Archive for December 11th, 2007Dec 11 2007 Online Poker Room Sends Players to South AfricaPoker players are used to trying to win trips to Las Vegas or various European poker destinations at their respective online poker rooms, but an opportunity to win a trip to South Africa doesn’t come along all that often. At online poker room VC Poker, the opportunity is now. The room is putting on a contest to win a trip to the South African Poker Open playing in Johannesburg… More: continued here Dec 11 2007 Annette Obrestad Gets Nod at European Poker AwardsThe honor of winning “Tournament Performance of the Year” went to young Annette Obrestad, who is the youngest ever to get the award at the European Poker Awards. This is appropriate because she is also the youngest ever to win a World Series of Poker main event at the WSOP Europe this year. Poker Europa Chief Nic Szeremeta presented her with the award, granted because of her WSOPE victory, which was dubbed “phenomenal” by the Chief… More: continued here Dec 11 2007 Student Poker and iPodsThe latest iPod is the iPod Touch, which is essentially an iPhone without the phone bit. This hot device was up for grabs at a university recently when the Student Union Programming Board Poker Night was held. The game was No Limit Texas Holdem, just like they play at the World Series of Poker, and the players gathering in Memorial Union to play were eager to win… More: continued here Dec 11 2007 Playing with Small StacksStack size is almost an obsession in today’s world. And we mean the stacks of chips that represent how much money one has to play poker with. There are those who say that size doesn’t matter; of course these are the sort of people to whom the term “hung like a smurf” applies more than just their stack of chips. More: continued here Dec 11 2007 Boris Becker Heads to PokerUsually when the term “love” is thrown around in the world of sports it means that Maria Sharapova is either doing another shoot for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit addition, or Tom Brady has struck again, and will be giving a large percentage of his paycheck to yet another model who is baring one of his children. Choosing the Sharapova option would actually be closer to the true meaning of the word in regards to sports. More: continued here Dec 11 2007 Amaze ThemAn important part of poker is the other players’ perception of you. If they believe that you are a weak or poor player, they will jump on you and try to take advantage of you. If they believe you are a more experienced or skilled player, they will yield to you, allowing you to take advantage of them. Creating a positive, powerful perception amongst the other players is an important step towards dominating the table. More: continued here Dec 11 2007 WPT Season 6 - Thomas Is Undone and Bluffs No MoreDuring season six of the World Poker Tour there were many memorable games. One such game, taking place outside the US at the Aviation Club in Paris was the Grand Prix de Paris, where the four remaining Scandinavian players were all showing they had the heart to play the game - and the guts as well. More: continued here |
