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Reducing Variance in MTT’s
Playing in multi-table poker tournaments is always great when you’re on a hot streak and collecting big cashes. However, you might get the urge to quit when things aren’t going so well and you haven’t cashed in a while. This being the case, it’s important to do what you can to reduce variance in MTT’s,…
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Poker Tournament Bankroll Management
Just a few days ago, we discussed the importance of using ROI to measure how profitable you are in poker tournaments. Of course, return on investment numbers don’t exactly give you a handle on poker tournament bankroll management, so it’s worth discussing this concept more in-depth. Starting Amount The best place to begin with poker tournament bankroll…
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Veronika Pavlikova – The Next Annette Obrestad?
In 2007, Annette Obrestad accomplished the impressive feat of winning the WSOPE Main Event along with $2 million. What made this victory truly exceptional was that she did it one day before her 19th birthday. That said, it’s not totally strange to hear 18-year-old Veronika Pavlikova compared to Obrestad after she just won the France…
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Calculating ROI for Poker Tournaments
One very useful tool for measuring your success in poker tournaments is return on investment (ROI). The basic definition of ROI is how much money you’re earning back from your buy-ins. Unsuccessful players will have a negative ROI, while really good poker players will have positive ROI numbers, meaning that they’re profitable. So obviously it’s…
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Strategy for Late Registration Poker Tournaments
Some poker players contemplate whether or not it would be advantageous to purposely take advantage of the format offered in late registration poker tournaments. In other words, they consider the benefits of registering late for these tourneys rather than buying in on time. Benefits and Drawbacks to registering Late As for the perks to registering late for…
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Online Poker Satellite Tips
One of the great things about online poker is that it gives you the chance to win prize packages for major land-based tournaments. For example, if you wanted to play in the WSOP Main Event, you could play for a prize package that would cover your travel expenses and $10k Main Event seat. Most online…
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Epic Poker League Bankrupt – Is this the End?
We at ThePokerPractice have always been skeptical of the Epic Poker League, and have often questioned whether a PGA-style tournament organization could be successful in poker. So far, our skepticism hasn’t wavered – especially amidst news that the Epic Poker League is bankrupt. Their parent company, Federated Sports + Gaming, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday,…
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Phil Ivey is Back – Wins Aussie Millions $250k
Along with the rest of the Full Tilt Poker crew, Phil Ivey hasn’t exactly been one of the most popular figures in poker over the past eight or so months. And he probably won’t be popular again until former Full Tilt players get their money back. Even still, Ivey wasn’t letting any of this stop…
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Stealing in Poker Tournaments
One of the most difficult things for beginning poker tournament players to deal with in terms of poker strategy involves rising blinds. As experienced players know, the further you get into a tourney, the more blinds force you to play aggressively in order to stay alive. Unfortunately, many recreational tournament players either don’t get this concept,…
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Jonathan Duhamel Troubles Continue
Back on December 22nd, we brought you the Jonathan Duhamel robbery story, where two men broke into his Montreal home, stole cash and his 2010 WSOP Main Event bracelet, and beat the poker pro senseless. Towards the end of this story, we also talked about some of the other poker pros who’ve gotten into similar…