Mike “the mouth” Matusow

Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

I will soon write an article on poker pro Mike "the mouth" Matusow. One of the complaints that poker players have is that there are not as many characters playing the game as there once were. In years gone by there have been many eccentric poker players such as Amarillo Slim and Puggy Pearson but with more and more poker being played behind a computer monitor these type of players are dying out. That said one of poker's biggest characters in recent times is still going strong and should be playing Read more [...]

How did Joe Hachem build his poker bankroll?

Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

Soon to come: How did Joe Hachem build his poker bankroll?

Michael “the grinder” Mizrachi

Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

Soon to come: How did Michael "the grinder" Mizrachi become a poker pro? Michael Mizrachi is a 30-year old professional poker player who had one of the most turbulent years a poker players has ever had to endure. One minute there were rumours that he was completely flat-broke and then next he was making it to the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event. In May 2010 he hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons when it was revealed that the Inland Revenue Services (IRS) in the United Read more [...]

Barry Greenstein

Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

Soon to come: an article on how Barry Greenstein became known as the Robin Hood of poker. Born on December 30, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, the parents of Barry Greenstein would have no idea that their son would one day become one of poker's legends but that is exactly how matters turned out. Greenstein is one of the most recognizable, popular, respected and also feared players in the modern game but he was not also a world beating poker player, far from it. Although Greenstein admitted in his Read more [...]

How did Doyle Brunson build his poker bankroll?

Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

Doyle Brunson is the undisputed king of poker and still going strong at the age of 75. In this article I will give an overview on how Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson built his poker bankroll. Doyle Brunson was born in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas on August 10th 1933 as one of 3 children. In his younger years Texas Dolly was a talented athlete and basketball player until an accident during a summer job broke his leg in two places and put an end to his athletic aspirations. Instead, Brunson focused Read more [...]

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How did Phil Ivey build his poker bankroll?

Sunday, November 28th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

This article belongs to the Poker Pro series Philip D. Ivey (also known as Phil Ivey or "The Tiger Woods of poker") is an American poker superstar regarded as many of his peers to be the best all round poker player in the world. His numerous live tournament wins has placed him in 1st place on the all time money list of live tournament winnings with a whopping 13,8 million dollars. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, California on February 1st 1976 and his family moved to Roselle, New Jersey when Read more [...]

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How did Daniel Negreanu build his poker bankroll?

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

This article belongs to the Poker Pro series The Canadian poker player Daniel Negreanu also know as "Kid Poker" is second to only Phil Ivey when it comes to all time career earnings at an amazing 12,836,012$. He belongs to the elite group of poker super stars who are often seen battling it out on the High Stakes poker TV show. Daniel Negreanu is known for his easy going yet outspoken nature that has led to more than one controversy during his career. Negreanu was born the 26th of Juli 1974 Read more [...]

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How did Tom Dwan “durrrr” build his poker bankroll?

Sunday, October 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | 4 Comments

This article belongs to the Poker Pro series Thomas Dwan aka Tom Dwan aka Tom Dwan "durrrr" or simply "durrrr" (chosen as a nick to maximize his opponent's tendency to tilt) as he's known to the online poker scene is one of most popular young poker players around belonging to the group of poker stars including Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey and the rest of the pack. Durrrr plays hyper aggressively and is extremely skilled in reading his opponent's hands. He will regularly fold Read more [...]

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Poker Buy In Rules at Online and Land-Based Casinos

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Management | 2 Comments

Submitted by Rachel, this article belongs to the Poker Bankroll Management series. Rachel wrote the article below on poker buy in rules. If you have an opinion about it feel free to rate it or leave a comment. A buy-in, by definition, is the amount of cash needed by a player in order to join play in a poker game or tournament. Generally, all real money games will have a set minimum buy-in that is needed before any player can join an active table. There are Minimum and maximum buy-ins when Read more [...]

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Full stack vs half stack poker strategy

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Strategy | 4 Comments

Submitted by Adam, this article belongs to the Poker Strategy series. Adam wrote the article below about full stack vs half stack poker strategy. What do you prefer? There are lots of playing styles that you can adopt in NLHE cash games.  One of the most common approaches is LAG vs TAG, however we can also split poker strategy into two more topics, namely short stack and full stack. Half Stack Strategy Half stack strategy involves buying into tables with 50BBs.  The idea is that you Read more [...]

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