Archive for June, 2009
Submitted by Scott Jack, this article belongs to the Poker News series.
If you haven’t already heard the news that the Ultimate Bet online poker room announced several days ago then you’re going to now. Ultimate Bet which is the poker room where both Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke are sponsored has made a shocking announcement which is sure to fire up any poker players who play on Ultimate Bet.
If you are a poker player already at Ultimate Bet then you know that they have been running promotions
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This is the second installment of the weekly All in Poker Radio Show resume series I have planned for the Poker Bankroll blog.
The All in Poker Radio show is hosted by Vic Porcelli who is joined in the studio by Big Slick Andy Kazen, The Young Gun Agressor Craig Hogard and The Insider Cody Duffey. Produced by Game On Network Entertainment the show can be downloaded as podcast at All In Podomatic and listened to live each Saturday through the Team 1380 website.
In show 11 Vic and the guys are
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To develop my game to the point where I reach final tables in low stakes tournaments (20$ buyin or below) on a regular basis that exceeds the probability of winning an online poker tournament.
To start winning enough money to pay for vacations and buyins to larger tournaments.
To be able to buy a really cool car (for some reason I get the urge to play poker whenever I see a sweet looking car pass me on the street).
The fact that the game changes nature throughout the tournament
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Keep your bankroll on Neteller (or some equivalent Internet bank) and restrict yourself to depositing your daily playing limit to the poker room in question. Withdraw any winnings above your daily playing limit back to Neteller
Keep preflop winning percentages in mind if you lose an all in against an opponent. If for example you are all in pre flop with 88 vs. QK suited, hit a set on the flop but lose to a runner runner straight this is NOT a bad beat. You only had a roughly 50% chance of
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This is the first installment of the weekly All in Poker Radio Show resume series I have planned for the Poker Bankroll blog.
The All in Poker Radio show is hosted by Vic Porcelli who is joined in the studio by Big Slick Andy Kazen, The Young Gun Agressor Craig Hogard and The Insider Cody Duffey. Produced by Game On Network Entertainment the show can be downloaded as podcast at All In Podomatic and listened to live each Saturday through the Team 1380 website.
In show 10 Vic and the guys are
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I have on average played around 5 small stakes (buyin of 20$ or less) online poker MTTs a week this year. That works out to 120 tournaments in total so far. Out of these 120 tournaments I have made the final table in two of them with a second place finish in a 10000$ guaranteed as my best result. Usually I have busted out during the middle or late stages meaning that on average each tournament represents 3 hours of playing time. I just realize now that this means I have spent 300-400 hours this
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Tags: Poker Articles, Poker Tournament
Submitted by McTap, this article belongs to the Poker Projects series.
If you haven't already, it might be a good idea to read the first installment in McTap's NY Giants Game Challenge before moving on to the update below.
Just a quick little update on my NY Giants Game Challenge, and a some other points of interest. See my blog for more updates.
After being excited to go back and play on the fishy Mansion tables 12 days ago, and also to be able to bonus hunt a little quicker than on Poker
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Submitted by Alex, this article belongs to the Sports and Fantasy betting series
Alex is deeply involved in the fantasy betting scene and has written this strategy article on how to pick a good base stealer in Major League Baseball fantasy betting.
One of the great things about daily fantasy baseball contests like Draftbug is that there are a so many different angles that can impact your strategy. Not only are you trying to figure out who the best players are, which games provide favorable
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