Archive for November, 2008
This article is a part of the Caribbean Poker Classic 2008 series. Follow the link to read more about how I got to go on the trip in the first place.
Tournament stats:
• Buyin: 400$ + 40$
• Starting players: 97
• Starting stack: 4000
• 1st 12800$
2nd 6400$
3rd 4900$
4th 3750$
5th 3000$
6th 2250$
7th 1900$
8th 1500$
9th 1130$
We both decided to play the 400$ tournament; me paying the full buyin and Artur paying the difference
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Tags: Caribbean Poker Classic 2008
This article is a part of the Caribbean Poker Classic 2008 series. Follow the link to read more about how I got to go on the trip in the first place.
Bet you’re dying to know how I did in my first poker tournament on the cruise. Well I’ll keep you in suspense for a couple of paragraphs. Our first encounter with the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship deserves some words along the way.
My story actually starts with our cab driver Muhammed who drove us to ship. In general cab drivers are really
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Submitted by McTap, this article is a part of the Poker Strategy series.
In this article I will discuss your seat position at the table. If you have not read the previous articles in this series, check out Part 1 and Part 2 at your convenience.
Position of a player at the table depends on the position of the dealer button. This then leads to the fact that your position at the table is key since, in my opinion, the later you are to act, or closer to the dealer button you are, the more information
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Tags: Poker Articles, Poker Strategy
New World Champ
If you're like me, or say, millions of other people across the globe that live and breathe poker, than you probably hold a subscription to a poker 'rag': a magazine or publication built around us - poker players. Hidden beneath the covers of these rags are stimulating interviews, intriguing concepts and news that - along with a good time, can bring a little perspective to a world of 52 cards… and some riches to boot!
Here's what you should know this week -
After months
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Tags: Poker Tournament
Submitted by Houston Slim, this article is a part of the Poker Tournament series.
During this week that we celebrate the final table (finally!) of the World Series of Poker Main Event, we should take the time to remember one of the legends of the game that left us too soon. The late, great Stu Ungar was the only man ever to win the Main Event three times. Not only did he win in back-to-back years in 1980 and ’81, he also came back to win again in 1997. His talent extended beyond poker,
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Tags: Poker Tournament
This article is a part of the Caribbean Poker Classic 2008 series. Follow the link to read more about how I got to go on the trip in the first place.
Walking around in Miami at night is a bit of a culture chock from what I'm used to in Denmark.
Is not every day I get approached by gangsta wannabees first wanting to sell me rap music and then following my polite no start whispering "cocaine" in my ears.
I think it is safe to say that Miami is a melting pot of many different cultures for better
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Tags: Caribbean Poker Classic 2008
This article is a part of the Caribbean Poker Classic 2008 series. Follow the link to read more about how I got to go on the trip in the first place.
I'm really busy packing right now for my trip, so there's only time for a short comment. I received the Poker Bankroll Blog T-shirt today which I will be wearing at the poker tables. I hope to get some good contacts to people that might be interested in writing articles for our blog.
Below are some pictures of the T-shirt in action. I am actually
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First off all, poker rooms don’t tell you how much rake you pay when you sit at the table! You only see the total amount of rake taken out from each pot. To make sure you get the correct rakeback amount your individual rake payment is recorded, and rakeback is based on these calculations.
There are two main ways that poker rooms use to calculate your individual rake payment; the shared method and the contributed method.
Shared method:
In the shared method, rake is alienated between all players
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Tags: Poker Rakeback
Rags for Riches:
Bush's Midnight Drop
If you’re like me, or say, millions of other people across the globe that live and breathe poker, than you probably hold a subscription to a poker ‘rag’: a magazine or publication built around us - poker players. Hidden beneath the covers of these rags are stimulating interviews, intriguing concepts and news that - along with a good time, can bring a little perspective to a world of 52 cards… and some riches to boot!
Here’s what you should know this
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This article is a part of the Poker Mathematics series.
This article is number 3 in a series of 3 articles covering the (in my opinion) most important mathematical aspects of poker:
Calculating pot odds: see Poker pot odds; all you need to know
Calculating poker probabilities: see Poker probabilities; all you need to know
Calculating expected value: see +EV poker; making the winning plays
Having explained how to calculate poker pot odds and poker probabilities in my two previous
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Tags: Poker Articles, Poker Mathematics