Archive December
‘Miami’ John Cernuto on Omaha Eight-or-Better
Poker pro ‘Miami’ John Cernuto discusses his criteria for three-betting preflop in limit Omaha eight-or-better
Bellagio Releases Five-Star World Poker Classic Schedule
The schedule for the 2010 Five-Star World Poker Classic has been released by Bellagio and one thing that will jump out at players is the preliminary events schedule. Each one of the 18 preliminary events features a $1,000 buy-in with rebuys. Two of those events will be pot-limit Omaha while the rest will spread no-limit hold’em. Card Player spoke with the tournament director at Bellagio, Jack McClelland (pictured right), about the changes in the preliminary schedule. “We had some rebuy tournaments this time [2009 Five-Diamond World Poker Classic and we had a very good response to them. What it does is it gives the players options. The players that can’t afford to play in a $5,000 event or a $3,000 event, they can afford to play in a $1,000 event, and still take a shot at the big money. Now the players that can afford to and want to reload to super-size their stack, they can do that too. Now the guy with the silver bullet, the one $1,000 buy-in, he might not get there as often but when he does he might pick up a quarter of a million dollars on his thousand, as opposed to $50-60,000,” said McClelland
Mike Watson on Blocker Bets
Poker pro Mike Watson discusses blocker bets. What they are, how to use them, and why he generally recommends making this type of bet on the river and not on the turn.
Full Tilt Poker Crashes on Sunday
It was an unusual Sunday for online poker players all over the world, as Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest online poker site, had its server crash during the heart of its heavy-traffic period. The site’s stoppage affected everyone playing on the site, including those still alive in Full Tilt’s flagship Sunday tournament, the $216 buy-in $750,000 Guaranteed.
Coach6999 and BBOY3110 Win Big on Record Day
On the last Sunday of 2009 one poker room saw its number of players hit record highs while another saw its Sunday schedule suspended after the server crashed. PokerStars hosted its latest world record-breaking tournament and the field of 149,196 players shattered the previous record of over 65,000. The number of players in the tournament was larger than the population of US cities like Joliet, Illinois, Pasadena, California and Kansas City, Kansas. Each player ponied up a dollar to take part in the event, which boasted a guaranteed prize pool of $300,000. Just about six hours after the tournament began “oskar69” claimed the championship title and a first place prize of $50,000.
New World Record on Pokerstars
We have a new record: In total, 149,196 people lined up their one dollar bills this evening to be a part of history.
WPT Sets Sights on Romania
The World Poker Tour announced plans to host an event in yet another European location Wednesday, proving the new regime is dead serious about International expansion.
WSOP Intros iPhone App
Glu Mobile Inc. announced the availability of its World Series of Poker Hold’em Legend Application for iPhone and iPod touch this week.
“We are thrilled to take the WSOP to the iPhone with Glu Mobile,” said WSOP vice president Craig Abrahams. “This app is a game changer in the category and is consistent with our core strategy of taking the WSOP to all digital platforms with top production values.”
Annie Duke Launches MyMixedNuts.com
Poker players looking for a last-minute present this Christmas season can check out MyMixedNuts.com, a custom, mail order trail mix company brought to life by Poker News Daily Guest Columnist and “Celebrity Apprentice” runner-up Annie Duke.
Poker Hand Discussion: Heads Up at the Final Table – Is He Bluffing?
n this weekly series, CardPlayer.com and the Card Player Pro poker video training site (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) are giving you a free, full-length training video. In each article, we will highlight a particularly interesting hand from that video that features unconventional play, and we will ask for your opinions on the hand.
