Mad World of Poker

It’s been quite a few weeks without a substantial poker win, and it was becoming more and more frustrating seeing my tournament bankroll diminish in front of my eyes. Luckily, I finally managed to turn the tide a little with a pretty solid Two-table sit&go win. It’s only 18 players, but it got me back [...]

He talks about the dangers of PLO, but also about why he prefers shorthanded poker etc… It’s another excellent pokernews video — I’m a big fan. Enjoy!

On the RIVER! The painful thing is — it was quite a big pot, that I had built up to perfection…
I’m holding KQos on the button — unopened, I decide to raise 3BB to hopefully steal the pot. No success, the Big Blind decides to call and we see a flop. Great news! KQ4, rainbow [...]

You can just sense Jennifer Harman is genuinely feeling sad about this, her voice still spells some sort of sadness when you listen to her talking… I feel bad for her too — as it sure is a VERY painful beat…
If this happens on the World Series Of Poker — you feel sick for weeks, [...]

Mike Matusow sure is advertising Daniel Alaei’s Kings pre-flop — Jamie obviously gives Daniel some action. Daniel Negreanu says: “well, the straight didn’t get there, so Daniel is going to take the pot — UNLESS JAMIE GOLD IS GOING TO BET”.
Well, Jamie bet. Alaei lays down the Kings (which I can’t believe he did, jeezes, [...]

As a poker player, you like people making silly calls against your made hands. It’s fine, it’s EV+, you win money on those. BUT — sometimes, WHY CAN’T THEY JUST MAKE THE EASY FOLD!!!
This guy must have been tilting when EEZYWAWA decided to shove in his money with a 3/1 hoping for a club…
When the [...]

Imagine making two extremely weak calls in a hand you should’ve let go of on the flop. Imagine not making your open-end straight draw, even though you payed good money for it throughout the hand (hehe), and imagine being left with SIX HIGH, …
And then… Imagine winning the hand when your six high ends up [...]

Howard Lederer goes: “This is the value of position — and Phil Ivey is using this to his advantage.” Yes, this is not a bad play by Phil Ivey — but in this stage of the Pro-Am Equalizer he would have been more intelligent trying to play at Cheryl Hines first, if you ask me…
I [...]

Got to give it to a man with a set of balls. Bert, owner of pleasemrfarha.com, is asking the one and only Mister Action to go on a gambling spree in Vegas with him. Until today, no reply from Mr. Farha — but who knows… Good luck, Bert!

More info on the Please, Mr. [...]

Mansion Poker is a relative newcomer on the scene and offers players poker, casino games and a sportsbook through just one account. It built up a considerable player base on its own and recently Mansion joined the OnGame network which has increased payer traffic considerably. It also is the sponsor of Tottenham Hotspur FC.
As with [...]