Archive for December, 2007

Playing Under the Gun

Whenever I’m playing under the gun, my attitude changes completely. Even after quite a few years playing poker, it still makes me feel as though I’m in a heads-up confrontation with Doyle Brunson. Is this because I’m an inherently conservative player (I need a great hand to become aggressive), a wimp, or have not yet understood the correct strategy for playing and winning when under the gun?
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It Might Be Christmas, But Don’t Ignore Security

In a week when the government admitted to losing the computer records of three million learner drivers, adding to the 26 million records of child benefit claimants it also inexplicably lost recently, data and payment security is worth bearing in mind as most of us wind down for next week’s welcome Christmas break.
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Lucky at Poker? Try the Stock Market

The next time anyone starts rabbiting on about whether poker is a game of skill or chance, ask them to explain how the stock market works.
Although natural ability is useful when it comes to being successful at either, the fact is that with application, dedication and resolve, most people can perform perfectly adequately at the table or on a trading floor.
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Italian Establishes New Dress Sense

Gino “El Diablo” Alacqua, the 46-year-old Sicilian who finished second in the EPT Prague event only started playing poker at the beginning of 2006, yet he walked away with more than 400,000 euros and a posse of new, predominantly female, fans.
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Poker 7 Backgammon 0

For years, backgammon has been known as ‘the poker of the Mediterranean’, its exponents claiming there is a greater skill element involved in playing the game than in poker.

While it’s true that backgammon has been around much longer than poker, that doesn’t necessarily mean it is a game requiring more skill to play well. Comparing backgammon with poker is akin to comparing squash with football. Both are great games to play, but it is difficult to see backgammon ever overtaking poker in terms of popularity.
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Can Calling Occasionally Be the Best Policy?

It seems to me that the desire to be considered an aggressive player effectively robs those who should be taking a more circumspect view of poker of an important strategy. There are those of us who don’t want to enter a pot in a no-limit or cash game by having to raise every time. But calling is increasingly deemed to be for those of a hesitant nature.
I tend to raise more than I call and fold more than I raise, but am I correct in believing that occasionally, calling can be the best policy?
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Our Exclusive Christmas Gift Guide

When Swiss watchmaker Corum announced a six-year deal with Harrahs Entertainment last year to become the official timepiece of the World Series of Poker, the company probably intended their watches should become one of the most sought-after poker accessories, especially at Christmas.
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Stats Show EPT Gets Bigger and Bigger

The fifth leg of the 2007/08 EPT is scheduled to come to an exciting conclusion in Prague. We’ll have a full report on the outcome next week, but as we go to press, it is evident that the EPT’s relentless appeal shows no sign of flagging, not least because of the prize money on offer.
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Table Value: Just how much are poker accessories worth?

Book Review
Table Value: Just how much are poker accessories worth? By Timothy Martin

Poker’s boom has been responsible for many things: from spawning considerable global interest in online gaming and creating a succession of card playing millionaires, to wall-to-wall television coverage of the game.
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Another Award for Annette

Not surprisingly, Annette Obrestad became the youngest player ever to win the “Tournament Performance of the Year” award at the prestigious European Poker Awards in Paris last weekend. The 19-year-old Norwegian collected the prize following her outstanding victory in the inaugural World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Europe event, a performance described as “phenomenal”.
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