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Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and Lex Veldhuis are Kickboxing
Who would have thought that a couple of former video game nerds would challenge each other in a sport that involves physical contact? Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and Lex Veldhuis are currently working on the details regarding their kickboxing match against one another that will happen before the WSOP. These two dweebs have been friends ever…
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Zynga Poker is a Waste of Money
People seem to be meshing the terms “wasting money” and “wasting time” together these days with Zynga Poker. After all, it was reported last month that Zynga is worth $9 billion, which is mind-boggling considering the fact that Zynga gives online poker players no chance to win real money. But since the company is doing…
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Starting Poker Stakes
One dilemma that many beginning poker players face involves what stakes they should initially play. Most players choose to begin with freerolls because of the fact that A) they’re free, and B) they offer weaker players. However, you don’t necessarily have to start with freerolls if you already have a solid bankroll. Going further, it’s…
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Negreanu and Isildur1 Split SuperStar Showdown Matches
In one of the most anticipated events in online poker history, Daniel Negreanu recently agreed to take Viktor “Isildur1” Blom on in two PokerStars SuperStar Showdown matches. If you’re unfamiliar with this event, it involves Blom challenging a different player every so often to 2,500 hands of $50/$100 No-Limit Hold’em, and the players multi-table four…
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Poker Sites aligning with Casinos
One of the most interesting trends that’s developing in poker right now is all of the online poker sites that are aligning with casinos to create websites. 888Poker and Caesars Entertainment were the first two major companies to form a pact, and this deal will see 888 and Caesars eventually running a website when/if online…
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Phil Ivey Website under Construction
One of the strangest things in all of poker is that the best player doesn’t have his own website. However, all of this is about to change since Phil Ivey currently has a website under construction right now. And it’s about time since there are plenty of no-name online poker players who have their own…
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How Much Poker should you Play?
Even if you’ve been playing poker for a few months, you could be lost as to what your playing volume should be. Should you play 5 sit and go’s a day? Is 3 multi-table tournaments going to be enough to make you better? Unfortunately, there is no universal answer to these questions because it all…
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Learn To Play Texas Hold’em
With so many tournaments right around the corner I figured it would be a great idea to brush up on a few poker rules. In doing so I came across a huge selection of free online games including one of my favorites, Texas Hold’em. For those of you who’ve never played it, it’s a very…
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Everest Poker Announces Its Big Event
For those of you who can’t wait for a seriously great poker event to take place, we’re going to have to wait until April 21st; Everest Poker has announced the Everest Poker One, a live tournament at the chic Monaco casino, Salle des Palmiers. I personally believe the wait will be worth it as the…
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World Series Of Poker 2011 Schedule Announced
Whether you like to play in live tournaments yourself or just like to follow them to see who the big winners are, you’ll want to check out the schedule for the WSOP 2011, which was just announced last week. The series will consist of 58 events, which is one more than last year, and there…