The World Series of Sleep Deprivation – Revised for HORSE final table

Updated on July 1st I updated this from a previous article about players complaining about the long days at the WSOP.  That sits as a backdrop to the final table that is currently going on for the HORSE event.  The final table started over 17 hours ago and it is currently almost 8 am in Vegas.  [...]

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The World Series of Sleep Deprivation – Revised for HORSE final table

2009 World Series of Poker Episodes – live streaming

June 30th:  The 50k HORSE event might be the most prestigious bracelet to win, it certainly is a bracelet every poker player covets, here is the link to the final table. (if you aren’t using a VLC player you might get the best result using Internet Explorer). If you want to make this super easy download a [...]

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2009 World Series of Poker Episodes – live streaming

Poker Documentary starring Capt Zeebo and his struggles with mental illness

Shot as a documentary the show sees Greg talking about being a winning poker player and then his struggle with mental illness (bi-polar) .  I started watching this and it just kept getting better, it has been out for a couple of months but somehow I missed it.  For Greg to make this video was [...]

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Poker Documentary starring Capt Zeebo and his struggles with mental illness

Phil Ivey 2009 WSOP prop bets net him millions

rumor 1: Apparently during the broadcast Phil was overheard saying “2 million”, whether or not that was the bet or the return is anyone’s guess, I think I would side on the return.  That said it looks like about double that is more closely the range that Phil won by taking down the bracelet. rumor 2: [...]

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Phil Ivey 2009 WSOP prop bets net him millions

Steve Sung wins the “Stimulus Event”

The $1,000 event or the stimulus event was available live stream, if you have not watched poker this way you should give it a shot, it gives you a much better representation of how things work at a final table.  Event #4 at the World Series of Poker shattered all kinds of records and could [...]

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Steve Sung wins the “Stimulus Event”

Jeff Madsen freestyle rapping about WSOP

Even if you hate rap Jeff Madsen’s video blogs are funny. I wouldn’t run out and buy a box set from Jeff anytime soon but for something specific to poker I think he does it well. Post from: Poker Gossip Jeff Madsen freestyle rapping about WSOP

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Jeff Madsen freestyle rapping about WSOP

Vitaly Lunkin wins event #2 at the World Series of Poker

There was one giant story coming into the final table of the event 2 of the World Series of Poker (the $40,000 event), could Greg Raymer beat this stellar field and initially it looked like he was going to breeze through.  Most of the early hands consisted of Greg winning pots. If you click the button [...]

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Vitaly Lunkin wins event #2 at the World Series of Poker

Phil Galfond video blog – OMGClayAiken online

Phil Checks in after the 40k event. the embeds unfortunately run from the minute you open the link so you will need to pause the one below. Phil Galfond talks a bit about his first event (the $40,000 WSOP event #2). As many people know Phil is OMGClayAiken online and plays the highest stakes available. [...]

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Phil Galfond video blog – OMGClayAiken online

Justin Bonomo video blog – WSOP $40,000 final table

I ended up putting this in the blog section but it could have easily have gone in the videos section.  Justin Bonomo promises to try and keep it fresh in his video blogs (less AK vs. QQ, more “so 2 hookers walked into the Rio today”).  Here was the first installment where he is Johnny [...]

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Justin Bonomo video blog – WSOP $40,000 final table

Evelyn Ng, Erica Schoenberg and Tiffany Michelle in bikini’s for Knockout Magazine

I can not really say that I am against any of these gals doing a pictorial in bikini’s but for at least Erica Schoenberg it seems a bit redundant considering she can be seen here topless.   Knockout Magazine is apparently going for “more Maxim than Maxim”, so I think you can expect the pictorial to [...]

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Evelyn Ng, Erica Schoenberg and Tiffany Michelle in bikini’s for Knockout Magazine

Antes in cash games – how to adjust

Within the last couple of weeks both Full Tilt and UltimateBet have introduced antes into their cash game offerings.  This is something I have been pushing for literally for years.  With the advent of poker software players are savvier and frankly the games can be tight at times.  The introduction of antes essentially takes away [...]

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Antes in cash games – how to adjust

Durrrr Challenge big hands updated daily

Tuesday the May 20th brought a durrrr challenge session of just under 700 hands with Patrik edging slightly higher. Here were the eight pots over 100k. The hand count is slightly less than 15,000 and at this rate it appears 50,000 hands is far off in the distance. Couple that with the [...]

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Durrrr Challenge big hands updated daily

2009 World Series of Poker final table videos and recaps

The 2009 World Series of Poker marks the 40th anniversary of the event. While many things in poker seem to be on the decline the WSOP has maintained it’s cache and in about a week poker players will flock to their rented homes in search of the coveted bracelets. This will be the central page [...]

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2009 World Series of Poker final table videos and recaps

Vanessa Rousso beats the odds at NBC Heads Up Championship

When the NBC Heads Up championship began I wrote an article about who should not have been included.  Vanessa Rousso was on that list.  Women historically have a tough time breaking through in poker, some say it is just a shear numbers thing others think it goes deeper.  Which does not necessarily explain the way [...]

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Vanessa Rousso beats the odds at NBC Heads Up Championship

Pot Limit Omaha, how to win playing heads up

I thought it would be interesting to start adding a few hands to this article and the thought process behind how they were played. As you can see I do not play mind numbing stakes but the stakes play I routinely have $20,000 and $30,000 runs. Probably the most important thing of this [...]

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Pot Limit Omaha, how to win playing heads up

Can Tom “durrrr” Dwan go broke?

Update May 15th.  If you have been following our biggest daily hands and a few articles you have to be wondering if Tom Dwan is on the verge of going busto.  The last few weeks have seen multi-million dollar swings for Tom.  Tom does seem to have a bad habit of not quitting when he [...]

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Can Tom “durrrr” Dwan go broke?

Barney Frank wants gambling legal, but should poker players?

Firstly let me say that I am a big supporter of the Poker Players Alliance and the work that they have done to get this agenda to this point is nothing short of a miracle.  It is often reported that playing online poker is illegal, in fact, when I say that I play online poker [...]

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Barney Frank wants gambling legal, but should poker players?

Annie Duke is fired on Celebrity Apprentice 2 – Was the show rigged?

For poker I think Annie Duke losing was a bad thing but in reality the game (poker) got a lot of exposure.  For Annie Duke to be said in the same breath as Joan Rivers really is a high compliment to her and the way she played the game.  Ultimately I think that is what [...]

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Annie Duke is fired on Celebrity Apprentice 2 – Was the show rigged?

Tom “Durrrr” Dwan loses over a million dollars in a few hours

Most of which he lost to Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies.  He basically lost big at every table he played. Here is the full session between Tom and Ilari. Tom also lost a bit to Phil Ivey and was not doing well on PokerStars. All in all it was a horrible day for the internet wonderkid. Full [...]

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Tom “Durrrr” Dwan loses over a million dollars in a few hours

High Stakes Poker Season 5, all episodes

Episode 13 features a good combination of entertaining players combined with decent pots.  The difference between the first group of players and this group is that many of the bigger pots were played with Barry Greenstein in them which means that there is a no “deal it twice” rule.  Which made for much bigger pots [...]

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High Stakes Poker Season 5, all episodes

Running Aces and Canterbury Park versus Online Poker

Just an update, the State of Minnesota decided to rescind it’s order, you are all now free to go back and check raise virtual fish. -Beanie Part of the idea when legislation like this is either passed or interpreted to take the rights against citizens is that it benefits someone.  So I am going to detail [...]

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Running Aces and Canterbury Park versus Online Poker

Minnesota attempts to block access to Online Poker Sites

I will try and write a bit more later.  As many of you know I write this blog from Minnesota.  Minnesota happens to be one of a handful of states that has a law on the books related to internet wagering.  The most notable state with the toughest restrictions is the state of Washington (though [...]

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Minnesota attempts to block access to Online Poker Sites

WPT Championship “it’s not the economy stupid”

“It’s the economy stupid” was a phrase that Bill Clinton used on his way to becoming president in 1992. When I first started playing poker no one ever thought about being a poker professional it was just something that you may have seen in a movie.  Around the time of the movie “Rounders” it was becoming [...]

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WPT Championship “it’s not the economy stupid”

Rakeback, why you do not have it.

One of my favorite blogs is at billrini.com, he recently had an article about rakeback (which was very good but it was a lot of inside pool) and missed the very reason you do not have rakeback from whatever cardroom it is that you play.  His theory (more than a theory really he is an [...]

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Rakeback, why you do not have it.

Poker Celebrities on twitter need to hop on the Cluetrain

The Cluetrain Manifesto (it’s a book) reinforced something in me that is important for all of you to know.  The simple message of the book is that your users, followers, bloggers or fans want the straight dope, no filters.  Almost all of you are doing it wrong and I am here to help you. Follow back [...]

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Poker Celebrities on twitter need to hop on the Cluetrain

Tuesdays with Phil Ivey – Podcast with Barry Greenstein

Not long after Phil Ivey realized that he did not want a camera following him around all the time to film “Life of Ivey” Barry Greenstein realized that his phone calls with Phil were as entertaining as the videos were, and so Tuesday’s with Ivey was born.  By Barry’s own admission the show is the [...]

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Tuesdays with Phil Ivey – Podcast with Barry Greenstein

Phil Hellmuth drunk dials Twitter

He has since taken these down from his Twitter account, nevertheless, it was funny.  I figured since a lot of people are looking for it I would post.  He was just a little drunk and too into twitter to hold back. Funnier part is that if he had not taken it down it would not be [...]

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Phil Hellmuth drunk dials Twitter

Does Daniel Negreanu suck at cash games?

Daniel Negreanu vs 2eazy results I have a friend of mine who is a HUGE poker fan, he is also a ninja at picking biotech stocks, he called me the other day and asked me if I have heard all the buzz about Daniel Negreanu and “cash games”, I admitted that I had not. As [...]

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Does Daniel Negreanu suck at cash games?

NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship episodes – final match

Here is the final match of the NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship for 2009. You sort of feel for Huck Seed, while he goes on to win the big news to come out of this tournament was Vanessa Rousso advancing to the finals. Week 5 brings the Quarterfinals Week 4 brings the final 16 players [...]

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NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship episodes – final match

PokerStars SCOOP final tables – hands shown and replayed

PokerStars added a companion to the WCOOP, the Spring Championship of Online Poker has been a huge success thus far.  This was the first “big” tournament.  First up is the 3k event.  For now we will only be able to replay the hold em events, if it ends up being popular we will end up [...]

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PokerStars SCOOP final tables – hands shown and replayed

User generated poker site reviews – PokerStars

This is something I have wanted to do for a long time and I probably have just over thought it.  On most sites that are poker related there is often a “review” section, in reality it is not a review section at all, they sell those spots to the highest bidder or factors even worse [...]

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User generated poker site reviews – PokerStars

Hand History Analysis goes to the next level with Bluffware

Today is the soft launch for Bluffware.  The idea behind Bluffware was to create a free hand history analyzer that could operate “in the cloud” (without a downloadable application).  Today we are releasing (as a Beta) the first stage of what I believe will change poker fundamentally. The ability to Share The first phase of this project [...]

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Hand History Analysis goes to the next level with Bluffware

Are you a losing poker player?

Let’s face it, most everyone loses playing poker online, you would think no one loses though.  Whether it is poker forums or training sites it appears that everyone wins.  In fact the numbers are staggering when you start to investigate how many people actually do not show a profit.  Without rakeback or VIP incentives many [...]

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Are you a losing poker player?

300-600 NL/PLO The Big Game at Bellagio

This was an account of the big game at the Bellagio, on this day they were playing anywhere from 300-600 to 500-1000 no limit pot limit mix. I twisted Brandon Adams’ arm a long time to write a blog, we have had various dealings from a business perspective but of all of my friends Brandon’s life [...]

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300-600 NL/PLO The Big Game at Bellagio

Last Night (Blush at the Wynn) and too many bottles of Cristal to count

To this day this article still is one of the most hit stories on this site.  This landed Antonio on the front page of TMZ holding a receipt (it was photoshopped) for the bill.  All of it of course was in fun. Last night I had the best nightclub experience of my life. We went to [...]

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Last Night (Blush at the Wynn) and too many bottles of Cristal to count

Chau Giang story and poker with Nelly

Since I am going to be unavailable most of the week I thought it might be cool to revisit some cool articles from the past.  This was from Phil Laak, when he blogged here. As far as time goes in the blog world this story is old. But I can’t help myself. The story dates [...]

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Chau Giang story and poker with Nelly

Poker players on Twitter at World Series of Poker

We just added a feature in the sidebar that follows well known poker players that are on twitter.  The World Series of Poker has caused a bevy of activity. I have not been on twitter for very long but there is a very noticeable trend as it relates to the hot women of poker, they all [...]

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Poker players on Twitter at World Series of Poker

A business plan for David Williams – ballin in control

David Williams is one of the most recognizable poker players.  He has come in 2nd at the WSOP and is known for living a lifestyle most people only dream about. This morning I was on Twitter (alwaysbluff) and David Williams (dwpoker) tweeted this “Do you ever question what you are supposed to do in life? I [...]

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A business plan for David Williams – ballin in control

Greg Raymer drops bombshell regarding Cardplayer Magazine and UIEGA

Greg Raymer dropped some juicy gossip the other day related to Cardplayer Magazine and the legality of the UIEGA.  As most online poker players know they are not doing anything illegal but Greg goes a step further stating that the Department of Justice actually sent warnings and came into the offices of Cardplayer to seize [...]

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Greg Raymer drops bombshell regarding Cardplayer Magazine and UIEGA

Phil Hellmuth accuses Matt Hawrilenko (Hoss TBF) of cheating

In what will go down as one of the funniest poker moments so far this year Phil Hellmuth blew up in chat on Hoss_TBF (Matt Hawrilenko).  There are so many funny parts about this story actually.  When Phil gets mad playing online he starts typing much worse than he normally does.  So that is why [...]

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Phil Hellmuth accuses Matt Hawrilenko (Hoss TBF) of cheating

Vanessa Rousso Picture from Sports Illustrated

Updated on March 12th This photo appeared in the annual swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated.  It was a paid advertisement from one of Vanessa’s sponsors PokerStars, as evidence from the decent sized logo on her chest. Vanessa Rousso is not just a nice body and a pretty face, she graduated valedictorian of her high school class and [...]

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Vanessa Rousso Picture from Sports Illustrated

Annie Duke continues to annoy Celebrity Apprentice participants

It is going to be tough getting poker players attention with HSP Season 5 episodes, lucky for me there is Tivo.  Or maybe unlucky in this case.  Last weeks show was surprisingly entertaining, this weeks show missed the mark.  This is where the 2 hours is really going to hurt the show.  The second hour [...]

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Annie Duke continues to annoy Celebrity Apprentice participants

The Final Eight from the NBC Heads Up Event 2009

Today should make for some interesting matchups because you have some of the “old guard” facing some newcomers.  The Brackets now look like this: Clubs Bracket will see Vanessa Rousso face off with Daniel Negreanu.  Both are team PokerStars players.  Vanessa will be an underdog in this match but she has already bested some great players [...]

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The Final Eight from the NBC Heads Up Event 2009

Layne Flack misses NBC heads up match because he was in jail

If you have been around poker for awhile the antics of Layne Flack are somewhat legendary.  Most involve alcohol.  Here is the link to his public record regarding his DUI from last night. You might recall Layne’s antics at the HORSE event where both he and Scotty Nguyen were drunk out of their minds and embarassed [...]

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Layne Flack misses NBC heads up match because he was in jail

Ten players that should be watching NBC heads up event

This years version of NBC’s heads up championship will be going on all weekend.  Here are some names that should not have been included. 10.  Scott Fischman-I have known Scott since virtually the day I started playing online poker and on poker talent he should be there.  On poker results, he really has not done much [...]

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Ten players that should be watching NBC heads up event

Ziigmund gets crushed for cool million by Durrrr

Someone sent me a few of the hand histories and all I can say is wow, not that Tom “durrrr” Dwan gets it in bad on really any occasion, it was just the type of hands with PLO that play themselves and you either win or lose a big pot.  Only in this case the [...]

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Ziigmund gets crushed for cool million by Durrrr

Mediocrepoker is hard to spell, easy on the ears

There have been a few attempts by various radio stations to have poker content with some success. The current 2+2 pokercast was originally part of a show that aired on the radio in Canada. Obviously you would only do something if you thought you could do it better than your competition. Currently [...]

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Mediocrepoker is hard to spell, easy on the ears

Celebrity Apprentice 2 Episode One -Full Show with Annie Duke

I lied, I said I was not going to watch this show and I did.  I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised.  Not because the quality of the program was phenomenal (it was not even aired in HD) but because of the impact it could have on poker overall.  For anyone who reads these [...]

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Celebrity Apprentice 2 Episode One -Full Show with Annie Duke

High Stakes Poker Season 5 is not only option on TV today

If you are a fan of good poker television it is very rare, which will make March 1st a day you will not want to miss.  Some people might argue that the World Poker Tour works but some of the blind structures and such do not always make it the best to watch.  Poker After [...]

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High Stakes Poker Season 5 is not only option on TV today

David Benefield, poker player owes more than a million to IRS

I am not going to say most poker players do not pay their taxes but certainly online poker players have a burden that live players do not.  If you win online you will most likely receive a check or a wire. Such is the dilemma that David Benefield faces.  Currently he is down 2.5 [...]

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David Benefield, poker player owes more than a million to IRS