Archive for November, 2007

Poker Tells – The importance of timing.

It’s probably true to say that the very best comedians possess one vital skill which differentiates them from the ordinary joke-teller. Most people can recount a funny tale, but many of us fail to deliver the punch line with the impact of a top professional.

Time and again, we can listen to an established comic, unaware of the pauses in his delivery, but it is this uncanny control of timing which separates the guy who has you rolling in the aisles from the one who has you merely rolling your eyes.
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King Cas is back in Town! - EPT Dublin Report

Following my decent finish at the EPT in London, where I managed to get into the money, collecting 32,000 euros, I was really looking forward to ‘coming home’ to Dublin. I’m the butt of a bit of harmless banter from other poker players about that, but it’s all in good part; in any event, I keep telling them I’m moving up the money list of Irish players.
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Win an Ipod - Poker Competition

If you’ve been paying attention to this week’s email, then this should be a doddle to answer. To win an Ipod, just let us know:

What were the names of the two Littlewood’s players that reached the final table of the CPC in 2006?

If you know, just send send an email with your answer to simondexter @littlewoodspoker.com by 29th November 2007.

Winners will be notifed and published in next weeks newsletter.

Poker Book Review - The Luck Factor

Professor Richard Wiseman, who gained his doctorate in psychology from the University of Edinburgh, is perhaps the only man in the country paid to research the effects of luck and deception. They’re two fascinating subjects, especially for poker players, so it’s little wonder that his book, The Luck Factor, an obscure academic title when first published in 2004, has suddenly become the hottest publication of the year for students of the game.
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How do I play Queens?

Guys,

Playing in one of your online tournaments recently, I found myself on the big blind with pocket queens. The action meandered around the table, five players limping in before it got back to me.
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Paws for thought – then get online!

“Poison Paws” has always been used as a slightly derogatory phrase to describe dealers who continue to deal you lousy hands all night – or at least until you’ve realised it’s time to leave the table and try your luck elsewhere.

However, according to a US television report on Monday, the phrase is in danger of becoming a euphemism for poker players trying their luck in Arizona after the station, KNXV-TV, reported that poker chips manufactured by Paulson, one of the biggest names in casino chip manufacture, may contain high levels of lead.
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Nicolas Cage to play poker great Amarillo Slim Preston.

It had to happen: earlier this week, Hollywood finally recruited actor Nicolas Cage to play the role of legendary poker great Amarillo Slim Preston in a movie about the colourful gambler’s life.
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Beware - Those Dingy Late Night Clubs

It’s 11pm and there you are, enjoying a quiet game of poker with some pals at a dingy downtown club you happen to know is open ‘til late. There’s not much table action and you’re contemplating ordering another beer when suddenly, there’s an almighty BOOM as the front door flies off its hinges and what looks like a well-armed private army pours in through the resulting dust, plaster and splintered door pieces.
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Poker politics!

Given the constant rantings of politicians in the name of debate, it seems odd that no-one has latched onto the idea of using poker to tame our increasingly unruly teenagers. Better still, how about looking at the possibilities of using poker as a teaching tool.
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Poker TV Guide - Tuesday November 12 - Sunday November 25

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