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The PokerNews Jet Set: Tallinn
08-09-2010,
Estonia. For some the name of this Baltic state conjures up images of steel-gray skies, freezing seas and Soviet-era architecture—not exactly a place you’d want to spend your summer vacation, right? Well, throw those notions out and think...
Inside the Tour, Vol. 101: More from New Zealand
10-20-2008,
'Put Charles Darwin, Claude Monet and J.R.R. Tolkein in a room with six bottles of vodka and a party pack of recreational drugs and, combined, they could not come close to the concept of New Zealand. If nature had a design studio...
Inside the Tour, Vol. 100: Reflections from Auckland
10-10-2008,
I got here in time to play day one of an $1,100 event that would otherwise be called the New Zealand championship — but that is likely the name of a tournament held in Christchurch in a much smaller venue. I visited the SkyCity...
Inside the Tour, Vol. 99: Macau Redux
09-10-2008,
Macau seems just like the bustling underseam of any American city. The scramble for placement, real estate, and building is high, with each trying to upscale and out-scale the last. The Venetian was mostly built here and is the third...
Inside the Tour, Vol. 98: Behold Macau
09-03-2008,
China. Well, Macau anyways, an island or three off the coast of China once a Portugese colony (from the 16th century until 1999) and now owned by China, although operating under a 50-year lease with some independence. Visualize a Las Vegas...
Inside the Poker Tour, Vol. 97: Phillip Hilm, Part One
08-27-2008,
Nearly two years ago at the Copenhagen European Poker Tour event I played at a table where a young man was the media favorite of passers-by. He was filmed and asked questions in several languages, always answering politely...
Inside the Tour, Vol. 96: Punta del Este 2008
08-17-2008,
The landscape is beautiful, the site a delightful choice; if only I spoke Spanish I would be in heaven! Well, I likely wouldn't lose with kings to queens on the river and be writing this story if I was in heaven...
Inside The Poker Tour, Volume 95 - Here Come the Women
07-30-2008,
So many women taking the stage these days! Some say that it happens because of the internet where one doesn't directly confront other players. That might be true, but on the other hand it can only happen...
Inside the Tour, Vol. 94: Seniors Tournaments
07-17-2008,
There has to be a lot of equity in playing in events where the players are falling asleep at the table, showing cards, and falling out of their wheelchairs. Or so one would think. But I've played well over 30 senior events in poker and have...
Inside the Tour, Vol. 93: No-Go in Stud Event
06-24-2008,
Well, I haven't gotten anywhere in playing in the WSOP but some items seem inescapable to the eye. First, the structures are better than one's first impression. What that means, specifically, is that they [the blinds] start out rather...
Inside the Tour, Vol. 92: WSOP Tales
06-12-2008,
'The only way to beat Vegas is to hit and run. That's why I never moved here. If you spend too much time in Sin City it grinds you down, wears you out, and eventually absorbs you, stealing your soul and making you part...
Inside the Tour, Vol. #91: The San Jose LAPT
05-30-2008,
Off to San Jose, Costa Rica I went for the May 22-24, 2008 LAPT (Latin American Poker Tour) event. The second one ever held, it had almost 400 runners and a first prize of $274,103. Victor Ramdin, Daniel Negreanu, Brian Green...
Inside the Tour, Vol. 90: Mike Caro, Mad Genius
05-16-2008,
I should mention a few "institutions" of the game of poker, as this review is not complete without it. First up is Mike Caro. If you are ever going to have a roast, or have your career scrutinized, how can one do better than having...
Inside the Tour, Vol. 89: At the WPT World Championship
04-25-2008,
It's that time of year again… the World Poker Tour Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Step right up, folks -- anyone with a buy-in of $25,500 can have a seat! In fact, I wish someone else had taken mine. There were 538...
Inside the Tour, #88: More on Bluffing
04-15-2008,
Bluffing. What does it mean? How important is it? Can one be successful without bluffing? Unnnh… well, no. According to Dennis, you have no chance to be a winner in no-limit hold'em without bluffing. When people talk about...
Inside the Tour, #86 — Inside 'Sit'n Go Strategy'
03-28-2008,
Continuing our review of various works that I can recommend and think are useful for the professional player brings us to 'Sit'n Go Strategy' by Colin Moshman (Two Plus Two Publishing, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007). Of course, one does not...
Inside the Tour, #86 — Inside 'The Psychology of Poker'
03-11-2008,
Psychology. It's a subject none of us give enough importance. Furthermore we don't want to do the work to look at ourselves and see where we fit into poker's panoply of players. For this niche, though, there is one book that...
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