Doyle Brunson Handed Lifetime Card
The Epic Poker League – which is getting ready for its third tournament of its third season – has handed Doyle Brunson a lifetime player card after he was recognised as a legend of the game. Those studying online poker now note how this means that he is eligible for every single Epic Poker League tournament, …
Building Blocks Of Anger
Research shows that anger is the most difficult of emotions to control. When things are not going your way on the felt you can start to become angry. As each bad beat smacks you in the face more anger seats itself in your brain. You don’t erupt quite yet but your mind has created a block …
£1 Million Winner With Hopa
Not only has someone won a £1 million on a scratch card at Hopa.com, the same person also won 100,000 euro playing slots at the same site a few years ago! Some people have all the luck. Within the first few months that Hopa.com increased the jackpot from €200,000 to €1 million, Hopa.com has the …
Luck Vs Skill In Poker
One of the longest running debates surrounding poker is whether or not the game is one of skill or one of pure luck. Indeed, even the American government argue that poker is pure gambling whilst others classify poker as a mind sport. So is poker a game of skill or is it governed by luck? The …
Improve Your Poker Game
Poker is a game that continually evolves and unless you, the poker player, evolve with it you will be left behind and no longer be profitable. You should be always looking for ways that you can improve as a player and below are some of the key ways which you can do just that. There are …
WSOP November Nine All Set
The 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event has been paused until November 6 after the 27 surviving players were whittled down to the final table of nine. When the decision to pause the tournament for four months was first announced a couple of years ago it was met with mixed feelings. Some only saw the …
The Duchess Of Poker
Annie Duke was born and raised in Concord, New Hampshire. Her parents, both teachers, met at a card table, playing bridge and card playing is what created a huge bond in her family, so much so that her brother is the acclaimed poker player Howard Lederer. At the age of 18 Duke went to …
Daniel Negreanu ~ Poker Legend
Born in 1974, Canadian Denial Negreanu is a young but highly successfully, Las Vegas based, poker player. In 1998, at 23, Negreanu rose to fame when he became the youngest world championship event winner in history and continued this success by becoming the US Poker Champion in 1999. One of the most highly skilled players …
Chris Ferguson ~ Poker Legend
One of the more easily recognisable professionals of the game, Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson is one of the best poker players around. Famous for his cowboy hat, long hair and beard, he has been on the poker circuit, in one way or another, for most of his life. Pinpointing the exact moment that Ferguson’s poker career began …