The other night, I played in a home game for the first time in years. It was a friendly game, but it was clear that most of these players had never stepped in a live poker room. While playing the game, I realized that many poker players become spoiled in recent years thanks to either […]
Like any split-pot poker game, the object of playing Omaha Hi-Lo poker is to scoop pots. This means that you should primarily play hands that work well both ways. However, there are times where playing hands with high cards only can be profitable. Below is a few reasons that playing only high cards may prove […]
The 2020 World Series of Poker Online is underway at WSOP.com in Nevada and New Jersey. The longest WSOP series of all-time kicked off on Wednesday and two bracelet winners have already been crowned. Jonathan “Art.Vandelay” Dokler took down Event #1 to win the first bracelet of the series. Phil Hellmuth just missed the final […]
The 2020 WSOP Online is underway and the series will award a ton of bracelets over the next couple of months. Yesterday, we posted the schedule of events for GGPoker and so now we know what to expect over the next few weeks online. Today, I give my take on the WSOP online series on […]
The 2020 WSOP online kicks off today on WSOP.com. We already know the schedule of events slated exclusively for US players, but now we also know the remaining events that will play out on GGPoker and Natural8. There will be 54 bracelet events up for grabs at GGPoker with a wide variety of buy-ins. A […]
One way that many online poker tournament players reduce expenses is by playing online satellites. Satellites are small poker tournaments that award seats into upcoming poker tournaments. Depending on the satellite, you can win your way into an event for pennies on the dollar. Chris Moneymaker is the most famous example of someone who has […]
In Omaha Hi-Lo, there are fewer worse feelings than getting your nut low counterfeited. Many times, it can turn a great hand into one that you have to muck. New players to Omaha Hi-Lo often don’t quite understand the concept of counterfeiting and how to proceed in a hand once their hand is counterfeited. Today, […]
We all know that Michigan is the sixth state to legalize online casino gambling and online poker. However, they are still a ways away from actually launching. However, it appears that the launch may be sooner than even lawmakers anticipate. Recent reports reveal that Michigan lawmakers are looking to speed up iGaming rollout in the […]
When you are playing No Limit Texas Hold’Em there are hands that are sometimes worth playing for deceptive purposes. The reasoning behind playing speculative hands is that when you do hit them you can often stack your opponent. There are several different types of speculative hands. What we are talking about are hands that have […]
The global COVID-19 pandemic has gutted the live poker world with many live events canceled and many moving online, such as the 2020 WSOP Online. However, in recent weeks we’ve begun to see some casinos begin to reopen. Some of these casinos have started offering poker cash games with some starting to slowly reincorporate live […]
