Tournament Strategy Misunderstood
It's one of the most widespread misunderstandings in poker:
In a poker tournament[[sitetree_link,id=12]] you must avoid
losing all your chips at any price since you cannot reach
into your pocket and buy more chips. â
You hear this all the time, but I have a feeling itâs
based on a big misunderstanding. In *Tournament Poker for Advanced Players*, David Sklansky
tells us exactly when we should pass up a +EV situation in
order to avoid busting out of the tournament. According to
Sklansky, you should *(1)* avoid CLOSE GAMBLES if *(2)*
youâre CLEARLY ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE
TOURNAMENT.
Poker Maven Awards to Women in Poker
*Woman Poker Player Magazine announces the Poker Maven
Awards. The purpose is to recognize women who have made
contributions to women in poker. *
Fifteen categories of poker women What female player is the
best role model for women in poker? Name the poker room or
casino employee that has excelled in encouraging women or
promoting the growth of women in encouraging women or
promoting the growth of women in poker. Most female
friendly online poker room? Most female friendly live poker
room? Tournament series that has the best structure for
women? Best ladies only poker tournament? Most appealing
poker marketing campaign for women put on by a poker venue,
casino, or poker room? Most encouraging mixed gender poker
forum or portal? Best poker blogger or author? Top story,
article or column about women and poker? Most humanitarian
woman in the poker industry? Most notable performance by a
female poker player? Top female media personality for poker
related news, radio or television? Most notable up and
coming female player of 2009? Name the outstanding female
professional poker player of 2009.
Clonie Gowen Lawsuit Dismissed and Full Flush Acting the Fool
It looks like the lawsuit filed by Clonie Gowen against Full
Tilt Poker has been dismissed. A couple of different sites
are reporting that a motion to dismiss was filed by the
group of defendants on February 10th and that motion has
been granted. Gowen had been seeking $40 Million in damages
after claiming that she was promised 1% of the company as
part of a sponsorship deal. What can we take away from this folks? Get everything in
writing.
Categories:
Clonie Gowen,
Full Flush,
Luke Schwartz
Stout Makes Another Tunica Final Table and Isildur1 Still Losing
Pokerjunkie friend Matt "AllInAt420" Stout recently made the
final table for the 2nd straight year in the Main Event of
the WSOP Circuit event in Tunica, MS. I was on hand in 2009
when he made his final table run and ultimate 3rd place
finish. This year, both he and his buddy Paul Wasicka (yes,
as in 2006 WSOP Main Event runner-up) made the final. Matt didn't quite make it as far as last year, finishing
7th, but Wasicka took down the event for $139,442.
Isildur1 Live in WSOP-E – Brilliant Bluff Going Wrong
*Victor Blom, main contestant to being the person behind the
legendary **nosebleed stakes **nick Isildur1, appears in
a clip from the 2009 WSOP-E. *
Summary of the hand
Victor Blom, 19 year old Swede believed by many to be
Isildur1
Hand: K2
Stack: 250,000
Ian Munns, amateur from England
Hand: A7
Stack 250,000+
Analysis
Lesson.
Bernard Lee Recevies Casino Sponsorship Deal
Foxwoods Casino has signed a "celebrity" poker pro to serve
as their official poker ambassador. Who did they choose?
Bernard Lee. What? Are you serious? Out of all the poker
pros that are out there that could be signed to a
sponsorship deal, they pick him? Don't get me wrong, Lee has
done well for himself since finishing 13th in the 2005 WSOP,
but in the last year or more he hasn't really done much of
anything. It seems to me that there are a lot of other players that
deserve a shot a casino sponsorship over him.
Categories:
Bernard Lee,
Carlos Mortensen
Top 10: Hottest Babes in Poker
Meet the prettiest women who at the same time are able to
play a really tough game of poker. Such a list can never be complete; there's just too many
handsome and competent women out there. Nevertheless,
here's my attempt in the Poker Babes genre (partly as a
comment to Lady Junkie's list of The Biggest Boobs in
Poker lol. )
10.
Saints Win and M*A*S*H Record Falls
Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for their winning
the Super Bowl. Indianapolis played horribly the 2nd half
and the Saints took advantage. On my Facebook, I stated that
Tracy Porter is New Orleans' version of Kirk Gibson. I
actually saw both the Porter return and the Gibson home run.
Categories:
Indianapolis Colts,
MASH,
New Orleans Saints,
Super Bowl
Bluff's Power 20 vs. My Power 20
Bluff Magazine has released their Poker Power 20. Here is
the list:
1. PokerStars
2. Full Tilt Poker
3.
Categories:
Bluff Power 20,
Durrrr
High Ho - High Ho - Off With Your Money Ho Goes
So there is now a poker coaching scandal involving former
Stoxpoker. com instructor Jason Ho. Ho is supposedly one of a
long line of internet kids that has claimed to have made
over a Million online in 2008 and has been hiring himself
out as a coach. Now it looks like that most of what he has
been doing is a total scam and that there isnât even
any proof that he has won that kind of money online.
Categories:
Jason Ho,
Poker Coaching Scandal,
Stox Poker