Archive for 2010-01-03

January 3, 2010

Bloggery With Intent To Chronicle Poker – Wasteland

I'm heading back to Las Vegas tomorrow. The holidays have been filled with a lot of good times but not much poker. I did manage to play a little .05/.10 Pot Limit Omaha at Full Tilt Poker yesterday. It was an up and down session. I started with $10 at three tables and lost $10 quickly at one table when I flopped top two and got it all in against a player with a wrap and flush draw. He was the favorite and improved. I played for another 30 minutes and managed to get almost back to even, ending the session down $1. Read more

January 3, 2010

Grinding Online - Poker Luck

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 lose in a given session or tournament. For example, in my previous article on a tournament win, I described a hand at the final table where I was all-in for my tournament life with pocket tens against queens, only to four-flush my opponent. Read more

January 3, 2010

Looking Back at the World of Poker in 2009 - Part II

*Editor's note - due to the length of this article and the wealth of news involved in reviewing 2009 poker around the world, it is now in two parts, Read Part I.Online PokerThere were numerous happenings in the online world through the year, but one that continued through the span of it was the Tom Dwan Challenge. When he issued the challenge to play heads-up on multiple tables for $1.5 million, several high stakes players took interest but Patrik Antonius was the first to officially accept. Read more

January 3, 2010

Poker and Politics in 2010: Possibilities for the Year Ahead

The poker industry has become more embroiled in U.S. politics than most people ever anticipated, but the sharp increase in the game’s popularity over the past decade made it inevitable. Each year, more cases seem to come to the fore on the local and state levels, and federal legislation has been prominent since the passage of the UIGEA in 2006. As 2010 begins, it behooves the industry to take a look at pending cases and the potential for poker in the new year. Read more

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