Although Daniel Negreanu is one of most cordial professional poker players you’ll ever come across, the runner-up in terms of all-time career tournament earnings recently wasn’t quite as content with his tournament results.After a series of relentless bad beats, Negreanu displayed some uncharacteristic emotion, slamming both his headphones and his chair onto the floor. Although  Read more »

While there are certainly recent events that have been increasingly important to both players and fans alike (cough, cough, World Series of Poker), those looking for a break from all the Las Vegas hoopla and headlines were certainly tuned in to the intense online battle between Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom and Rui “PepperoniF” Cao. Fortunately enough  Read more »

While those immersed in the world of online poker refer to him as “ElkY”, Bertrand Grospellier has, over a wildly successful live poker career, established himself as much more than an online virtuoso. Although he’s well-known for being the record holder for the most online Sit-N-Gos played simultaneously, Grospellier has now also earned the title  Read more »

Disclaimer: This strategy article is very lengthy and in-depth. If you don’t have the time (or patience) to read through this information, this probably isn’t for you. Also, you’ll need to thoroughly comprehend most of the general poker concepts prevalent within the small-to-mid stakes level, to completely understand these ideas. Being more specific, if you  Read more »

Known in the online poker world as “tsarrast,” the poker player who’s earned a living from his virtual play has finally earned the respect from his live poker peers by winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet. A supporting cast that included family, and well-known poker pros Antonio Esfandari and Dan Fleyshman cheered him  Read more »

Although John Juanda certainly hasn’t had a year quite comparable to Erik Seidel, the Full Tilt Poker sponsored pro has been incredibly successful over the past few years. In 2011, he’s achieved his first major accomplishment, taking down Event #16, the $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball Championship for $367,110.With a massive World Series of Poker Europe  Read more »

Andrew Badecker, a predominately online player who hails from Vernon, Connecticut, has been able to keep his poker dream alive with a massive $369,371 score in Event #13 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout.It’s been increasingly difficult for poker players residing in the United States to take their talent online, with new sites being added to the  Read more »

With the recent events of Black Friday, many poker players who have spent almost the entirety of their careers amassing fortunes online, have been decimated financially by recent government restrictions. Although online players certainly cash-out a generous portion of their winnings when required, their ability to withdraw funds has been mediated by several major online  Read more »