournament, everybody was taking about the record heads-up match that was played between Aubin Cazals and Warwick Mirzikinian. As for the mixed-match topic, players were to compete…
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Stories to watch in 2012 WSOP
Right now is the best time of the year to be a poker fan since the 2012 WSOP has officially begun. And as always, it promises to be yet another amazing event filled with big winners and memorable stories. But a few stories will no doubt stand out above the rest, and here are some tales that…
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Where do Shaun Deeb’s Five Scoop Titles fit into Poker Lore?
If you’ve been paying attention to the poker news lately, you may have heard that Shaun Deeb has pulled off the incredible feat of winning four tournaments in PokerStars’ 2012 SCOOP. In all, he’s now captured a total of five SCOOP victories, which is two better than anybody else in online poker history. That said, it’s…
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How do you win Poker Tournaments?
Now the title of this post might sound cheesy because there’s no simple way to win poker tournaments. But even with this being said, many beginning players wonder exactly how one goes about winning a bigger multi-table tournament. Now we can’t give you a step-by-step analysis of how to win a poker tournament, but here…
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Multi-tabling and its Effect on Poker ROI
As we’ve talked about in the past, return on investment (ROI) is a very critical concept for poker tournament players to understand. ROI shows you how much money you’re earning back based on the amount you are investing in buy-ins. If you’d like to learn more about ROI, check this out. Moving along, some people…
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Justin Bonomo wins Monte Carlo Super High Roller and €1.64m
Justin Bonomo captured the biggest victory of his already-illustrious poker career after winning the 2012 Monte Carlo Super High Roller along with €1,640,000 ($2,165,217). It’s also worth mentioning that this huge cash vaulted Bonomo to the top of the 2012 money list. It wasn’t easy for “ZeeJustin” to pull all of this off though since he had…
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WSOP $1 Million Buy-in to break Records
What began as a vision several months ago has become reality since the WSOP $1 million buy-in tournament is definitely going to happen from July1st-3rd. Dubbed “The Big One for One Drop,” this tourney already has 30 players confirmed with some of the biggest names in poker having made a commitment. But before we get into…