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What Poker Hands Do You Remember? by Donna Blevins

September 13, 2011 Guest Writers

Poker players shoot themselves in the foot by focusing on the wrong things. Recently, I was on a poker radio show and did a LIVE poker coaching session for a poker player I did not know. My only requirements when the radio host picks a volunteer are that the poker player wants coaching and is [...]

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A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales by Tommy Angelo

August 9, 2011 Guest Writers

I am very tardy.  Very, very, tardy. Tommy Angelo sent me a copy of his latest book “A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales” several months ago and I haven’t gotten around to reviewing it yet. I don’t really offer this as an excuse but life has been very busy for me lately. Black [...]

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Rakeback Wars 2.0? by Andrew Perry

August 1, 2011 Guest Writers

Rakeback has been a contentious issue for online poker operators and their affiliates for years now, with its growing popularity very much a mixed blessing. On the one hand, openly offering to return to players 20-40% of the rake they pay each month can be a way to retain players and not lose them to [...]

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How the PPA has let down the poker community by Steve Ruddock

May 11, 2011 Guest Writers

I want to preface this article by saying that as one of the first people to join the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) when the group was founded back in 2005, I feel they have done a terrific job on a number of fronts for the poker community, perhaps the most important of which was the [...]

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Live Dealer Poker by Sebastian

February 27, 2011 Guest Writers

As the online poker industry continues to evolve online poker sites continue to experiment with ways of differentiating themselves in a crowded marketplace. PKR and several other sites have tried 3D software. Sites like Full Tilt and PokerStars have tried promoting proprietary game formats like Rush Poker and Double or Nothing Sit and Go’s. One [...]

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Not A Bad Place to Play Some Cards by Wes Davidson

February 3, 2011 Guest Writers

The second super satellite event of the Partouche Poker Tour is scheduled for February 24th through the 27th in Aix en Provence. Some of you may remember the cheating debacle from last year involving Ali Tekintamgac and alleged members of the poker media helping him cheat. This season has been clear of controversy so far [...]

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Finally, something original! by Yair Panet

January 20, 2011 Guest Writers

Recently, we had an online discussion about the lack of a genuine social experience around online poker. I stressed my view that although poker is by essence a social game, the online sites (perhaps barring Zynga) are pulling their hands from making a real connection between the players (since I’ve started writing this post Pokerstars [...]

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The Hand Police by Marcus Bateman

December 29, 2010 Guest Writers

We all know the player type. Gasping for air in some Phil Hellmuthesque deranged rant about what a fool you are to ever have played such a hand and what a fish you are, these player types can provide one of the best examples of how not to behave at the poker table out there [...]

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Tommy Angelo, Gratefulness, Buddhism, and Becoming a Better Poker Player

December 28, 2010 Online Poker

Guest poster on Bill’s Poker Blog, Tommy Angelo, read my post Holidays Overseas and sent me a link to something he had recently written that he thought was relevant. In his blog post, In Gratitude of Gratefulness, Tommy discusses how the attitudes of gratitude and gratefulness can play a role not just in your poker [...]

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