After one of the Team PokerStars Pros has a big win, we like to give them a chance to tell us what it was like. Even though he is the newest WPT millionaire, Brazilian Pro Alex Gomes took the time to sit down and tell us what it was like to add a WPT title to his list of wins. Congrats again, Alex, and thanks for taking the time to take us where few … [Read more...]
Stud: Hand strategy
July 31, 2009 By
by Adam "STUDSTOOD" Roberts This past year, I have been blogging on many different topics and aspects of overall poker play, including bankroll requirements (both per session and for the long term), game selection (based on limit of game, type of game- especially with regards to your own ability), money management (also both per session and long term), … [Read more...]
PokerStars IPT Venice off to a flyer
July 31, 2009 By
Venice is a tourist magnet, packed with folks snaking their way through the city's winding streets or gliding gracefully along the waterways on a river taxi to see one of countless historical attractions. So when PokerStars revealed this would be the second stop of its Italian Poker Tour, everyone expected a reasonable turn out. But no one expected … [Read more...]
APPT: Festival in the East
July 30, 2009 By
My, they grow up so fast. Just a few short years ago, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour was a smattering of events in the Far East, a short series of tournaments that looked to test the poker waters in that part of the world. Today, even we folks in the West are looking at the schedules and saying, "Wow, how can I get over there for that?" We've just had … [Read more...]
Scene set for PokerStars IPT Venice
July 30, 2009 By
It's been known as the City of Bridges, the City of Water, and even the City of Light. Now Venice, for a few days at least, can be called the City of Poker, as the PokerStars Italian Poker Tour begins the second leg of its debut season. The first IPT event in San Remo was a huge hit, with banker Stefano Puccilli walking off with the first prize of … [Read more...]
2009 WCOOP: Extreme satellites!
July 29, 2009 By
Sometime in the mid-90s, I was sitting in a bar in Colorado after a long day falling down a mountain. On the TV above the bar, men were jumping out of helicopters and then throwing themselves over snow-packed summits with abandon.They called it Extreme Skiing. I was intrigued. Who were these men? How did they live? Why did my back hurt so much? What … [Read more...]
The worst possible river with Chad Brown
July 29, 2009 By
Chad Brown's best chance at a WSOP bracelet in 2009 came in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em championship. A tough limit hold'em player in his own right, Brown tore through the field and looked good for the victory. And then there was the worst possible river you could imagine. In this final installment from the 2009 WSOP, Chad Brown leads us to that moment. by … [Read more...]
Raymer, Haxton to hit ESPN tonight
July 28, 2009 By
It sort of feels like we just left the Amazon Room. We can still smell the burgers from the Poker Kitchen, see the thousands of players, and hear the countless bad beat stories. It feels like yesterday (instead of a couple of weeks ago). Well, now it's time to go back. If you live somewhere you can pick up ESPN, you'll be happy to know coverage of … [Read more...]
Chad Brown escorts Norm Chad to the money
July 28, 2009 By
Chad Brown has seen a lot of things in poker, and he is one of few people to ever see the ultra-rare occurrence of ESPN's Norman Chad making the money at a WSOP event.This week we're looking at some of Brown's experience's at this year's WSOP and Chad has been kind enough to write a few words for us about seeing the great white whale of WSOP money finishes. by … [Read more...]