If you’ve been following the price of Bitcoin, then you know that it is on a bull run and may crack the $20,000 plateau soon. We are beginning to receive questions from online poker players asking if now is a good time to get into Bitcoin poker. Today, we will examine whether you should get […]
In 2006, the World Series of Poker held the first-ever $50,000 HORSE event. Shortly afterward, the popularity of HORSE poker skyrocketed. However, many claimed that HORSE poker was a bit lacking as it was strictly limit poker variants. As such, PokerStars came out with the 8-Game mix. By 2009, 8-Game had grown in popularity to […]
Have you ever made it to the money of an NL Hold’em poker tournament or even the final table and knew there was little chance of winning? When that happens, the best thing you can do is try and hold on to make as much money as you can. This is known as laddering up […]
I’ve been playing a lot more poker in the last two months than I have in the last two years. Part of that is because I have been playing online poker at Blockchain Poker. The website allows you to play Bitcoin online poker using BTC, Bitcoin Cash, and Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV). I’ve realized that […]
Since the live version of the 2020 WSOP was all but canceled, we assumed that the Poker Hall of Fame would not induct members either. Then the WSOP announced they will play a live-online hybrid of the 2020 WSOP Main Event. Yesterday, WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart shared that there will be an inductee into […]
Stoyan Mandanzhiev is the 2020 WSOP Online Main Event Champion. Many of us assumed that he would be this year’s World Champion of Poker because the live WSOP wasn’t happening. Well, not so fast there. It appears the live WSOP is happening, somewhat. The World Series of Poker announced on Friday that the 2020 World […]
Often, NL Hold’em players will start playing NL 2-7 Single Draw because the game has a lot of similarities to Hold’em. For some players looking to get into other forms of poker, NL 2-7 is appealing due to the similarities. Let’s take a look at some of these similarities. Aggression One key concept that’s similar […]
Omaha Hi-Lo is a game that many play fairly straight forward using ABC poker. While the game does not lend itself to a lot of bluffing, there are still spots where one can bluff in the game. Today we will go over some of those spots. Flop Bluffing Bluffing on the flop is all about […]
Lowball poker is any form of poker where the lowest hand wins. Out of all poker variants, lowball is probably the least spread form of poker in live and online poker rooms. However, there are several variants of lowball out there and you should have a basic understanding of all of them if you want […]
Back when I first started playing live poker tournaments, I quickly made friends with various older poker players. At the time, I was 30 and most would assume that most of my friends would be around my age. However, I quickly discovered that it would be good if I tried to befriend older players as […]
