Poker School Online (PSO) has everything you need, new player or grinder, young or old, you'll find something of value in every phase of this training site. The first thing you notice is that it's free to join. In order to enroll, you need a PokerStars account – but read on to find the best [...]
Shortly after I began playing online poker, I quickly discovered it was taking precious time away from my wife. I played mostly MTT’s which can take 4-5 hours or more if you get deep. This started to put a strain on our relationship. She couldn’t understand why I would rather spend hours at a time [...]
They say that poker is a game of skill. We would all like to believe that statement is true, and that whenever we play our best, we will win. And yet, we know from experience that the luck of the cards will be a huge determining factor in how much money we will win or [...]
The 2010 Irish Poker Festival was won by Lars Torngren. He beat a field of 632 players over four days. His victory for first place was the €75,000 ($103,350). With so many players the prize pool totaled €316,000. When the players got down to ten Lars was in the second place spot. Second place went [...]
A 68-year-old retired fisherman from San Pedro, California landed a big score this week, winning Commerce Casino’s first ever summer Guaranteed Million Dollar Tournament. Rick Bakovic won the title and $173,500 first-place prize defeating a healthy 3,300-player field in the $335 buy-in event in the Los Angeles area Tuesday. “It’s the thrill of a lifetime,” [...]
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There are almost 11 million Asian Americans living in the United States. They represent close to 5 % of the population and are the third largest minority group in the country. The Greater Los Angeles Area itself is almost 12% Asian American and one quick look inside local poker rooms like those at The Bicycle [...]
The 2010 WPT Legends of Poker starts August 20th. The Main Event of the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker will run at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California. The buy in is $5,000, not only a reduction but half the price last year and every year since 2005. The WPT buy ins for [...]
Robert Pisano stormed through the 2010 World Series of Poker main event before a major confrontation with November Nine chip leader Jonathan Duhamel help end his tournament run in 23rd place. The 26-year-old pro scored a payday of $317,161 for his finish — not bad for a $10,000 investment. Originally from New York, Pisano has [...]
The first ever PokerStars Russian Poker Series will make its second stop in Latvia. The series will run in Riga, the capital of Latvia, at the Royal Casino Spa & Hotel Resort. The event will have a €1,850 main event and so far players from 5 countries have signed up. Last event was the season’s [...]
