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In case you’re confused about phased tournaments, here’s your detailed guide.
Phased tournaments have become pretty popular in online poker over the last few years. If you are not familiar with how this format works and what the pros and cons are, this guide from PokerStars should help.Patrik walked right into that one…
Nice hand, well playedThe October 7 hearing that could determine the fate of online poker in Alberta and Ontario is getting closer.
In the most recent development, Counsel for Alberta’s Attorney General announced they’ll be making the case for international shared liquidity, looking to push back against the appeal coming from several provinces.How much money do pro poker players make, really?
This is one of those questions that many fans want an answer to. Of course, there are so many different factors to it, from stakes to game types to skill levels, but Jeremy Ausmus brings at least some answers.Brad Owen is back in action at the Bellagio.
Check out Owen’s latest vlog, featuring some high-stakes cash game action from one of the most legendary poker rooms in Las Vegas.Check out Dominik Nitsche’s free poker solver.
It looks like a pretty cool tool, and it is completely free, at least for the time being, so if you were looking for alternatives to paid solutions, this one might be for you.PokerGO CEO shares his thoughts after an amazing week of poker.
With the most epic High Stakes Poker streams in history now in the books, Brent Hanks, CEO of PokerGO, took to X to express his gratitude to all the players who joined the action, entire team who made the whole thing possible, and, of course, thousands of fans worldwide who tuned in.The final hand of the High Stakes Poker was another banger.
What better way to wrap up this epic High Stakes Poker session than with another $2.4 million pot, just for fun?Check out these player-based exploits to incorporate into your game plan.
Here’s another piece of free poker training from Jonathan Little, focusing on various exploits you can make against certain player types and how these adjustments can help you increase your win rate.Who were Garrett Adelstein’s toughest (and softest) opponents over the years?
Garrett joins Doug Polk to talk about the toughest five cash game opponents he had to face, plus the worst one, just for good measure. It’s an hour-long interview, so the two go into quite a bit of detail.Yes chef!
New episode of Hellmuth’s Home Game is here!New BetRivers Table Talk episode is up.
Enjoy!The Grinder is headed to the WSOP Super Circuit in Canada.
We just hope the WSOP streams some of it.Poker, paella, and a dash of wisdom in Barcelona from the boys at The Chip Race.
EPT Barcelona returned, and so did the usual suspects: Dara O’Kearney and David Lappin.
Dara hit a hot streak, making the Seniors Event final table on his first try, improving on his previous eighth-place finish. He also takes a swing at everything from the Main to the side events, including a new tournament format that the video promises but never really explains.
David, meanwhile, gets in on the action during 'the cheap week’ before settling in for a marathon of livestream commentary with a rotating cast of poker personalities like James Hartigan and Jen Shahade.
The real wisdom, though, comes from Jason Koon, who talks about advice passed down from legends Phil Ivey and Erik Seidel:
'The best advice I ever got was to keep playing my game, no matter who was at the table.’
Turns out, writing about poker is as messy as playing it.
Garrett Adelstein’s memoir, 'Beneath the Cards,’ is more than just a retelling of his time at the felt. The interview covers how the infamous Jack4 hand served as the unlikely spark for the book, and how years of drafts and therapy notes shaped its story. According to Adelstein, even after all that, he still doesn’t feel like he has it all figured out.
He dives into his early days running up a million-dollar bankroll as a college student, only to lose almost all of it within six months. The conversation gets real about mental health, with Adelstein describing the cycles he went through and the emotional work it took to weather both poker’s swings and life’s bigger challenges.
'Harmony, not balance,’ is how Adelstein describes his approach to raising two kids while chasing poker glory. The interview touches on where he thinks the game is headed and why even the high stakes king doesn’t pretend to have all the answers.
If you’re looking for a neat ending, you won’t find it here. But you will get a rare look behind the curtain from someone who has seen both the highs and lows of the game.