Many players believe that one of the big additional edges that is possible in live poker is the ability to tell when opponents are bluffing. Some go so far as to say there is no way of telling whether opponents are bluffing online. While it is undoubtedly true that there
The English romantic poet and philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge once said: “Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.” Poker players are a strong-minded, strong-willed bunch who perhaps need advice to be delivered in the right
Lupe Soto has advocated for Women in Poker since the late 1990. Starting as a "weekend warrior" mixed games player, she soon saw a need to promote women in poker. She has spent the majority of her poker career advocating for women in poker, seeking both inclusion and to honor
Two things can be true at the same time: There can be an excess of poker tournaments that award gold bracelets and rings, and those representations of poker victories can still be valuable and meaningful. For years, there has been talk of the World Series of Poker devaluing its gold
In January 2019, myself and my Chip Race co-host Dara O’Kearney interviewed a poker player and broadcaster whose popularity had transcended the game of poker. A former gymnast, paratrooper, little league coach, ballroom dancer, WSOP bracelet winner, WPT champion and Poker Hall of Famer, Mike Sexton was everything you might
One of the most exciting aspects of playing live poker for a living is the opportunity to travel to different destinations around the world. Whether it be as a tournament grinder making a journey to the next circuit stop or as a cash game player seeking the best action, traveling
Oof. It’s been quite a few days in poker – interesting, enlightening, often disappointing but a little encouraging, too. You’ll not be shocked to know that the topic at hand is women in poker. And this evolving situation has ruffled the feathers of a lot of people in the poker
March 2011: Bots Discovered on Pokerstars Before he was writing about the surveillance method of the NSA or breaches of trust by Facebook and other big tech companies, the Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Gabriel Dance penned a New York Times article about bots invading the world of online poker. It was
With the PokerStars EPT Barcelona series that just wrapped up in Spain, the European Poker Tour celebrated its 20th anniversary in style. Where It Started The first EPT ever was in Barcelona was in 2004, which kicked off the inaugural season of the live poker tour. Longtime poker player John
The Freeze Out ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.’ Down the years, this well-known saying has become a tired cliché about the virtue of persistence. While apathy or idleness might, and I stress, might be ignoble traits, knowing when to quit is no bad thing. A lot
One major advantage of playing online poker for real money is the ability to multi-table. Multi-tabling allows players to play various games of poker at once, something that is almost impossible in live poker rooms. In 2009, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier set a world record by playing 62 $6.50 Sit 'N
During the early stages of a tournament, our decisions are based on a system of risks and rewards that value winning and losing chips completely symmetrically. Just like in a cash game where every chip has direct monetary value, winning 1 chip is ”good” in the same way as losing
