Sahamies Scores BigWhile Ilari Sahamies is known for his wild month-to-month swings at the high-stakes tables, the Finnish poker professional was able to tone things down a bit and keep himself far in the green for the month of October. With action heating up in anticipation of PokerStars’ re-launch of Full Tilt Poker, several of  Read more »

A New Transition?The city of Macau has been revered not only for its tremendous socio-economic appeal, but also for its poker games. In the last few years, both the low and high-stakes games have driven in hordes of players from across the globe. The Starworld Casino – host to the highest cash games found anywhere  Read more »

It’s unfortunate that for most of my educational career I’ve been an underachiever. I like to think I was always a bright individual, and just failed to apply many of the attributes needed to succeed in school. While I’m certainly not implying I was a failure or a drop out (not that those things are  Read more »

What’s enlightening about the game of poker is that despite years of play and experience there’s always the potential to learn something new. These novelty items can come in the form of re-invented strategic ideas, new game types or more common initiatives like terminology or related news. With these newfound areas comes the potential to  Read more »

After months of swirling speculation, finally the truth has been revealed that PokerStars Inc. has decided to buy out the remaining shares of Full Tilt Poker and its affiliates, granting them ownership and full custody over the recently closed online poker brand.After two years of intense scrutiny, Full Tilt Poker will finally be able to  Read more »

It took a lengthy 12 hours of play on the final day of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event to get down to a final nine, but it wasn’t without excitement. We almost had our first female ever at the Main Event final table, and we also have a field of rising amateurs  Read more »

The culmination of the 2012 World Series of Poker was never more transparent than it was on Tuesday, as a newly-reinvented Antonio Esfandiari managed to redeem himself by taking down the biggest prize in tournament history – $18.3 million.While Esfandiari couldn’t forget the feeling of coming so close to his second bracelet just days before  Read more »

While two of the brightest minds in poker may share the same alias, at the 2012 World Series of Poker it’s likely that the goals of Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth were very distinct.Phil Hellmuth has been dedicated to winning his 12th WSOP bracelet, and although there were several close encounters during the 2011 WSOP,  Read more »

I’ve decided to cover this topic, because although it’s something that’s a major component of the game, rarely gets covered in detail. Whether or not that’s because it’s a sensitive subject, or because it’s far too player-specific for anyone to attempt, is unknown. But despite either fact, I think it’s essential to analyze because of  Read more »

This June, one of the best platforms on the Merge Network, Carbon Poker, will feature DOUBLE VIP points for its real-money players! Between June 1st and June 31st, you’ll gain 2X the value of your competitive edge by playing on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays between the hours of 11:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. server time.  Read more »