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Now, if you have ever seen the journalist and (bad) poker player Vicky Coren play, you will know she is quite possibly the worst weak-tight player to appear with relative frequency on TV. The following is a clip from the last heat of the Premier League. We pick up the action 5 handed, and due [...]

The following is a clip from a recent episode of the poker Premier League. It is the penultimate heat match, and it is these 6 players’ last chance to earn some points before the playoffs begins. Phill Hellmuth appears to be perhaps a little too cognisant of the importance of the game and plays a [...]

As promised, here is my first video post. I describe a hand I played a couple of days ago where I floated a TAG player in position over 3 streets, and took the pot off him on the river.  Comments and suggestions are welcome!

If you are one of those who think that the online sites deal out more bad beats, check out this video of the  Full Tilt Million Dollar cash game. The first hand sees Erik Seidel flop a set, but alas, not enough to hold up against the eternal luckbox, Gus Hansen!

In the words of Gus [...]

As if the Pokerstars’ VIP reward scheme wasn’t generous enough, they have reduced the number of VPPs you need to accrue in order to move up the status levels:

Requirement lowered to 1,200 VPPs per month
(from 1,500)

Requirement lowered to 3,000 VPPs per month
(from 4,000)

Requirement lowered to 7,500 VPPs per month
(from 10,000)

The higher up in levels you [...]

For those of you who live in the UK and saw the poker Premier League last night, you will know just how well Phil Hellmuth played. In recent episodes he had looked like a weak fish, but in this heat he was making well-timed bluffs left, right and centre, not to mention absolutely sick calls…..

That, [...]

The observant among you will notice that this is my first post of the New year. As you can tell from my post in December I was feeling the burnout effects of mass multi-tabling grinding. Thus, I took some time in January and February to focus my energies on a few other projects. I have [...]