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Strategy with Kristy: Ryan D’Angelo Discusses Tourney Concepts

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:54:13 +0000

Strategy with Kristy: Ryan D’Angelo Discusses Tourney Concepts
January 19 2012, PokerNews Staff Related Articles Strategy with Kristy: Jared Tendler on the Mental Game of Poker Pt 1 Strategy with Kristy Podcast: Jared Bleznick Strategy with Kristy: Mike Watson Discusses Playing Big Stacks Share It Tags PokerNews Podcast, South Point, Poker Strategy Print Ryan D’Angelo, better known as “g0lfa” to the online poker community, has accumulated nearly $2 million in winnings. His biggest cash to date came when he finished fifth in the 2010 PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure Main Event for $700,000. For this edition of the Strategy with Kristy podcast, brought to you by South Point, D’Angelo talks about the concepts “way ahead or way behind” and “slightly ahead or way behind.” Here is a snippet from the interview: Let’s talk about the “slightly ahead or way behind” concept. Can you explain what it is? Its big for no-limit holdem tournaments, I think. There are lots of times when youre trying to decide whether or not to call an all-in or when youre faced with a big raise on the flop and you put them on either a flush draw or two pair and you have an over pair. Thats a situation where if they have a flush draw or a pair and a flush draw, youre flipping. If they have two pair or a set, then youre way behind. I see a lot of people who just put their opponents on the hand that theyre flipping with, instead of really evaluating the other persons range. You should realize youre not doing too well against this range. Youre flipping or youre behind. So in spots like that, you want to make a little bit tighter folds. Its really tough to do when you have a really strong hand deeper in a tournament. But, sometimes you want to take the low road, and let your hand go if you dont think you ever have your opponent dominated. Like on a nine-nine-six board with two clubs and you have two red jacks. Sure they might have some bluffs in their range when they check-raise you or when you raise a bet in a three-way pot and the third guy goes all-in for three times your bet, but you have to think about your equity against their range of hands. If the guy has seven-eight, obviously youre doing great, but if he has a nine, then youre dead. You need to factor in, and correctly weigh those different situations where people could have you drawing dead. That will kill you long term. You have to make a bit tighter folds if you think that person has trips enough of the time or your equity is that low enough of the time. Podcast Powered By Podbean Tune in every week for new episodes of Strategy with Kristy, brought to you by South Point. Feel free to send in questions, ideas or suggestions for the podcast to kristy@pokernews.com. Also remember to follow PokerNews on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news. Comments Such a fundamental concept that many “good” players seem to neglect! Good article.

First Timer’s Guide to Playing Live

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:18:34 +0000

First Timer’s Guide to Playing Live
1. PartyPoker Download Read Review 2. 888Poker Download Read Review Heinz wins 2011 WSOP Pius Heinz wins the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event over Martin Staszko. Blue Monday The second wave of U.S. indictments against online poker rooms fires out from Maryland. Player Migration Begins PartyPoker’s attempts to woo poker players away from US-facing rivals. Feds Indict Online Poker Operators News about the April 15, 2011 federal online poker indictments. Three Poker Book Gift Ideas Three Poker Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays See all Poker Articles >>

Strategy with Kristy: Mike Watson Discusses Playing Big Stacks

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:54:07 +0000

Strategy with Kristy: Mike Watson Discusses Playing Big Stacks
December 09 2011, Kristy Arnett Related Articles Strategy with Kristy: Randal Flowers Discusses Bluffing Preflop Strategy with Kristy Podcast: Amanda Musumeci Discusses WSOP Main Event Strategy with Kristy Podcast: Ben Wilinofsky Discusses Short-Stack Strategy Related Players Share It Tags Tournament Strategy, South Point, PokerNews Podcast, Mike Watson, Poker Player Interviews Print Mike Watson, also known as “SirWatts,” has accumulated more than $4 million in tournament winnings and is also one of the most respected high-stakes no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha players online. For this edition of Strategy with Kristy, brought to you by South Point, Watson discusses the strategy behind playing a big stack in a no-limit hold’em tournament. Here is a snippet from the interview: If you’re at a table with a player who’s good and has a big stack, how do you combat them? I mean, it’s a very difficult situation obviously. That’s the nightmare scenario in a tournament. Ideally you have position on them, but if you’re out of position, sometimes you have to tighten up a little bit. You might open-fold some of the speculative hands you’d usually try to pick up some chips with. If they’re going to give you trouble and three-bet you a lot, there’s not much you can do. All you can do is come up with a balanced strategy against them. You’re going to have to four-bet as a bluff sometimes. If they’re really over-aggressive, you might be looking to four-bet light for value hoping to induce them to spew. Sometimes, you can even take flops against them even though you’re out of position and try to outplay them postflop. They might be less comfortable in a postflop game. Players have to learn how to adapt, and for those who came up when no one was really playing that aggressive preflop, learning to four-bet as a bluff can be scary. I think it’s hard for players to integrate these types of plays into their game. Yeah definitely. I used to always be a very tight player, I think most people would say. That’s definitely stuff I used to be uncomfortable putting into my own game. Once you look at the game and break it down to a more theoretical level, you realize you just have to do stuff like that. These are plays that just have to be in your arsenal because it’s the only way to effectively combat the increased aggression of other players. Podcast Powered By Podbean Tune in every week for new episodes of Strategy with Kristy, brought to you by South Point. Feel free to send in questions, ideas or suggestions for the podcast to kristy@pokernews.com. Also remember to follow PokerNews on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news. Follow Kristy Arnett on Twitter @KristyArnett Comments

2010 WSOP

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:36:44 +0000

2010 WSOP
Submitted on Wed, 2010-06-02 05:53 It’s that time of year. The time when the poker world turns it’s eyes to the Mecca of gambling and the site of the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP)-Las Vegas. The first gold bracelet was won on Saturday 2010 Casino Employees Championship Event #1 of the 2010 WSOP was the Casino Employees Championship, which features casino employees. It was first held in 2000 and was called the Dealers World Poker Championship. The next year all casino employees were eligible to enter and the name change was initiated. Hoai D. Pham Wins Event #1 The winner of the first event at the 2010 WSOP is Hoai D. Pham, a dealer from the Village Club Casino in Chula Vista, CA. Pham, who is 43 years old, was born in Vietnam and now lives in San Diego. He won $71,424 after playing in a 15-hour session on Day Two of the event. There were 721 entries in Event #1, which had a $500 buy-in and a prize pool that totaled $324,450. Prize money was divided amongst the top 72 finishers. The final hand saw Pham with pocket aces and his opponent, A.J. Vea, with pocket fours. The community cards did nothing for either player and Pham claimed the top prize with his hole cards. WSOP More Action There is a lot more action to go at the 2010 WSOP with 56 more gold bracelets on the line. The 2010 WSOP runs through July 17 until the Main Event yields just nine players. After that there is a break with the final table for the No-Limit Hold’em Championship being played in November.

â‚¬1200 SUPER 2012, Dublin, Ireland Package

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:54:18 +0000

1200 SUPER 2012, Dublin, Ireland Package
Home>Latest Promotions>Poker Promotions Satellites start at just .25 !! With more than 4,000 poker playersat once, this Super 2012 tournament is poised to be Europe’s largest poker tournament ever! Super 2012 poker tournament will run at the Citywest Conference Centre in Dublin, Ireland. Due to years of hosting the well-known Irish Open , Europe’s oldest poker tournament, the staff at the Citywest are more than familiar with providing poker players with great service. Combined with the on-site golf course and many other pleasantries, the host venue will be as almost as great as the event itself! The Super 2012 tournament begins during the weekend of Feb 25th-26th, followed by an 8 players final the next Saturday. Total prize pool is over 1,200,000! LuvinPoker will be running a SuperEvent Series for the next few couple of months and each and every week will have a final with another 1200 free package to the Super 2012 tournament. The series begins on October 24 and the last final will run on February 12, 2012. Good luck to all players! Please click here to visit Luvin Poker Promotion Date: 07 November 2011

Poker Endurance Record Attempt by Phil Laak

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:00:08 +0000

Poker Endurance Record Attempt by Phil Laak
Submitted on Tue, 2010-05-25 10:02 Set your calendar for June 2 as Phil Laak is going to attempt to break the record for playing consecutive hours of poker, which now stands at 78. He’ll be at the Bellagio in Las Vegas trying to break Paul Zimbler’s record for playing poker that was set in 2009. Laak Challenging Others to Play Laak, who is known at The Unabomber due to the way in which he dresses, has sent out a challenge to those via his site, Unabomber Poker, to play him. The event starts at noon on June 2, 2010, and Phil Laak is going with real cash games that start at $10/$20. The Run The Unabomber is looking to run straight through without breaks until the end of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). That will be more than three straight days of poker. How’s he going to do it? Laak has been training. Fried food, ice cream and cheese have been cut out of his diet. He’s planning on being active the day before and getting 10 hours of sleep, waking around 11 am for the noon start. You can Play at this Charity Event Laak is giving half of the cash from the event to Camp Sunshine, which helps kids who are facing the challenges of life changing diseases. Anyone has a chance to play against The Unabomber as he attempts to set the record for consecutive hours of poker playing. Here are three ways to qualify. On May 27, Unabomber Poker will host a $50 buy-in tournament at 6 pm PT. The winner gets to go to Vegas. The buy-in is refunded to everyone after the tournament. For those with a literary bent, you can write a 100- 250-word essay on why you should get the chance to play against the bleary-eyed Unabomber. Submissions should be sent to blog@unabomberpoker.com. Finally, if you play one hand of poker on Laak’s site, you’ll be part of a random drawing for the event. Each of the three winners gets three nights’ free accommodations at the Bellagio. So, if you want to be part of history and take on Phil Laak, get over to Las Vegas as The Unabomber tries to set the new poker playing record on June 2.

PKR Adds Jake Cody to Their Team

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:18:27 +0000

PKR Adds Jake Cody to Their Team
Jake Cody is the most recent poker player to be added to the PKRs team of players that they sponsor. Cody is a triple crown winning poker star who has won over $3 million playing poker. He is only 22 years of age, making him one of the most accomplished players of poker in the world. He recently won a World Series of Poker bracelet to his accomplishments, and had won the World Poker Tour and the European Poker Tour before that. Not only has this young poker player won this triple crown accomplishment, he managed to do so within 520 days. Doing this well in poker tournaments in such a short space of time, and at such a young age is unprecedented in the poker world. When starting out with online poker playing, Cody only deposited $10, from which he grew a bankroll and ultimately it turned into his incredible fortune. Cody will now be representing PKR in some of the biggest and most popular poker tournaments worldwide. On Sunday night, he will be playing on the PKR website for the first time as a member of the PKR team. He will be playing two Bounty Day tournaments. Im very excited about joining Team PKR Pro said the new Team PKR member, Jake Cody. Ive been patient with sponsorship, waiting for the right deal to come along. When I spoke to PKR I was really impressed with the whole setup and the ideas that they have going forward, and I knew straight away I wanted to be part of it! Its a great site to be involved with right now and I think I can help take it to the next level. The PKR Marketing Director, Simon Prodger, welcomed Cody to the team and explained that PKR is really excited that PKRs players will have the opportunity to interact with Jake and benefit from his insight and experience. Related Posts Heinz Wins the WSOP The United States and Online Poker Regulation Two New Poker HOF Members Announced Time Tourney Games from PokerStars Merge Poker Back in the US Share on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace…

Strategy with Kristy: Andrew Robl Discusses Televised Cash Game Hands

admin — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:54:18 +0000

Strategy with Kristy: Andrew Robl Discusses Televised Cash Game Hands
October 27 2011, Kristy Arnett Related Articles Strategy with Kristy Podcast: Olivier Busquet Discusses Tough Spots Strategy with Kristy Podcast Part 2 with Tommy Angelo Strategy with Kristy Podcast Part 1 with Tommy Angelo Related Players Share It Tags Andrew Robl, Cash Poker, High Stakes Poker, Lex Veldhuis, PokerNews Podcast, PokerNews Strategy, Poker Strategy Print Andrew Good2cu Robl is known for both his cash game and tournament skill. He’s played in a number of televised cash games, and the cameras have caught plenty of interesting hands for viewers to discuss. For this edition of Strategy with Kristy, Robl sits down with Kristy Arnett to discuss a few of his most-talked-about televised cash-game hands. To view the hands as they played out on television, check Arnett’s latest blog post. Here is a snippet from the interview, in which Robl discusses a hand from High Stakes Poker [game details and action of the hand are written separately]: Game Lex Veldhuis straddled to $1,600. Phil Ivey raised to $7,000 from the cutoff. Robl had on the button and called. Patrik Antonius looked down at in the small blind and reraised to $30,400. Ivey folded. Robl moved all-in for $113,900 and Antonius called, making the pot $299,600. Why did you decide to flat Iveys raise? I mean, I could have raised. I just didnt want to reraise and have Ivey four-bet. Id be in a tough spot and not really know what to do. Its kind of a hand where I dont really want to get it in if I three-bet, but I dont want to fold either. Its also very deceiving if I flat there. You wouldnt normally put me on this type of hand when I flat. You said that its kind of hard to put you on this type of hand since you flatted on the button so Antonius move kind of looks like a squeeze. Were you thinking that he might do this with a pretty wide range? Yeah, I mean, Antonius is a good enough player that youre never going to really know exactly what he has when he reraises one time. Its not like hes going to have a super-tight range of hands. He and Ivey were super deep. So, hes not going to be reraising strong hands like ace-jack and ace-ten offsuit because it would get him in trouble playing deep with Ivey out of position. I do think he reraises with a lot of hands, though. Once he reraises, theres already like $50,000 in the pot, and I only have another $100,000 left. You continued playing in the game after losing this pot. How do you, personally, recover and continue playing well. I dont know. Ive played a lot of poker. Sometimes you lose. Sometimes you win. I definitely wasnt happy, but things like this have happened to me a lot in my poker career. Theres no reason not to play your A-game and give money away after that. Want to know what else Robl told Arnett? You’re going to have to listen to the podcast: Podcast Powered By Podbean Tune in every Thursday for new episodes of Strategy with Kristy and feel free to send in questions, ideas or suggestions for the podcast to kristy@pokernews.com. Also remember to follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news. Follow Kristy Arnett on Twitter @KristyArnett Comments a Christmas gift for my father, which one is better? http://www.newflybuy.com …there are a lot of products on sale. Which one is better for 48 years old mom? Handbag,glasses or biniki? Please help.

The Asian Poker Tour 2009- online poker

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:36:17 +0000

The Asian Poker Tour 2009- online poker
1 February 2009 Online Titan Poker is supporting the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Philippines Main Event that is currently underway and runs until the 1st of February. It takes place as the Dusit Thani Hotel in Manila. It started on the 27th of January and is a six day festival of poker with extremely lively action.It was announced by Tournament Director Matt Savage that the $2500+$200 Main Event has 262 runners with a total prize pool of US$635,500. First place will take home US$185,000 with 27 places being paid 27th will get more than double their buy-in back.Nam Le, Quinn Do, David ‘Chino’ Rheem, Steve Sung and Kwang Soo Lee are all members of the Asian Poker Tour’s elite team of ambassadors in the hunt for the title.They join a field that also includes 2008 Asian Poker Tour Philippines winner David Saab, Liz Lieu, Kasey Castle, 2009 Aussie Millions Highroller event winner David Streicke, Michael Pedley, 2009 PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship winner Rory Rees Brennan, Brian Huang, Ivan Tan , Andrew Scott and 1990 WSOP Main event winner Mansour Matloubi.The Philippines is strongly represented in the field and are led by WSOP bracelet winner Toto Leonidas with William Te Jr and Ramil Tandoc fancied to run well before the Filipino poker community.There are big contingents from South Korea and Japan, with 2008 Asian Poker Tour Philippines runner up Chris Roh and 2008 Asian Poker Tour Macau runner-up Joon Hee Yeah leading the charge for South Korea and representative from JBetPoker, Team J3PT and the Japan Poker League making up a formidable Japanese contingent that includes Yasuhiro Waki and Yoshei Watanabe.CEA of the Asian Poker Tour, Chris parker stated”Were very pleased with the field and turnout which features players from all over the world. There are so many that are returning to play again after experiencing last years event. Wed like to thank all the players for coming to Manila and hope they all enjoy the famous Asian Poker Tour hospitality.”Amongst the side event winners so far are Henrik Eklund of Sweden who took down the PKR Headhunter tournament and Francis Uy of Manila who emerged victorious in the Ray Ban Invitational. A special Filipino Celebrity Charity Event has also taken place and was won by The Playgirls who won 100,000 pesos for charity. Over 200,000 pesos in total went to various local charities.Taking place on Saturday at 19:30 is the FHM/DafaPoker Player’s Party which promises to be ”tastefully wild”, with FHM cover models as hostesses. After the party, the Asian Poker Tour and FHM have hired party buses to take players around Manila’s hotspots.DafnaPoker is the official partner of the Asian Poker Tour in presenting the Pot-Limit Omaha Hi tournament- a first for a major Asian Tour. The game is scheduled to take place at 14:00 on the 31st January. The buy-in for this tournament will be $185 + $15. On the same day at 19.00 there will also be a hugely anticipated 13 card tournament featuring a $460 +$40 buy-in. Other highlights include the worlds first GREED tournament.Coverage of this years Main Event will be televised and distributed internationally later in the year. OPN Staff All trademarks and copyrighted information contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Grand Theft Auto V

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:36:14 +0000

Grand Theft Auto V
Gossip October 25th, 2011 In USA and bored of waiting for poker? Well RockStar Games has announced the release of Grand Theft Auto V on their website! People on Twitter are wishing for features from San Andreas. Some are speculating that it may take place in Las Vegas because of the foreshadowing using the V money symbol: Play Online Poker Poker Blog Copyright 2008 Just add chips LLCSubscribe to PokerBloggs.com