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An introduction to fantasy betting

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 | Poker Articles, Sports and Fantasy betting | No Comments

Fantasy betting is a big deal in the US, but not so much in Europe yet (most likely because sports betting is not illegal in Europe). I like the community aspect of fantasy betting so much that I decided to devote a page on the pokerbankrollblog entirely to Sports and Fantasy betting. Hope you enjoy the first article about fantasy betting, submitted by Alex. Many statistically minded sports fans are tempted to try their hand at sports betting.  After all, with a solid understanding of Sabermetrics, Read more [...]

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It happens to the best of us

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Tournament | 3 Comments

Submitted by Dungbeetle, this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series. I find consolation in the fact that other and better tournament players also experience unbelievable misfortune. On a positive note it looks like Dungbeetle's 2009 results are coming around. Sigh... Just remembered why online tournaments are one of the most frustrating inventions in history. I was flying in the Pokerstars $50 rebuy, being chip leader from about 100 runners out till about 30 left. With 15 left I Read more [...]

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Online poker tournament statistics: cummulative blinds

Sunday, March 8th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Mathematics, Poker Tools | 4 Comments

This article is a part of the Poker Mathematics series. Recently I have wondered if it is possible to calculate the probability of winning a poker tournament based on which strategy you use and how your all in moves are distributed. During the process of collecting data to solve this problem I have run into some interesting observations which I would like to share with you. Check out the previous post in this series: Online poker tournament statistics: player exit percentage Having discovered Read more [...]

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Poker Team Bankroll

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Projects, Poker Tools | 6 Comments

Submitted by Matt Gai this article belongs to the Poker Project series Free web-based service for turning your home poker game into an enterprising partnership with your friends This article explains the history, features and strategy behind pokerteambankroll.com The idea was spawned as my friend and I were talking during a car ride down to Atlantic City for a poker tournament over a year ago. He said to me, "We should get everyone in our home game to pool our money together so we can play Read more [...]

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Basic poker tournament strategy

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Strategy, Poker Tournament | 4 Comments

Submitted by Cody Kirshner this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series Have you been playing tournaments that you wish you could do better in, or you are doing well and then all of a sudden have a “blow up”?  We all feel that way from time to time, and even the best of us will make a misread and loose all of our chips, but that is the nature of tournament poker.  Every decision that you make in tournament poker could be the hand that can cost you the tournament.  So I decided to Read more [...]

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Online poker tournament statistics: player exit percentage

Sunday, March 1st, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Mathematics, Poker Tools | 7 Comments

This article is a part of the Poker Mathematics series. Recently I have wondered if it is possible to calculate the probability of winning a poker tournament based on which strategy you use and how your all in moves are distributed. During the process of collecting data to solve this problem I have run into some interesting observations which I would like to share with you (warning: math content ahead). First a little teaser....my findings indicate that it is possible to make good mathematical Read more [...]

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Poker tournament bonus search

Saturday, February 28th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Bonus, Poker Tools | No Comments

This article belongs to the Poker Tools series. Repeating the same thing doesn't make it less true, therefore with no further ado, my words of wisdom: "when playing online poker you should always have either a bonus or rakeback deal associated with your deposit or your account. This will maximize your earnings, increase you bankroll and provide a faster route to higher limits." For all you tournament players like myself, finding the right bonus for your limit of poker tournament play Read more [...]

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SNG (Sit and Go) poker bonus search

Saturday, February 21st, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Bonus, Poker Tools | 5 Comments

This article belongs to the Poker Tools series. When playing online poker you should always have either a bonus or rakeback deal associated with your deposit or your account. This will maximize your earnings, increase you bankroll and provide a faster route to higher limits. However with more than 357 online poker sites available with their own individual bonus programs, finding the best bonus for your limit and type of play is a daunting task. Fortunately my buddies at WOSB  (World Read more [...]

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The art of poker deception

Sunday, February 15th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Strategy | 2 Comments

Submitted by Rakewell, this article belongs to the Poker Strategy series. I recently read this post on Rakewell’s PokerGrump blog where he continues along the track of learning poker from things that don't necessarily have anything to do with poker. A friend had free tickets for any Regal Cinema feature, so we hit the one at Fiesta Henderson to see "Slumdog Millionaire" today, curious as to why such an apparently unlikely movie racked up 10 Oscar nominations. Well, the reason becomes obvious Read more [...]

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Trash talking – is it really worth it?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Rules | 5 Comments

This article belongs to the Poker Rules series. Last night I finally had the opportunity to sit down and play a $10+1 6-person SNG on Mansion. It had been the first time since Sunday I got to play, I know not that long between sessions but still long enough for me. Before a hand could even be played, a player named SHERWHYNOT was already being very belligerent to the other players, that by the sounds of it, he/she just played against in another SNG game. I just ignored him, as I mostly do Read more [...]

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